Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Madrid, Spain

In Madrid, Spain the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 19:42 and rises at 08:20. Daylight lasts 11h 22m; evening golden hour runs from 19:06 to 19:59.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
07:52
Sunrise
08:20
Solar noon
14:01
Sunset
19:42
Last light
20:10
Day length
11h 22m

19h 40m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
19:06 – 19:59
Blue hour
19:59 – 20:10
Max sun altitude
42.8°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
08:12 / 19:28

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 08:21 Sunset 19:41 Golden hour 19:04 – 19:57 Day length 11h 19m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Madrid is

Coordinates
40.4165° N, 3.7026° W
Time zone
Europe/Madrid
Current offset
UTC+02:00
Elevation
665 m
Population
3,255,944

Sunrise and sunset in Madrid, October 2026

October 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 07:43 08:11 14:04 19:57 20:24 11h 46m −2:39 19:21–20:13 🌖 75%
Fri 2 07:44 08:12 14:04 19:55 20:22 11h 43m −2:39 19:19–20:12 🌖 64%
Sat 3 07:45 08:13 14:03 19:53 20:21 11h 40m −2:39 19:17–20:10 🌗 53%
Sun 4 07:46 08:14 14:03 19:52 20:19 11h 38m −2:38 19:16–20:09 🌘 41%
Mon 5 07:47 08:15 14:03 19:50 20:17 11h 35m −2:38 19:14–20:07 🌘 30%
Tue 6 07:48 08:16 14:02 19:49 20:16 11h 33m −2:38 19:12–20:05 🌘 20%
Wed 7 07:49 08:17 14:02 19:47 20:14 11h 30m −2:38 19:11–20:04 🌘 11%
Thu 8 07:50 08:18 14:02 19:45 20:13 11h 27m −2:38 19:09–20:02 🌘 5%
Fri 9 07:51 08:19 14:02 19:44 20:11 11h 25m −2:37 19:07–20:01 🌘 2%
Sat 10 07:52 08:20 14:01 19:42 20:10 11h 22m −2:37 19:06–19:59 🌑 0%
Sun 11 07:53 08:21 14:01 19:41 20:08 11h 19m −2:37 19:04–19:57 🌒 1%
Mon 12 07:54 08:22 14:01 19:39 20:06 11h 17m −2:36 19:02–19:56 🌒 4%
Tue 13 07:55 08:23 14:01 19:38 20:05 11h 14m −2:36 19:01–19:54 🌒 8%
Wed 14 07:57 08:24 14:00 19:36 20:03 11h 12m −2:35 18:59–19:53 🌒 14%
Thu 15 07:58 08:25 14:00 19:35 20:02 11h 9m −2:35 18:58–19:51 🌒 22%
Fri 16 07:59 08:26 14:00 19:33 20:01 11h 6m −2:35 18:56–19:50 🌒 30%
Sat 17 08:00 08:27 14:00 19:32 19:59 11h 4m −2:34 18:54–19:48 🌒 39%
Sun 18 08:01 08:28 13:59 19:30 19:58 11h 1m −2:34 18:53–19:47 🌓 48%
Mon 19 08:02 08:29 13:59 19:29 19:56 10h 59m −2:33 18:51–19:46 🌔 57%
Tue 20 08:03 08:30 13:59 19:27 19:55 10h 56m −2:32 18:50–19:44 🌔 67%
Wed 21 08:04 08:32 13:59 19:26 19:53 10h 54m −2:32 18:48–19:43 🌔 76%
Thu 22 08:05 08:33 13:59 19:24 19:52 10h 51m −2:31 18:47–19:41 🌔 84%
Fri 23 08:06 08:34 13:59 19:23 19:51 10h 49m −2:30 18:45–19:40 🌔 91%
Sat 24 08:07 08:35 13:58 19:22 19:49 10h 46m −2:30 18:44–19:39 🌔 96%
Sun 25 07:08 07:36 12:58 18:20 18:48 10h 44m −2:29 17:42–18:37 🌔 99%
Mon 26 07:09 07:37 12:58 18:19 18:47 10h 41m −2:28 17:41–18:36 🌕 100%
Tue 27 07:10 07:38 12:58 18:18 18:46 10h 39m −2:27 17:39–18:35 🌖 98%
Wed 28 07:11 07:39 12:58 18:16 18:44 10h 36m −2:26 17:38–18:33 🌖 94%
Thu 29 07:12 07:40 12:58 18:15 18:43 10h 34m −2:25 17:37–18:32 🌖 87%
Fri 30 07:13 07:42 12:58 18:14 18:42 10h 32m −2:24 17:35–18:31 🌖 78%
Sat 31 07:15 07:43 12:58 18:12 18:41 10h 29m −2:23 17:34–18:30 🌖 68%
