Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Madrid, Spain

In Madrid, Spain the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 20:05 and rises at 08:06. Daylight lasts 11h 59m; evening golden hour runs from 19:29 to 20:22.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
07:38
Sunrise
08:06
Solar noon
14:06
Sunset
20:05
Last light
20:32
Day length
11h 59m

20h 3m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
19:29 – 20:22
Blue hour
20:22 – 20:32
Max sun altitude
48.2°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
19:44 / 07:42

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 08:07 Sunset 20:03 Golden hour 19:27 – 20:20 Day length 11h 56m 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, September 2026

September 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
Tue 1 07:13 07:41 14:14 20:47 21:14 13h 5m −2:33 20:10–21:04 🌖 81%
Wed 2 07:14 07:42 14:14 20:45 21:13 13h 2m −2:34 20:09–21:02 🌖 72%
Thu 3 07:16 07:43 14:14 20:43 21:11 12h 59m −2:34 20:07–21:00 🌖 61%
Fri 4 07:17 07:44 14:13 20:42 21:09 12h 57m −2:35 20:06–20:59 🌗 49%
Sat 5 07:18 07:45 14:13 20:40 21:08 12h 54m −2:35 20:04–20:57 🌘 37%
Sun 6 07:19 07:46 14:13 20:38 21:06 12h 52m −2:35 20:02–20:55 🌘 26%
Mon 7 07:20 07:47 14:12 20:37 21:04 12h 49m −2:36 20:01–20:54 🌘 17%
Tue 8 07:21 07:48 14:12 20:35 21:03 12h 46m −2:36 19:59–20:52 🌘 9%
Wed 9 07:22 07:49 14:12 20:33 21:01 12h 44m −2:37 19:57–20:50 🌘 3%
Thu 10 07:23 07:50 14:11 20:32 20:59 12h 41m −2:37 19:56–20:49 🌘 1%
Fri 11 07:24 07:51 14:11 20:30 20:58 12h 39m −2:37 19:54–20:47 🌑 0%
Sat 12 07:25 07:52 14:11 20:29 20:56 12h 36m −2:37 19:53–20:45 🌒 2%
Sun 13 07:26 07:53 14:10 20:27 20:54 12h 33m −2:38 19:51–20:44 🌒 6%
Mon 14 07:27 07:54 14:10 20:25 20:53 12h 31m −2:38 19:49–20:42 🌒 12%
Tue 15 07:28 07:55 14:10 20:24 20:51 12h 28m −2:38 19:48–20:40 🌒 19%
Wed 16 07:29 07:56 14:09 20:22 20:49 12h 25m −2:38 19:46–20:39 🌒 28%
Thu 17 07:30 07:57 14:09 20:20 20:47 12h 23m −2:38 19:44–20:37 🌒 37%
Fri 18 07:31 07:58 14:08 20:18 20:46 12h 20m −2:39 19:43–20:35 🌓 46%
Sat 19 07:31 07:59 14:08 20:17 20:44 12h 18m −2:39 19:41–20:33 🌔 55%
Sun 20 07:32 08:00 14:08 20:15 20:42 12h 15m −2:39 19:39–20:32 🌔 64%
Mon 21 07:33 08:01 14:07 20:13 20:41 12h 12m −2:39 19:38–20:30 🌔 73%
Tue 22 07:34 08:02 14:07 20:12 20:39 12h 10m −2:39 19:36–20:28 🌔 81%
Wed 23 07:35 08:03 14:07 20:10 20:37 12h 7m −2:39 19:34–20:27 🌔 88%
Thu 24 07:36 08:04 14:06 20:08 20:36 12h 4m −2:39 19:32–20:25 🌔 94%
Fri 25 07:37 08:05 14:06 20:07 20:34 12h 2m −2:39 19:31–20:23 🌔 98%
Sat 26 07:38 08:06 14:06 20:05 20:32 11h 59m −2:39 19:29–20:22 🌔 100%
Sun 27 07:39 08:07 14:05 20:03 20:31 11h 56m −2:39 19:27–20:20 🌕 100%
Mon 28 07:40 08:08 14:05 20:02 20:29 11h 54m −2:39 19:26–20:18 🌖 97%
Tue 29 07:41 08:09 14:05 20:00 20:27 11h 51m −2:39 19:24–20:17 🌖 92%
Wed 30 07:42 08:10 14:04 19:58 20:26 11h 48m −2:39 19:22–20:15 🌖 84%
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Tue 1 06:05 06:40 07:41 20:47 21:48 22:22 10h 55m 57.7° 281° WNW
