The webcam transmits a high definition 1920×1080 pixel image every 15 seconds.
The camera is pointing WNW toward Madrid-Chamartín Clara Campoamor railway station and the Cuatro Torres Business Area. This includes Torre de Cristal, the tallest building in Spain at 250 metres (820ft) high.
First light today was at 7:15 am and sunrise was at 8:24 am. Sunset will be at 5:44 pm and nightfall will be at 6:53 pm.
The webcam clock is synchronized with the Spanish Navy Observatory (Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada) which is the Time Stamping Authority in Spain. Accuracy of the webcam clock is usually ±1 second. Local time zone is CET (Central European Time!) which is UTC +01:00, although Madrid is geographically at UTC -0:15.