Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Leipzig

Sunrise in Leipzig today is at 06:56:44 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 07:08:47 PM, giving Leipzig 12h 12min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:22:51 AM and ends at 07:42:34 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Leipzig or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Leipzig. Get a full year of light data with the printable Leipzig Photography Planner 2026.

Leipzig lies in the temperate zone at 51.3° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Leipzig receives 16.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:54 AM and sunset at 09:30 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.8 hours — a difference of 8.8 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 04:54, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:30. The evening golden hour in Leipzig lasts about 82 minutes in summer and 86 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.