Current Time: | Mar 13, 2025 at 5:23:41 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:49 am↑ 93° East |
Sunset Today: | 6:33 pm↑ 267° West |
Moonrise Today: | 5:48 pm↑ 80° East |
Moonset Today: | 6:43 am↑ 284° West |
Daylight Hours: | 11 hours, 43 minutes (+3m 58s) |
Today's Sun Position in Gelsenkirchen
Time: | 5:23 pm |
Altitude: | 9.9° |
Direction: | 253° W |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 11h 43m 9s (Mar 13, 2025)
3 minutes, 58 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 12, 2025)
3 hours, 53 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)
4 hours, 55 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Gelsenkirchen today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Gelsenkirchen Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Gelsenkirchen today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 4:58 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:58 am – 5:37 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:37 am – 6:16 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:16 am – 6:49 am |
Daylight | 6:49 am – 6:33 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:33 pm – 7:06 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:06 pm – 7:45 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:45 pm – 8:25 pm |
Night | 8:25 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Gelsenkirchen - Next 7 Days
2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 13 | 6:49 am | 6:33 pm | 11:43:09 | +3:58 | 12:41 pm (35.8°) | 92.396 |
Mar 14 | 6:47 am | 6:34 pm | 11:47:08 | +3:58 | 12:40 pm (36.2°) | 92.421 |
Mar 15 | 6:45 am | 6:36 pm | 11:51:06 | +3:58 | 12:40 pm (36.6°) | 92.446 |
Mar 16 | 6:43 am | 6:38 pm | 11:55:04 | +3:58 | 12:40 pm (37.0°) | 92.472 |
Mar 17 | 6:40 am | 6:39 pm | 11:59:03 | +3:58 | 12:39 pm (37.4°) | 92.498 |
Mar 18 | 6:38 am | 6:41 pm | 12:03:01 | +3:58 | 12:39 pm (37.8°) | 92.524 |
Mar 19 | 6:36 am | 6:43 pm | 12:06:59 | +3:58 | 12:39 pm (38.2°) | 92.550 |
* All times are local time for Gelsenkirchen. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Gelsenkirchen is at 10:01 am on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2025
March equinox | Mar 20 | 10:01 am |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 4:42 am |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 8:19 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 4:03 pm |
* All times are local Gelsenkirchen time. |
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Today's Moon in Gelsenkirchen
Percent Illuminated: | 99.7% |
Time: | 5:23 pm |
Altitude: | -4.3° |
Direction: | 76° E |
Position: | Near Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous) |
The Moon's path in Gelsenkirchen today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Gelsenkirchen - Next 7 days
2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 13 | - | 6:43 am | 5:48 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
- | 6:53 am | 6:59 pm | 12:29 am | (42.3°) | 249,037 | 99.9% | ||||
Mar 15 | - | 7:03 am | 8:10 pm | 1:08 am | (36.3°) | 250,404 | 99.5% | |||
Mar 16 | - | 7:12 am | 9:21 pm | 1:48 am | (30.4°) | 251,426 | 97.2% | |||
Mar 17 | - | 7:23 am | 10:33 pm | 2:28 am | (24.8°) | 252,017 | 93.1% | |||
Mar 18 | - | 7:36 am | 11:47 pm | 3:10 am | (19.8°) | 252,079 | 87.5% | |||
Mar 19 | - | 7:53 am | - | 3:54 am | (15.4°) | 251,516 | 80.3% | |||
* All times are local time for Gelsenkirchen. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Gelsenkirchen This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Mar 13, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 7:00 am | Thu 8:11 pm | Thu 1:35 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 6:24 am | Thu 8:20 pm | Thu 1:22 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Thu 11:58 am | Fri 4:57 am | Thu 8:28 pm | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Thu 9:47 am | Fri 2:00 am | Thu 5:53 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Fri 6:58 am | Fri 6:15 pm | Fri 12:37 pm | Not visible |
Uranus | Thu 8:49 am | Fri 12:15 am | Thu 4:32 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Thu 7:10 am | Thu 7:01 pm | Thu 1:05 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Gelsenkirchen. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Gelsenkirchen