Sunrise and sunset in Zurich
In Zurich today, the sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 19:06. Day length: 11 h 41 min. Golden hour today: 07:06–08:05 in the morning and 18:25–19:24 in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Switzerland
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Sunrise 07:25 · Sunset 19:06 · Day length 11 h 41 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:42 | |
| Nautical dawn | 06:18 | |
| Civil dawn | 06:54 | |
| Sunrise | 07:25 | E 94° |
| Solar noon | 13:15 | 39.4° |
| Sunset | 19:06 | W 266° |
| Civil dusk | 19:36 | |
| Nautical dusk | 20:12 | |
| Astronomical dusk | 20:48 |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 06:54 | 07:06 |
| Morning golden hour | 07:06 | 08:05 |
| Evening golden hour | 18:25 | 19:24 |
| Evening blue hour | 19:24 | 19:36 |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 06:54 | 07:25 | 13:15 | 19:06 | 19:36 | 11 h 41 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:55 | 07:26 | 13:15 | 19:04 | 19:34 | 11 h 38 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:57 | 07:27 | 13:15 | 19:02 | 19:32 | 11 h 34 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:58 | 07:29 | 13:15 | 19:00 | 19:30 | 11 h 31 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 Zurich
Zurich lies at 47.3769° N, 8.5417° E, 408 m above sea level, in the Europe/Zurich time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 15 h 57 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 21, with only 8 h 27 min.
The earliest sunset (16:35) is on December 11 and the latest sunrise (08:13) on January 1: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 66° above the horizon in June but only 19° in December.
Clocks go forward on March 29 and back on October 25.
About the sun in Zurich
Zurich lies at the northern end of Lake Zurich, at 408 m. On clear days the Glarus Alps are visible across the lake to the south, and in the evening they can glow pink in the alpenglow after sunset. The Uetliberg, the local mountain west of the city, has open views in all directions.