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Sunrise and sunset / Denmark / Copenhagen

Sunrise and sunset times in Copenhagen, Denmark

Updated for Friday, July 17, 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 16h 52m of daylight, and compared with 30 days ago it is losing about 40 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
Jul 174:38 AM9:29 PM1:04 PM16h 52m
Jul 184:39 AM9:28 PM1:03 PM16h 49m
Jul 194:41 AM9:26 PM1:03 PM16h 46m
Jul 204:42 AM9:25 PM1:03 PM16h 42m
Jul 214:44 AM9:23 PM1:03 PM16h 39m
Jul 224:45 AM9:21 PM1:03 PM16h 36m
Jul 234:47 AM9:20 PM1:03 PM16h 33m

Copenhagen daylight duration trend

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

Shortest: 15h 4mLongest: 16h 52m

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 174:38 AM9:29 PM16h 52mBaseline
Jul 184:39 AM9:28 PM16h 49m-3 min
Jul 194:41 AM9:26 PM16h 46m-6 min
Jul 204:42 AM9:25 PM16h 42m-9 min
Jul 214:44 AM9:23 PM16h 39m-12 min
Jul 224:45 AM9:21 PM16h 36m-15 min
Jul 234:47 AM9:20 PM16h 33m-19 min
Jul 244:48 AM9:18 PM16h 29m-22 min
Jul 254:50 AM9:16 PM16h 26m-25 min
Jul 264:52 AM9:14 PM16h 23m-29 min
Jul 274:54 AM9:13 PM16h 19m-32 min
Jul 284:55 AM9:11 PM16h 15m-36 min
Jul 294:57 AM9:09 PM16h 12m-40 min
Jul 304:59 AM9:07 PM16h 8m-43 min
Jul 315:01 AM9:06 PM16h 4m-47 min
Aug 15:03 AM9:04 PM16h 1m-51 min
Aug 25:05 AM9:02 PM15h 57m-55 min
Aug 35:07 AM9:00 PM15h 53m-59 min
Aug 45:09 AM8:58 PM15h 49m-63 min
Aug 55:11 AM8:56 PM15h 45m-66 min
Aug 65:13 AM8:54 PM15h 41m-70 min
Aug 75:15 AM8:52 PM15h 37m-74 min
Aug 85:18 AM8:51 PM15h 33m-79 min
Aug 95:20 AM8:49 PM15h 29m-83 min
Aug 105:22 AM8:47 PM15h 25m-87 min
Aug 115:24 AM8:45 PM15h 21m-91 min
Aug 125:26 AM8:43 PM15h 16m-95 min
Aug 135:29 AM8:41 PM15h 12m-99 min
Aug 145:31 AM8:39 PM15h 8m-103 min
Aug 155:33 AM8:37 PM15h 4m-108 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 16h 52m. Thirty days ago, the city had 17h 31m. Six months ago, the pattern looked very different at 7h 43m. 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 3:44 AM.

What time is sunset in Copenhagen today?

Today's sunset in Copenhagen is 9:29 PM local time, and evening golden hour starts at 8:29 PM.

How much daylight does Copenhagen get right now?

Copenhagen gets about 16h 52m of daylight today, and that is losing about 40 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.