How the light changes today
Each colour is a stage of the sky, from full night to full daylight and back. The marker is the time in Barcelona right now.
Morning
- Astronomical dawn05:42
- Nautical dawn06:14
- Civil dawn · blue hour06:46
- Golden hour begins06:57
- Sunrise07:14
- Golden hour ends07:53
Evening
- Golden hour begins17:17
- Sunset17:56
- Golden hour ends · blue hour18:13
- Civil dusk18:24
- Nautical dusk18:56
- Astronomical dusk19:28
What do civil, nautical and astronomical twilight mean? Read the guide →
Where the sun rises and sets
Directions from Barcelona today. The shaded fans show how far sunrise and sunset swing between June and December; the dot is the sun right now.
Coming up in Barcelona
Sunrise and sunset on any date
Pick a day of 2026 to see its sunrise, sunset and daylight in Barcelona.
Moon 46% lit
Full moon
- Moonrise
- 17:14
- Moonset
- 06:21
- Full moon
- tomorrow
- New moon
- 9 Nov
99%
100%
97%
92%
85%
76%
65%
Today in Barcelona
Today the sun rises over Barcelona at 07:14 and sets at 17:56, giving 10 h 41 min of daylight.
Across 2026 the day length in Barcelona swings by 5 h 59 min, from 9 h 11 min on 21 December to 15 h 10 min on 21 June.
The earliest sunrise of 2026 falls on 14 June, at 06:17 - not on the longest day, because the equation of time pulls the two apart.
The moon is waxing tonight, 99% lit.
A year of daylight in Barcelona
Every column is one day of 2026, from midnight at the top to midnight at the bottom. Hover or drag across it to read any day.
The light in Barcelona, season by season
Through the year
- 103 days with more than 14 hours of daylight, from 1 May to 11 August.
- The sun sets at 21:00 or later on 89 days, from 12 May to 8 August.
- Earliest sunset of the year: 17:22 on 8 December, 13 days before the shortest day.
- Latest sunrise: 08:18 on 3 January, 13 days after the shortest day.
For photographers
- Golden hour this evening: 17:17–18:13, with the sun low in the west (253°).
- Blue hour right after: 18:13–18:24.
- Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 17:17 today to 17:09 on 31 October.
- Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 06:58–07:54.
Barcelona compared with other cities
How much daylight each city gets between the shortest and the longest day of 2026.
Madrid, on the same clock, sees the sun rise 22 min later than Barcelona today.
On 21 June Paris gets 1 h 1 min more daylight than Barcelona, and on 21 December 56 min less.
October 2026 in Barcelona
Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of the month. The bar shows where the daylight falls in the 24 hours.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thu | 07:48 | 19:33 | 11 h 45 min | −3 min | |
| 2Fri | 07:49 | 19:32 | 11 h 43 min | −2 min | |
| 3Sat | 07:50 | 19:30 | 11 h 40 min | −3 min | |
| 4Sun | 07:51 | 19:28 | 11 h 37 min | −3 min | |
| 5Mon | 07:52 | 19:27 | 11 h 35 min | −2 min | |
| 6Tue | 07:53 | 19:25 | 11 h 32 min | −3 min | |
| 7Wed | 07:54 | 19:23 | 11 h 29 min | −3 min | |
| 8Thu | 07:55 | 19:22 | 11 h 26 min | −3 min | |
| 9Fri | 07:56 | 19:20 | 11 h 24 min | −2 min | |
| 10Sat | 07:58 | 19:19 | 11 h 21 min | −3 min | |
| 11Sun | 07:59 | 19:17 | 11 h 18 min | −3 min | |
| 12Mon | 08:00 | 19:15 | 11 h 16 min | −2 min | |
| 13Tue | 08:01 | 19:14 | 11 h 13 min | −3 min | |
| 14Wed | 08:02 | 19:12 | 11 h 10 min | −3 min | |
| 15Thu | 08:03 | 19:11 | 11 h 8 min | −2 min | |
| 16Fri | 08:04 | 19:09 | 11 h 5 min | −3 min | |
| 17Sat | 08:05 | 19:07 | 11 h 2 min | −3 min | |
| 18Sun | 08:06 | 19:06 | 11 h 0 min | −2 min | |
| 19Mon | 08:08 | 19:04 | 10 h 57 min | −3 min | |
| 20Tue | 08:09 | 19:03 | 10 h 54 min | −3 min | |
| 21Wed | 08:10 | 19:02 | 10 h 52 min | −2 min | |
| 22Thu | 08:11 | 19:00 | 10 h 49 min | −3 min | |
| 23Fri | 08:12 | 18:59 | 10 h 47 min | −2 min | |
| 24Sat | 08:13 | 18:57 | 10 h 44 min | −3 min | |
| 25Sun | 07:14 | 17:56 | 10 h 41 min | −3 min | |
| 26Mon | 07:16 | 17:54 | 10 h 39 min | −2 min | |
| 27Tue | 07:17 | 17:53 | 10 h 36 min | −3 min | |
| 28Wed | 07:18 | 17:52 | 10 h 34 min | −2 min | |
| 29Thu | 07:19 | 17:50 | 10 h 31 min | −3 min | |
| 30Fri | 07:20 | 17:49 | 10 h 29 min | −2 min | |
| 31Sat | 07:21 | 17:48 | 10 h 26 min | −3 min |
Common questions about the sun in Barcelona
What time does the sun rise in Barcelona?
Today the sun rises in Barcelona at 07:14, local time.
What time does the sun set in Barcelona?
Today the sun sets in Barcelona at 17:56, local time.
How long is the day in Barcelona today?
Barcelona gets 10 h 41 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.
When is the longest day of the year in Barcelona?
The longest day of 2026 in Barcelona is 21 June, with 15 h 10 min of daylight.
What phase is the moon in tonight?
The moon is waxing over Barcelona tonight, 99% lit.
Where does the sun rise in Barcelona?
Today it rises in the east (105°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (57°) in June to the south-east (121°) in December.
When is golden hour in Barcelona today?
In the morning from 06:57 to 07:53, and in the evening from 17:17 to 18:13.
When is the earliest sunset in Barcelona?
On 8 December, at 17:22. It comes 13 days before the shortest day, which is 21 December.
Cities at the same latitude as Barcelona
At a similar latitude the day lasts almost the same on any date; the clock time of sunrise and sunset still depends on each time zone.