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Sunrise and sunset / Czech Republic / Prague

Sunrise and sunset times in Prague, Czech Republic

Updated for Saturday, July 18, 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.

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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 15h 51m of daylight, and compared with 30 days ago it is losing about 32 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
Jul 185:01 AM8:51 PM12:56 PM15h 51m
Jul 195:02 AM8:50 PM12:56 PM15h 48m
Jul 205:03 AM8:49 PM12:56 PM15h 46m
Jul 215:04 AM8:48 PM12:56 PM15h 44m
Jul 225:05 AM8:46 PM12:56 PM15h 41m
Jul 235:06 AM8:45 PM12:56 PM15h 39m
Jul 245:08 AM8:44 PM12:56 PM15h 36m

Prague daylight duration trend

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

Shortest: 14h 26mLongest: 15h 51m

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
Jul 185:01 AM8:51 PM15h 51mBaseline
Jul 195:02 AM8:50 PM15h 48m-2 min
Jul 205:03 AM8:49 PM15h 46m-5 min
Jul 215:04 AM8:48 PM15h 44m-7 min
Jul 225:05 AM8:46 PM15h 41m-9 min
Jul 235:06 AM8:45 PM15h 39m-12 min
Jul 245:08 AM8:44 PM15h 36m-14 min
Jul 255:09 AM8:42 PM15h 33m-17 min
Jul 265:10 AM8:41 PM15h 31m-20 min
Jul 275:12 AM8:40 PM15h 28m-22 min
Jul 285:13 AM8:38 PM15h 25m-25 min
Jul 295:14 AM8:37 PM15h 23m-28 min
Jul 305:16 AM8:36 PM15h 20m-31 min
Jul 315:17 AM8:34 PM15h 17m-34 min
Aug 15:19 AM8:33 PM15h 14m-37 min
Aug 25:21 AM8:31 PM15h 11m-40 min
Aug 35:22 AM8:30 PM15h 8m-43 min
Aug 45:24 AM8:29 PM15h 5m-46 min
Aug 55:25 AM8:27 PM15h 2m-49 min
Aug 65:27 AM8:26 PM14h 59m-52 min
Aug 75:29 AM8:24 PM14h 56m-55 min
Aug 85:30 AM8:23 PM14h 52m-58 min
Aug 95:32 AM8:21 PM14h 49m-61 min
Aug 105:34 AM8:20 PM14h 46m-65 min
Aug 115:36 AM8:18 PM14h 43m-68 min
Aug 125:38 AM8:17 PM14h 39m-71 min
Aug 135:39 AM8:15 PM14h 36m-74 min
Aug 145:41 AM8:14 PM14h 33m-78 min
Aug 155:43 AM8:12 PM14h 29m-81 min
Aug 165:45 AM8:11 PM14h 26m-85 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 15h 51m. Thirty days ago, the city had 16h 23m. Six months ago, the pattern looked very different at 8h 38m. 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 5:01 AM local time, with civil dawn starting at 4:19 AM.

What time is sunset in Prague today?

Today's sunset in Prague is 8:51 PM local time, and evening golden hour starts at 7:51 PM.

How much daylight does Prague get right now?

Prague gets about 15h 51m of daylight today, and that is losing about 32 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.