July 21, 2026 · Vatican City, Holy See (Vatican City State)
Sunrise in Vatican City today is at 05:54. Day length is 14h 47m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Vatican City's coordinates and updated daily.
Vatican City lies at 42°N. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through 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 Vatican City.
The longest day in Vatican City is around 15h 14m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 7m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:36 | 17:04 | 9h 28m |
| February | 07:07 | 17:43 | 10h 36m |
| March | 06:24 | 18:17 | 11h 53m |
| April | 06:31 | 19:51 | 13h 20m |
| May | 05:51 | 20:24 | 14h 32m |
| June | 05:35 | 20:48 | 15h 13m |
| July | 05:48 | 20:45 | 14h 56m |
| August | 06:19 | 20:13 | 13h 54m |
| September | 06:51 | 19:22 | 12h 31m |
| October | 07:23 | 18:31 | 11h 8m |
| November | 07:00 | 16:51 | 9h 51m |
| December | 07:32 | 16:41 | 9h 9m |