The sun, month by month
Sunrise and sunset in Malaga in October
On October 1 in Malaga the sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 19:58; on day 31 it rises at 07:43 and sets at 18:19. Over the month the day gets 67 minutes shorter.
In Malaga (36.7° latitude), October 2026 has 31 days whose sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 19:58 on the 1st, and at 07:43 and 18:19 on the 31th. Mid-month the day lasts 11 h 11 min and the sun reaches 44° above the horizon. Vitamin D synthesis is possible between 12:00 and 17:00, which is when the UV index reaches at least 3: at the best moment of the day about 11 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 Malaga in October?
Mid-October in Malaga: the sun rises in the east — a bearing of 101°, measured from true north — and sets in the west, at 259°. That is 11° south of due east at sunrise, and the same 11° south of due west at sunset. From the 1st to the last day of the month both points shift 14° south.
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 Malaga. Dawn and dusk mark civil twilight.
| Day | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07:49 | 08:15 | 19:58 | 20:24 | 11 h 43 min |
| 2 | 07:50 | 08:16 | 19:57 | 20:22 | 11 h 41 min |
| 3 | 07:51 | 08:17 | 19:55 | 20:21 | 11 h 38 min |
| 4 | 07:52 | 08:18 | 19:54 | 20:19 | 11 h 36 min |
| 5 | 07:53 | 08:18 | 19:52 | 20:18 | 11 h 34 min |
| 6 | 07:53 | 08:19 | 19:51 | 20:17 | 11 h 31 min |
| 7 | 07:54 | 08:20 | 19:49 | 20:15 | 11 h 29 min |
| 8 | 07:55 | 08:21 | 19:48 | 20:14 | 11 h 27 min |
| 9 | 07:56 | 08:22 | 19:46 | 20:12 | 11 h 24 min |
| 10 | 07:57 | 08:23 | 19:45 | 20:11 | 11 h 22 min |
| 11 | 07:58 | 08:24 | 19:44 | 20:10 | 11 h 20 min |
| 12 | 07:59 | 08:25 | 19:42 | 20:08 | 11 h 17 min |
| 13 | 08:00 | 08:26 | 19:41 | 20:07 | 11 h 15 min |
| 14 | 08:01 | 08:27 | 19:39 | 20:06 | 11 h 13 min |
| 15 | 08:01 | 08:28 | 19:38 | 20:04 | 11 h 11 min |
| 16 | 08:02 | 08:28 | 19:37 | 20:03 | 11 h 08 min |
| 17 | 08:03 | 08:29 | 19:35 | 20:02 | 11 h 06 min |
| 18 | 08:04 | 08:30 | 19:34 | 20:00 | 11 h 04 min |
| 19 | 08:05 | 08:31 | 19:33 | 19:59 | 11 h 02 min |
| 20 | 08:06 | 08:32 | 19:32 | 19:58 | 10 h 59 min |
| 21 | 08:07 | 08:33 | 19:30 | 19:57 | 10 h 57 min |
| 22 | 08:08 | 08:34 | 19:29 | 19:56 | 10 h 55 min |
| 23 | 08:09 | 08:35 | 19:28 | 19:55 | 10 h 53 min |
| 24 | 08:10 | 08:36 | 19:27 | 19:53 | 10 h 51 min |
| 25 | 07:11 | 07:37 | 18:26 | 18:52 | 10 h 49 min |
| 26 | 07:12 | 07:38 | 18:25 | 18:51 | 10 h 46 min |
| 27 | 07:12 | 07:39 | 18:24 | 18:50 | 10 h 44 min |
| 28 | 07:13 | 07:40 | 18:22 | 18:49 | 10 h 42 min |
| 29 | 07:14 | 07:41 | 18:21 | 18:48 | 10 h 40 min |
| 30 | 07:15 | 07:42 | 18:20 | 18:47 | 10 h 38 min |
| 31 | 07:16 | 07:43 | 18:19 | 18:46 | 10 h 36 min |
Approximate astronomical values: they can shift a minute or two from year to year.
What about vitamin D in October?
In October, the typical synthesis window in Malaga runs from 12:00 to 17:00: with medium skin and a t-shirt, ~11 min at the best moment is enough.
See the Malaga vitamin D guideCommon questions about the sun in Malaga in October
- Where does the sun set in Malaga in October?
- Mid-October in Malaga: the sun sets in the west, a bearing of 259° measured from true north, which is 11° south of due west. It rises in the east, at 101°. Over the month both points shift 14° south.
- How much daylight does Malaga lose in October?
- Over October the day gets 67 minutes shorter in Malaga: on October 1 the sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 19:58, and on day 31 it rises at 07:43 and sets at 18:19.
- How many hours of daylight does Malaga get in October?
- In mid-October the day lasts 11 h 11 min in Malaga, from sunrise at 08:28 to sunset at 19:38. The table has the day length for each of the 31 days of the month.
- What time does it start to get light in Malaga in October?
- In mid-October the sky starts to get light at 08:01 in Malaga, when the sun is 6° below the horizon, and the sun itself does not rise until 08:28. The “Dawn” column of the table gives that time for every day of the month.
- What time does it get dark in Malaga in October?
- It's not the same time as sunset. In mid-October in Malaga the sun sets at 19:38, but there is still light: civil twilight does not end until 20:04, 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 Malaga in October?
- In mid-October, between 12:00 and 17:00: that is the stretch of the day when the UV index reaches 3 in Malaga, the minimum for the skin to make vitamin D. At the best moment of the day about 11 minutes are enough for a mid-range skin phototype with a quarter of the body exposed to make around 1000 IU.