Sunrise and sunset in Madrid
In Madrid today, the sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 19:57. Day length: 11 h 46 min. Golden hour today: 07:54–08:47 in the morning and 19:21–20:14 in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Spain
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Sunrise 08:11 · Sunset 19:57 · Day length 11 h 46 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 06:40 | |
| Nautical dawn | 07:12 | |
| Civil dawn | 07:44 | |
| Sunrise | 08:11 | E 94° |
| Solar noon | 14:04 | 46.3° |
| Sunset | 19:57 | W 266° |
| Civil dusk | 20:24 | |
| Nautical dusk | 20:56 | |
| Astronomical dusk | 21:28 |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 07:44 | 07:54 |
| Morning golden hour | 07:54 | 08:47 |
| Evening golden hour | 19:21 | 20:14 |
| Evening blue hour | 20:14 | 20:24 |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 07:44 | 08:11 | 14:04 | 19:57 | 20:24 | 11 h 46 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 07:45 | 08:12 | 14:04 | 19:56 | 20:23 | 11 h 43 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 07:46 | 08:13 | 14:04 | 19:54 | 20:21 | 11 h 41 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 07:47 | 08:14 | 14:04 | 19:52 | 20:19 | 11 h 38 min |
Daylight through the year
- Daylight
- Civil twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Astronomical twilight
- Night
Each column is one day. Yellow shows daylight, the blue shades show civil, nautical and astronomical twilight, dark blue is night. Steps in spring and autumn are daylight saving time changes.
Sun path
- Selected day
- June solstice
- December solstice
The sun’s path across the sky seen from above: the centre is straight overhead, the edge is the horizon. Solid: selected day. Dashed: June and December solstices.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. How we calculate
Sun facts in Madrid
Madrid lies at 40.4168° N, 3.7038° W, 657 m above sea level, in the Europe/Madrid time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 15 h 4 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 21, with only 9 h 17 min.
The earliest sunset (17:48) is on December 8 and the latest sunrise (08:38) on January 4: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 73° above the horizon in June but only 26° in December.
In June, Madrid gets 1 h 46 min less daylight than Birmingham; in December the difference is 1 h 38 min the other way.
Clocks go forward on March 29 and back on October 25.
About the sun in Madrid
Madrid lies at 657 m on the Spanish plateau, far west of the meridian its time zone is based on. Together with daylight saving time, that makes its sunsets among the latest in Europe on the clock: around 21:48 at the June solstice. Solar noon in summer is around 14:15. The Temple of Debod is a classic place to watch the sun set over the Casa de Campo.