Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Giessen

Sunrise in Giessen today is at 05:52:01 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:21:29 PM, giving Giessen 15h 29min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:10:10 AM and ends at 10:03:36 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Giessen or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Giessen. Get a full year of light data with the printable Giessen Photography Planner 2026.

Giessen lies in the temperate zone at 51.8° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Giessen receives 16.7 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:21 AM and sunset at 10:02 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.8 hours — a difference of 8.9 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:20, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 22:02. The evening golden hour in Giessen lasts about 83 minutes in summer and 87 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.