Data · 11 cities · 12 months

Morning daylight by city and month

When does the sun rise, how high is it at 8:00, and how many minutes outside does the LightOtter rule of thumb suggest then? One table per city, for the 15th of every month.

The short answer

In London the sun rises around 8:00 in mid-December and before 4:45 in mid-June, so at 8:00 it is still dark in December and January. In New York it rises around 7:15 in December and 5:25 in June, so 8:00 is light all year. From May to July the sun stands about 25 degrees high at 8:00 in both cities, and the rule of thumb is about 10 minutes on a clear morning. Overcast mornings need about 24 to 29 minutes. On days with less than about 9.5 hours of daylight the app switches to its winter rule of about 25 minutes. These are rule-of-thumb values, not measurements.

Hamburg

Hamburg: morning daylight on the 15th of each month, 2026, local time
Month	Sunrise	Day length	Sun height at 8:00	Minutes at 8:00, clear	Minutes at 8:00, overcast
January	8:28	8 h 03 min	-4°	still dark	still dark
February	7:39	9 h 51 min	2°	12	29
March	6:35	11 h 49 min	12°	11	26
April	6:20	14 h 01 min	14°	11	26
May	5:20	15 h 55 min	22°	10	24
June	4:50	17 h 01 min	24°	10	24
July	5:10	16 h 32 min	22°	10	24
August	5:59	14 h 50 min	17°	11	26
September	6:53	12 h 43 min	9°	12	29
October	7:47	10 h 37 min	1°	12	29
November	7:46	8 h 37 min	1°	winter rule: 25 min	winter rule: 25 min
December	8:30	7 h 30 min	-4°	still dark	still dark

Berlin

Berlin: morning daylight on the 15th of each month, 2026, local time
Month	Sunrise	Day length	Sun height at 8:00	Minutes at 8:00, clear	Minutes at 8:00, overcast
January	8:10	8 h 12 min	-2°	still dark	still dark
February	7:23	9 h 56 min	5°	12	29
March	6:21	11 h 50 min	14°	11	26
April	6:09	13 h 56 min	16°	11	26
May	5:10	15 h 46 min	24°	10	24
June	4:43	16 h 48 min	26°	10	24
July	5:02	16 h 21 min	24°	10	24
August	5:49	14 h 43 min	19°	11	26
September	6:40	12 h 41 min	11°	11	26
October	7:32	10 h 40 min	4°	12	29
November	7:28	8 h 45 min	3°	winter rule: 25 min	winter rule: 25 min
December	8:11	7 h 41 min	-2°	still dark	still dark

Munich

Munich: morning daylight on the 15th of each month, 2026, local time
Month	Sunrise	Day length	Sun height at 8:00	Minutes at 8:00, clear	Minutes at 8:00, overcast
January	7:59	8 h 48 min	0°	still dark	still dark
February	7:21	10 h 15 min	5°	12	29
March	6:27	11 h 52 min	14°	11	26
April	6:24	13 h 40 min	15°	11	26
May	5:35	15 h 12 min	22°	10	24
June	5:13	16 h 03 min	25°	10	24
July	5:29	15 h 40 min	22°	10	24
August	6:08	14 h 19 min	17°	11	26
September	6:50	12 h 36 min	11°	11	26
October	7:33	10 h 52 min	4°	12	29
November	7:20	9 h 15 min	5°	winter rule: 25 min	winter rule: 25 min
December	7:57	8 h 23 min	0°	winter rule: 25 min	winter rule: 25 min

