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 Paris right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn05:40
Nautical dawn06:17
Civil dawn · blue hour06:54
Golden hour begins07:06
Sunrise07:26
Golden hour ends08:11

Solar noon

12:35

Sun 28.9° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins16:58
Sunset17:42
Golden hour ends · blue hour18:02
Civil dusk18:15
Nautical dusk18:52
Astronomical dusk19:28

What do civil, nautical and astronomical twilight mean? Read the guide →

Where the sun rises and sets

Directions from Paris today. The shaded fans show how far sunrise and sunset swing between June and December; the dot is the sun right now.

Sunrise at 07:26In June it rises at 52° NE, in December at 126° SE108° ESE

Sunset at 17:42In June it sets at 308° NW, in December at 234° SW252° WSW

Coming up in Paris

Days are getting shorter

−3.3 min a day

Shortest day 21 Dec, in 57 days

Sunrise and sunset on any date

Pick a day of 2026 to see its sunrise, sunset and daylight in Paris.

Choose a date

Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sunrise05:47

Sunset21:58

Daylight16 h 11 min

First light (civil dawn): 05:04 · Last light (civil dusk): 22:41
Moon 46% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

99% lit · 14.0 days old

Moonrise: 16:58
Moonset: 06:33
Full moon: tomorrow
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
99%

Mon
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Today in Paris

Today the sun rises over Paris at 07:26 and sets at 17:42, giving 10 h 16 min of daylight.

Across 2026 the day length in Paris swings by 7 h 56 min, from 8 h 15 min on 21 December to 16 h 11 min on 21 June.

The earliest sunrise of 2026 falls on 16 June, at 05:46 - 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 Paris

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.

Longest day

16 h 11 min

21 June

Shortest day

8 h 15 min

21 December

Earliest sunrise

05:46

16 June, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

21:58

25 June

Clocks forward · 29 Mar

Clocks back · 25 Oct

Today Sunrise 07:26 Sunset 17:42 Daylight 10 h 16 min Dark from 19:28

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Paris, season by season

Through the year

124 days with more than 14 hours of daylight, from 21 April to 22 August.
The sun sets at 21:00 or later on 114 days, from 27 April to 18 August.
Earliest sunset of the year: 16:54 on 11 December, 10 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise: 08:44 on 1 January, 11 days after the shortest day.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 16:58–18:02, with the sun low in the west (250°).
Blue hour right after: 18:02–18:15.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 16:58 today to 16:46 on 31 October.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 07:08–08:13.

Paris compared with other cities

How much daylight each city gets between the shortest and the longest day of 2026.

On 21 June Madrid gets 1 h 7 min less daylight than Paris, and on 21 December 1 h 2 min more.

ParisThis page

8 h 15 min – 16 h 11 min

Dublin779 km away

7 h 30 min – 17 h 0 min

Barcelona830 km away

9 h 11 min – 15 h 10 min

Berlin878 km away

7 h 39 min – 16 h 50 min

Madrid1,052 km away

9 h 17 min – 15 h 4 min

Each bar runs from the shortest to the longest day of the year.

October 2026 in Paris

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of the month. The bar shows where the daylight falls in the 24 hours.

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of October 2026 in Paris, FR.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	07:50	19:30	11 h 40 min	−3 min
2Fri	07:51	19:28	11 h 36 min	−4 min
3Sat	07:53	19:26	11 h 33 min	−3 min
4Sun	07:54	19:23	11 h 29 min	−4 min
5Mon	07:56	19:21	11 h 26 min	−3 min
6Tue	07:57	19:19	11 h 22 min	−4 min
7Wed	07:59	19:17	11 h 18 min	−4 min
8Thu	08:00	19:15	11 h 15 min	−3 min
9Fri	08:02	19:13	11 h 11 min	−4 min
10Sat	08:03	19:11	11 h 8 min	−3 min
11Sun	08:05	19:09	11 h 4 min	−4 min
12Mon	08:06	19:07	11 h 1 min	−3 min
13Tue	08:08	19:05	10 h 57 min	−4 min
14Wed	08:09	19:03	10 h 54 min	−3 min
15Thu	08:11	19:01	10 h 50 min	−4 min
16Fri	08:12	18:59	10 h 47 min	−3 min
17Sat	08:14	18:57	10 h 43 min	−4 min
18Sun	08:15	18:55	10 h 40 min	−3 min
19Mon	08:17	18:53	10 h 37 min	−3 min
20Tue	08:18	18:52	10 h 33 min	−4 min
21Wed	08:20	18:50	10 h 30 min	−3 min
22Thu	08:22	18:48	10 h 26 min	−4 min
23Fri	08:23	18:46	10 h 23 min	−3 min
24Sat	08:25	18:44	10 h 19 min	−4 min
25Sun	07:26	17:42	10 h 16 min	−3 min
26Mon	07:28	17:41	10 h 13 min	−3 min
27Tue	07:29	17:39	10 h 9 min	−4 min
28Wed	07:31	17:37	10 h 6 min	−3 min
29Thu	07:33	17:35	10 h 3 min	−3 min
30Fri	07:34	17:34	10 h 0 min	−3 min
31Sat	07:36	17:32	9 h 56 min	−4 min

Common questions about the sun in Paris

What time does the sun rise in Paris?

Today the sun rises in Paris at 07:26, local time.

What time does the sun set in Paris?

Today the sun sets in Paris at 17:42, local time.

How long is the day in Paris today?

Paris gets 10 h 16 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Paris?

The longest day of 2026 in Paris is 21 June, with 16 h 11 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waxing over Paris tonight, 99% lit.

Where does the sun rise in Paris?

Today it rises in the east (108°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (52°) in June to the south-east (126°) in December.

When is golden hour in Paris today?

In the morning from 07:06 to 08:11, and in the evening from 16:58 to 18:02.

When is the earliest sunset in Paris?

On 11 December, at 16:54. It comes 10 days before the shortest day, which is 21 December.

Cities at the same latitude as Paris

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.

Montréal

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