Sunrise and sunset in Rome
In Rome today, the sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 18:52. Day length: 11 h 45 min. Golden hour today: 06:50–07:44 in the morning and 18:15–19:09 in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Italy
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Sunrise 07:07 · Sunset 18:52 · Day length 11 h 45 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:34 | |
| Nautical dawn | 06:07 | |
| Civil dawn | 06:39 | |
| Sunrise | 07:07 | E 94° |
| Solar noon | 13:00 | 44.8° |
| Sunset | 18:52 | W 266° |
| Civil dusk | 19:20 | |
| Nautical dusk | 19:52 | |
| Astronomical dusk | 20:25 |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 06:39 | 06:50 |
| Morning golden hour | 06:50 | 07:44 |
| Evening golden hour | 18:15 | 19:09 |
| Evening blue hour | 19:09 | 19:20 |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 06:39 | 07:07 | 13:00 | 18:52 | 19:20 | 11 h 45 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:40 | 07:08 | 12:59 | 18:50 | 19:18 | 11 h 42 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:41 | 07:09 | 12:59 | 18:49 | 19:16 | 11 h 40 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:42 | 07:10 | 12:59 | 18:47 | 19:15 | 11 h 37 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 Rome
Rome lies at 41.9028° N, 12.4964° E, 21 m above sea level, in the Europe/Rome time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 15 h 14 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 21, with only 9 h 8 min.
The earliest sunset (16:39) is on December 8 and the latest sunrise (07:38) on January 3: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 72° above the horizon in June but only 25° in December.
In June, Rome gets 50 min less daylight than Munich; in December the difference is 47 min the other way.
Clocks go forward on March 29 and back on October 25.
About the sun in Rome
Rome lies at about 41.9° N, with days ranging from about 15 hours 15 minutes in June to 9 hours 10 minutes in December. The hills of the city make for classic sunset viewpoints: the Pincio terrace above Piazza del Popolo, the Janiculum and the Aventine, looking west towards St Peter’s Basilica.