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Sunrise and sunset / Czech Republic / Prague

Sunrise and sunset times in Prague, Czech Republic

Updated for Thursday, April 9, 2026. This page combines a live solar snapshot, the next 7 and 30 days of trend data, seasonal context, and city-specific planning notes for bridge viewpoints, tourism peaks, and clear seasonal changes.

Lat 50.08Lng 14.44Europe/Prague1.3M residents

What makes this Prague page useful

Most sunrise tools stop after printing a sunrise minute, a sunset minute, and maybe a golden-hour badge. That is not enough if you are actually making a decision. In Prague, the useful question is how daylight behaves around a real city rhythm: bridge viewpoints, tourism peaks, and clear seasonal changes. Today the city gets 13h 25m of daylight, and compared with 30 days ago it is gaining about 113 minutes. That single trend matters more than a generic explanation because it changes when commuters leave home, when runners choose safe light, and when photographers can rely on warm directional sun.

Prague sits in the Bohemia and experiences a oceanic pattern, so daylight interacts with weather, heat, haze, and local routines in a very specific way. A resident planning rooftop solar, a traveler building a dinner itinerary, and a portrait photographer looking for a stable evening slot all need different framing around the same solar data. That is why this page includes tables, a trend chart, and interpretation instead of raw output.

Seasonal contrast is especially important here. The gap between the June and December solstice daylight totals is roughly 8h 19m. That means the useful version of “best time for sunset” changes across the year. In periods with longer daylight, the opportunity window broadens and twilight remains usable for longer. In shorter-light periods, the planning margin tightens, so the next 7-day table becomes the better tool for real decisions.

Next 7 days in Prague

DateSunriseSunsetSolar noonDaylight
Apr 96:18 AM7:43 PM1:01 PM13h 25m
Apr 106:17 AM7:45 PM1:01 PM13h 29m
Apr 116:15 AM7:47 PM1:01 PM13h 32m
Apr 126:14 AM7:49 PM1:01 PM13h 36m
Apr 136:12 AM7:52 PM1:02 PM13h 40m
Apr 146:10 AM7:54 PM1:02 PM13h 43m
Apr 156:09 AM7:56 PM1:02 PM13h 47m

Prague daylight duration trend

The line below shows how usable daylight changes across the next 30 days.

Shortest: 13h 25mLongest: 15h 5m

30-day sunrise and sunset table

This 30-day table is the planning layer most API-only pages skip. It helps users spot trend direction, not just today’s number.

DateSunriseSunsetDaylightChange from today
Apr 96:18 AM7:43 PM13h 25mBaseline
Apr 106:17 AM7:45 PM13h 29m+4 min
Apr 116:15 AM7:47 PM13h 32m+7 min
Apr 126:14 AM7:49 PM13h 36m+11 min
Apr 136:12 AM7:52 PM13h 40m+15 min
Apr 146:10 AM7:54 PM13h 43m+18 min
Apr 156:09 AM7:56 PM13h 47m+22 min
Apr 166:07 AM7:58 PM13h 50m+26 min
Apr 176:06 AM8:00 PM13h 54m+29 min
Apr 186:04 AM8:02 PM13h 58m+33 min
Apr 196:03 AM8:04 PM14h 1m+36 min
Apr 206:01 AM8:06 PM14h 5m+40 min
Apr 215:59 AM8:08 PM14h 8m+43 min
Apr 225:58 AM8:10 PM14h 12m+47 min
Apr 235:56 AM8:12 PM14h 15m+50 min
Apr 245:55 AM8:14 PM14h 19m+54 min
Apr 255:53 AM8:15 PM14h 22m+57 min
Apr 265:52 AM8:17 PM14h 26m+61 min
Apr 275:50 AM8:19 PM14h 29m+64 min
Apr 285:48 AM8:21 PM14h 33m+68 min
Apr 295:47 AM8:23 PM14h 36m+71 min
Apr 305:45 AM8:25 PM14h 39m+74 min
May 15:44 AM8:26 PM14h 43m+78 min
May 25:42 AM8:28 PM14h 46m+81 min
May 35:41 AM8:30 PM14h 49m+84 min
May 45:39 AM8:32 PM14h 52m+88 min
May 55:38 AM8:33 PM14h 56m+91 min
May 65:36 AM8:35 PM14h 59m+94 min
May 75:35 AM8:37 PM15h 2m+97 min
May 85:33 AM8:38 PM15h 5m+100 min

Seasonal comparison for Prague

A city page should help users understand whether today is early, late, bright, or compressed relative to the rest of the year. In Prague, today’s daylight total is 13h 25m. Thirty days ago, the city had 11h 32m. Six months ago, the pattern looked very different at 11h 8m. That tells you how quickly the local light environment is moving, which is exactly what matters for habit planning.

The two annual anchors are the June and December solstice pages. Around June 21, Prague reaches about 16h 23m of daylight. Around December 21, it drops to about 8h 4m. The wider that spread, the less useful a one-size-fits-all routine becomes. Users need context, not a widget.

Planning around local daylight

For photography, Prague is most predictable when you combine the daily timing with the direction of change. If sunsets are moving later, you can safely schedule after-work shoots with less risk of missing the best light. If the city is losing daylight, the better strategy is to plan tighter and arrive earlier. The page works the same way for solar installers checking midday windows, commuters trying to keep outdoor exercise in daylight, and families comparing weekday and weekend routines.

Because Prague is shaped by bridge viewpoints, tourism peaks, and clear seasonal changes, local interpretation matters. A raw solar API cannot tell users whether the city rewards early starts, late dinners, rooftop views, waterfront timing, or heat-aware scheduling. An authoritative page should bridge that gap, which is why this section exists at all.

Frequently asked questions

What time is sunrise in Prague today?

Today's sunrise in Prague is 6:18 AM local time, with civil dawn starting at 5:45 AM.

What time is sunset in Prague today?

Today's sunset in Prague is 7:43 PM local time, and evening golden hour starts at 6:43 PM.

How much daylight does Prague get right now?

Prague gets about 13h 25m of daylight today, and that is gaining about 113 minutes compared with 30 days ago.

Why does the daylight pattern change so much in Prague?

Prague sits in the Northern Hemisphere at latitude 50.08, so Earth’s axial tilt changes both sunrise timing and total daylight throughout the year.