Sunrise and Sunset in Dunkerque, France

Today — Thursday, June 18, 2026

Today the sun rises in Dunkerque at 05:36 and sets at 22:09, giving 16h 33m of daylight.

   Sunrise 
 05:36     50° NE 
  Sunset 
 22:09     311° NW 
  Day length 
16h 33m
    0 min longer than yesterday 
  Solar noon 
 13:52     Sun altitude: 62.4° 
 

Times shown in Europe/Paris · CEST · UTC+02:00

Sun Position

Sunrise 2026-06-18T05:36:34+02:00

Daylight 16.5h

Sunset 2026-06-18T22:09:10+02:00

Morning blue hour 04:49 05:08

Morning golden hour 05:41 06:29

Evening golden hour 21:15 22:04

Evening blue hour 22:36 22:55

Twilight phases

Thu, Jun 18, 2026

Twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sky is lit by scattered sunlight. There are three phases, each defined by how far the sun is below the horizon.

Sun alt / az 27.6° 266° W

Sky phase Daylight

Now 08:54

05:36 Sunrise

13:52 Solar noon

22:09 Sunset

Night Astronomical twilight Nautical twilight Civil twilight Golden hour Daylight

Sunrise 05:36
Solar noon 13:52
Sunset 22:09

Sun direction and altitude

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west — but the exact compass direction shifts with the seasons. At the solstices the difference can be 50° or more.

Sunrise: 50° NE Sunset: 311° NW Max altitude at noon: 62.4° above horizon

Sun path over the day

A polar view of the sun's path across the sky today as seen from Dunkerque. The outer ring is the horizon; the centre is directly overhead.

Sun bearings—

Dunkerque on the map · sun bearings today

Dunkerque, France

Sunrise05:36
Sunset22:09
Daylight16h 33m
Sunrise bearing50°
Sunset bearing311°

Continent: Europe
Country: France
City: Dunkerque
Population: 71.3K
Coordinates: 51.03°, 2.38°

Longest and shortest day of 2026

The earth's tilt makes the day length swing through the year. In Dunkerque these are the extremes for 2026.

Spring equinox

March 18, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Longest day

June 21, 2026

Day length 16h 33m

Autumn equinox

September 26, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Shortest day

December 22, 2026

Day length 7h 54m

Time zone and daylight saving

Time zone

Europe/Paris

UTC offset

UTC+02:00

Next clock change

October 25, 2026

backward · 1h

Yearly extremes

Earliest sunrise

June 17, 2026

05:36

Latest sunset

June 25, 2026

22:10

Day length throughout 2026

The length of the day across the entire year in Dunkerque. Solstices are the peaks and troughs; equinoxes are the 12-hour crossings.

Longest day Shortest day

Dunkerque sunrise calendar — June 2026

A full month of sunrise, sunset, twilight, and solar-noon times for Dunkerque. Scroll horizontally on mobile to see all columns.

