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Sunrise and sunset / Denmark / Copenhagen

Sunrise and sunset times in Copenhagen, Denmark

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 cycling routines, harbor bathing, and long twilight.

Lat 55.68Lng 12.57Europe/Copenhagen0.8M residents

What makes this Copenhagen 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 Copenhagen, the useful question is how daylight behaves around a real city rhythm: cycling routines, harbor bathing, and long twilight. Today the city gets 13h 43m of daylight, and compared with 30 days ago it is gaining about 138 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.

Copenhagen sits in the Zealand 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 10h 31m. 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 Copenhagen

DateSunriseSunsetSolar noonDaylight
Apr 96:16 AM8:00 PM1:08 PM13h 43m
Apr 106:14 AM8:02 PM1:08 PM13h 48m
Apr 116:12 AM8:05 PM1:09 PM13h 53m
Apr 126:10 AM8:07 PM1:09 PM13h 57m
Apr 136:08 AM8:10 PM1:09 PM14h 2m
Apr 146:06 AM8:13 PM1:09 PM14h 6m
Apr 156:04 AM8:15 PM1:10 PM14h 11m

Copenhagen daylight duration trend

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

Shortest: 13h 43mLongest: 15h 49m

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 96:16 AM8:00 PM13h 43mBaseline
Apr 106:14 AM8:02 PM13h 48m+5 min
Apr 116:12 AM8:05 PM13h 53m+9 min
Apr 126:10 AM8:07 PM13h 57m+14 min
Apr 136:08 AM8:10 PM14h 2m+18 min
Apr 146:06 AM8:13 PM14h 6m+23 min
Apr 156:04 AM8:15 PM14h 11m+27 min
Apr 166:02 AM8:17 PM14h 15m+32 min
Apr 176:00 AM8:20 PM14h 20m+36 min
Apr 185:58 AM8:22 PM14h 24m+41 min
Apr 195:56 AM8:25 PM14h 28m+45 min
Apr 205:54 AM8:27 PM14h 33m+50 min
Apr 215:52 AM8:30 PM14h 37m+54 min
Apr 225:50 AM8:32 PM14h 42m+58 min
Apr 235:48 AM8:35 PM14h 46m+63 min
Apr 245:46 AM8:37 PM14h 51m+67 min
Apr 255:44 AM8:39 PM14h 55m+71 min
Apr 265:42 AM8:42 PM14h 59m+76 min
Apr 275:40 AM8:44 PM15h 4m+80 min
Apr 285:38 AM8:46 PM15h 8m+84 min
Apr 295:36 AM8:48 PM15h 12m+89 min
Apr 305:34 AM8:51 PM15h 16m+93 min
May 15:32 AM8:53 PM15h 21m+97 min
May 25:30 AM8:55 PM15h 25m+101 min
May 35:28 AM8:57 PM15h 29m+106 min
May 45:26 AM8:59 PM15h 33m+110 min
May 55:24 AM9:02 PM15h 37m+114 min
May 65:23 AM9:04 PM15h 41m+118 min
May 75:21 AM9:06 PM15h 45m+122 min
May 85:19 AM9:08 PM15h 49m+126 min

Seasonal comparison for Copenhagen

A city page should help users understand whether today is early, late, bright, or compressed relative to the rest of the year. In Copenhagen, today’s daylight total is 13h 43m. Thirty days ago, the city had 11h 25m. Six months ago, the pattern looked very different at 10h 56m. 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, Copenhagen reaches about 17h 32m of daylight. Around December 21, it drops to about 7h 1m. 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, Copenhagen 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 Copenhagen is shaped by cycling routines, harbor bathing, and long twilight, 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 Copenhagen today?

Today's sunrise in Copenhagen is 6:16 AM local time, with civil dawn starting at 5:38 AM.

What time is sunset in Copenhagen today?

Today's sunset in Copenhagen is 8:00 PM local time, and evening golden hour starts at 7:00 PM.

How much daylight does Copenhagen get right now?

Copenhagen gets about 13h 43m of daylight today, and that is gaining about 138 minutes compared with 30 days ago.

Why does the daylight pattern change so much in Copenhagen?

Copenhagen sits in the Northern Hemisphere at latitude 55.68, so Earth’s axial tilt changes both sunrise timing and total daylight throughout the year.