Sunset and sunrise times in Sofia, Bulgaria

In Sofia, Bulgaria the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 19:17 and rises at 07:18. Daylight lasts 11h 59m; evening golden hour runs from 18:40 to 19:34.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 06:49
Sunrise: 07:18
Solar noon: 13:18
Sunset: 19:17
Last light: 19:45
Day length: 11h 59m

19h 15m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:40 – 19:34
Blue hour: 19:34 – 19:45
Max sun altitude: 46.0°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:52 / 06:50

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 19:15 Golden hour 18:38 – 19:32 Day length 11h 56m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Sofia is

Coordinates: 42.6975° N, 23.3241° E
Time zone: Europe/Sofia
Current offset: UTC+03:00
Elevation: 562 m
Population: 1,152,556

Sunrise and sunset in Sofia, September 2026

September 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Tue 1	06:22	06:51	13:26	20:01	20:30	13h 10m	−2:46	19:23–20:19	🌖 82%
Wed 2	06:23	06:52	13:26	19:59	20:28	13h 7m	−2:47	19:22–20:17	🌖 72%
Thu 3	06:24	06:53	13:26	19:58	20:26	13h 4m	−2:47	19:20–20:15	🌖 61%
Fri 4	06:25	06:54	13:25	19:56	20:25	13h 1m	−2:48	19:18–20:13	🌗 49%
Sat 5	06:26	06:55	13:25	19:54	20:23	12h 59m	−2:48	19:17–20:12	🌘 38%
Sun 6	06:27	06:56	13:25	19:52	20:21	12h 56m	−2:49	19:15–20:10	🌘 27%
Mon 7	06:28	06:57	13:24	19:51	20:19	12h 53m	−2:49	19:13–20:08	🌘 17%
Tue 8	06:30	06:58	13:24	19:49	20:17	12h 50m	−2:49	19:12–20:06	🌘 9%
Wed 9	06:31	06:59	13:24	19:47	20:16	12h 47m	−2:50	19:10–20:05	🌘 4%
Thu 10	06:32	07:00	13:23	19:45	20:14	12h 45m	−2:50	19:08–20:03	🌘 1%
Fri 11	06:33	07:01	13:23	19:44	20:12	12h 42m	−2:50	19:06–20:01	🌑 0%
Sat 12	06:34	07:02	13:23	19:42	20:10	12h 39m	−2:51	19:05–19:59	🌒 2%
Sun 13	06:35	07:04	13:22	19:40	20:08	12h 36m	−2:51	19:03–19:57	🌒 6%
Mon 14	06:36	07:05	13:22	19:38	20:07	12h 33m	−2:51	19:01–19:56	🌒 12%
Tue 15	06:37	07:06	13:21	19:36	20:05	12h 30m	−2:51	18:59–19:54	🌒 19%
Wed 16	06:38	07:07	13:21	19:35	20:03	12h 27m	−2:52	18:58–19:52	🌒 27%
Thu 17	06:40	07:08	13:21	19:33	20:01	12h 25m	−2:52	18:56–19:50	🌒 36%
Fri 18	06:41	07:09	13:20	19:31	19:59	12h 22m	−2:52	18:54–19:48	🌓 45%
Sat 19	06:42	07:10	13:20	19:29	19:58	12h 19m	−2:52	18:52–19:47	🌔 55%
Sun 20	06:43	07:11	13:20	19:28	19:56	12h 16m	−2:52	18:50–19:45	🌔 64%
Mon 21	06:44	07:12	13:19	19:26	19:54	12h 13m	−2:52	18:49–19:43	🌔 73%
Tue 22	06:45	07:13	13:19	19:24	19:52	12h 10m	−2:52	18:47–19:41	🌔 81%
Wed 23	06:46	07:14	13:19	19:22	19:50	12h 7m	−2:52	18:45–19:39	🌔 88%
Thu 24	06:47	07:15	13:18	19:20	19:49	12h 4m	−2:52	18:43–19:38	🌔 94%
Fri 25	06:48	07:17	13:18	19:19	19:47	12h 2m	−2:52	18:41–19:36	🌔 98%
Sat 26	06:49	07:18	13:18	19:17	19:45	11h 59m	−2:52	18:40–19:34	🌔 100%
Sun 27	06:51	07:19	13:17	19:15	19:43	11h 56m	−2:52	18:38–19:32	🌕 100%
Mon 28	06:52	07:20	13:17	19:13	19:41	11h 53m	−2:52	18:36–19:31	🌖 97%
Tue 29	06:53	07:21	13:17	19:12	19:40	11h 50m	−2:52	18:34–19:29	🌖 92%
Wed 30	06:54	07:22	13:16	19:10	19:38	11h 47m	−2:52	18:32–19:27	🌖 85%

