Sunrise and sunset times in Descartes
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Descartes, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Clocks go back one hour this Sunday, October 25, at 3:00 am (CEST → CET). From Sunday, sunrise and sunset come an hour earlier on the clock.
Fri, Oct 23FriSat, Oct 24SatSun, Oct 25SunMon, Oct 26Mon 
Sunrise8:26 am8:27 am7:29 am7:30 am 
Sunset6:55 pm6:54 pm5:52 pm5:50 pm
Today
October 23, 2026. Current time: 12:01:47 am
Night ends at 6:45 am6:44:34 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:55 am7:55:17 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 8:26:26 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:55:51 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 7:27 pm7:26:57 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:38 pm8:37:33 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -48.58° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 321.3° (NW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 29 minutes
8 hours, 24 minutes left until today's sunrise in Descartes
Moon will set on Oct 23 at 5:05 am
Moon will rise on Oct 23 at 5:31 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (87%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 5:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 8:02 amTomorrow
October 24, 2026
Night ends at 6:46 am6:45:54 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:57 am7:56:40 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 8:27:53 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:54:09 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 7:25 pm7:25:19 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:36 pm8:35:58 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 26 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Descartes
Moon will set on Oct 24 at 6:19 am Moon will rise on Oct 24 at 5:49 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (98%)
- Descartes, Centre
- Latitude: 46.966671 (North)
- Longitude: 0.7 (East)
- Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2)
Shortest day in Descartes, Centre
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 28 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 30 minutes.Longest day in Descartes, Centre
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 53 minutes.
October 2026 - Descartes, Centre - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Descartes.
All times are in Descartes's time: Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) until October 25, 2026, and Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1) from then on.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 37 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Descartes, Centre - from 11 hours, 41 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 4 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.7:25:29 am | 7:55:49 am | +1m 21s | 7:37:07 pm | -2m 0s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:07:23 pm | 11h 41m 18s | -3m 20s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:47:12 pm | 39.73° | 6:50:08 am | 8:42:39 pm | 6:14:09 am | 9:18:29 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 20m 2s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:47:22 am | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:26:49 am | 7:57:09 am | +1m 20s | 7:35:08 pm | -1m 59s | 8:05:25 pm | 11h 37m 59s | -3m 20s | 1:46:52 pm | 39.35° | 6:51:30 am | 8:40:39 pm | 6:15:36 am | 9:16:25 pm | 12h 23m 22s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:47:02 am | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:28:09 am | 7:58:30 am | +1m 21s | 7:33:10 pm | -1m 58s | 8:03:27 pm | 11h 34m 40s | -3m 19s | 1:46:33 pm | 38.96° | 6:52:51 am | 8:38:39 pm | 6:17:02 am | 9:14:22 pm | 12h 26m 41s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 3:25 pmLast quarter at 3:25 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
1:46:43 am | 4.1° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:29:30 am | 7:59:51 am | +1m 21s | 7:31:12 pm | -1m 58s | 8:01:30 pm | 11h 31m 21s | -3m 19s | 1:46:14 pm | 38.57° | 6:54:13 am | 8:36:41 pm | 6:18:27 am | 9:12:19 pm | 12h 30m 1s | 🌘 (35%)Waning Crescent: 35% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:46:24 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:30:50 am | 8:01:13 am | +1m 22s | 7:29:14 pm | -1m 58s | 7:59:33 pm | 11h 28m 1s | -3m 19s | 1:45:55 pm | 38.19° | 6:55:35 am | 8:34:43 pm | 6:19:53 am | 9:10:18 pm | 12h 33m 20s | 🌘 (25%)Waning Crescent: 25% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:46:04 am | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:32:11 am | 8:02:34 am | +1m 