Vienna

Vienna: morning daylight on the 15th of each month, 2026, local time
Month	Sunrise	Day length	Sun height at 8:00	Minutes at 8:00, clear	Minutes at 8:00, overcast
January	7:40	8 h 48 min	2°	winter rule: 25 min	winter rule: 25 min
February	7:02	10 h 15 min	8°	12	29
March	6:08	11 h 52 min	17°	11	26
April	6:05	13 h 40 min	18°	11	26
May	5:15	15 h 12 min	25°	10	24
June	4:53	16 h 03 min	28°	10	24
July	5:10	15 h 41 min	26°	10	24
August	5:49	14 h 20 min	21°	10	24
September	6:31	12 h 36 min	14°	11	26
October	7:14	10 h 52 min	7°	12	29
November	7:01	9 h 15 min	7°	winter rule: 25 min	winter rule: 25 min
December	7:38	8 h 22 min	2°	winter rule: 25 min	winter rule: 25 min

Zurich

Zurich: morning daylight on the 15th of each month, 2026, local time
Month	Sunrise	Day length	Sun height at 8:00	Minutes at 8:00, clear	Minutes at 8:00, overcast
January	8:09	8 h 54 min	-2°	still dark	still dark
February	7:31	10 h 18 min	4°	12	29
March	6:39	11 h 52 min	13°	11	26
April	6:38	13 h 37 min	13°	11	26
May	5:49	15 h 06 min	20°	10	24
June	5:29	15 h 56 min	23°	10	24
July	5:44	15 h 34 min	20°	10	24
August	6:22	14 h 16 min	15°	11	26
September	7:03	12 h 35 min	9°	12	29
October	7:44	10 h 54 min	2°	12	29
November	7:30	9 h 20 min	4°	winter rule: 25 min	winter rule: 25 min
December	8:06	8 h 29 min	-1°	still dark	still dark

London

London: morning daylight on the 15th of each month, 2026, local time
Month	Sunrise	Day length	Sun height at 8:00	Minutes at 8:00, clear	Minutes at 8:00, overcast
January	7:59	8 h 21 min	0°	still dark	still dark
February	7:14	10 h 01 min	6°	12	29
March	6:15	11 h 50 min	15°	11	26
April	6:05	13 h 52 min	17°	11	26
May	5:09	15 h 37 min	24°	10	24
June	4:43	16 h 37 min	27°	10	24
July	5:01	16 h 11 min	25°	10	24
August	5:46	14 h 37 min	19°	11	26
September	6:35	12 h 40 min	12°	11	26
October	7:24	10 h 43 min	5°	12	29
November	7:18	8 h 53 min	5°	winter rule: 25 min	winter rule: 25 min
December	8:00	7 h 52 min	0°	still dark	still dark

New York

New York: morning daylight on the 15th of each month, 2026, local time
Month	Sunrise	Day length	Sun height at 8:00	Minutes at 8:00, clear	Minutes at 8:00, overcast
January	7:18	9 h 36 min	6°	12	29
February	6:50	10 h 41 min	12°	11	26
March	7:08	11 h 55 min	9°	12	29
April	6:17	13 h 18 min	19°	11	26
May	5:39	14 h 28 min	25°	10	24
June	5:24	15 h 05 min	27°	10	24
July	5:38	14 h 48 min	25°	10	24
August	6:06	13 h 47 min	20°	10	24
September	6:37	12 h 28 min	15°	11	26
October	7:07	11 h 08 min	9°	12	29
November	6:43	9 h 55 min	12°	11	26
December	7:13	9 h 17 min	7°	winter rule: 25 min	winter rule: 25 min

Chicago

Chicago: morning daylight on the 15th of each month, 2026, local time
Month	Sunrise	Day length	Sun height at 8:00	Minutes at 8:00, clear	Minutes at 8:00, overcast
January	7:16	9 h 29 min	6°	winter rule: 25 min	winter rule: 25 min
February	6:46	10 h 38 min	12°	11	26
March	7:02	11 h 55 min	10°	12	29
April	6:10	13 h 22 min	20°	11	26
May	5:30	14 h 34 min	26°	10	24
June	5:15	15 h 13 min	28°	10	24
July	5:29	14 h 55 min	26°	10	24
August	5:59	13 h 52 min	21°	10	24
September	6:31	12 h 29 min	16°	11	26
October	7:03	11 h 06 min	9°	12	29
November	6:40	9 h 49 min	12°	11	26
December	7:11	9 h 09 min	7°	winter rule: 25 min	winter rule: 25 min