Wed 2 06:06 06:41 07:42 20:45 21:46 22:20 10h 58m 57.4° 281° W
Thu 3 06:08 06:42 07:43 20:43 21:44 22:19 11h 1m 57.0° 280° W
Fri 4 06:09 06:43 07:44 20:42 21:42 22:17 11h 3m 56.6° 280° W
Sat 5 06:10 06:45 07:45 20:40 21:41 22:15 11h 6m 56.3° 279° W
Sun 6 06:11 06:46 07:46 20:38 21:39 22:13 11h 8m 55.9° 279° W
Mon 7 06:13 06:47 07:47 20:37 21:37 22:11 11h 11m 55.5° 278° W
Tue 8 06:14 06:48 07:48 20:35 21:35 22:09 11h 14m 55.2° 278° W
Wed 9 06:15 06:49 07:49 20:33 21:34 22:07 11h 16m 54.8° 277° W
Thu 10 06:16 06:50 07:50 20:32 21:32 22:05 11h 19m 54.4° 277° W
Fri 11 06:17 06:51 07:51 20:30 21:30 22:03 11h 21m 54.0° 276° W
Sat 12 06:19 06:52 07:52 20:29 21:28 22:02 11h 24m 53.6° 276° W
Sun 13 06:20 06:53 07:53 20:27 21:26 22:00 11h 27m 53.3° 275° W
Mon 14 06:21 06:54 07:54 20:25 21:25 21:58 11h 29m 52.9° 275° W
Tue 15 06:22 06:55 07:55 20:24 21:23 21:56 11h 32m 52.5° 274° W
Wed 16 06:23 06:56 07:56 20:22 21:21 21:54 11h 35m 52.1° 274° W
Thu 17 06:24 06:57 07:57 20:20 21:19 21:52 11h 37m 51.7° 273° W
Fri 18 06:26 06:58 07:58 20:18 21:18 21:50 11h 40m 51.3° 273° W
Sat 19 06:27 06:59 07:59 20:17 21:16 21:49 11h 42m 50.9° 272° W
Sun 20 06:28 07:01 08:00 20:15 21:14 21:47 11h 45m 50.6° 272° W
Mon 21 06:29 07:02 08:01 20:13 21:12 21:45 11h 48m 50.2° 271° W
Tue 22 06:30 07:03 08:02 20:12 21:11 21:43 11h 50m 49.8° 271° W
Wed 23 06:31 07:04 08:03 20:10 21:09 21:41 11h 53m 49.4° 270° W
Thu 24 06:32 07:05 08:04 20:08 21:07 21:40 11h 56m 49.0° 270° W
Fri 25 06:33 07:06 08:05 20:07 21:06 21:38 11h 58m 48.6° 269° W
Sat 26 06:34 07:07 08:06 20:05 21:04 21:36 12h 1m 48.2° 269° W
Sun 27 06:36 07:08 08:07 20:03 21:02 21:34 12h 4m 47.8° 268° W
Mon 28 06:37 07:09 08:08 20:02 21:00 21:32 12h 6m 47.4° 268° W
Tue 29 06:38 07:10 08:09 20:00 20:59 21:31 12h 9m 47.1° 267° W
Wed 30 06:39 07:11 08:10 19:58 20:57 21:29 12h 12m 46.7° 267° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
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%

Longest and shortest day in Madrid

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

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 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 13:06, a full 66 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 14:06.

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 September the sunset moves 48 minutes earlier, averaging about 99 seconds 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 19:14. Golden hour opens at 19:29 and the sun is down by 20:05, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 269° 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 20:22 and runs to 20:32, 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 20:05 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Madrid?

It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 20:32 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Madrid?

Evening golden hour runs 19:29 to 20:22 today, lasting 52m. Full golden hour times for Madrid covers the morning window and the coming week.

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