Sunrise and sunset in Sofia, Bulgaria
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:27 in Sofia (EET): 10 h 30 min of daylight, 2 min 40 s shorter than yesterday. At its highest, at 12:11, it is 34.3° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Solar noon
- 12:11, 34.3° high
- Day length
- 10 h 30 min
- Golden hour
- 06:56–07:36 and 16:47–17:27
- Blue hour
- 06:16–06:38 and 17:45–18:07
See the sun’s path over Sofia on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:21–05:54 | 18:29–19:02 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:54–06:27 | 17:56–18:29 |
| Civil twilight | 06:27–06:56 | 17:27–17:56 |
Sunrise and sunset in Sofia through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:58 | 17:04 | 9 h 06 min | 24.3° |
| February | 07:42 | 17:40 | 9 h 57 min | 30.1° |
| March | 07:04 | 18:16 | 11 h 12 min | 39.6° |
| April | 07:10 | 19:52 | 12 h 42 min | 51.8° |
| May | 06:22 | 20:27 | 14 h 04 min | 62.3° |
| June | 05:52 | 20:58 | 15 h 05 min | 69.3° |
| July | 05:53 | 21:09 | 15 h 16 min | 70.4° |
| August | 06:19 | 20:49 | 14 h 30 min | 65.4° |
| September | 06:52 | 20:04 | 13 h 11 min | 55.7° |
| October | 07:24 | 19:10 | 11 h 46 min | 44.2° |
| November | 07:01 | 17:21 | 10 h 20 min | 33° |
| December | 07:38 | 16:55 | 9 h 17 min | 25.5° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Sofia
- Monday, 2 August 2027: 60% of the sun covered at 12:28 (total eclipse) · path, map and times
- Saturday, 1 June 2030: 83% of the sun covered at 08:05 (annular eclipse)
- Monday, 20 March 2034: 25% of the sun covered at 12:49 (total eclipse)
- Friday, 16 January 2037: 42% of the sun covered at 11:34 (partial eclipse)
Places near Sofia
- Plovdiv 132 km
- Niš 135 km
- Skopje 174 km
- Pristina 176 km
- Craiova 184 km
- Stara Zagora 192 km
- Mitrovicë 202 km
- Prizren 219 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 42.6975°, 23.3242° at sea level, in the Europe/Sofia time zone.