Sunset and sunrise times in Skopje, North Macedonia

In Skopje, North Macedonia the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:24 and rises at 06:25. Daylight lasts 11h 59m; evening golden hour runs from 17:48 to 18:42.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 05:57
Sunrise: 06:25
Solar noon: 12:25
Sunset: 18:24
Last light: 18:52
Day length: 11h 59m

18h 22m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 17:48 – 18:42
Blue hour: 18:42 – 18:52
Max sun altitude: 46.7°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:00 / 05:58

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 18:23 Golden hour 17:46 – 18:40 Day length 11h 56m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Skopje is

Coordinates: 41.9965° N, 21.4314° E
Time zone: Europe/Skopje
Current offset: UTC+02:00
Elevation: 247 m
Population: 474,889

Sunrise and sunset in Skopje, 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	05:30	05:59	12:34	19:08	19:36	13h 8m	−2:42	18:31–19:25	🌖 81%
Wed 2	05:31	06:00	12:34	19:06	19:35	13h 5m	−2:43	18:29–19:24	🌖 72%
Thu 3	05:33	06:01	12:33	19:04	19:33	13h 3m	−2:43	18:27–19:22	🌖 61%
Fri 4	05:34	06:02	12:33	19:03	19:31	13h 0m	−2:44	18:26–19:20	🌗 49%
Sat 5	05:35	06:03	12:33	19:01	19:29	12h 57m	−2:44	18:24–19:18	🌘 37%
Sun 6	05:36	06:04	12:32	18:59	19:28	12h 55m	−2:44	18:22–19:17	🌘 26%
Mon 7	05:37	06:05	12:32	18:58	19:26	12h 52m	−2:45	18:21–19:15	🌘 17%
Tue 8	05:38	06:06	12:31	18:56	19:24	12h 49m	−2:45	18:19–19:13	🌘 9%
Wed 9	05:39	06:07	12:31	18:54	19:22	12h 46m	−2:46	18:17–19:11	🌘 3%
Thu 10	05:40	06:08	12:31	18:52	19:21	12h 44m	−2:46	18:16–19:10	🌘 1%
Fri 11	05:41	06:09	12:30	18:51	19:19	12h 41m	−2:46	18:14–19:08	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:42	06:10	12:30	18:49	19:17	12h 38m	−2:46	18:12–19:06	🌒 2%
Sun 13	05:43	06:12	12:30	18:47	19:15	12h 35m	−2:47	18:10–19:04	🌒 6%
Mon 14	05:44	06:13	12:29	18:45	19:14	12h 32m	−2:47	18:09–19:03	🌒 12%
Tue 15	05:46	06:14	12:29	18:44	19:12	12h 30m	−2:47	18:07–19:01	🌒 19%
Wed 16	05:47	06:15	12:29	18:42	19:10	12h 27m	−2:47	18:05–18:59	🌒 28%
Thu 17	05:48	06:16	12:28	18:40	19:08	12h 24m	−2:48	18:03–18:57	🌒 37%
Fri 18	05:49	06:17	12:28	18:38	19:06	12h 21m	−2:48	18:02–18:56	🌓 46%
Sat 19	05:50	06:18	12:28	18:37	19:05	12h 18m	−2:48	18:00–18:54	🌔 55%
Sun 20	05:51	06:19	12:27	18:35	19:03	12h 16m	−2:48	17:58–18:52	🌔 64%
Mon 21	05:52	06:20	12:27	18:33	19:01	12h 13m	−2:48	17:56–18:50	🌔 73%
Tue 22	05:53	06:21	12:27	18:31	18:59	12h 10m	−2:48	17:55–18:49	🌔 81%
Wed 23	05:54	06:22	12:26	18:30	18:58	12h 7m	−2:48	17:53–18:47	🌔 88%
Thu 24	05:55	06:23	12:26	18:28	18:56	12h 4m	−2:48	17:51–18:45	🌔 94%
Fri 25	05:56	06:24	12:25	18:26	18:54	12h 2m	−2:48	17:49–18:43	🌔 98%
Sat 26	05:57	06:25	12:25	18:24	18:52	11h 59m	−2:48	17:48–18:42	🌔 100%
Sun 27	05:58	06:26	12:25	18:23	18:51	11h 56m	−2:48	17:46–18:40	🌕 100%
Mon 28	05:59	06:27	12:24	18:21	18:49	11h 53m	−2:48	17:44–18:38	🌖 97%
Tue 29	06:00	06:28	12:24	18:19	18:47	11h 50m	−2:48	17:42–18:36	🌖 92%
Wed 30	06:02	06:29	12:24	18:18	18:45	11h 48m	−2:48	17:41–18:35	🌖 84%

