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Sunrise and sunset / Denmark / Copenhagen

Sunrise and sunset times in Copenhagen, Denmark

Updated for Monday, June 1, 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 17h 8m of daylight, and compared with 30 days ago it is gaining about 103 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
Jun 14:38 AM9:46 PM1:12 PM17h 8m
Jun 24:37 AM9:47 PM1:12 PM17h 10m
Jun 34:35 AM9:48 PM1:12 PM17h 12m
Jun 44:34 AM9:49 PM1:11 PM17h 14m
Jun 54:33 AM9:49 PM1:11 PM17h 16m
Jun 64:32 AM9:50 PM1:11 PM17h 18m
Jun 74:31 AM9:51 PM1:11 PM17h 20m

Copenhagen daylight duration trend

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

Shortest: 17h 8mLongest: 17h 32m

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
Jun 14:38 AM9:46 PM17h 8mBaseline
Jun 24:37 AM9:47 PM17h 10m+2 min
Jun 34:35 AM9:48 PM17h 12m+4 min
Jun 44:34 AM9:49 PM17h 14m+7 min
Jun 54:33 AM9:49 PM17h 16m+9 min
Jun 64:32 AM9:50 PM17h 18m+10 min
Jun 74:31 AM9:51 PM17h 20m+12 min
Jun 84:30 AM9:52 PM17h 22m+14 min
Jun 94:29 AM9:52 PM17h 23m+15 min
Jun 104:28 AM9:53 PM17h 25m+17 min
Jun 114:27 AM9:53 PM17h 26m+18 min
Jun 124:26 AM9:53 PM17h 27m+19 min
Jun 134:26 AM9:54 PM17h 28m+20 min
Jun 144:25 AM9:54 PM17h 29m+21 min
Jun 154:24 AM9:54 PM17h 30m+22 min
Jun 164:24 AM9:54 PM17h 31m+23 min
Jun 174:23 AM9:54 PM17h 31m+23 min
Jun 184:23 AM9:54 PM17h 32m+24 min
Jun 194:22 AM9:54 PM17h 32m+24 min
Jun 204:22 AM9:54 PM17h 32m+24 min
Jun 214:22 AM9:54 PM17h 32m+24 min
Jun 224:22 AM9:54 PM17h 32m+24 min
Jun 234:22 AM9:53 PM17h 32m+24 min
Jun 244:21 AM9:53 PM17h 32m+24 min
Jun 254:22 AM9:53 PM17h 31m+23 min
Jun 264:22 AM9:52 PM17h 31m+23 min
Jun 274:22 AM9:52 PM17h 30m+22 min
Jun 284:22 AM9:51 PM17h 29m+21 min
Jun 294:22 AM9:50 PM17h 28m+20 min
Jun 304:23 AM9:49 PM17h 27m+19 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 17h 8m. Thirty days ago, the city had 15h 25m. Six months ago, the pattern looked very different at 7h 27m. 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 4:38 AM local time, with civil dawn starting at 3:41 AM.

What time is sunset in Copenhagen today?

Today's sunset in Copenhagen is 9:46 PM local time, and evening golden hour starts at 8:46 PM.

How much daylight does Copenhagen get right now?

Copenhagen gets about 17h 8m of daylight today, and that is gaining about 103 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.