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Thu 1 06:40 07:12 08:11 19:57 20:55 21:27 12h 14m 46.3° 266° W
Fri 2 06:41 07:13 08:12 19:55 20:54 21:26 12h 17m 45.9° 266° W
Sat 3 06:42 07:14 08:13 19:53 20:52 21:24 12h 20m 45.5° 265° W
Sun 4 06:43 07:15 08:14 19:52 20:51 21:22 12h 22m 45.1° 265° W
Mon 5 06:44 07:16 08:15 19:50 20:49 21:21 12h 25m 44.7° 264° W
Tue 6 06:45 07:17 08:16 19:49 20:47 21:19 12h 28m 44.4° 264° W
Wed 7 06:46 07:18 08:17 19:47 20:46 21:17 12h 30m 44.0° 263° W
Thu 8 06:47 07:19 08:18 19:45 20:44 21:16 12h 33m 43.6° 263° W
Fri 9 06:48 07:20 08:19 19:44 20:43 21:14 12h 35m 43.2° 262° W
Sat 10 06:49 07:21 08:20 19:42 20:41 21:13 12h 38m 42.8° 262° W
Sun 11 06:50 07:22 08:21 19:41 20:40 21:11 12h 41m 42.5° 261° W
Mon 12 06:51 07:23 08:22 19:39 20:38 21:10 12h 43m 42.1° 261° W
Tue 13 06:52 07:24 08:23 19:38 20:37 21:08 12h 46m 41.7° 260° W
Wed 14 06:53 07:25 08:24 19:36 20:35 21:07 12h 48m 41.3° 260° W
Thu 15 06:54 07:26 08:25 19:35 20:34 21:05 12h 51m 41.0° 259° W
Fri 16 06:55 07:27 08:26 19:33 20:32 21:04 12h 54m 40.6° 259° W
Sat 17 06:56 07:28 08:27 19:32 20:31 21:02 12h 56m 40.2° 258° WSW
Sun 18 06:57 07:29 08:28 19:30 20:29 21:01 12h 59m 39.9° 258° WSW
Mon 19 06:58 07:30 08:29 19:29 20:28 20:59 13h 1m 39.5° 257° WSW
Tue 20 06:59 07:31 08:30 19:27 20:26 20:58 13h 4m 39.1° 257° WSW
Wed 21 07:00 07:32 08:32 19:26 20:25 20:57 13h 6m 38.8° 256° WSW
Thu 22 07:01 07:33 08:33 19:24 20:24 20:55 13h 9m 38.4° 256° WSW
Fri 23 07:03 07:34 08:34 19:23 20:22 20:54 13h 11m 38.1° 255° WSW
Sat 24 07:04 07:35 08:35 19:22 20:21 20:53 13h 14m 37.7° 255° WSW
Sun 25 06:05 06:36 07:36 18:20 19:20 19:51 13h 16m 37.4° 255° WSW
Mon 26 06:06 06:37 07:37 18:19 19:19 19:50 13h 19m 37.0° 254° WSW
Tue 27 06:07 06:38 07:38 18:18 19:17 19:49 13h 21m 36.7° 254° WSW
Wed 28 06:08 06:39 07:39 18:16 19:16 19:48 13h 24m 36.4° 253° WSW
Thu 29 06:09 06:40 07:40 18:15 19:15 19:47 13h 26m 36.0° 253° WSW
Fri 30 06:10 06:41 07:42 18:14 19:14 19:46 13h 29m 35.7° 252° WSW
Sat 31 06:11 06:42 07:43 18:12 19:13 19:44 13h 31m 35.4° 252° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sun 1 07:16 07:44 12:58 18:11 18:40 10h 27m −2:22 17:33–18:29 🌖 56%
Mon 2 07:17 07:45 12:58 18:10 18:38 10h 24m −2:21 17:31–18:28 🌗 44%
Tue 3 07:18 07:46 12:58 18:09 18:37 10h 22m −2:19 17:30–18:26 🌘 33%
Wed 4 07:19 07:47 12:58 18:08 18:36 10h 20m −2:18 17:29–18:25 🌘 23%
Thu 5 07:20 07:49 12:58 18:07 18:35 10h 18m −2:17 17:28–18:24 🌘 15%
Fri 6 07:21 07:50 12:58 18:06 18:34 10h 15m −2:15 17:26–18:23 🌘 8%
Sat 7 07:22 07:51 12:58 18:04 18:33 10h 13m −2:14 17:25–18:22 🌘 3%
Sun 8 07:23 07:52 12:58 18:03 18:32 10h 11m −2:12 17:24–18:21 🌘 1%
Mon 9 07:24 07:53 12:58 18:02 18:31 10h 9m −2:11 17:23–18:20 🌑 0%
Tue 10 07:26 07:54 12:58 18:01 18:30 10h 7m −2:09 17:22–18:19 🌒 2%
Wed 11 07:27 07:56 12:58 18:01 18:29 10h 4m −2:07 17:21–18:18 🌒 5%
Thu 12 07:28 07:57 12:58 18:00 18:29 10h 2m −2:06 17:20–18:17 🌒 10%
Fri 13 07:29 07:58 12:59 17:59 18:28 10h 0m −2:04 17:19–18:17 🌒 16%
Sat 14 07:30 07:59 12:59 17:58 18:27 9h 58m −2:02 17:18–18:16 🌒 23%
Sun 15 07:31 08:00 12:59 17:57 18:26 9h 56m −2:00 17:17–18:15 🌒 32%
Mon 16 07:32 08:01 12:59 17:56 18:26 9h 54m −1:58 17:16–18:14 🌒 41%
