Today's Sunrise & Sunset in France
From the romantic streets of Paris to the sunny French Riviera, France offers iconic golden hour lighting conditions popular with photographers and travelers worldwide.
France Real-time Astronomical Calculations
Next 7 Days Sunrise & Sunset Forecast for France
Automatic daily forecast calculated for this location. Times update with your selected date.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Solar Noon | Day Length | Golden Hour (Eve) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 14 Today | 06:41 AM | 09:09 PM | 01:55 PM | 14h 28m 0s | 08:25 PM – 09:30 PM |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 06:42 AM | 09:07 PM | 01:54 PM | 14h 25m 0s | 08:23 PM – 09:28 PM |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 06:44 AM | 09:05 PM | 01:54 PM | 14h 21m 0s | 08:22 PM – 09:26 PM |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 06:45 AM | 09:04 PM | 01:54 PM | 14h 19m 0s | 08:20 PM – 09:25 PM |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 06:47 AM | 09:02 PM | 01:54 PM | 14h 15m 0s | 08:18 PM – 09:23 PM |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 06:48 AM | 09:00 PM | 01:54 PM | 14h 12m 0s | 08:16 PM – 09:21 PM |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 06:50 AM | 08:58 PM | 01:54 PM | 14h 8m 0s | 08:15 PM – 09:19 PM |
Major Cities in France
Paris
The City of Light boasts world-famous golden hours over the Seine, Montmartre, and the Eiffel Tower.
Lyon
Check sunrise and sunset times in Lyon, France today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 45.764°, 4.8357° (Europe/Paris). Popular places to watch the sun include Fourvière Basilica, Parc de la Tête d'Or, Confluence District. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.
Marseille
Check sunrise and sunset times in Marseille, France today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 43.2965°, 5.3698° (Europe/Paris). Popular places to watch the sun include Notre-Dame de la Garde, Vieux-Port, Corniche Kennedy. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.
Toulouse
Check sunrise and sunset times in Toulouse, France today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 43.6047°, 1.4442° (Europe/Paris). Popular places to watch the sun include Prairie des Filtres, Garonne River Banks, Pech-David Hill. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.
Nice
Check sunrise and sunset times in Nice, France today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 43.7102°, 7.262° (Europe/Paris). Popular places to watch the sun include Promenade des Anglais, Castle Hill, Cap Ferrat. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.
Bordeaux
Check sunrise and sunset times in Bordeaux, France today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 44.8378°, -0.5792° (Europe/Paris). Popular places to watch the sun include Place de la Bourse Mirror, Garonne Quays, Darwin Eco-Système Rooftop. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.
France Cities — Today's Sunrise & Sunset Times
Today's sunrise, sunset, and day length for all 10 cities in France on this site, computed with NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms and each city's local timezone.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset | Day Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris (Île-de-France) | 06:41 AM | 09:09 PM | 14h 28m 0s |
| Lyon (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) | 06:39 AM | 08:51 PM | 14h 12m 0s |
| Marseille (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | 06:42 AM | 08:44 PM | 14h 2m 0s |
| Toulouse (Occitanie) | 06:57 AM | 09:00 PM | 14h 3m 0s |
| Nice (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | 06:34 AM | 08:37 PM | 14h 3m 0s |
| Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) | 07:02 AM | 09:11 PM | 14h 9m 0s |
| Nantes (Pays de la Loire) | 07:01 AM | 09:20 PM | 14h 19m 0s |
| Strasbourg (Grand Est) | 06:20 AM | 08:47 PM | 14h 27m 0s |
| Lille (Hauts-de-France) | 06:33 AM | 09:11 PM | 14h 38m 0s |
| Montpellier (Occitanie) | 06:47 AM | 08:50 PM | 14h 3m 0s |
Popular Sunrise & Sunset Viewing Cities in France
Open a city page for exact solar times, or jump straight to each city's dedicated sunrise and sunset viewpoints guide — beaches, hills, waterfronts, and skyline lookouts across France.
