The sun, month by month
Sunrise and sunset in Toronto in October
On October 1 in Toronto the sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:55; on day 31 it rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:07. Over the month the day gets 86 minutes shorter.
In Toronto (43.6° latitude), October 2026 has 31 days whose sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:55 on the 1st, and at 07:56 and 18:07 on the 31th. Mid-month the day lasts 10 h 55 min and the sun reaches 37° above the horizon. Vitamin D synthesis is possible between 13:00 and 15:00, which is when the UV index reaches at least 3: at the best moment of the day about 17 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 Toronto in October?
Mid-October in Toronto: the sun rises in the east — a bearing of 103°, measured from true north — and sets in the west, at 257°. That is 13° south of due east at sunrise, and the same 13° south of due west at sunset. From the 1st to the last day of the month both points shift 15° 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 Toronto. Dawn and dusk mark civil twilight.
| Day | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06:49 | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:23 | 11 h 37 min |
| 2 | 06:50 | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:22 | 11 h 34 min |
| 3 | 06:52 | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:20 | 11 h 31 min |
| 4 | 06:53 | 07:21 | 18:49 | 19:18 | 11 h 28 min |
| 5 | 06:54 | 07:23 | 18:48 | 19:16 | 11 h 25 min |
| 6 | 06:55 | 07:24 | 18:46 | 19:14 | 11 h 22 min |
| 7 | 06:56 | 07:25 | 18:44 | 19:13 | 11 h 19 min |
| 8 | 06:58 | 07:26 | 18:42 | 19:11 | 11 h 16 min |
| 9 | 06:59 | 07:28 | 18:40 | 19:09 | 11 h 13 min |
| 10 | 07:00 | 07:29 | 18:39 | 19:08 | 11 h 10 min |
| 11 | 07:01 | 07:30 | 18:37 | 19:06 | 11 h 07 min |
| 12 | 07:02 | 07:31 | 18:35 | 19:04 | 11 h 04 min |
| 13 | 07:04 | 07:33 | 18:34 | 19:03 | 11 h 01 min |
| 14 | 07:05 | 07:34 | 18:32 | 19:01 | 10 h 58 min |
| 15 | 07:06 | 07:35 | 18:30 | 18:59 | 10 h 55 min |
| 16 | 07:07 | 07:36 | 18:29 | 18:58 | 10 h 52 min |
| 17 | 07:08 | 07:38 | 18:27 | 18:56 | 10 h 49 min |
| 18 | 07:10 | 07:39 | 18:25 | 18:55 | 10 h 47 min |
| 19 | 07:11 | 07:40 | 18:24 | 18:53 | 10 h 44 min |
| 20 | 07:12 | 07:41 | 18:22 | 18:52 | 10 h 41 min |
| 21 | 07:13 | 07:43 | 18:21 | 18:50 | 10 h 38 min |
| 22 | 07:15 | 07:44 | 18:19 | 18:49 | 10 h 35 min |
| 23 | 07:16 | 07:45 | 18:18 | 18:47 | 10 h 32 min |
| 24 | 07:17 | 07:47 | 18:16 | 18:46 | 10 h 30 min |
| 25 | 07:18 | 07:48 | 18:15 | 18:44 | 10 h 27 min |
| 26 | 07:19 | 07:49 | 18:13 | 18:43 | 10 h 24 min |
| 27 | 07:21 | 07:50 | 18:12 | 18:42 | 10 h 22 min |
| 28 | 07:22 | 07:52 | 18:11 | 18:40 | 10 h 19 min |
| 29 | 07:23 | 07:53 | 18:09 | 18:39 | 10 h 16 min |
| 30 | 07:24 | 07:54 | 18:08 | 18:38 | 10 h 14 min |
| 31 | 07:26 | 07:56 | 18:07 | 18:37 | 10 h 11 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 Toronto runs from 13:00 to 15:00: with medium skin and a t-shirt, ~17 min at the best moment is enough.
See the Toronto vitamin D guideCommon questions about the sun in Toronto in October
- Where does the sun set in Toronto in October?
- Mid-October in Toronto: the sun sets in the west, a bearing of 257° measured from true north, which is 13° south of due west. It rises in the east, at 103°. Over the month both points shift 15° south.
- How much daylight does Toronto lose in October?
- Over October the day gets 86 minutes shorter in Toronto: on October 1 the sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:55, and on day 31 it rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:07.
- How many hours of daylight does Toronto get in October?
- In mid-October the day lasts 10 h 55 min in Toronto, from sunrise at 07:35 to sunset at 18:30. The table has the day length for each of the 31 days of the month.
- What time does it start to get light in Toronto in October?
- In mid-October the sky starts to get light at 07:06 in Toronto, when the sun is 6° below the horizon, and the sun itself does not rise until 07:35. The “Dawn” column of the table gives that time for every day of the month.
- What time does it get dark in Toronto in October?
- It's not the same time as sunset. In mid-October in Toronto the sun sets at 18:30, but there is still light: civil twilight does not end until 18:59, 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 Toronto in October?
- In mid-October, between 13:00 and 15:00: that is the stretch of the day when the UV index reaches 3 in Toronto, the minimum for the skin to make vitamin D. At the best moment of the day about 17 minutes are enough for a mid-range skin phototype with a quarter of the body exposed to make around 1000 IU.