21s | 7:27:17 pm | -1m 57s | 7:57:37 pm | 11h 24m 43s | -3m 19s | 1:45:37 pm | 37.80° | 6:56:56 am | 8:32:47 pm | 6:21:18 am | 9:08:18 pm | 12h 36m 39s | 🌘 (16%)Waning Crescent: 16% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:45:46 am | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:33:31 am | 8:03:56 am | +1m 22s | 7:25:20 pm | -1m 57s | 7:55:42 pm | 11h 21m 24s | -3m 19s | 1:45:19 pm | 37.42° | 6:58:17 am | 8:30:51 pm | 6:22:42 am | 9:06:19 pm | 12h 39m 58s | 🌘 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:45:28 am | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:34:52 am | 8:05:18 am | +1m 22s | 7:23:24 pm | -1m 56s | 7:53:47 pm | 11h 18m 6s | -3m 18s | 1:45:02 pm | 37.04° | 6:59:38 am | 8:28:56 pm | 6:24:06 am | 9:04:21 pm | 12h 43m 17s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:45:11 am | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:36:13 am | 8:06:41 am | +1m 23s | 7:21:28 pm | -1m 56s | 7:51:53 pm | 11h 14m 47s | -3m 18s | 1:44:44 pm | 36.66° | 7:00:59 am | 8:27:02 pm | 6:25:30 am | 9:02:25 pm | 12h 46m 35s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:44:52 am | 6.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:37:33 am | 8:08:03 am | +1m 22s | 7:19:33 pm | -1m 55s | 7:50:00 pm | 11h 11m 30s | -3m 18s | 1:44:28 pm | 36.28° | 7:02:20 am | 8:25:09 pm | 6:26:54 am | 9:00:29 pm | 12h 49m 53s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 5:50 pmNew moon at 5:50 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
1:44:37 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:38:54 am | 8:09:26 am | +1m 23s | 7:17:39 pm | -1m 54s | 7:48:08 pm | 11h 8m 13s | -3m 17s | 1:44:11 pm | 35.90° | 7:03:41 am | 8:23:17 pm | 6:28:17 am | 8:58:35 pm | 12h 53m 11s | 🌒 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:44:19 am | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:40:16 am | 8:10:50 am | +1m 24s | 7:15:45 pm | -1m 54s | 7:46:17 pm | 11h 4m 55s | -3m 17s | 1:43:56 pm | 35.53° | 7:05:02 am | 8:21:26 pm | 6:29:40 am | 8:56:42 pm | 12h 56m 28s | 🌒 (5%)Waxing Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:44:04 am | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:41:37 am | 8:12:13 am | +1m 23s | 7:13:53 pm | -1m 52s | 7:44:26 pm | 11h 1m 40s | -3m 16s | 1:43:40 pm | 35.15° | 7:06:23 am | 8:19:36 pm | 6:31:02 am | 8:54:51 pm | 12h 59m 44s | 🌒 (11%)Waxing Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:43:48 am | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:42:58 am | 8:13:37 am | +1m 24s | 7:12:00 pm | -1m 53s | 7:42:37 pm | 10h 58m 23s | -3m 16s | 1:43:25 pm | 34.78° | 7:07:43 am | 8:17:47 pm | 6:32:24 am | 8:53:01 pm | 13h 3m 1s | 🌒 (17%)Waxing Crescent: 17% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:43:32 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:44:20 am | 8:15:01 am | +1m 24s | 7:10:09 pm | -1m 51s | 7:40:48 pm | 10h 55m 8s | -3m 16s | 1:43:11 pm | 34.41° | 7:09:04 am | 8:16:00 pm | 6:33:46 am | 8:51:12 pm | 13h 6m 17s | 🌒 (25%)Waxing Crescent: 25% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:43:18 am | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:45:41 am | 8:16:26 am | +1m 25s | 7:08:19 pm | -1m 50s | 7:39:00 pm | 10h 51m 53s | -3m 15s | 1:42:57 pm | 34.04° | 7:10:24 am | 8:14:13 pm | 6:35:08 am | 8:49:24 pm | 13h 9m 32s | 🌒 (34%)Waxing Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:43:04 am | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:47:03 am | 8:17:51 am | +1m 25s | 7:06:29 pm | -1m 50s | 7:37:14 pm | 10h 48m 38s | -3m 14s | 1:42:44 pm | 33.68° | 7:11:45 am | 8:12:28 pm | 6:36:30 am | 8:47:38 pm | 13h 12m 47s | 🌒 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:50 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:48:25 am | 8:19:16 am | +1m 25s | 7:04:40 pm | -1m 49s | 7:35:28 pm | 10h 45m 24s | -3m 14s | 1:42:32 pm | 33.31° | 7:13:05 am | 8:10:44 pm | 6:37:51 am | 8:45:54 pm | 13h 16m 1s | 🌓 (52%) First quarter at 6:12 pmFirst quarter at 6:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 52% illuminated |