1Mon

16h 14m

Sunrise

05:4352° NE

Sunset

21:56

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:58·22:41

Diff

—

2Tue

16h 15m

Sunrise

05:4252° NE

Sunset

21:57

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:57·22:42

Diff

+2m

3Wed

16h 17m

Sunrise

05:4152° NE

Sunset

21:58

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:56·22:43

Diff

+2m

4Thu

16h 19m

Sunrise

05:4052° NE

Sunset

21:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:55·22:44

Diff

+2m

5Fri

16h 20m

Sunrise

05:4051° NE

Sunset

22:00

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:54·22:45

Diff

+2m

6Sat

16h 22m

Sunrise

05:3951° NE

Sunset

22:01

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:54·22:46

Diff

+1m

7Sun

16h 23m

Sunrise

05:3951° NE

Sunset

22:02

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:53·22:47

Diff

+1m

8Mon

16h 25m

Sunrise

05:3851° NE

Sunset

22:03

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:52·22:48

Diff

+1m

9Tue

16h 26m

Sunrise

05:3851° NE

Sunset

22:03

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:52·22:49

Diff

+1m

10Wed

16h 27m

Sunrise

05:3751° NE

Sunset

22:04

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:51·22:50

Diff

+1m

11Thu

16h 28m

Sunrise

05:3750° NE

Sunset

22:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:51·22:51

Diff

+1m

12Fri

16h 29m

Sunrise

05:3750° NE

Sunset

22:06

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:51·22:52

Diff

+1m

13Sat

16h 30m

Sunrise

05:3750° NE

Sunset

22:06

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:50·22:53

Diff

+1m

14Sun

16h 31m

Sunrise

05:3650° NE

Sunset

22:07

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:50·22:53

Diff

+1m

15Mon

16h 31m

Sunrise

05:3650° NE

Sunset

22:07

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:50·22:54

Diff

+1m

16Tue

16h 32m

Sunrise

05:3650° NE

Sunset

22:08

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:50·22:54

Diff

+1m

17Wed

16h 32m

Sunrise

05:3650° NE

Sunset

22:08

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:49·22:55

Diff

18ThuToday

16h 33m

Sunrise

05:3650° NE

Sunset

22:09

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:49·22:55

Diff

19Fri

16h 33m

Sunrise

05:3650° NE

Sunset

22:09

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:49·22:56

Diff

20Sat

16h 33m

Sunrise

05:3650° NE

Sunset

22:09

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:50·22:56

Diff

21SunNotable

16h 33m

Sunrise

05:3650° NE

Sunset

22:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:50·22:56

Diff

22Mon

16h 33m

Sunrise

05:3750° NE

Sunset

22:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:50·22:56

Diff

23Tue

16h 33m

Sunrise

05:3750° NE

Sunset

22:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:50·22:57

Diff

24Wed

16h 33m

Sunrise

05:3750° NE

Sunset

22:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:51·22:57

Diff

25Thu

16h 32m

Sunrise

05:3850° NE

Sunset

22:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:51·22:57

Diff

26Fri

16h 32m

Sunrise

05:3850° NE

Sunset

22:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:51·22:57

Diff

27Sat

16h 32m

Sunrise

05:3850° NE

Sunset

22:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:52·22:57

Diff

-1m

28Sun

16h 31m

Sunrise

05:3950° NE

Sunset

22:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:52·22:56

Diff

-1m

29Mon

16h 30m

Sunrise

05:3950° NE

Sunset

22:10

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:53·22:56

Diff

-1m

30Tue

16h 29m

Sunrise

05:4050° NE

Sunset

22:09

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

04:54·22:56

Diff

-1m

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight	Diff	Civil dawn	Civil dusk	Solar noon	Noon alt.	Rise dir.
1Mon	05:43	21:56	16h 14m	—	04:58	22:41	13:49	61.0°	52° NE
2Tue	05:42	21:57	16h 15m	+2m	04:57	22:42	13:49	61.1°	52° NE
3Wed	05:41	21:58	16h 17m	+2m	04:56	22:43	13:50	61.3°	52° NE
4Thu	05:40	21:59	16h 19m	+2m	04:55	22:44	13:50	61.4°	52° NE
