Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Alkmaar

Sunrise in Alkmaar today is at 05:18:25 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 10:02:56 PM, giving Alkmaar 16h 44min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:27:51 AM and ends at 10:53:39 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Alkmaar or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Alkmaar. Get a full year of light data with the printable Alkmaar Photography Planner 2026.

Alkmaar lies in the temperate zone at 52.6° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Alkmaar receives 16.8 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:17 AM and sunset at 10:08 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.6 hours — a difference of 9.2 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:17, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 22:08. The evening golden hour in Alkmaar lasts about 86 minutes in summer and 90 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.