1:42:38 am | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:49:47 am | 8:20:41 am | +1m 25s | 7:02:52 pm | -1m 48s | 7:33:44 pm | 10h 42m 11s | -3m 13s | 1:42:20 pm | 32.95° | 7:14:26 am | 8:09:01 pm | 6:39:12 am | 8:44:11 pm | 13h 19m 15s | 🌔 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:26 am | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:51:10 am | 8:22:07 am | +1m 26s | 7:01:05 pm | -1m 47s | 7:32:00 pm | 10h 38m 58s | -3m 13s | 1:42:08 pm | 32.59° | 7:15:46 am | 8:07:20 pm | 6:40:33 am | 8:42:29 pm | 13h 22m 28s | 🌔 (71%)Waxing Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:13 am | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:52:32 am | 8:23:33 am | +1m 26s | 6:59:20 pm | -1m 45s | 7:30:18 pm | 10h 35m 47s | -3m 12s | 1:41:58 pm | 32.24° | 7:17:07 am | 8:05:40 pm | 6:41:54 am | 8:40:49 pm | 13h 25m 39s | 🌔 (80%)Waxing Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:04 am | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:53:55 am | 8:24:59 am | +1m 26s | 6:57:35 pm | -1m 45s | 7:28:37 pm | 10h 32m 36s | -3m 11s | 1:41:47 pm | 31.88° | 7:18:27 am | 8:04:01 pm | 6:43:14 am | 8:39:10 pm | 13h 28m 51s | 🌔 (87%)Waxing Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:52 am | 11.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:55:17 am | 8:26:26 am | +1m 27s | 6:55:51 pm | -1m 44s | 7:26:57 pm | 10h 29m 25s | -3m 10s | 1:41:38 pm | 31.53° | 7:19:48 am | 8:02:24 pm | 6:44:34 am | 8:37:33 pm | 13h 32m 2s | 🌔 (94%)Waxing Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:43 am | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:56:40 am | 8:27:53 am | +1m 27s | 6:54:09 pm | -1m 42s | 7:25:19 pm | 10h 26m 16s | -3m 9s | 1:41:29 pm | 31.18° | 7:21:08 am | 8:00:48 pm | 6:45:54 am | 8:35:58 pm | 13h 35m 11s | 🌔 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:33 am | 11.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 🕐 -1h | 6:58:03 am | 7:29:20 am | +1m 27son the clock: -58m 33s | 5:52:27 pm | -1m 42son the clock: -1h 1m 42s | 6:23:42 pm | 10h 23m 7s | -3m 8s | 12:41:21 pm | 30.84° | 6:22:28 am | 6:59:14 pm | 5:47:14 am | 7:34:24 pm | 13h 38m 20s | 🌔 (99.7%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:25 am | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:59:26 am | 7:30:47 am | +1m 27s | 5:50:47 pm | -1m 40s | 6:22:06 pm | 10h 20m 0s | -3m 8s | 12:41:14 pm | 30.50° | 6:23:49 am | 6:57:41 pm | 5:48:34 am | 7:32:52 pm | 13h 41m 28s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 5:11 amFull moon at 5:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
12:41:18 am | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:00:49 am | 7:32:15 am | +1m 28s | 5:49:08 pm | -1m 39s | 6:20:32 pm | 10h 16m 53s | -3m 6s | 12:41:07 pm | 30.16° | 6:25:09 am | 6:56:09 pm | 5:49:53 am | 7:31:21 pm | 13h 44m 35s | 🌖 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:10 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:02:13 am | 7:33:43 am | +1m 28s | 5:47:31 pm | -1m 37s | 6:18:59 pm | 10h 13m 48s | -3m 5s | 12:41:01 pm | 29.82° | 6:26:29 am | 6:54:40 pm | 5:51:13 am | 7:29:53 pm | 13h 47m 40s | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:04 am | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:03:36 am | 7:35:11 am | +1m 28s | 5:45:55 pm | -1m 36s | 6:17:27 pm | 10h 10m 44s | -3m 4s | 12:40:56 pm | 29.49° | 6:27:49 am | 6:53:11 pm | 5:52:32 am | 7:28:26 pm | 13h 50m 44s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:58 am | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:04:59 am | 7:36:39 am | +1m 28s | 5:44:20 pm | -1m 35s | 6:15:57 pm | 10h 7m 41s | -3m 3s | 12:40:52 pm | 29.16° | 6:29:09 am | 6:51:45 pm | 5:53:50 am | 7:27:01 pm | 13h 53m 47s | 🌖 (71%)Waning Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:54 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:06:23 am | 7:38:07 am | +1m 28s | 5:42:46 pm | -1m 34s | 6:14:29 pm | 10h 4m 39s | -3m 2s | 12:40:49 pm | 28.84° | 6:30:29 am | 6:50:20 pm | 5:55:09 am | 7:25:37 pm | 13h 56m 50s | 🌖 (60%)Waning Gibbous: 60% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:51 am | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Descartes, Centre - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Descartes, Centre for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Descartes, Centre.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Descartes
In Descartes, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 16 at 6:01 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 1 at 8:42 am. The earliest sunset is on December 10 at 5:08 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 25 at 9:56 pm.
Descartes gets 7h 22m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 53m versus 8h 30m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
Descartes Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Descartes. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Descartes.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 18.5° above the horizon (around Dec 23) and 63.7° (around Jun 17) in Descartes. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Descartes the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:40 and 13:11 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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