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Cologne Cathedral: facade light in July 2027

Short answer: On 15 July 2027: Sun on the west front (towers) 14:15–21:40, most frontal around 18:05; golden light 20:25–21:40. Every day of July 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)
Thu 1 Jul14:15–21:45
golden 20:35–21:45
Fri 2 Jul14:15–21:45
golden 20:35–21:45
Sat 3 Jul14:15–21:45
golden 20:30–21:45
Sun 4 Jul14:15–21:45
golden 20:30–21:45
Mon 5 Jul14:15–21:45
golden 20:30–21:45
Tue 6 Jul14:15–21:45
golden 20:30–21:45
Wed 7 Jul14:15–21:45
golden 20:30–21:45
Thu 8 Jul14:15–21:45
golden 20:30–21:45
Fri 9 Jul14:15–21:45
golden 20:30–21:45
Sat 10 Jul14:15–21:45
golden 20:30–21:45
Sun 11 Jul14:15–21:40
golden 20:30–21:40
Mon 12 Jul14:15–21:40
golden 20:30–21:40
Tue 13 Jul14:15–21:40
golden 20:30–21:40
Wed 14 Jul14:15–21:40
golden 20:25–21:40
Thu 15 Jul14:15–21:40
golden 20:25–21:40
Fri 16 Jul14:15–21:40
golden 20:25–21:40
Sat 17 Jul14:20–21:35
golden 20:25–21:35
Sun 18 Jul14:20–21:35
golden 20:25–21:35
Mon 19 Jul14:20–21:35
golden 20:25–21:35
Tue 20 Jul14:20–21:35
golden 20:20–21:35
Wed 21 Jul14:20–21:30
golden 20:20–21:30
Thu 22 Jul14:20–21:30
golden 20:20–21:30
Fri 23 Jul14:20–21:30
golden 20:20–21:30
Sat 24 Jul14:20–21:30
golden 20:20–21:30
Sun 25 Jul14:20–21:25
golden 20:15–21:25
Mon 26 Jul14:20–21:25
golden 20:15–21:25
Tue 27 Jul14:20–21:25
golden 20:15–21:25
Wed 28 Jul14:20–21:25
golden 20:15–21:25
Thu 29 Jul14:20–21:20
golden 20:10–21:20
Fri 30 Jul14:20–21:20
golden 20:10–21:20
Sat 31 Jul14:20–21:20
golden 20:10–21:20

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When is the sun on Cologne Cathedral in July 2027?

On 15 July 2027: Sun on the west front (towers) 14:15–21:40, most frontal around 18:05; golden light 20:25–21:40. Every day of July is in the table.