Los Angeles

Los Angeles: morning daylight on the 15th of each month, 2026, local time
Month	Sunrise	Day length	Sun height at 8:00	Minutes at 8:00, clear	Minutes at 8:00, overcast
January	6:58	10 h 09 min	10°	11	26
February	6:37	11 h 00 min	15°	11	26
March	7:03	11 h 58 min	11°	11	26
April	6:22	13 h 03 min	19°	11	26
May	5:51	13 h 57 min	25°	10	24
June	5:41	14 h 25 min	26°	10	24
July	5:53	14 h 12 min	24°	10	24
August	6:15	13 h 25 min	21°	10	24
September	6:36	12 h 23 min	17°	11	26
October	6:58	11 h 20 min	12°	11	26
November	6:26	10 h 23 min	16°	11	26
December	6:51	9 h 54 min	11°	11	26

Toronto

Toronto: morning daylight on the 15th of each month, 2026, local time
Month	Sunrise	Day length	Sun height at 8:00	Minutes at 8:00, clear	Minutes at 8:00, overcast
January	7:48	9 h 19 min	1°	winter rule: 25 min	winter rule: 25 min
February	7:16	10 h 32 min	7°	12	29
March	7:30	11 h 54 min	5°	12	29
April	6:35	13 h 26 min	15°	11	26
May	5:52	14 h 44 min	21°	10	24
June	5:35	15 h 26 min	23°	10	24
July	5:50	15 h 07 min	21°	10	24
August	6:22	13 h 59 min	16°	11	26
September	6:57	12 h 31 min	11°	11	26
October	7:32	11 h 02 min	4°	12	29
November	7:12	9 h 40 min	7°	12	29
December	7:44	8 h 57 min	2°	winter rule: 25 min	winter rule: 25 min

Sydney

Sydney: morning daylight on the 15th of each month, 2026, local time
Month	Sunrise	Day length	Sun height at 8:00	Minutes at 8:00, clear	Minutes at 8:00, overcast
January	6:00	14 h 10 min	23°	10	24
February	6:30	13 h 18 min	18°	11	26
March	6:54	12 h 20 min	13°	11	26
April	6:17	11 h 15 min	19°	11	26
May	6:40	10 h 23 min	14°	11	26
June	6:58	9 h 55 min	10°	11	26
July	6:58	10 h 06 min	10°	11	26
August	6:35	10 h 51 min	16°	11	26
September	5:55	11 h 51 min	24°	10	24
October	6:14	12 h 54 min	21°	10	24
November	5:44	13 h 52 min	27°	10	24
December	5:38	14 h 24 min	27°	10	24

How the table is calculated

Sunrise, day length and sun height come from the same astronomical calculation as the LightOtter app (sun position after SunCalc), for the 15th of each month in local time, including daylight saving time.

The minutes use the app’s rule of thumb for going out at 8:00 local time: a base from the sky (10 minutes when clear, about 24 when overcast) times a factor for the sun height at that time. A low sun adds a little; a high sun takes a little off. The range is 6 to 30 minutes.

On days with less than about 9.5 hours of daylight, and in dark months when the sun rises more than an hour after you get up, the app switches to a winter rule of about 25 minutes once it is light. The table marks those months for a wake-up time of 7:00, which is why the minutes can jump between neighboring months.

There is no weather data in this table. Your real morning depends on clouds, shade and when you go out.

How to read it

The minutes are a rule of thumb, not a measurement and not medical advice. Never look directly at the sun.

Going out later than 8:00 usually means a higher sun and the same or slightly fewer minutes. If it is still dark at 8:00, go out as soon as it gets light.

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How to cite: LightOtter (2026). Morning daylight by city and month. https://lightotter.com/morning-daylight-by-city/

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