- Paris Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Pont des Arts, Trocadéro Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Lyon Fourvière Basilica, Parc de la Tête d'Or, Confluence District Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Marseille Notre-Dame de la Garde, Vieux-Port, Corniche Kennedy Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Toulouse Prairie des Filtres, Garonne River Banks, Pech-David Hill Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Nice Promenade des Anglais, Castle Hill, Cap Ferrat Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Bordeaux Place de la Bourse Mirror, Garonne Quays, Darwin Eco-Système Rooftop Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Nantes Île de Nantes, Trentemoult Village, Erdre River Banks Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Strasbourg Petite France, Observatory of Strasbourg, European Parliament Bridge Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Lille Citadel Park, Grand Place, Deûle River Quays Sunrise & sunset places guide
- Montpellier Promenade du Peyrou, Antigone District, Pic Saint-Loup Viewpoint Sunrise & sunset places guide
Solar & Astronomical Facts About France
- 1Paris midsummer sunsets occur after 9:58 PM CEST, creating extended evening blue hours.
- 2The French Riviera (Côte d'Azur) averages over 300 days of bright sunshine annually.
- 3Mont Saint-Michel sunset panoramas draw solar photographers from across the globe.
Sunrise & Sunset Guide for France
Use this page for today's sunrise and sunset times across France, plus an automatic 7-day sunrise & sunset forecast. Times are computed for the capital reference point (Paris) using NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms, then adjusted to local timezone Europe/Paris.
The full-month sun calendar below lists every day’s sunrise, sunset, day-length change, civil dawn/dusk, and solar noon for the capital reference. Open individual city pages for longitude-specific shifts within France — including popular sunrise and sunset viewing spots for photography and travel planning.
Paris Sun Times — August 2026
Day-by-day sunrise, sunset, day-length change, civil dawn/dusk, and solar noon for Paris in Europe/Paris. Times use NOAA/Meeus algorithms with standard atmospheric refraction (zenith 90.833°). Use the arrows to browse other months, or the date picker above to jump to any day.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day Length | Diff | Civil Dawn | Civil Dusk | Solar Noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 1 | 06:23 AM | 09:30 PM | 15h 7m 0s | — | 05:46 AM | 10:07 PM | 01:56 PM |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 06:24 AM | 09:28 PM | 15h 4m 0s | −3m 0s | 05:47 AM | 10:06 PM | 01:56 PM |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 06:26 AM | 09:27 PM | 15h 1m 0s | −3m 0s | 05:49 AM | 10:04 PM | 01:56 PM |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 06:27 AM | 09:25 PM | 14h 58m 0s | −3m 0s | 05:50 AM | 10:02 PM | 01:56 PM |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 06:28 AM | 09:24 PM | 14h 56m 0s | −2m 0s | 05:52 AM | 10:01 PM | 01:56 PM |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 06:30 AM | 09:22 PM | 14h 52m 0s | −4m 0s | 05:53 AM | 09:59 PM | 01:56 PM |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 06:31 AM | 09:21 PM | 14h 50m 0s | −2m 0s | 05:55 AM | 09:57 PM | 01:56 PM |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 06:33 AM | 09:19 PM | 14h 46m 0s | −4m 0s | 05:56 AM | 09:55 PM | 01:56 PM |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 06:34 AM | 09:17 PM | 14h 43m 0s | −3m 0s | 05:58 AM | 09:53 PM | 01:55 PM |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 06:35 AM | 09:16 PM | 14h 41m 0s | −2m 0s | 06:00 AM | 09:52 PM | 01:55 PM |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 06:37 AM | 09:14 PM | 14h 37m 0s | −4m 0s | 06:01 AM | 09:50 PM | 01:55 PM |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 06:38 AM | 09:12 PM | 14h 34m 0s | −3m 0s | 06:03 AM | 09:48 PM | 01:55 PM |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 06:40 AM | 09:11 PM | 14h 31m 0s | −3m 0s | 06:04 AM | 09:46 PM | 01:55 PM |
