Sunrise and sunset in Kyiv, Ukraine
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 16:43 in Kyiv (EET): 10 h 00 min of daylight, 3 min 32 s shorter than yesterday. At its highest, at 11:42, it is 26.5° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Solar noon
- 11:42, 26.5° high
- Day length
- 10 h 00 min
- Golden hour
- 06:42–07:29 and 15:56–16:43
- Blue hour
- 05:55–06:21 and 17:04–17:30
See the sun’s path over Kyiv on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:52–05:30 | 17:55–18:33 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:30–06:08 | 17:17–17:55 |
| Civil twilight | 06:08–06:42 | 16:43–17:17 |
Sunrise and sunset in Kyiv through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:59 | 16:05 | 8 h 05 min | 16.5° |
| February | 07:34 | 16:50 | 9 h 16 min | 22.4° |
| March | 06:44 | 17:39 | 10 h 55 min | 31.9° |
| April | 06:36 | 19:29 | 12 h 53 min | 44° |
| May | 05:34 | 20:17 | 14 h 43 min | 54.5° |
| June | 04:53 | 21:01 | 16 h 07 min | 61.6° |
| July | 04:51 | 21:14 | 16 h 22 min | 62.7° |
| August | 05:26 | 20:44 | 15 h 18 min | 57.6° |
| September | 06:13 | 19:45 | 13 h 32 min | 47.9° |
| October | 06:58 | 18:39 | 11 h 40 min | 36.5° |
| November | 06:49 | 16:36 | 9 h 46 min | 25.2° |
| December | 07:37 | 15:59 | 8 h 21 min | 17.8° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Kyiv
- Monday, 2 August 2027: 27% of the sun covered at 12:34 (total eclipse) · path, map and times
- Saturday, 1 June 2030: 75% of the sun covered at 08:22 (annular eclipse)
- Monday, 20 March 2034: 15% of the sun covered at 13:02 (total eclipse)
- Friday, 16 January 2037: 50% of the sun covered at 11:51 (partial eclipse)
Places near Kyiv
- Borshchahivka 10 km
- Brovary 20 km
- Bila Tserkva 78 km
- Chernihiv 128 km
- Zhytomyr 133 km
- Cherkasy 157 km
- Mazyr 199 km
- Vinnytsya 200 km
What the times mean
Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the sun’s disc touches the horizon, with the usual allowance for refraction. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour is the low, warm light while the sun is under 6° high; blue hour, the deep blue while it is 4° to 8° below. All are for 50.4547°, 30.5238° at sea level, in the Europe/Kyiv time zone.