Sun & light planner

Golden hour in Madrid

In mid-June golden hour in Madrid starts at 21:06 and lasts 41 minutes; in mid-December it starts at 17:07 and lasts 43. The tool is set to Madrid — pick your shoot date.

In Madrid the evening golden hour starts at 21:06 in mid-June (41 min) and at 17:07 in mid-December (43 min). Pick a date for the exact day.

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A row of buildings or a hill: about 5° for a four-storey block 100 m away.

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Europe/Madrid

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One column per day, midnight at the top. Click a day to open it. Breaks in the bands are clock changes.

15th of	Sunrise	Sunset	Golden pm	Length	Blue until	Daylight
Jan	08:37	18:13	17:31–18:13	42 min	18:43	9 h 36 min
Feb	08:10	18:50	18:12–18:50	38 min	19:18	10 h 40 min
Mar	07:28	19:22	18:46–19:22	36 min	19:49	11 h 54 min
Apr	07:37	20:54	20:17–20:54	37 min	21:22	13 h 16 min
May	07:00	21:24	20:45–21:24	39 min	21:55	14 h 25 min
Jun	06:45	21:47	21:06–21:47	41 min	22:20	15 h 02 min
Jul	06:58	21:45	21:05–21:45	40 min	22:17	14 h 47 min
Aug	07:26	21:14	20:37–21:14	37 min	21:44	13 h 48 min
Sep	07:56	20:26	19:50–20:26	36 min	20:53	12 h 30 min
Oct	08:26	19:37	19:00–19:37	37 min	20:04	11 h 11 min
Nov	08:01	17:59	17:19–17:59	40 min	18:28	9 h 58 min
Dec	08:31	17:50	17:07–17:50	43 min	18:21	9 h 18 min

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Golden hour in Madrid, month by month

The evening window in Madrid is longest in December (43 minutes) and shortest in March (36 minutes). Values for the 15th of each month, local time, daylight saving included.

Madrid, 2026: sun times on the 15th (Europe/Madrid)
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Golden hour, evening	Length	Blue hour until	Daylight
January	08:37	18:13	17:31–18:13	42 min	18:43	9 h 36 min
February	08:10	18:50	18:12–18:50	38 min	19:18	10 h 40 min
March	07:28	19:22	18:46–19:22	36 min	19:49	11 h 54 min
April	07:37	20:54	20:17–20:54	37 min	21:22	13 h 16 min
May	07:00	21:24	20:45–21:24	39 min	21:55	14 h 25 min
June	06:45	21:47	21:06–21:47	41 min	22:20	15 h 02 min
July	06:58	21:45	21:05–21:45	40 min	22:17	14 h 47 min
August	07:26	21:14	20:37–21:14	37 min	21:44	13 h 48 min
September	07:56	20:26	19:50–20:26	36 min	20:53	12 h 30 min
October	08:26	19:37	19:00–19:37	37 min	20:04	11 h 11 min
November	08:01	17:59	17:19–17:59	40 min	18:28	9 h 58 min
December	08:31	17:50	17:07–17:50	43 min	18:21	9 h 18 min

Where the sun goes down

Around the June solstice the sun sets in Madrid at 301° (WNW), around the December solstice at 239° (WSW) — 62° apart. A façade that gets backlight at the end of a summer day is lit from the side in winter, and a street that frames the sunset in July may not see it at all in January.

The highest sun of the year stands at 73° at noon, the lowest at 26°. Below about 15° the light turns warm and the shadows long enough to shape a face; the day chart in the tool shows when the sun crosses that line on your date.

Clock changes

Europe/Madrid changes the clocks on 29 March and 25 October 2026. On those dates every time in the table jumps by an hour overnight — a schedule copied from the week before the change puts the exterior an hour into the dark (or an hour too early).

Filming in Madrid: permits

Shoots on public ground in Madrid need a permit from the local authority (listed source: madridfilmoffice.com). If a golden-hour setup sits on public space, apply for a weather cover day at the same time — the light will not wait for the paperwork.

As of 2026-08

Frequently asked

When does golden hour start in Madrid today?

The tool above opens on today’s date for Madrid. As a guide: in mid-June it starts at 21:06, in mid-December at 17:07.

How long is golden hour in Madrid?

Between 36 minutes (March) and 43 minutes (December) in the evening, measured from 6° sun altitude to sunset.

Does a building to the west change this?

Yes. Set the obstruction slider to its angle: a four-storey building 100 m away is about 5° and ends direct sun noticeably before sunset. The tool shows how many minutes you lose.