Sunrise and sunset in Naples
In Naples today, the sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 18:45. Day length: 11 h 46 min. Golden hour today: 06:43–07:36 in the morning and 18:09–19:02 in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Italy
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Sunrise 06:59 · Sunset 18:45 · Day length 11 h 46 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:28 | |
| Nautical dawn | 06:00 | |
| Civil dawn | 06:32 | |
| Sunrise | 06:59 | E 93° |
| Solar noon | 12:53 | 45.9° |
| Sunset | 18:45 | W 266° |
| Civil dusk | 19:13 | |
| Nautical dusk | 19:44 | |
| Astronomical dusk | 20:16 |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 06:32 | 06:43 |
| Morning golden hour | 06:43 | 07:36 |
| Evening golden hour | 18:09 | 19:02 |
| Evening blue hour | 19:02 | 19:13 |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 12:53 | 18:45 | 19:13 | 11 h 46 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:33 | 07:00 | 12:52 | 18:44 | 19:11 | 11 h 43 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:34 | 07:01 | 12:52 | 18:42 | 19:09 | 11 h 41 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:35 | 07:02 | 12:52 | 18:40 | 19:08 | 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 Naples
Naples lies at 40.8518° N, 14.2681° E, 17 m above sea level, in the Europe/Rome time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 15 h 7 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 21, with only 9 h 14 min.
The earliest sunset (16:35) is on December 8 and the latest sunrise (07:28) 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, Naples gets 58 min less daylight than Vienna; in December the difference is 54 min the other way.
Clocks go forward on March 29 and back on October 25.
About the sun in Naples
Naples looks out over its bay to the south and west, with Vesuvius to the east. In the morning the sun rises behind or near Vesuvius depending on the season, and in the evening it sets over the sea towards Posillipo, Procida and Ischia. The seafront along Via Caracciolo and the hill of Posillipo are the classic viewpoints.