Sun & moon times today, Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany

Moon: 0.6%

Current Time:	Dec 19, 2025 at 10:40:27 am
Sunrise Today:	8:40 am↑ 131° Southeast
Sunset Today:	4:04 pm↑ 229° Southwest
Moonrise Today:	8:52 am↑ 143° Southeast
Moonset Today:	2:48 pm↑ 217° Southwest
Daylight Hours:	7 hours, 24 minutes (-19s)

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Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Time:	10:40 am
Altitude:	9.7°
Direction:	156° S
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 7h 24m 13s (Dec 19, 2025)

19 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 18, 2025)

17 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

9 hours, 42 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

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Night	12:00 am – 6:27 am
Astro. Twilight	6:27 am – 7:10 am
Nautical Twilight	7:10 am – 7:56 am
Civil Twilight	7:56 am – 8:40 am
Daylight	8:40 am – 4:04 pm
Civil Twilight	4:04 pm – 4:48 pm
Nautical Twilight	4:48 pm – 5:34 pm
Astro. Twilight	5:34 pm – 6:17 pm
Night	6:17 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cuxhaven - Next 7 Days

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2025	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. km
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. km
Dec 19	8:40 am	4:04 pm	7:24:13	−0:19	12:22 pm (12.8°)	147.198
Dec 20	8:40 am	4:04 pm	7:24:01	−0:12	12:22 pm (12.8°)	147.187
Dec 21	8:41 am	4:05 pm	7:23:56	−0:04	12:23 pm (12.8°)	147.176
Dec 22	8:41 am	4:05 pm	7:23:59	+0:02	12:23 pm (12.8°)	147.166
Dec 23	8:42 am	4:06 pm	7:24:09	+0:09	12:24 pm (12.8°)	147.157
Dec 24	8:42 am	4:07 pm	7:24:26	+0:17	12:24 pm (12.8°)	147.148
Dec 25	8:42 am	4:07 pm	7:24:51	+0:24	12:25 pm (12.8°)	147.139
* All times are local time for Cuxhaven. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Cuxhaven is at 4:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 9 hours, 43 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox	Mar 20	10:01 am
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 Cuxhaven time.

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Percent Illuminated:

0.6%

Time:	10:40 am
Altitude:	6.0°
Direction:	165° S
Position:	Waning Crescent

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Moon in Cuxhaven - Next 7 days

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (km)	Illumination
Dec 19	8:52 am	2:48 pm	-	11:51 am	(7.3°)	404,542	0.5%
Dec 20	9:46 am	3:42 pm	-	12:43 pm	(7.3°)	402,672	0.3%
Dec 21	10:25 am	4:51 pm	-	1:35 pm	(8.8°)	400,277	2.1%
Dec 22	10:52 am	6:08 pm	-	2:26 pm	(11.6°)	397,400	5.9%
Dec 23	11:10 am	7:30 pm	-	3:14 pm	(15.6°)	394,069	11.6%
Dec 24	11:24 am	8:51 pm	-	4:01 pm	(20.6°)	390,280	19.0%
Dec 25	11:34 am	10:13 pm	-	4:46 pm	(26.4°)	386,066	28.0%
* All times are local time for Cuxhaven. 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 Cuxhaven This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Fri 7:06 am	Fri 3:03 pm	Fri 11:05 am	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Fri 8:22 am	Fri 3:44 pm	Fri 12:03 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Fri 9:12 am	Fri 4:18 pm	Fri 12:45 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter	Fri 5:52 pm	Sat 10:24 am	Sat 2:08 am	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Fri 12:36 pm	Sat 12:00 midnight	Fri 6:18 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Fri 2:14 pm	Sat 6:14 am	Fri 10:14 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Fri 12:36 pm	Sat 12:25 am	Fri 6:30 pm	Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cuxhaven.