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Cologne, NRW, Germany — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 91.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: 15 May 2025, 21:25:32
Sunrise Today: 05:42 58° Northeast
Sunset Today: 21:15 302° Northwest
Moonset Today: 06:37 221° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 33 minutes (+2m 55s)
Location of CologneLocation

Today's Sun Position in Cologne

Time:21:25
Altitude:-1,3°
Direction:304° NW
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 15h 33m 2s (15 May 2025)

2 minutes, 55 seconds longer than yesterday (14 May 2025)

7 hours, 37 minutes longer than winter solstice (21 Ara 2024)

59 minutes, 3 seconds shorter than summer solstice (20 Haz 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cologne Today

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Astro. Twilight00:00 – 00:08
Night00:08 – 02:48
Astro. Twilight02:48 – 04:06
Nautical Twilight04:06 – 05:01
Civil Twilight05:01 – 05:42
Daylight05:42 – 21:15
Civil Twilight21:15 – 21:56
Nautical Twilight21:56 – 22:51
Astro. Twilight22:51 – 23:59

Sun in Cologne - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. km
15 May05:4221:1515:33:02+2:5513:28 (58,1°)151,223
16 May05:4121:1615:35:55+2:5213:28 (58,3°)151,256
17 May05:3921:1815:38:44+2:4913:28 (58,5°)151,288
18 May05:3821:1915:41:30+2:4613:28 (58,7°)151,319
19 May05:3621:2115:44:14+2:4313:28 (58,9°)151,351
20 May05:3521:2215:46:53+2:3913:28 (59,2°)151,381
21 May05:3421:2315:49:30+2:3613:28 (59,4°)151,412
* All times are local time for Cologne. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cologne

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Cologne - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (km)Illumination
15 May-06:37-03:16(10,1°)400.97794,8%
16 May00:5107:30-04:10(9,8°)398.03289,5%
17 May01:3608:36-05:04(11,1°)394.44482,4%
18 May02:0909:51-05:56(13,8°)390.22773,7%
19 May02:3311:12-06:47(17,9°)385.45663,8%
20 May02:5212:34-07:36(23,1°)380.26453,0%
21 May03:0713:56-08:24(29,3°)374.89741,7%
* All times are local time for Cologne. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Cologne This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, 15 May 2025 Per
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryCum 05:17Cum 19:41Cum 12:28Slightly difficult to see
VenusCum 04:15Cum 16:54Cum 10:34Great visibility
MarsPer 11:17Cum 02:41Per 18:59Average visibility
JupiterPer 07:23Per 23:44Per 15:33Fairly good visibility
SaturnCum 04:03Cum 15:47Cum 09:55Average visibility
UranusCum 05:48Cum 21:19Cum 13:34Very close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneCum 04:02Cum 16:02Cum 10:02Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cologne.

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