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When is sunrise and sunset in Lyon today?

Live countdown to the next event, plus today’s exact clocks in Europe/Paris.

Dawn & Sunrise
Today's Sunrise in Lyon
07:30 AM
Civil Dawn: 07:00 AM

Horizon 75° ENE

Sunset & Dusk
Today's Sunset in Lyon
07:36 PM
Civil Dusk:

Horizon 284° WNW

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Next 7 Days Sunrise & Sunset Forecast for Lyon

Automatic daily forecast calculated for this location. Times update with your selected date.

Date Sunrise Sunset Solar Noon Day Length Golden Hour (Eve)
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Where on the horizon?

Sunrise and sunset compass bearings for Lyon — face these degrees, not “due east” or “due west.”

N E S W
Sunrise Sunset
Sunrise azimuth 75° ENE Face ENE at dawn
Sunset azimuth 284° WNW Face WNW at dusk

Azimuth is degrees clockwise from true north (0°). Today the disk clears the horizon at 75° ENE and drops at 284° WNW. Use that heading to pick a rail, pier, or hill that actually sees the Sun — then jump to where to stand.

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How long is the day?

Today versus yesterday, solstice extremes, and the earliest/latest clock times for Lyon in 2026.

Daylight (56.2% of 24h) 13h 29m day / 10h 31m night
Today
Vs yesterday
Night length
Vs longest day (June solstice (northern summer)) −2h 15m Jun 21, 2026 · 15h 44m 0s
Vs shortest day (December solstice (northern winter)) +4h 49m Dec 19, 2026 · 8h 40m 0s
Earliest sunrise05:50 AMJun 11, 2026
Latest sunrise08:21 AMJan 1, 2026
Earliest sunset04:55 PMDec 9, 2026
Latest sunset09:34 PMJun 21, 2026

Clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time — earliest sunrise is not always the longest day.

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When is golden hour and blue hour?

Photography windows when the Sun sits between +6° and −8° for Lyon.

Golden hour

Morning
Evening

Warm, low light — arrive at the start of the evening window, not at sunset.

Blue hour

Morning
Evening

Indigo sky after sunset (or before sunrise). Pair with city lights or water.

Need the physics and camera settings? Open the Golden Hour and Blue Hour tools.

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Where should I stand in Lyon?

Public viewpoints aimed at today’s sunrise (ENE) and sunset (WNW) bearings.

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What about this month and this year?

A year-long day-length curve, then the day-by-day sun calendar (azimuth, twilight, golden/blue hour) and monthly snapshot for Lyon.

Lyon day length through 2026

The curve peaks near the june solstice (northern summer) (Jun 21, 2026, 15h 44m 0s) and bottoms out near the december solstice (northern winter) (Dec 19, 2026, 8h 40m 0s). Today is marked on the line.

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Full Month Sun Calendar

Lyon Sun Times — September 2026

Day-by-day sunrise, sunset, compass azimuth, day-length change, civil/nautical/astronomical twilight, golden hour, blue hour, and solar noon for Lyon in Europe/Paris. Times use NOAA/Meeus algorithms with standard atmospheric refraction (zenith 90.833°). Scroll sideways for photography and twilight columns, or use the arrows to browse other months.

