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Cologne Cathedral: facade light in August 2027

Short answer: On 15 August 2027: Sun on the west front (towers) 14:20–20:55, most frontal around 18:30; golden light 19:45–20:55. Every day of August is in the table.

The two 157 m towers face west. They are dark against the morning sky and lit from mid-afternoon to sunset; from across the Rhine (Deutz) you see the cathedral's south side lit around midday.

DateWest front (towers)
Sun 1 Aug14:20–21:15
golden 20:10–21:15
Mon 2 Aug14:20–21:15
golden 20:05–21:15
Tue 3 Aug14:20–21:15
golden 20:05–21:15
Wed 4 Aug14:20–21:10
golden 20:05–21:10
Thu 5 Aug14:20–21:10
golden 20:05–21:10
Fri 6 Aug14:20–21:10
golden 20:00–21:10
Sat 7 Aug14:20–21:05
golden 20:00–21:05
Sun 8 Aug14:20–21:05
golden 20:00–21:05
Mon 9 Aug14:20–21:05
golden 19:55–21:05
Tue 10 Aug14:20–21:00
golden 19:55–21:00
Wed 11 Aug14:20–21:00
golden 19:55–21:00
Thu 12 Aug14:20–21:00
golden 19:50–21:00
Fri 13 Aug14:20–20:55
golden 19:50–20:55
Sat 14 Aug14:20–20:55
golden 19:50–20:55
Sun 15 Aug14:20–20:55
golden 19:45–20:55
Mon 16 Aug14:20–20:50
golden 19:45–20:50
Tue 17 Aug14:20–20:50
golden 19:45–20:50
Wed 18 Aug14:20–20:45
golden 19:40–20:45
Thu 19 Aug14:20–20:45
golden 19:40–20:45
Fri 20 Aug14:20–20:45
golden 19:35–20:45
Sat 21 Aug14:20–20:40
golden 19:35–20:40
Sun 22 Aug14:20–20:40
golden 19:35–20:40
Mon 23 Aug14:20–20:35
golden 19:30–20:35
Tue 24 Aug14:20–20:35
golden 19:30–20:35
Wed 25 Aug14:20–20:30
golden 19:30–20:30
Thu 26 Aug14:20–20:30
golden 19:25–20:30
Fri 27 Aug14:20–20:30
golden 19:25–20:30
Sat 28 Aug14:20–20:25
golden 19:20–20:25
Sun 29 Aug14:20–20:25
golden 19:20–20:25
Mon 30 Aug14:20–20:20
golden 19:20–20:20
Tue 31 Aug14:20–20:20
golden 19:15–20:20

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When is the sun on Cologne Cathedral in August 2027?

On 15 August 2027: Sun on the west front (towers) 14:20–20:55, most frontal around 18:30; golden light 19:45–20:55. Every day of August is in the table.