More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction

September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Tue 1	05:10	05:47	06:51	20:01	21:05	21:41	10h 50m	55.5°	282° WNW
Wed 2	05:12	05:48	06:52	19:59	21:03	21:39	10h 53m	55.1°	281° WNW
Thu 3	05:13	05:49	06:53	19:58	21:01	21:37	10h 56m	54.8°	281° W
Fri 4	05:14	05:51	06:54	19:56	20:59	21:35	10h 59m	54.4°	280° W
Sat 5	05:16	05:52	06:55	19:54	20:57	21:33	11h 1m	54.0°	280° W
Sun 6	05:17	05:53	06:56	19:52	20:55	21:31	11h 4m	53.7°	279° W
Mon 7	05:19	05:54	06:57	19:51	20:53	21:29	11h 7m	53.3°	279° W
Tue 8	05:20	05:55	06:58	19:49	20:51	21:27	11h 10m	52.9°	278° W
Wed 9	05:21	05:57	06:59	19:47	20:50	21:25	11h 13m	52.5°	278° W
Thu 10	05:23	05:58	07:00	19:45	20:48	21:23	11h 16m	52.1°	277° W
Fri 11	05:24	05:59	07:01	19:44	20:46	21:21	11h 18m	51.8°	277° W
Sat 12	05:25	06:00	07:02	19:42	20:44	21:19	11h 21m	51.4°	276° W
Sun 13	05:27	06:01	07:04	19:40	20:42	21:17	11h 24m	51.0°	276° W
Mon 14	05:28	06:03	07:05	19:38	20:40	21:15	11h 27m	50.6°	275° W
Tue 15	05:29	06:04	07:06	19:36	20:38	21:13	11h 30m	50.2°	275° W
Wed 16	05:31	06:05	07:07	19:35	20:36	21:11	11h 33m	49.9°	274° W
Thu 17	05:32	06:06	07:08	19:33	20:34	21:09	11h 36m	49.5°	274° W
Fri 18	05:33	06:07	07:09	19:31	20:33	21:07	11h 38m	49.1°	273° W
Sat 19	05:34	06:08	07:10	19:29	20:31	21:05	11h 41m	48.7°	273° W
Sun 20	05:36	06:10	07:11	19:28	20:29	21:03	11h 44m	48.3°	272° W
Mon 21	05:37	06:11	07:12	19:26	20:27	21:01	11h 47m	47.9°	271° W
Tue 22	05:38	06:12	07:13	19:24	20:25	20:59	11h 50m	47.5°	271° W
Wed 23	05:39	06:13	07:14	19:22	20:23	20:57	11h 53m	47.1°	270° W
Thu 24	05:41	06:14	07:15	19:20	20:21	20:55	11h 56m	46.7°	270° W
Fri 25	05:42	06:15	07:17	19:19	20:20	20:53	11h 58m	46.4°	269° W
Sat 26	05:43	06:17	07:18	19:17	20:18	20:51	12h 1m	46.0°	269° W
Sun 27	05:44	06:18	07:19	19:15	20:16	20:49	12h 4m	45.6°	268° W
Mon 28	05:45	06:19	07:20	19:13	20:14	20:47	12h 7m	45.2°	268° W
Tue 29	05:47	06:20	07:21	19:12	20:12	20:46	12h 10m	44.8°	267° W
Wed 30	05:48	06:21	07:22	19:10	20:11	20:44	12h 13m	44.4°	267° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Thu 1	06:55	07:23	13:16	19:08	19:36	11h 44m	−2:52	18:31–19:25	🌖 75%
Fri 2	06:56	07:24	13:16	19:06	19:34	11h 42m	−2:52	18:29–19:23	🌖 65%
Sat 3	06:57	07:25	13:15	19:04	19:33	11h 39m	−2:52	18:27–19:22	🌗 53%
Sun 4	06:58	07:26	13:15	19:03	19:31	11h 36m	−2:52	18:25–19:20	🌘 41%
Mon 5	06:59	07:28	13:15	19:01	19:29	11h 33m	−2:52	18:23–19:18	🌘 30%
Tue 6	07:01	07:29	13:14	18:59	19:27	11h 30m	−2:51	18:22–19:17	🌘 20%
Wed 7	07:02	07:30	13:14	18:58	19:26	11h 27m	−2:51	18:20–19:15	🌘 12%
Thu 8	07:03	07:31	13:14	18:56	19:24	11h 24m	−2:51	18:18–19:13	🌘 6%
Fri 9	07:04	07:32	13:13	18:54	19:22	11h 22m	−2:51	18:16–19:12	🌘 2%
Sat 10	07:05	07:33	13:13	18:52	19:21	11h 19m	−2:50	18:15–19:10	🌑 0%
Sun 11	07:06	07:34	13:13	18:51	19:19	11h 16m	−2:50	18:13–19:08	🌒 1%
Mon 12	07:07	07:36	13:13	18:49	19:17	11h 13m	−2:50	18:11–19:07	🌒 4%
Tue 13	07:08	07:37	13:12	18:47	19:16	11h 10m	−2:49	18:09–19:05	🌒 8%
Wed 14	07:10	07:38	13:12	18:46	19:14	11h 7m	−2:49	18:08–19:03	🌒 14%
Thu 15	07:11	07:39	13:12	18:44	19:13	11h 5m	−2:48	18:06–19:02	🌒 21%
Fri 16	07:12	07:40	13:12	18:43	19:11	11h 2m	−2:48	18:04–19:00	🌒 29%
Sat 17	07:13	07:41	13:12	18:41	19:09	10h 59m	−2:47	18:02–18:59	🌒 38%
Sun 18	07:14	07:43	13:11	18:39	19:08	10h 56m	−2:47	18:01–18:57	🌓 47%
Mon 19	07:15	07:44	13:11	18:38	19:06	10h 53m	−2:46	17:59–18:55	🌔 57%
Tue 20	07:16	07:45	13:11	18:36	19:05	10h 51m	−2:45	17:57–18:54	🌔 66%
Wed 21	07:18	07:46	13:11	18:35	19:03	10h 48m	−2:45	17:56–18:52	🌔 75%
Thu 22	07:19	07:47	13:11	18:33	19:02	10h 45m	−2:44	17:54–18:51	🌔 83%
Fri 23	07:20	07:49	13:11	18:32	19:01	10h 43m	−2:43	17:53–18:49	🌔 90%
Sat 24	07:21	07:50	13:10	18:30	18:59	10h 40m	−2:43	17:51–18:48	🌔 96%
Sun 25	06:22	06:51	12:10	17:29	17:58	10h 37m	−2:42	16:49–17:47	🌔 99%
Mon 26	06:23	06:52	12:10	17:27	17:56	10h 34m	−2:41	16:48–17:45	🌕 100%
Tue 27	06:25	06:54	12:10	17:26	17:55	10h 32m	−2:40	16:46–17:44	🌖 98%
Wed 28	06:26	06:55	12:10	17:24	17:54	10h 29m	−2:39	16:45–17:42	🌖 94%
Thu 29	06:27	06:56	12:10	17:23	17:52	10h 26m	−2:38	16:43–17:41	🌖 87%
Fri 30	06:28	06:57	12:10	17:22	17:51	10h 24m	−2:37	16:42–17:40	🌖 78%
Sat 31	06:29	06:59	12:10	17:20	17:50	10h 21m	−2:36	16:40–17:38	🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Sofia

