Vitamin D

The sun, month by month

Sunrise and sunset in Las Palmas in November

On November 1 in Las Palmas the sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 18:15; on day 30 it rises at 07:37 and sets at 18:06. Over the month the day gets 32 minutes shorter.

In Las Palmas (28.1° latitude), November 2026 has 30 days whose sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 18:15 on the 1st, and at 07:37 and 18:06 on the 30th. Mid-month the day lasts 10 h 43 min and the sun reaches 43° above the horizon. Vitamin D synthesis is possible between 11:00 and 16:00, which is when the UV index reaches at least 3: at the best moment of the day about 10 minutes are enough for a mid-range skin phototype with a quarter of the body exposed to make around 1000 IU.

Sunrise07:25
Sunset18:08
Golden hour17:34–18:08
Day length10 h 43 min

Where does the sun rise and set in Las Palmas in November?

Where it risesEast111°
Where it setsWest249°

Mid-November in Las Palmas: the sun rises in the east — a bearing of 111°, measured from true north — and sets in the west, at 249°. That is 21° south of due east at sunrise, and the same 21° south of due west at sunset. From the 1st to the last day of the month both points shift 8° 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 Las Palmas. Dawn and dusk mark civil twilight.

DayDawnSunriseSunsetDuskDay length
106:5107:1518:1518:4011 h 00 min
206:5107:1618:1518:3910 h 59 min
306:5207:1618:1418:3910 h 58 min
406:5307:1718:1318:3810 h 56 min
506:5307:1818:1318:3710 h 55 min
606:5407:1918:1218:3710 h 54 min
706:5507:1918:1218:3610 h 52 min
806:5507:2018:1118:3610 h 51 min
906:5607:2118:1118:3510 h 50 min
1006:5707:2218:1018:3510 h 49 min
1106:5807:2218:1018:3410 h 47 min
1206:5807:2318:0918:3410 h 46 min
1306:5907:2418:0918:3410 h 45 min
1407:0007:2518:0818:3310 h 44 min
1507:0007:2518:0818:3310 h 43 min
1607:0107:2618:0818:3310 h 42 min
1707:0207:2718:0718:3210 h 40 min
1807:0307:2818:0718:3210 h 39 min
1907:0307:2818:0718:3210 h 38 min
2007:0407:2918:0718:3210 h 37 min
2107:0507:3018:0618:3210 h 36 min
2207:0607:3118:0618:3110 h 35 min
2307:0607:3218:0618:3110 h 35 min
2407:0707:3218:0618:3110 h 34 min
2507:0807:3318:0618:3110 h 33 min
2607:0807:3418:0618:3110 h 32 min
2707:0907:3518:0618:3110 h 31 min
2807:1007:3518:0618:3110 h 30 min
2907:1107:3618:0618:3110 h 30 min
3007:1107:3718:0618:3110 h 29 min

Approximate astronomical values: they can shift a minute or two from year to year.

What about vitamin D in November?

In November, the typical synthesis window in Las Palmas runs from 11:00 to 16:00: with medium skin and a t-shirt, ~10 min at the best moment is enough.

See the Las Palmas vitamin D guide

Common questions about the sun in Las Palmas in November

Where does the sun set in Las Palmas in November?
Mid-November in Las Palmas: the sun sets in the west, a bearing of 249° measured from true north, which is 21° south of due west. It rises in the east, at 111°. Over the month both points shift 8° south.
How much daylight does Las Palmas lose in November?
Over November the day gets 32 minutes shorter in Las Palmas: on November 1 the sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 18:15, and on day 30 it rises at 07:37 and sets at 18:06.
How many hours of daylight does Las Palmas get in November?
In mid-November the day lasts 10 h 43 min in Las Palmas, from sunrise at 07:25 to sunset at 18:08. The table has the day length for each of the 30 days of the month.
What time does it start to get light in Las Palmas in November?
In mid-November the sky starts to get light at 07:00 in Las Palmas, when the sun is 6° below the horizon, and the sun itself does not rise until 07:25. 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 November?
It's not the same time as sunset. In mid-November in Las Palmas the sun sets at 18:08, but there is still light: civil twilight does not end until 18:33, 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 November?
In mid-November, between 11:00 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 10 minutes are enough for a mid-range skin phototype with a quarter of the body exposed to make around 1000 IU.