The sun, month by month
Sunrise and sunset in Las Palmas in January
On January 1 in Las Palmas the sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 18:17; on day 31 it rises at 07:51 and sets at 18:40. Over the month the day grows 26 minutes longer.
In Las Palmas (28.1° latitude), January 2026 has 31 days whose sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 18:17 on the 1st, and at 07:51 and 18:40 on the 31th. Mid-month the day lasts 10 h 32 min and the sun reaches 41° above the horizon. Vitamin D synthesis is possible between 12:00 and 16:00, which is when the UV index reaches at least 3: at the best moment of the day about 12 minutes are enough for a mid-range skin phototype with a quarter of the body exposed to make around 1000 IU.
Where does the sun rise and set in Las Palmas in January?
Mid-January in Las Palmas: the sun rises in the southeast — a bearing of 114°, measured from true north — and sets in the southwest, at 246°. That is 24° south of due east at sunrise, and the same 24° south of due west at sunset. From the 1st to the last day of the month both points shift 6° north.
Approximate bearings: they can be a couple of degrees out. They are measured from true north, not the north a phone compass points to.
Day by day
All times are local to Las Palmas. Dawn and dusk mark civil twilight.
| Day | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07:28 | 07:54 | 18:17 | 18:43 | 10 h 24 min |
| 2 | 07:28 | 07:54 | 18:18 | 18:43 | 10 h 24 min |
| 3 | 07:28 | 07:54 | 18:18 | 18:44 | 10 h 24 min |
| 4 | 07:29 | 07:54 | 18:19 | 18:45 | 10 h 25 min |
| 5 | 07:29 | 07:54 | 18:20 | 18:45 | 10 h 25 min |
| 6 | 07:29 | 07:55 | 18:21 | 18:46 | 10 h 26 min |
| 7 | 07:29 | 07:55 | 18:21 | 18:47 | 10 h 27 min |
| 8 | 07:29 | 07:55 | 18:22 | 18:47 | 10 h 27 min |
| 9 | 07:29 | 07:55 | 18:23 | 18:48 | 10 h 28 min |
| 10 | 07:29 | 07:55 | 18:23 | 18:49 | 10 h 29 min |
| 11 | 07:29 | 07:55 | 18:24 | 18:50 | 10 h 29 min |
| 12 | 07:29 | 07:55 | 18:25 | 18:50 | 10 h 30 min |
| 13 | 07:30 | 07:55 | 18:26 | 18:51 | 10 h 31 min |
| 14 | 07:30 | 07:55 | 18:26 | 18:52 | 10 h 32 min |
| 15 | 07:29 | 07:55 | 18:27 | 18:52 | 10 h 32 min |
| 16 | 07:29 | 07:55 | 18:28 | 18:53 | 10 h 33 min |
| 17 | 07:29 | 07:55 | 18:29 | 18:54 | 10 h 34 min |
| 18 | 07:29 | 07:54 | 18:29 | 18:55 | 10 h 35 min |
| 19 | 07:29 | 07:54 | 18:30 | 18:55 | 10 h 36 min |
| 20 | 07:29 | 07:54 | 18:31 | 18:56 | 10 h 37 min |
| 21 | 07:29 | 07:54 | 18:32 | 18:57 | 10 h 38 min |
| 22 | 07:29 | 07:54 | 18:33 | 18:58 | 10 h 39 min |
| 23 | 07:28 | 07:53 | 18:33 | 18:58 | 10 h 40 min |
| 24 | 07:28 | 07:53 | 18:34 | 18:59 | 10 h 41 min |
| 25 | 07:28 | 07:53 | 18:35 | 19:00 | 10 h 42 min |
| 26 | 07:28 | 07:53 | 18:36 | 19:01 | 10 h 43 min |
| 27 | 07:27 | 07:52 | 18:37 | 19:01 | 10 h 44 min |
| 28 | 07:27 | 07:52 | 18:37 | 19:02 | 10 h 46 min |
| 29 | 07:27 | 07:51 | 18:38 | 19:03 | 10 h 47 min |
| 30 | 07:26 | 07:51 | 18:39 | 19:04 | 10 h 48 min |
| 31 | 07:26 | 07:51 | 18:40 | 19:04 | 10 h 49 min |
Approximate astronomical values: they can shift a minute or two from year to year.
What about vitamin D in January?
In January, the typical synthesis window in Las Palmas runs from 12:00 to 16:00: with medium skin and a t-shirt, ~12 min at the best moment is enough.
See the Las Palmas vitamin D guideCommon questions about the sun in Las Palmas in January
- Where does the sun set in Las Palmas in January?
- Mid-January in Las Palmas: the sun sets in the southwest, a bearing of 246° measured from true north, which is 24° south of due west. It rises in the southeast, at 114°. Over the month both points shift 6° north.
- How much daylight does Las Palmas gain in January?
- Over January the day gets 26 minutes longer in Las Palmas: on January 1 the sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 18:17, and on day 31 it rises at 07:51 and sets at 18:40.
- How many hours of daylight does Las Palmas get in January?
- In mid-January the day lasts 10 h 32 min in Las Palmas, from sunrise at 07:55 to sunset at 18:27. The table has the day length for each of the 31 days of the month.
- What time does it start to get light in Las Palmas in January?
- In mid-January the sky starts to get light at 07:29 in Las Palmas, when the sun is 6° below the horizon, and the sun itself does not rise until 07:55. The “Dawn” column of the table gives that time for every day of the month.
- What time does it get dark in Las Palmas in January?
- It's not the same time as sunset. In mid-January in Las Palmas the sun sets at 18:27, but there is still light: civil twilight does not end until 18:52, when the sun reaches 6° below the horizon and usable outdoor light runs out. The “Dusk” column of the table gives that time day by day.
- What time of day can you make vitamin D in Las Palmas in January?
- In mid-January, between 12:00 and 16:00: that is the stretch of the day when the UV index reaches 3 in Las Palmas, the minimum for the skin to make vitamin D. At the best moment of the day about 12 minutes are enough for a mid-range skin phototype with a quarter of the body exposed to make around 1000 IU.