5Fri	05:40	22:00	16h 20m	+2m	04:54	22:45	13:50	61.5°	51° NE
6Sat	05:39	22:01	16h 22m	+1m	04:54	22:46	13:50	61.6°	51° NE
7Sun	05:39	22:02	16h 23m	+1m	04:53	22:47	13:50	61.7°	51° NE
8Mon	05:38	22:03	16h 25m	+1m	04:52	22:48	13:50	61.8°	51° NE
9Tue	05:38	22:03	16h 26m	+1m	04:52	22:49	13:51	61.9°	51° NE
10Wed	05:37	22:04	16h 27m	+1m	04:51	22:50	13:51	62.0°	51° NE
11Thu	05:37	22:05	16h 28m	+1m	04:51	22:51	13:51	62.0°	50° NE
12Fri	05:37	22:06	16h 29m	+1m	04:51	22:52	13:51	62.1°	50° NE
13Sat	05:37	22:06	16h 30m	+1m	04:50	22:53	13:51	62.2°	50° NE
14Sun	05:36	22:07	16h 31m	+1m	04:50	22:53	13:52	62.2°	50° NE
15Mon	05:36	22:07	16h 31m	+1m	04:50	22:54	13:52	62.3°	50° NE
16Tue	05:36	22:08	16h 32m	+1m	04:50	22:54	13:52	62.3°	50° NE
17Wed	05:36	22:08	16h 32m	0m	04:49	22:55	13:52	62.3°	50° NE
18ThuToday	05:36	22:09	16h 33m	0m	04:49	22:55	13:52	62.4°	50° NE
19Fri	05:36	22:09	16h 33m	0m	04:49	22:56	13:53	62.4°	50° NE
20Sat	05:36	22:09	16h 33m	0m	04:50	22:56	13:53	62.4°	50° NE
21Sun★	05:36	22:10	16h 33m	0m	04:50	22:56	13:53	62.4°	50° NE
22Mon	05:37	22:10	16h 33m	0m	04:50	22:56	13:53	62.4°	50° NE
23Tue	05:37	22:10	16h 33m	0m	04:50	22:57	13:53	62.4°	50° NE
24Wed	05:37	22:10	16h 33m	0m	04:51	22:57	13:54	62.4°	50° NE
25Thu	05:38	22:10	16h 32m	0m	04:51	22:57	13:54	62.4°	50° NE
26Fri	05:38	22:10	16h 32m	0m	04:51	22:57	13:54	62.3°	50° NE
27Sat	05:38	22:10	16h 32m	-1m	04:52	22:57	13:54	62.3°	50° NE
28Sun	05:39	22:10	16h 31m	-1m	04:52	22:56	13:54	62.3°	50° NE
29Mon	05:39	22:10	16h 30m	-1m	04:53	22:56	13:55	62.2°	50° NE
30Tue	05:40	22:09	16h 29m	-1m	04:54	22:56	13:55	62.1°	50° NE

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What time does the sun rise in Dunkerque today?

The sun rises in Dunkerque today at 05:36 (Europe/Paris).

What time does the sun set in Dunkerque today?

The sun sets in Dunkerque today at 22:09 (Europe/Paris).

How long is the day in Dunkerque today?

Today's day length in Dunkerque is 16h 33m, with 0 min longer than yesterday compared to yesterday.

When is the longest day of the year in Dunkerque?

The longest day of 2026 in Dunkerque is June 21, with 16h 33m of daylight.

When is the shortest day of the year in Dunkerque?

The shortest day of 2026 in Dunkerque is December 22, with 7h 54m of daylight.

What is the golden hour in Dunkerque?

Golden hour in Dunkerque today runs from 05:41 to 06:29 in the morning and from 21:15 to 22:04 in the evening — when the sun is low and warm.

In which direction does the sun rise in Dunkerque?

Today the sun rises 50° east of north in Dunkerque (approximately NE) and sets at 311° (NW).

Does Dunkerque observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Dunkerque uses Europe/Paris, with the next DST transition on October 25, 2026.

When is the sun highest in Dunkerque today?

The sun reaches its highest point over Dunkerque today at 13:52 (Europe/Paris), climbing to an altitude of 62.4° above the horizon.

When is the blue hour in Dunkerque?

Blue hour in Dunkerque runs from 04:49 to 05:08 before sunrise and from 22:36 to 22:55 after sunset — the cool, photogenic window right before sunrise and after sunset.

What is the difference between civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight?

Civil twilight covers the sun between 0° and 6° below the horizon; nautical twilight is 6° to 12°; astronomical twilight is 12° to 18°. After astronomical twilight the sky is fully dark.

Why does the day length change during the year?

Earth's rotational axis is tilted about 23.5° relative to its orbit, so as the planet circles the sun each hemisphere faces toward the sun for part of the year and away for the other. That tilt is why days grow longer around each summer solstice and shorter around each winter solstice — the effect is strongest near the poles and vanishes at the equator.

Data source

Times computed with the NOAA / SunCalc solar-geometry model. Sea-level horizon is assumed; local terrain and buildings may shift actual times by several minutes.

Sunrise JSON API https://worldstats.org/api/sunrise/dunkerque-fr

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