Sun position in Frankfurt

Name: Frankfurt
Address: Frankfurt, Germany

Where the sun stands over Frankfurt, Germany (50.1109°, 8.6821°) - today's sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length and shadow length, plus the sun path across the whole year.

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Sun times in Frankfurt on 24 September 2026

Local time in Frankfurt, UTC+2 (daylight saving time). On 25 October 2026 the clocks go back one hour, so sunrise moves from 08:03 to 07:04.
Sunrise	07:15	rises toward E (90°)
Solar noon	13:19	sun 39.5° above the horizon
Sunset	19:22	sets toward W (271°)
Day length	12 h 07 min
Civil dawn	06:43	first usable light
Civil dusk	19:54	last usable light
Golden hour, morning	07:15–07:58	warm low light
Golden hour, evening	18:39–19:22	warm low light
Shadow at noon	1.21 m	per metre of height

Times are computed for 50.1109°, 8.6821° and refreshed every day. For any other date, an exact azimuth or a shadow drawn on the map, open the interactive sun position map for Frankfurt.

The sun through the year in Frankfurt

Sunrise, sunset, day length and noon altitude on the 15th of each month, on the local clock
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon altitude
January	08:20	16:52	8 h 32 min	18.7°
February	07:38	17:44	10 h 06 min	27.2°
March	06:41	18:30	11 h 49 min	37.7°
April	06:34	20:19	13 h 45 min	49.6°
May	05:41	21:05	15 h 25 min	58.7°
June	05:16	21:38	16 h 21 min	63.2°
July	05:33	21:31	15 h 58 min	61.4°
August	06:16	20:47	14 h 31 min	54.0°
September	07:02	19:42	12 h 40 min	43.0°
October	07:48	18:37	10 h 49 min	31.4°
November	07:39	16:43	9 h 04 min	21.5°
December	08:19	16:24	8 h 06 min	16.6°

At the June solstice the midday sun reaches 63.3° above the horizon in Frankfurt and the day lasts 16 h 23 min. At the December solstice the sun climbs only to 16.5° and the day shrinks to 8 h 03 min. That difference is what decides whether a garden, a window or a solar array sees the sun in winter.

Planning around the sun in Frankfurt

Solar panels

At this latitude a fixed array facing the equator collects the most over a year at a tilt of about 41°. Use the solar panel angle calculator with the coordinates 50.1109°, 8.6821° for the exact optimum, the seasonal optima and the loss from an east or west facing roof.

Buying a flat or a plot

In December the noon sun in Frankfurt sits 16.5° above the horizon, so every obstacle casts a shadow 3.4 times its own height at midday. Check what stands to the south before you commit: place the building on the map and read the shaded hours for 21 December.

Photography

Golden hour runs 07:15–07:58 in the morning and 18:39–19:22 in the evening today, and the sun sets toward sets toward W (271°). The golden hour calculator gives the same windows for any date, and the map's alignment finder shows the days when the setting sun lines up with a street.

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