Date Sunrise Sunset Day Length Diff Solar Noon Civil Nautical Astronomical Golden hour Blue hour
Time Azimuth Time Azimuth Dawn Dusk Dawn Dusk Dawn Dusk Morning Evening Morning Evening
Tue, Sep 107:01 AM77° ENE08:20 PM283° WNW13h 19m 0s—01:40 PM06:30 AM08:51 PM05:53 AM09:28 PM05:14 AM10:08 PM06:42 AM – 07:41 AM07:41 PM – 08:39 PM06:18 AM – 06:42 AM08:39 PM – 09:03 PM
Wed, Sep 207:02 AM78° ENE08:18 PM282° WNW13h 16m 0s−3m 0s01:40 PM06:32 AM08:49 PM05:55 AM09:26 PM05:15 AM10:05 PM06:44 AM – 07:42 AM07:39 PM – 08:37 PM06:20 AM – 06:44 AM08:37 PM – 09:01 PM
Thu, Sep 307:04 AM78° ENE08:17 PM282° WNW13h 13m 0s−3m 0s01:40 PM06:33 AM08:47 PM05:56 AM09:24 PM05:17 AM10:03 PM06:45 AM – 07:43 AM07:37 PM – 08:35 PM06:21 AM – 06:45 AM08:35 PM – 08:59 PM
Fri, Sep 407:05 AM79° ENE08:15 PM281° W13h 10m 0s−3m 0s01:40 PM06:34 AM08:45 PM05:58 AM09:22 PM05:19 AM10:01 PM06:46 AM – 07:44 AM07:35 PM – 08:33 PM06:22 AM – 06:46 AM08:33 PM – 08:57 PM
Sat, Sep 507:06 AM79° E08:13 PM281° W13h 7m 0s−3m 0s01:39 PM06:36 AM08:43 PM05:59 AM09:20 PM05:20 AM09:59 PM06:48 AM – 07:46 AM07:33 PM – 08:31 PM06:24 AM – 06:48 AM08:31 PM – 08:55 PM
Sun, Sep 607:07 AM80° E08:11 PM280° W13h 4m 0s−3m 0s01:39 PM06:37 AM08:41 PM06:01 AM09:18 PM05:22 AM09:56 PM06:49 AM – 07:47 AM07:31 PM – 08:30 PM06:25 AM – 06:49 AM08:30 PM – 08:53 PM
Mon, Sep 707:09 AM80° E08:09 PM279° W13h 0m 0s−4m 0s01:39 PM06:38 AM08:39 PM06:02 AM09:16 PM05:24 AM09:54 PM06:50 AM – 07:48 AM07:30 PM – 08:28 PM06:26 AM – 06:50 AM08:28 PM – 08:51 PM
Tue, Sep 807:10 AM81° E08:07 PM279° W12h 57m 0s−3m 0s01:38 PM06:40 AM08:37 PM06:03 AM09:14 PM05:25 AM09:52 PM06:51 AM – 07:49 AM07:28 PM – 08:26 PM06:28 AM – 06:51 AM08:26 PM – 08:49 PM
Wed, Sep 907:11 AM81° E08:05 PM278° W12h 54m 0s−3m 0s01:38 PM06:41 AM08:35 PM06:05 AM09:12 PM05:27 AM09:49 PM06:53 AM – 07:50 AM07:26 PM – 08:24 PM06:29 AM – 06:53 AM08:24 PM – 08:47 PM
Thu, Sep 1007:12 AM82° E08:03 PM278° W12h 51m 0s−3m 0s01:37 PM06:42 AM08:33 PM06:06 AM09:09 PM05:29 AM09:47 PM06:54 AM – 07:52 AM07:24 PM – 08:22 PM06:30 AM – 06:54 AM08:22 PM – 08:45 PM
Fri, Sep 1107:14 AM83° E08:01 PM277° W12h 47m 0s−4m 0s01:37 PM06:43 AM08:32 PM06:08 AM09:07 PM05:30 AM09:45 PM06:55 AM – 07:53 AM07:22 PM – 08:20 PM06:32 AM – 06:55 AM08:20 PM – 08:43 PM
Sat, Sep 1207:15 AM83° E07:59 PM277° W12h 44m 0s−3m 0s01:37 PM06:45 AM08:30 PM06:09 AM09:05 PM05:32 AM09:43 PM06:56 AM – 07:54 AM07:20 PM – 08:18 PM06:33 AM – 06:56 AM08:18 PM – 08:41 PM
Sun, Sep 1307:16 AM84° E07:58 PM276° W12h 42m 0s−2m 0s01:37 PM06:46 AM08:28 PM06:10 AM09:03 PM05:33 AM09:40 PM06:58 AM – 07:55 AM07:18 PM – 08:16 PM06:34 AM – 06:58 AM08:16 PM – 08:39 PM
Mon, Sep 1407:17 AM84° E07:56 PM276° W12h 39m 0s−3m 0s01:36 PM06:47 AM08:26 PM06:12 AM09:01 PM05:35 AM09:38 PM06:59 AM – 07:57 AM07:16 PM – 08:14 PM06:36 AM – 06:59 AM08:14 PM – 08:37 PM
Tue, Sep 1507:19 AM85° E07:54 PM275° W12h 35m 0s−4m 0s01:36 PM06:49 AM08:24 PM06:13 AM08:59 PM05:36 AM09:36 PM07:00 AM – 07:58 AM07:14 PM – 08:12 PM06:37 AM – 07:00 AM08:12 PM – 08:35 PM
