Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Groningen

Sunrise in Groningen today is at 05:40:01 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:21:16 PM, giving Groningen 15h 41min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:55:58 AM and ends at 10:05:39 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Groningen or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Groningen. Get a full year of light data with the printable Groningen Photography Planner 2026.

Groningen lies in the temperate zone at 53.2° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Groningen receives 17.0 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:06 AM and sunset at 10:04 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.5 hours — a difference of 9.5 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:06, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 22:04. The evening golden hour in Groningen lasts about 88 minutes in summer and 93 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.