First light
06:57
Rome, Italy
2026-10-18 — Time zone: Europe/Rome (UTC+02:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
07:25
Sunset
18:25
Last light
18:53
Day length
10 h 60 min
Solar noon
12:55
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 07:25 | 18:25 | 10 h 60 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 07:26 | 18:23 | 10 h 57 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 07:27 | 18:22 | 10 h 54 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 07:28 | 18:20 | 10 h 52 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 07:29 | 18:19 | 10 h 49 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 07:31 | 18:17 | 10 h 46 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 07:32 | 18:16 | 10 h 44 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:35 | 17:03 | 9 h 28 min |
| February | 07:06 | 17:41 | 10 h 36 min |
| March | 06:22 | 18:15 | 11 h 53 min |
| April | 06:30 | 19:50 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 05:50 | 20:22 | 14 h 32 min |
| June | 05:34 | 20:46 | 15 h 12 min |
| July | 05:47 | 20:44 | 14 h 56 min |
| August | 06:17 | 20:11 | 13 h 54 min |
| September | 06:49 | 19:21 | 12 h 31 min |
| October | 07:21 | 18:29 | 11 h 08 min |
| November | 06:59 | 16:49 | 9 h 51 min |
| December | 07:30 | 16:39 | 9 h 09 min |
Rome in 2026: the sun's extremes #
| Longest day | 21 June - 15 h 14 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 9 h 07 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 05:34 (8 – 21 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 07:37 (1 – 10 January) |
| Earliest sunset | 16:38 (6 – 12 December) |
| Latest sunset | 20:49 (23 June – 2 July) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 11:53 (26 October) to 13:16 (16 July) |
| Fastest change in day length | gaining about 3 minutes a day, around 19 March |
| Clocks go forward | 29 March, by 1 hour; sunset 18:30 the day before, 19:31 that day |
| Clocks go back | 25 October, by 1 hour; sunset 18:16 the day before, 17:14 that day |
| Same clock as Milan | 480 km to the north-west; the sun is 13 minutes earlier in Rome |
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 Q220
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
Europe/Rome - 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 — Italy #
Currency
EUR €
Plug type
C, F, L
Voltage
230 V / 50 Hz
Dialling code
+39
Emergency number
112
Drives on the
right
Other cities #
Language #
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