The sun, month by month
Sunrise and sunset in Las Palmas in October
On October 1 in Las Palmas the sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 19:45; on day 31 it rises at 07:14 and sets at 18:16. Over the month the day gets 48 minutes shorter.
In Las Palmas (28.1° latitude), October 2026 has 31 days whose sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 19:45 on the 1st, and at 07:14 and 18:16 on the 31th. Mid-month the day lasts 11 h 26 min and the sun reaches 52° above the horizon. Vitamin D synthesis is possible between 11:00 and 17:00, which is when the UV index reaches at least 3: at the best moment of the day about 7 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 October?
Mid-October in Las Palmas: the sun rises in the east — a bearing of 100°, measured from true north — and sets in the west, at 260°. That is 10° south of due east at sunrise, and the same 10° south of due west at sunset. From the 1st to the last day of the month both points shift 12° 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.
| Day | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07:32 | 07:56 | 19:45 | 20:09 | 11 h 50 min |
| 2 | 07:33 | 07:56 | 19:44 | 20:08 | 11 h 48 min |
| 3 | 07:33 | 07:57 | 19:43 | 20:06 | 11 h 46 min |
| 4 | 07:34 | 07:57 | 19:42 | 20:05 | 11 h 44 min |
| 5 | 07:34 | 07:58 | 19:41 | 20:04 | 11 h 43 min |
| 6 | 07:35 | 07:58 | 19:40 | 20:03 | 11 h 41 min |
| 7 | 07:35 | 07:59 | 19:38 | 20:02 | 11 h 39 min |
| 8 | 07:36 | 08:00 | 19:37 | 20:01 | 11 h 38 min |
| 9 | 07:37 | 08:00 | 19:36 | 20:00 | 11 h 36 min |
| 10 | 07:37 | 08:01 | 19:35 | 19:59 | 11 h 34 min |
| 11 | 07:38 | 08:01 | 19:34 | 19:58 | 11 h 33 min |
| 12 | 07:38 | 08:02 | 19:33 | 19:57 | 11 h 31 min |
| 13 | 07:39 | 08:02 | 19:32 | 19:56 | 11 h 30 min |
| 14 | 07:39 | 08:03 | 19:31 | 19:55 | 11 h 28 min |
| 15 | 07:40 | 08:04 | 19:30 | 19:54 | 11 h 26 min |
| 16 | 07:41 | 08:04 | 19:29 | 19:53 | 11 h 25 min |
| 17 | 07:41 | 08:05 | 19:28 | 19:52 | 11 h 23 min |
| 18 | 07:42 | 08:06 | 19:27 | 19:51 | 11 h 21 min |
| 19 | 07:42 | 08:06 | 19:26 | 19:50 | 11 h 20 min |
| 20 | 07:43 | 08:07 | 19:25 | 19:49 | 11 h 18 min |
| 21 | 07:44 | 08:07 | 19:24 | 19:48 | 11 h 17 min |
| 22 | 07:44 | 08:08 | 19:23 | 19:47 | 11 h 15 min |
| 23 | 07:45 | 08:09 | 19:22 | 19:46 | 11 h 14 min |
| 24 | 07:45 | 08:09 | 19:22 | 19:46 | 11 h 12 min |
| 25 | 06:46 | 07:10 | 18:21 | 18:45 | 11 h 11 min |
| 26 | 06:47 | 07:11 | 18:20 | 18:44 | 11 h 09 min |
| 27 | 06:47 | 07:11 | 18:19 | 18:43 | 11 h 08 min |
| 28 | 06:48 | 07:12 | 18:18 | 18:42 | 11 h 06 min |
| 29 | 06:49 | 07:13 | 18:18 | 18:42 | 11 h 05 min |
| 30 | 06:49 | 07:14 | 18:17 | 18:41 | 11 h 03 min |
| 31 | 06:50 | 07:14 | 18:16 | 18:40 | 11 h 02 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 Las Palmas runs from 11:00 to 17:00: with medium skin and a t-shirt, ~7 min at the best moment is enough.
See the Las Palmas vitamin D guideCommon questions about the sun in Las Palmas in October
- Where does the sun set in Las Palmas in October?
- Mid-October in Las Palmas: the sun sets in the west, a bearing of 260° measured from true north, which is 10° south of due west. It rises in the east, at 100°. Over the month both points shift 12° south.
- How much daylight does Las Palmas lose in October?
- Over October the day gets 48 minutes shorter in Las Palmas: on October 1 the sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 19:45, and on day 31 it rises at 07:14 and sets at 18:16.
- How many hours of daylight does Las Palmas get in October?
- In mid-October the day lasts 11 h 26 min in Las Palmas, from sunrise at 08:04 to sunset at 19:30. 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 October?
- In mid-October the sky starts to get light at 07:40 in Las Palmas, when the sun is 6° below the horizon, and the sun itself does not rise until 08:04. 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 October?
- It's not the same time as sunset. In mid-October in Las Palmas the sun sets at 19:30, but there is still light: civil twilight does not end until 19:54, 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 October?
- In mid-October, between 11:00 and 17:00: 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 7 minutes are enough for a mid-range skin phototype with a quarter of the body exposed to make around 1000 IU.