Sunrise and sunset in Prague
In Prague today, the sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 18:41. Day length: 11 h 39 min. Golden hour today: 06:42–07:45 in the morning and 17:58–19:01 in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Czechia
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Sunrise 07:02 · Sunset 18:41 · Day length 11 h 39 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:14 | |
| Nautical dawn | 05:52 | |
| Civil dawn | 06:30 | |
| Sunrise | 07:02 | E 94° |
| Solar noon | 12:52 | 36.7° |
| Sunset | 18:41 | W 266° |
| Civil dusk | 19:13 | |
| Nautical dusk | 19:51 | |
| Astronomical dusk | 20:29 |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 06:30 | 06:42 |
| Morning golden hour | 06:42 | 07:45 |
| Evening golden hour | 17:58 | 19:01 |
| Evening blue hour | 19:01 | 19:13 |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 06:30 | 07:02 | 12:52 | 18:41 | 19:13 | 11 h 39 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:31 | 07:04 | 12:52 | 18:39 | 19:11 | 11 h 35 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:33 | 07:05 | 12:51 | 18:37 | 19:09 | 11 h 31 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:34 | 07:07 | 12:51 | 18:34 | 19:07 | 11 h 28 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 Prague
Prague lies at 50.0755° N, 14.4378° E, 235 m above sea level, in the Europe/Prague time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 16 h 23 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 21, with only 8 h 4 min.
The earliest sunset (16:00) is on December 12 and the latest sunrise (08:01) on December 31: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 63° above the horizon in June but only 17° in December.
In June, Prague gets 42 min more daylight than Piran; in December the difference is 38 min the other way.
Clocks go forward on March 29 and back on October 25.
About the sun in Prague
Prague lies at about 50.1° N in the valley of the Vltava. The views from Prague Castle, Letná Park and Petřín Hill look over the river and the old town; in the evening the sun sets behind Petřín and the castle, and in the morning it rises over the Old Town. Days range from about 16 hours 20 minutes in June to 8 hours 5 minutes in December.