Sunrise in Madrid today
September 13, 2026 · Madrid, Spain
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Sunrise in Madrid today is at 07:54. Day length is 12h 35m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Madrid's coordinates and updated daily.
Madrid lies at 40°N. In Madrid, day length ranges from 9h 17m in winter to 15h 4m in summer — a swing of about 5h 47m.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Madrid today, at a bearing of 84°. It starts getting light 27 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 24 minutes later in Madrid than in Barcelona, 505 km to the east-northeast.
Through the year sunrise drifts earlier across spring and later across autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Madrid.
The longest day in Madrid is around 15h 4m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 17m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 3 minutes per day.
Sunrise in Madrid by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:37 | 18:12 | 9h 35m |
| February | 08:11 | 18:49 | 10h 38m |
| March | 07:29 | 19:21 | 11h 51m |
| April | 07:39 | 20:52 | 13h 13m |
| May | 07:01 | 21:23 | 14h 23m |
| June | 06:45 | 21:47 | 15h 2m |
| July | 06:57 | 21:45 | 14h 49m |
| August | 07:25 | 21:16 | 13h 50m |
| September | 07:55 | 20:28 | 12h 32m |
| October | 08:25 | 19:38 | 11h 13m |
| November | 08:00 | 18:00 | 9h 60m |
| December | 08:31 | 17:50 | 9h 19m |