Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Ilmenau

Sunrise in Ilmenau today is at 05:34:16 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:52:07 PM, giving Ilmenau 15h 17min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:54:10 AM and ends at 09:32:28 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Ilmenau or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Ilmenau. Get a full year of light data with the printable Ilmenau Photography Planner 2026.

Ilmenau lies in the temperate zone at 50.7° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Ilmenau receives 16.5 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:03 AM and sunset at 09:32 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 8.0 hours — a difference of 8.5 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:03, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:32. The evening golden hour in Ilmenau lasts about 80 minutes in summer and 83 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.