| Fri, Aug 14 Today | 06:41 AM | 09:09 PM | 14h 28m 0s | −3m 0s | 06:06 AM | 09:44 PM | 01:55 PM |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 06:42 AM | 09:07 PM | 14h 25m 0s | −3m 0s | 06:07 AM | 09:42 PM | 01:54 PM |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 06:44 AM | 09:05 PM | 14h 21m 0s | −4m 0s | 06:09 AM | 09:40 PM | 01:54 PM |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 06:45 AM | 09:04 PM | 14h 19m 0s | −2m 0s | 06:11 AM | 09:38 PM | 01:54 PM |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 06:47 AM | 09:02 PM | 14h 15m 0s | −4m 0s | 06:12 AM | 09:36 PM | 01:54 PM |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 06:48 AM | 09:00 PM | 14h 12m 0s | −3m 0s | 06:14 AM | 09:34 PM | 01:54 PM |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 06:50 AM | 08:58 PM | 14h 8m 0s | −4m 0s | 06:15 AM | 09:32 PM | 01:54 PM |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 06:51 AM | 08:56 PM | 14h 5m 0s | −3m 0s | 06:17 AM | 09:30 PM | 01:53 PM |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 06:52 AM | 08:54 PM | 14h 2m 0s | −3m 0s | 06:18 AM | 09:28 PM | 01:53 PM |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 06:54 AM | 08:52 PM | 13h 58m 0s | −4m 0s | 06:20 AM | 09:26 PM | 01:53 PM |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 06:55 AM | 08:50 PM | 13h 55m 0s | −3m 0s | 06:22 AM | 09:24 PM | 01:52 PM |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 06:57 AM | 08:48 PM | 13h 51m 0s | −4m 0s | 06:23 AM | 09:22 PM | 01:52 PM |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 06:58 AM | 08:47 PM | 13h 49m 0s | −2m 0s | 06:25 AM | 09:20 PM | 01:52 PM |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 07:00 AM | 08:45 PM | 13h 45m 0s | −4m 0s | 06:26 AM | 09:18 PM | 01:52 PM |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 07:01 AM | 08:43 PM | 13h 42m 0s | −3m 0s | 06:28 AM | 09:16 PM | 01:52 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 07:02 AM | 08:41 PM | 13h 39m 0s | −3m 0s | 06:29 AM | 09:14 PM | 01:51 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 07:04 AM | 08:39 PM | 13h 35m 0s | −4m 0s | 06:31 AM | 09:12 PM | 01:51 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 07:05 AM | 08:37 PM | 13h 32m 0s | −3m 0s | 06:32 AM | 09:09 PM | 01:51 PM |
Tip: pair this calendar with our Day Length, Twilight, and Golden Hour tools for photography and planning.
France Sunrise & Sunset by Month (2026)
This table shows the sunrise, sunset, and day length in France on the 1st of every month, computed with the same NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms used across this site. Day length is longest in July and shortest in January.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 08:44 AM | 05:03 PM | 8h 19m 0s |
| February 1 | 08:21 AM | 05:46 PM | 9h 25m 0s |
| March 1 | 07:32 AM | 06:32 PM | 11h 0m 0s |
| April 1 | 07:28 AM | 08:19 PM | 12h 51m 0s |
| May 1 | 06:30 AM | 09:04 PM | 14h 34m 0s |
| June 1 | 05:52 AM | 09:45 PM | 15h 53m 0s |
| July 1 | 05:51 AM | 09:57 PM | 16h 6m 0s |
| August 1 | 06:23 AM | 09:30 PM | 15h 7m 0s |
| September 1 | 07:07 AM | 08:35 PM | 13h 28m 0s |
| October 1 | 07:50 AM | 07:31 PM | 11h 41m 0s |
| November 1 | 07:37 AM | 05:31 PM | 9h 54m 0s |
| December 1 | 08:21 AM | 04:56 PM | 8h 35m 0s |
France Sunrise & Sunset FAQ
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Netherlands
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