Sunrise and sunset in Lyon, France
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 17:33 in Lyon (CET): 10 h 18 min of daylight, 2 min 57 s shorter than yesterday. At its highest, at 12:24, it is 31° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Solar noon
- 12:24, 31° high
- Day length
- 10 h 18 min
- Golden hour
- 07:14–07:57 and 16:51–17:33
- Blue hour
- 06:32–06:55 and 17:52–18:15
See the sun’s path over Lyon on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:34–06:09 | 18:38–19:13 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:09–06:44 | 18:04–18:38 |
| Civil twilight | 06:44–07:14 | 17:33–18:04 |
Sunrise and sunset in Lyon through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:21 | 17:06 | 8 h 45 min | 21.3° |
| February | 08:02 | 17:46 | 9 h 44 min | 27.2° |
| March | 07:19 | 18:27 | 11 h 07 min | 36.8° |
| April | 07:20 | 20:08 | 12 h 47 min | 48.9° |
| May | 06:28 | 20:47 | 14 h 19 min | 59.4° |
| June | 05:54 | 21:22 | 15 h 28 min | 66.3° |
| July | 05:54 | 21:34 | 15 h 39 min | 67.3° |
| August | 06:23 | 21:09 | 14 h 45 min | 62.2° |
| September | 07:01 | 20:18 | 13 h 17 min | 52.4° |
| October | 07:38 | 19:21 | 11 h 42 min | 41° |
| November | 07:20 | 17:27 | 10 h 06 min | 29.7° |
| December | 08:00 | 16:57 | 8 h 57 min | 22.4° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Lyon
- Monday, 2 August 2027: 62% of the sun covered at 11:02 (total eclipse) · path, map and times
- Wednesday, 26 January 2028: 52% of the sun covered at 17:31 (annular eclipse)
- Saturday, 1 June 2030: 60% of the sun covered at 07:11 (annular eclipse)
- Thursday, 21 August 2036: 53% of the sun covered at 20:15 (partial eclipse)
Places near Lyon
- Saint-Étienne 50 km
- Grenoble 93 km
- Geneva 112 km
- Clermont-Ferrand 137 km
- Lausanne 162 km
- Dijon 174 km
- Besançon 189 km
- Nîmes 216 km
What the times mean
Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the sun’s disc touches the horizon, with the usual allowance for refraction. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour is the low, warm light while the sun is under 6° high; blue hour, the deep blue while it is 4° to 8° below. All are for 45.7491°, 4.8479° at sea level, in the Europe/Paris time zone.