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Gelsenkirchen, NRW, Germany — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.7%
Full Moon
Current Time: Mar 13, 2025 at 5:23:41 pm
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)
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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)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Gelsenkirchen Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:58 am
Astro. Twilight4:58 am – 5:37 am
Nautical Twilight5:37 am – 6:16 am
Civil Twilight6:16 am – 6:49 am
Daylight6:49 am – 6:33 pm
Civil Twilight6:33 pm – 7:06 pm
Nautical Twilight7:06 pm – 7:45 pm
Astro. Twilight7:45 pm – 8:25 pm
Night8:25 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Gelsenkirchen - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 136:49 am6:33 pm11:43:09+3:5812:41 pm (35.8°)92.396
Mar 146:47 am6:34 pm11:47:08+3:5812:40 pm (36.2°)92.421
Mar 156:45 am6:36 pm11:51:06+3:5812:40 pm (36.6°)92.446
Mar 166:43 am6:38 pm11:55:04+3:5812:40 pm (37.0°)92.472
Mar 176:40 am6:39 pm11:59:03+3:5812:39 pm (37.4°)92.498
Mar 186:38 am6:41 pm12:03:01+3:5812:39 pm (37.8°)92.524
Mar 196:36 am6:43 pm12:06:59+3:5812:39 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?

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Today's Moon in Gelsenkirchen

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Gelsenkirchen - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 13-6:43 am5:48 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 14-6:53 am6:59 pm12:29 am(42.3°)249,03799.9%
Mar 15-7:03 am8:10 pm1:08 am(36.3°)250,40499.5%
Mar 16-7:12 am9:21 pm1:48 am(30.4°)251,42697.2%
Mar 17-7:23 am10:33 pm2:28 am(24.8°)252,01793.1%
Mar 18-7:36 am11:47 pm3:10 am(19.8°)252,07987.5%
Mar 19-7:53 am-3:54 am(15.4°)251,51680.3%
* 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.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Gelsenkirchen on Mar 14

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Gelsenkirchen This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Mar 13, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:00 amThu 8:11 pmThu 1:35 pmDifficult to see
VenusThu 6:24 amThu 8:20 pmThu 1:22 pmFairly good visibility
MarsThu 11:58 amFri 4:57 amThu 8:28 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterThu 9:47 amFri 2:00 amThu 5:53 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 6:58 amFri 6:15 pmFri 12:37 pmNot visible
UranusThu 8:49 amFri 12:15 amThu 4:32 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 7:10 amThu 7:01 pmThu 1:05 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Gelsenkirchen.

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