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Helsinki, Finland — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 8.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 2:18:55 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:19 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 6:36 pm 272° West
Moonrise Today: 6:18 am 60° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:04 pm 310° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 18 minutes (+5m 30s)

Today's Sun Position in Helsinki

Time: 2:18 pm
Altitude: 26.5°
Direction: 211° SW
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 17m 45s (Mar 21, 2026)

5 minutes, 30 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

6 hours, 28 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

6 hours, 38 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Helsinki Today

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Night 12:00 am – 3:52 am
Astro. Twilight 3:52 am – 4:47 am
Nautical Twilight 4:47 am – 5:37 am
Civil Twilight 5:37 am – 6:19 am
Daylight 6:19 am – 6:36 pm
Civil Twilight 6:36 pm – 7:18 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:18 pm – 8:09 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:09 pm – 9:05 pm
Night 9:05 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Helsinki - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 21 6:19 am 6:36 pm 12:17:45 +5:30 12:27 pm (30.2°) 92.597
Mar 22 6:16 am 6:39 pm 12:23:15 +5:30 12:27 pm (30.6°) 92.623
Mar 23 6:13 am 6:41 pm 12:28:46 +5:30 12:26 pm (31.0°) 92.649
Mar 24 6:10 am 6:44 pm 12:34:17 +5:30 12:26 pm (31.4°) 92.674
Mar 25 6:07 am 6:46 pm 12:39:47 +5:30 12:26 pm (31.8°) 92.700
Mar 26 6:03 am 6:49 pm 12:45:18 +5:30 12:25 pm (32.1°) 92.726
Mar 27 6:00 am 6:51 pm 12:50:48 +5:30 12:25 pm (32.5°) 92.752
* All times are local time for Helsinki. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Helsinki

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Helsinki - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 21 6:18 am 11:04 pm - 2:23 pm (45.9°) 228,261 8.0%
Mar 22 6:19 am - - 3:18 pm (51.3°) 227,957 15.8%
Mar 23 - 12:59 am 6:23 am 4:17 pm (55.3°) 228,315 25.7%
Mar 24 - 2:53 am 6:37 am 5:20 pm (57.4°) 229,215 36.9%
Mar 25 - 4:25 am 7:18 am 6:23 pm (57.5°) 230,515 48.7%
Mar 26 - 5:08 am 8:45 am 7:24 pm (55.5°) 232,094 60.5%
Mar 27 - 5:22 am 10:34 am 8:21 pm (51.9°) 233,855 71.4%
* All times are local time for Helsinki. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Helsinki This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:53 am Sat 4:15 pm Sat 11:05 am Extremely difficult to see
Venus Sat 6:44 am Sat 8:25 pm Sat 1:33 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Sat 6:15 am Sat 4:45 pm Sat 11:30 am Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 10:13 am Sun 4:45 am Sat 7:29 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Sat 6:41 am Sat 6:45 pm Sat 12:43 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Sat 7:29 am Sun 12:46 am Sat 4:08 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Sun 6:28 am Sun 6:29 pm Sun 12:29 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Helsinki.

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