First light
06:35
Budapest, Hungary
2026-10-18 — Time zone: Europe/Budapest (UTC+02:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
07:06
Sunset
17:51
Last light
18:22
Day length
10 h 46 min
Solar noon
12:29
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 07:06 | 17:51 | 10 h 46 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 07:07 | 17:50 | 10 h 42 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 07:09 | 17:48 | 10 h 39 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 07:10 | 17:46 | 10 h 36 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 07:12 | 17:44 | 10 h 32 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 07:13 | 17:42 | 10 h 29 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 07:15 | 17:41 | 10 h 26 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:27 | 16:18 | 8 h 52 min |
| February | 06:49 | 17:06 | 10 h 16 min |
| March | 05:57 | 17:48 | 11 h 51 min |
| April | 05:55 | 19:32 | 13 h 36 min |
| May | 05:07 | 20:13 | 15 h 06 min |
| June | 04:46 | 20:42 | 15 h 56 min |
| July | 05:01 | 20:37 | 15 h 36 min |
| August | 05:39 | 19:57 | 14 h 18 min |
| September | 06:20 | 18:57 | 12 h 37 min |
| October | 07:01 | 17:57 | 10 h 56 min |
| November | 06:48 | 16:08 | 9 h 21 min |
| December | 07:24 | 15:52 | 8 h 28 min |
Budapest in 2026: the sun's extremes #
| Longest day | 21 June - 15 h 58 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 8 h 26 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 04:45 (16 – 17 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 07:31 (1 – 6 January) |
| Earliest sunset | 15:52 (8 – 15 December) |
| Latest sunset | 20:45 (23 – 29 June) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 11:27 (25 October) to 12:50 (18 July) |
| Fastest change in day length | gaining about 3 minutes a day, around 19 March |
| Clocks go forward | 29 March, by 1 hour; sunset 18:06 the day before, 19:08 that day |
| Clocks go back | 25 October, by 1 hour; sunset 17:41 the day before, 16:39 that day |
| Same clock as Berlin | 690 km to the north-west; the sun is 23 minutes earlier in Budapest |
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 Q1781
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
Europe/Budapest - 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 — Hungary #
Currency
HUF Ft
Plug type
C, F
Voltage
230 V / 50 Hz
Dialling code
+36
Emergency number
112
Drives on the
right
Other cities #
Language #
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