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Cologne Cathedral: facade light in October 2027

Short answer: On 15 October 2027: Sun on the west front (towers) 14:20–18:40, most frontal around 18:35; golden light 17:30–18:40. Every day of October 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)
Fri 1 Oct14:20–19:10
golden 18:05–19:10
Sat 2 Oct14:20–19:10
golden 18:05–19:10
Sun 3 Oct14:20–19:05
golden 18:00–19:05
Mon 4 Oct14:20–19:05
golden 18:00–19:05
Tue 5 Oct14:20–19:00
golden 17:55–19:00
Wed 6 Oct14:20–19:00
golden 17:55–19:00
Thu 7 Oct14:20–18:55
golden 17:50–18:55
Fri 8 Oct14:20–18:55
golden 17:50–18:55
Sat 9 Oct14:20–18:55
golden 17:45–18:55
Sun 10 Oct14:20–18:50
golden 17:45–18:50
Mon 11 Oct14:20–18:50
golden 17:40–18:50
Tue 12 Oct14:20–18:45
golden 17:40–18:45
Wed 13 Oct14:20–18:45
golden 17:35–18:45
Thu 14 Oct14:20–18:40
golden 17:35–18:40
Fri 15 Oct14:20–18:40
golden 17:30–18:40
Sat 16 Oct14:20–18:40
golden 17:30–18:40
Sun 17 Oct14:20–18:35
golden 17:25–18:35
Mon 18 Oct14:20–18:35
golden 17:25–18:35
Tue 19 Oct14:20–18:30
golden 17:20–18:30
Wed 20 Oct14:20–18:30
golden 17:20–18:30
Thu 21 Oct14:20–18:25
golden 17:20–18:25
Fri 22 Oct14:20–18:25
golden 17:15–18:25
Sat 23 Oct14:20–18:25
golden 17:15–18:25
Sun 24 Oct14:20–18:20
golden 17:10–18:20
Mon 25 Oct14:20–18:20
golden 17:10–18:20
Tue 26 Oct14:20–18:15
golden 17:05–18:15
Wed 27 Oct14:20–18:15
golden 17:05–18:15
Thu 28 Oct14:20–18:15
golden 17:00–18:15
Fri 29 Oct14:20–18:10
golden 17:00–18:10
Sat 30 Oct14:20–18:10
golden 16:55–18:10
Sun 31 Oct13:20–17:10
golden 15:55–17:10

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When is the sun on Cologne Cathedral in October 2027?

On 15 October 2027: Sun on the west front (towers) 14:20–18:40, most frontal around 18:35; golden light 17:30–18:40. Every day of October is in the table.