First light
08:00
Madrid, Spain
2026-10-18 — Time zone: Europe/Madrid (UTC+02:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
08:28
Sunset
19:31
Last light
19:59
Day length
11 h 03 min
Solar noon
14:00
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 08:28 | 19:31 | 11 h 03 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 08:29 | 19:30 | 11 h 01 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 08:30 | 19:28 | 10 h 58 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 08:31 | 19:27 | 10 h 55 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 08:32 | 19:25 | 10 h 53 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 08:33 | 19:24 | 10 h 50 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 08:35 | 19:23 | 10 h 48 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:36 | 18:12 | 9 h 36 min |
| February | 08:08 | 18:49 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 07:27 | 19:20 | 11 h 54 min |
| April | 07:37 | 20:52 | 13 h 16 min |
| May | 06:58 | 21:23 | 14 h 25 min |
| June | 06:44 | 21:46 | 15 h 02 min |
| July | 06:57 | 21:44 | 14 h 47 min |
| August | 07:25 | 21:13 | 13 h 48 min |
| September | 07:55 | 20:25 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 08:25 | 19:36 | 11 h 11 min |
| November | 08:00 | 17:58 | 9 h 58 min |
| December | 08:30 | 17:48 | 9 h 18 min |
Madrid in 2026: the sun's extremes #
- Madrid keeps its clocks well ahead of the sun. Solar noon, the moment the sun stands highest, comes as late as 14:21 (18 July) and never earlier than 12:58: the third-latest of the 291 cities on Plain Almanac.
| Longest day | 21 June - 15 h 04 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 9 h 17 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 06:44 (7 – 22 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 08:38 (2 – 7 January) |
| Earliest sunset | 17:48 (2 – 15 December) |
| Latest sunset | 21:49 (25 June – 1 July) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 12:58 (25 October) to 14:21 (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 19:34 the day before, 20:35 that day |
| Clocks go back | 25 October, by 1 hour; sunset 19:23 the day before, 18:21 that day |
| Same clock as Barcelona | 510 km to the east; the sun is 23 minutes later in Madrid |
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 Q2807
- 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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