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 15h 19m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 2m.

Between them the day length swings by 6h 17m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night Clock change

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:52 on 9 December; the latest is 21:08 on 27 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:48 on 15 June to 07:57 on 3 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 12m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Sofia different

From sunset to full civil darkness is 28 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 42.7°N accounts for the 4-minute difference.

Photographers get 54 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.4× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Over a year the sunset point slides 66° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Sunset drifts 106 seconds earlier each day this month — 51 minutes from the first of September to the last.

On 25 October 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 17:29 instead of 18:30. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.

Of the 6 Bulgaria cities tracked here, this one sees the latest sunset today — 18 minutes apart from Varna at the other end of the country.

Standing 562 m up buys you 4.5 extra minutes of evening sun: the higher you are, the further over the curve of the Earth you can see, by 0.82° here.

Planning a sunset photo in Sofia

Arrive by 18:25. Golden hour opens at 18:40 and the sun is down by 19:17, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 269° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 19:34 and runs to 19:45, the end of civil twilight and 28m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Sofia — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Sofia today?

The sun sets in Sofia at 19:17 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Sofia?

It takes 28m. Civil twilight ends at 19:45 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Sofia?

Evening golden hour runs 18:40 to 19:34 today, lasting 54m. Full golden hour times for Sofia covers the morning window and the coming week.