Sunrise and sunset in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 17:16 in Saint Petersburg (GMT+3): 9 h 06 min of daylight, 5 min 16 s shorter than yesterday. At its highest, at 12:43, it is 17° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Solar noon
- 12:43, 17° high
- Day length
- 9 h 06 min
- Golden hour
- 08:10–09:15 and 16:12–17:16
- Blue hour
- 07:10–07:43 and 17:44–18:17
See the sun’s path over Saint Petersburg on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:49–06:37 | 18:49–19:37 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:37–07:26 | 18:00–18:49 |
| Civil twilight | 07:26–08:10 | 17:16–18:00 |
Sunrise and sunset in Saint Petersburg through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10:01 | 16:04 | 6 h 02 min | 7° |
| February | 09:14 | 17:12 | 7 h 58 min | 12.9° |
| March | 07:59 | 18:25 | 10 h 26 min | 22.4° |
| April | 06:26 | 19:41 | 13 h 15 min | 34.5° |
| May | 04:58 | 20:55 | 15 h 56 min | 45.1° |
| June | 03:50 | 22:05 | 18 h 15 min | 52.1° |
| July | 03:42 | 22:24 | 18 h 42 min | 53.2° |
| August | 04:40 | 21:32 | 16 h 51 min | 48.1° |
| September | 05:54 | 20:06 | 14 h 11 min | 38.4° |
| October | 07:04 | 18:35 | 11 h 30 min | 27° |
| November | 08:20 | 17:06 | 8 h 45 min | 15.7° |
| December | 09:33 | 16:04 | 6 h 30 min | 8.3° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Saint Petersburg
- Monday, 2 August 2027: 6% of the sun covered at 12:30 (total eclipse) · path, map and times
- Tuesday, 12 June 2029: 6% of the sun covered at 06:01 (partial eclipse)
- Saturday, 1 June 2030: 57% of the sun covered at 08:40 (annular eclipse)
- Thursday, 21 August 2036: 46% of the sun covered at 20:25 (partial eclipse)
Places near Saint Petersburg
- Kolpino 26 km
- Velikiy Novgorod 167 km
- Pskov 262 km
- Lahti 280 km
- Vantaa 295 km
- Helsinki 300 km
- Petrozavodsk 300 km
- Espoo 315 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 59.9386°, 30.3141° at sea level, in the Europe/Moscow time zone.