Tue 17 07:33 08:03 12:59 17:55 18:25 9h 52m −1:56 17:15–18:14 🌓 50%
Wed 18 07:34 08:04 12:59 17:55 18:24 9h 50m −1:53 17:14–18:13 🌔 60%
Thu 19 07:35 08:05 13:00 17:54 18:24 9h 49m −1:51 17:13–18:12 🌔 70%
Fri 20 07:37 08:06 13:00 17:53 18:23 9h 47m −1:49 17:12–18:12 🌔 79%
Sat 21 07:38 08:07 13:00 17:53 18:22 9h 45m −1:46 17:12–18:11 🌔 87%
Sun 22 07:39 08:08 13:00 17:52 18:22 9h 43m −1:44 17:11–18:10 🌔 94%
Mon 23 07:40 08:09 13:01 17:52 18:21 9h 42m −1:41 17:10–18:10 🌔 98%
Tue 24 07:41 08:11 13:01 17:51 18:21 9h 40m −1:39 17:10–18:09 🌕 100%
Wed 25 07:42 08:12 13:01 17:51 18:20 9h 38m −1:36 17:09–18:09 🌖 99%
Thu 26 07:43 08:13 13:02 17:50 18:20 9h 37m −1:33 17:08–18:09 🌖 96%
Fri 27 07:44 08:14 13:02 17:50 18:20 9h 35m −1:30 17:08–18:08 🌖 90%
Sat 28 07:45 08:15 13:02 17:49 18:19 9h 34m −1:27 17:07–18:08 🌖 82%
Sun 29 07:46 08:16 13:03 17:49 18:19 9h 32m −1:24 17:07–18:08 🌖 72%
Mon 30 07:47 08:17 13:03 17:49 18:19 9h 31m −1:21 17:06–18:07 🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Madrid

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 15h 3m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 16m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 46m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night Clock change

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:48 on 8 December; the latest is 21:49 on 27 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 06:44 on 14 June to 08:38 on 4 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Madrid different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 13:01, a full 62 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 14:01.

From sunset to full civil darkness is 27 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 40.4°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.

Photographers get 53 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Between solstices the sunset walks 63° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

Across October the sunset moves 104 minutes earlier, averaging about 3 minutes a day.

The clocks go back on 25 October 2026, so the sunset jumps from 19:22 to 18:20 overnight — the sun has not moved, the clock has.

Elevation matters at 665 m. The visible horizon drops 0.89°, pushing sunset 4.7 minutes later and sunrise the same amount earlier than a sea-level observer would see.

Planning a sunset photo in Madrid

Arrive by 18:51. Golden hour opens at 19:06 and the sun is down by 19:42, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 262° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 19:59 and runs to 20:10, the end of civil twilight and 27m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Madrid — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Madrid today?

The sun sets in Madrid at 19:42 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Madrid?

It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 20:10 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Madrid?

Evening golden hour runs 19:06 to 19:59 today, lasting 53m. Full golden hour times for Madrid covers the morning window and the coming week.

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