Wed, Sep 1607:20 AM85° E07:52 PM275° W12h 32m 0s−3m 0s01:36 PM06:50 AM08:22 PM06:15 AM08:57 PM05:38 AM09:34 PM07:02 AM – 07:59 AM07:13 PM – 08:10 PM06:38 AM – 07:02 AM08:10 PM – 08:33 PM
Thu, Sep 1707:21 AM86° E07:50 PM274° W12h 29m 0s−3m 0s01:35 PM06:51 AM08:20 PM06:16 AM08:55 PM05:39 AM09:32 PM07:03 AM – 08:00 AM07:11 PM – 08:08 PM06:40 AM – 07:03 AM08:08 PM – 08:31 PM
Fri, Sep 1807:22 AM86° E07:48 PM273° W12h 26m 0s−3m 0s01:35 PM06:52 AM08:18 PM06:17 AM08:53 PM05:41 AM09:29 PM07:04 AM – 08:02 AM07:09 PM – 08:06 PM06:41 AM – 07:04 AM08:06 PM – 08:29 PM
Sat, Sep 1907:24 AM87° E07:46 PM273° W12h 22m 0s−4m 0s01:35 PM06:54 AM08:16 PM06:19 AM08:51 PM05:42 AM09:27 PM07:05 AM – 08:03 AM07:07 PM – 08:04 PM06:42 AM – 07:05 AM08:04 PM – 08:27 PM
Sun, Sep 2007:25 AM88° E07:44 PM272° W12h 19m 0s−3m 0s01:34 PM06:55 AM08:14 PM06:20 AM08:49 PM05:44 AM09:25 PM07:07 AM – 08:04 AM07:05 PM – 08:02 PM06:43 AM – 07:07 AM08:02 PM – 08:25 PM
Mon, Sep 2107:26 AM88° E07:42 PM272° W12h 16m 0s−3m 0s01:34 PM06:56 AM08:12 PM06:21 AM08:47 PM05:45 AM09:23 PM07:08 AM – 08:05 AM07:03 PM – 08:00 PM06:45 AM – 07:08 AM08:00 PM – 08:23 PM
Tue, Sep 2207:27 AM89° E07:40 PM271° W12h 13m 0s−3m 0s01:33 PM06:58 AM08:10 PM06:23 AM08:45 PM05:47 AM09:21 PM07:09 AM – 08:07 AM07:01 PM – 07:58 PM06:46 AM – 07:09 AM07:58 PM – 08:21 PM
Wed, Sep 2307:29 AM89° E07:38 PM271° W12h 9m 0s−4m 0s01:33 PM06:59 AM08:08 PM06:24 AM08:43 PM05:48 AM09:19 PM07:10 AM – 08:08 AM06:59 PM – 07:56 PM06:47 AM – 07:10 AM07:56 PM – 08:19 PM
Thu, Sep 24 Today07:30 AM90° E07:36 PM270° W12h 6m 0s−3m 0s01:33 PM07:00 AM08:06 PM06:25 AM08:41 PM05:50 AM09:16 PM07:12 AM – 08:09 AM06:57 PM – 07:54 PM06:49 AM – 07:12 AM07:54 PM – 08:17 PM
Fri, Sep 2507:31 AM90° E07:34 PM270° W12h 3m 0s−3m 0s01:32 PM07:01 AM08:04 PM06:27 AM08:39 PM05:51 AM09:14 PM07:13 AM – 08:10 AM06:55 PM – 07:52 PM06:50 AM – 07:13 AM07:52 PM – 08:15 PM
Sat, Sep 2607:32 AM91° E07:32 PM269° W12h 0m 0s−3m 0s01:32 PM07:03 AM08:02 PM06:28 AM08:37 PM05:52 AM09:12 PM07:14 AM – 08:12 AM06:53 PM – 07:50 PM06:51 AM – 07:14 AM07:50 PM – 08:13 PM
Sun, Sep 2707:34 AM91° E07:30 PM268° W11h 56m 0s−4m 0s01:32 PM07:04 AM08:00 PM06:29 AM08:35 PM05:54 AM09:10 PM07:15 AM – 08:13 AM06:51 PM – 07:49 PM06:52 AM – 07:15 AM07:49 PM – 08:12 PM
Mon, Sep 2807:35 AM92° E07:28 PM268° W11h 53m 0s−3m 0s01:31 PM07:05 AM07:58 PM06:31 AM08:33 PM05:55 AM09:08 PM07:17 AM – 08:14 AM06:49 PM – 07:47 PM06:54 AM – 07:17 AM07:47 PM – 08:10 PM
Tue, Sep 2907:36 AM93° E07:26 PM267° W11h 50m 0s−3m 0s01:31 PM07:06 AM07:56 PM06:32 AM08:31 PM05:57 AM09:06 PM07:18 AM – 08:15 AM06:47 PM – 07:45 PM06:55 AM – 07:18 AM07:45 PM – 08:08 PM
Wed, Sep 3007:37 AM93° E07:25 PM267° W11h 48m 0s−2m 0s01:31 PM07:08 AM07:54 PM06:33 AM08:29 PM05:58 AM09:04 PM07:19 AM – 08:17 AM06:45 PM – 07:43 PM06:56 AM – 07:19 AM07:43 PM – 08:06 PM

