Vatican City
Sunrise and sunset in Vatican City
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Vatican City, in local time. At 41.9° N, the day lasts from 9 h 08 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 14 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:29, sunset at 18:19.
Day length 10 h 50 min, 2 min 40 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:54, with the Sun 37° above the horizon.
Times are Vatican City time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:56 | 19:52 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:28 | 19:20 |
| Civil twilight | 07:00 | 18:48 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:29 | 18:19 |
| Golden hour | 07:29–08:07 | 17:41–18:19 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Vatican City
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 14 min, from sunrise at 05:35 to sunset at 20:48.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 08 min, from sunrise at 07:34 to sunset at 16:42.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:32 | 17:11 | 9 h 39 min |
| February 21 | 06:57 | 17:50 | 10 h 53 min |
| March 21 | 06:12 | 18:23 | 12 h 11 min |
| April 21 | 06:20 | 19:57 | 13 h 37 min |
| May 21 | 05:44 | 20:29 | 14 h 45 min |
| June 21 | 05:35 | 20:48 | 15 h 14 min |
| July 21 | 05:53 | 20:39 | 14 h 46 min |
| August 21 | 06:24 | 20:01 | 13 h 37 min |
| September 21 | 06:56 | 19:09 | 12 h 13 min |
| October 21 | 07:29 | 18:19 | 10 h 50 min |
| November 21 | 07:06 | 16:44 | 9 h 38 min |
| December 21 | 07:34 | 16:42 | 9 h 08 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 41.9° N, 12.5° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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