First light
07:38
Barcelona, Spain
2026-10-18 — Time zone: Europe/Madrid (UTC+02:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
08:06
Sunset
19:07
Last light
19:34
Day length
11 h 01 min
Solar noon
13:36
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 08:06 | 19:07 | 11 h 01 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 08:07 | 19:05 | 10 h 58 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 08:08 | 19:04 | 10 h 56 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 08:09 | 19:02 | 10 h 53 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 08:10 | 19:01 | 10 h 50 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 08:11 | 18:59 | 10 h 48 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 08:12 | 18:58 | 10 h 45 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:15 | 17:45 | 9 h 31 min |
| February | 07:46 | 18:24 | 10 h 37 min |
| March | 07:03 | 18:56 | 11 h 53 min |
| April | 07:12 | 20:30 | 13 h 18 min |
| May | 06:32 | 21:02 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 06:17 | 21:26 | 15 h 09 min |
| July | 06:30 | 21:23 | 14 h 53 min |
| August | 07:00 | 20:51 | 13 h 52 min |
| September | 07:31 | 20:02 | 12 h 31 min |
| October | 08:02 | 19:11 | 11 h 09 min |
| November | 07:39 | 17:32 | 9 h 53 min |
| December | 08:10 | 17:22 | 9 h 12 min |
Barcelona in 2026: the sun's extremes #
- Barcelona keeps its clocks well ahead of the sun. Solar noon, the moment the sun stands highest, comes as late as 13:57 (13 July) and never earlier than 12:34: the 8th-latest of the 291 cities on Plain Almanac.
| Longest day | 21 June - 15 h 10 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 9 h 11 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 06:17 (9 – 21 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 08:17 (1 – 9 January) |
| Earliest sunset | 17:21 (5 – 12 December) |
| Latest sunset | 21:28 (21 June – 5 July) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 12:34 (30 October) to 13:57 (13 July) |
| Fastest change in day length | gaining about 3 minutes a day, around 19 March |
| Clocks go forward | 29 March, by 1 hour; sunset 19:11 the day before, 20:12 that day |
| Clocks go back | 25 October, by 1 hour; sunset 18:58 the day before, 17:56 that day |
| Same clock as Madrid | 510 km to the west; the sun is 23 minutes earlier in Barcelona |
Times are local clock times for 2026, to the minute; where several days share the extreme minute, all of them are listed, because the method is good to about a minute.
Sources
- Coordinates and name: Wikidata Q1492
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
Europe/Madrid - Sun positions: the NOAA solar equations (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculator details); sunrise and sunset at a solar zenith of 90.833° (refraction and the sun's radius included), twilight at 96°
- Comparisons: against the 291 cities with an English page on Plain Almanac, all computed the same way for 2026
Export #
Sun times use the NOAA solar algorithm and are accurate to about one minute below 65° latitude. Moon phase is a mean-phase approximation, accurate to a few hours.
Practical facts — Spain #
Currency
EUR €
Plug type
C, F
Voltage
230 V / 50 Hz
Dialling code
+34
Emergency number
112
Drives on the
right
Other cities #
Language #
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