The sun, month by month
Sunrise and sunset in Vienna in October
On October 1 in Vienna the sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:29; on day 31 it rises at 06:43 and sets at 16:33. Over the month the day gets 101 minutes shorter.
In Vienna (48.2° latitude), October 2026 has 31 days whose sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:29 on the 1st, and at 06:43 and 16:33 on the 31th. Mid-month the day lasts 10 h 43 min and the sun reaches 32° above the horizon. Even so, the UV index never reaches 3 at any point in the month: at this latitude and time of year, the ozone layer absorbs UVB before enough of it reaches the ground. So in October there is no vitamin D synthesis in Vienna at any hour of the day, however long you stay out.
Where does the sun rise and set in Vienna in October?
Mid-October in Vienna: the sun rises in the east — a bearing of 104°, measured from true north — and sets in the west, at 256°. That is 14° south of due east at sunrise, and the same 14° south of due west at sunset. From the 1st to the last day of the month both points shift 17° 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 Vienna. Dawn and dusk mark civil twilight.
| Day | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06:26 | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:01 | 11 h 32 min |
| 2 | 06:28 | 06:59 | 18:27 | 18:58 | 11 h 29 min |
| 3 | 06:29 | 07:00 | 18:25 | 18:56 | 11 h 25 min |
| 4 | 06:31 | 07:02 | 18:23 | 18:54 | 11 h 22 min |
| 5 | 06:32 | 07:03 | 18:21 | 18:52 | 11 h 18 min |
| 6 | 06:33 | 07:05 | 18:19 | 18:50 | 11 h 14 min |
| 7 | 06:35 | 07:06 | 18:17 | 18:48 | 11 h 11 min |
| 8 | 06:36 | 07:08 | 18:15 | 18:46 | 11 h 07 min |
| 9 | 06:38 | 07:09 | 18:13 | 18:44 | 11 h 04 min |
| 10 | 06:39 | 07:11 | 18:11 | 18:42 | 11 h 00 min |
| 11 | 06:41 | 07:12 | 18:09 | 18:40 | 10 h 57 min |
| 12 | 06:42 | 07:14 | 18:07 | 18:38 | 10 h 53 min |
| 13 | 06:44 | 07:15 | 18:05 | 18:37 | 10 h 50 min |
| 14 | 06:45 | 07:17 | 18:03 | 18:35 | 10 h 47 min |
| 15 | 06:47 | 07:18 | 18:01 | 18:33 | 10 h 43 min |
| 16 | 06:48 | 07:20 | 17:59 | 18:31 | 10 h 40 min |
| 17 | 06:49 | 07:21 | 17:57 | 18:29 | 10 h 36 min |
| 18 | 06:51 | 07:23 | 17:56 | 18:27 | 10 h 33 min |
| 19 | 06:52 | 07:24 | 17:54 | 18:26 | 10 h 30 min |
| 20 | 06:54 | 07:26 | 17:52 | 18:24 | 10 h 26 min |
| 21 | 06:55 | 07:27 | 17:50 | 18:22 | 10 h 23 min |
| 22 | 06:57 | 07:29 | 17:48 | 18:20 | 10 h 20 min |
| 23 | 06:58 | 07:30 | 17:47 | 18:19 | 10 h 16 min |
| 24 | 07:00 | 07:32 | 17:45 | 18:17 | 10 h 13 min |
| 25 | 06:01 | 06:33 | 16:43 | 17:15 | 10 h 10 min |
| 26 | 06:03 | 06:35 | 16:41 | 17:14 | 10 h 06 min |
| 27 | 06:04 | 06:37 | 16:40 | 17:12 | 10 h 03 min |
| 28 | 06:06 | 06:38 | 16:38 | 17:11 | 10 h 00 min |
| 29 | 06:07 | 06:40 | 16:37 | 17:09 | 9 h 57 min |
| 30 | 06:08 | 06:41 | 16:35 | 17:08 | 9 h 54 min |
| 31 | 06:10 | 06:43 | 16:33 | 17:06 | 9 h 51 min |
Approximate astronomical values: they can shift a minute or two from year to year.
What about vitamin D in October?
In October the sun doesn't climb high enough in Vienna for vitamin D synthesis: the season to mind your diet or consider supplementation.
See the Vienna vitamin D guideCommon questions about the sun in Vienna in October
- Where does the sun set in Vienna in October?
- Mid-October in Vienna: the sun sets in the west, a bearing of 256° measured from true north, which is 14° south of due west. It rises in the east, at 104°. Over the month both points shift 17° south.
- How much daylight does Vienna lose in October?
- Over October the day gets 101 minutes shorter in Vienna: on October 1 the sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:29, and on day 31 it rises at 06:43 and sets at 16:33.
- How many hours of daylight does Vienna get in October?
- In mid-October the day lasts 10 h 43 min in Vienna, from sunrise at 07:18 to sunset at 18:01. The table has the day length for each of the 31 days of the month.
- What time does it start to get light in Vienna in October?
- In mid-October the sky starts to get light at 06:47 in Vienna, when the sun is 6° below the horizon, and the sun itself does not rise until 07:18. The “Dawn” column of the table gives that time for every day of the month.
- What time does it get dark in Vienna in October?
- It's not the same time as sunset. In mid-October in Vienna the sun sets at 18:01, 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 Vienna in October?
- At no time of day. Not even at midday on October 15 does the UV index reach 3 in Vienna, and below that minimum the skin makes no vitamin D, however long you stay out. In October it is the season to mind your diet or consider supplementation.