Tip: pair this calendar with our Day Length, Twilight, and Golden Hour tools for photography and planning.

Hourly sun altitude in Lyon

Altitude (degrees above the horizon) and azimuth (clockwise from north) at each local clock hour. Negative altitude means the Sun is down. Polar Day stays positive all 24 rows; Polar Night stays negative.

Local clock hours in Europe/Paris for 2026-08-29.

Local timeAltitudeAzimuthSky
00:00-30.2°330.5°Night
01:00-34.0°347.4°Night
02:00-34.7°5.4°Night
03:00-32.1°22.9°Night
04:00-26.8°38.7°Night
05:00-19.3°52.6°Night
06:00-10.4°64.9°Nautical twilight
07:00-0.5°76.0°Golden hour
08:00+9.8°86.6°Daylight
09:00+20.2°97.5°Daylight
10:00+30.4°109.5°Daylight
11:00+39.7°123.6°Daylight
12:00+47.5°141.1°Daylight
13:00+52.4°162.9°Daylight
14:00+53.3°187.5°Daylight
15:00+49.8°210.7°Daylight
16:00+43.0°229.9°Daylight
17:00+34.2°245.2°Daylight
18:00+24.2°257.8°Daylight
19:00+13.9°269.0°Daylight
20:00+3.4°279.6°Golden hour
21:00-6.7°290.5°Nautical twilight
22:00-16.4°302.0°Astronomical twilight
23:00-24.6°315.2°Night

Lyon Sunrise & Sunset by Month (2026)

This table shows the sunrise, sunset, and day length in Lyon 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.

MonthSunriseSunsetDay Length
January 108:21 AM05:06 PM8h 45m 0s
February 108:02 AM05:45 PM9h 43m 0s
March 107:19 AM06:25 PM11h 6m 0s
April 107:20 AM08:07 PM12h 47m 0s
May 106:28 AM08:46 PM14h 18m 0s
June 105:54 AM09:22 PM15h 28m 0s
July 105:54 AM09:34 PM15h 40m 0s
August 106:23 AM09:10 PM14h 47m 0s
September 107:01 AM08:20 PM13h 19m 0s
October 107:39 AM07:23 PM11h 44m 0s
November 107:20 AM05:28 PM10h 8m 0s
December 108:00 AM04:58 PM8h 58m 0s
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Why is Lyon special?

Facts, daylight saving, and how Lyon sits in the France east–west spread.

Latitude45.764°
Longitude4.8357°
TimezoneEurope/Paris
Elevation173m

Solar facts

  • 1Top sunrise and sunset spots in Lyon: Fourvière Basilica, Parc de la Tête d'Or, Confluence District.
  • 2Lyon sunrise and sunset times are calculated for latitude 45.764° and longitude 4.8357°.
  • 3Local solar times in Lyon use the Europe/Paris timezone.
  • 4Day length in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes changes through the year with Earth's axial tilt and seasonal solar angle.

Daylight Saving Time

Lyon observes Daylight Saving Time. On spring-forward and fall-back weekends, sunrise and sunset jump one hour on the clock even though the Sun has barely moved. Recheck this page after those weekends rather than last week’s memory.

East–west spread

Across France on this site, the Sun rises first in Strasbourg (06:41 AM, 7.7521°) and last in Nantes (07:21 AM, -1.5536°). That east–west spread is about 40m. Both cities share the same clock, so this gap shows up directly on the wall clock. Lyon sits at 4.8357°.

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.

Plan beyond sunrise

Solar Tools for Lyon

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Lyon Sunrise & Sunset FAQ

Sunrise in Lyon is calculated daily from its coordinates (45.764°, 4.8357°) and the Europe/Paris timezone using NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms.
Sunset in Lyon updates daily on this page. Check the solar cards above for the exact local sunset time and day length.
Popular sunrise and sunset viewpoints in Lyon include Fourvière Basilica, Parc de la Tête d'Or, Confluence District, and Croix-Rousse. Open the Popular Places to See Sunrise & Sunset guide for timing tips at each spot, and check today's solar times to plan golden hour and blue hour.
Sunrise and sunset in Lyon are calculated daily from its coordinates and the Europe/Paris timezone. Check the live solar cards on this page for today’s exact local times, day length, and the countdown to the next event.
Today the sun rises at 75° ENE and sets at 284° WNW in Lyon. Face that compass bearing from an open viewpoint — sunrise is rarely due east, and sunset is rarely due west.
Evening golden hour in Lyon starts about an hour before sunset; evening blue hour follows as the Sun drops below the horizon. Morning windows are listed in the golden hour section on this page.
In 2026, the longest day in Lyon is Jun 21, 2026 with 15h 44m 0s of daylight, and the shortest is Dec 19, 2026 with 8h 40m 0s.
In 2026, the earliest sunrise in Lyon is 05:50 AM on Jun 11, 2026. The latest sunset is 09:34 PM on Jun 21, 2026. The latest sunrise is 08:21 AM on Jan 1, 2026, and the earliest sunset is 04:55 PM on Dec 9, 2026. These clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.
Yes, Lyon shifts its clocks for Daylight Saving Time, which changes sunrise and sunset by one hour on the local clock during part of the year.

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Paris

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Marseille

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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

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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.