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	04:20	04:56	05:59	19:08	20:11	20:47	10h 52m	56.2°	282° WNW
Wed 2	04:21	04:57	06:00	19:06	20:09	20:45	10h 55m	55.8°	281° W
Thu 3	04:23	04:58	06:01	19:04	20:07	20:43	10h 57m	55.5°	281° W
Fri 4	04:24	05:00	06:02	19:03	20:05	20:41	11h 0m	55.1°	280° W
Sat 5	04:25	05:01	06:03	19:01	20:03	20:39	11h 3m	54.7°	280° W
Sun 6	04:27	05:02	06:04	18:59	20:01	20:37	11h 5m	54.4°	279° W
Mon 7	04:28	05:03	06:05	18:58	20:00	20:35	11h 8m	54.0°	279° W
Tue 8	04:29	05:04	06:06	18:56	19:58	20:33	11h 11m	53.6°	278° W
Wed 9	04:31	05:05	06:07	18:54	19:56	20:31	11h 14m	53.2°	278° W
Thu 10	04:32	05:07	06:08	18:52	19:54	20:29	11h 17m	52.8°	277° W
Fri 11	04:33	05:08	06:09	18:51	19:52	20:27	11h 19m	52.5°	277° W
Sat 12	04:35	05:09	06:10	18:49	19:50	20:25	11h 22m	52.1°	276° W
Sun 13	04:36	05:10	06:12	18:47	19:48	20:23	11h 25m	51.7°	276° W
Mon 14	04:37	05:11	06:13	18:45	19:47	20:21	11h 28m	51.3°	275° W
Tue 15	04:38	05:12	06:14	18:44	19:45	20:19	11h 30m	50.9°	275° W
Wed 16	04:40	05:14	06:15	18:42	19:43	20:17	11h 33m	50.6°	274° W
Thu 17	04:41	05:15	06:16	18:40	19:41	20:15	11h 36m	50.2°	274° W
Fri 18	04:42	05:16	06:17	18:38	19:39	20:13	11h 39m	49.8°	273° W
Sat 19	04:43	05:17	06:18	18:37	19:37	20:11	11h 42m	49.4°	272° W
Sun 20	04:44	05:18	06:19	18:35	19:36	20:09	11h 44m	49.0°	272° W
Mon 21	04:46	05:19	06:20	18:33	19:34	20:07	11h 47m	48.6°	271° W
Tue 22	04:47	05:20	06:21	18:31	19:32	20:05	11h 50m	48.2°	271° W
Wed 23	04:48	05:21	06:22	18:30	19:30	20:03	11h 53m	47.8°	270° W
Thu 24	04:49	05:23	06:23	18:28	19:28	20:01	11h 56m	47.4°	270° W
Fri 25	04:50	05:24	06:24	18:26	19:27	20:00	11h 58m	47.1°	269° W
Sat 26	04:52	05:25	06:25	18:24	19:25	19:58	12h 1m	46.7°	269° W
Sun 27	04:53	05:26	06:26	18:23	19:23	19:56	12h 4m	46.3°	268° W
Mon 28	04:54	05:27	06:27	18:21	19:21	19:54	12h 7m	45.9°	268° W
Tue 29	04:55	05:28	06:28	18:19	19:19	19:52	12h 10m	45.5°	267° W
Wed 30	04:56	05:29	06:29	18:18	19:18	19:50	12h 12m	45.1°	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	06:03	06:30	12:23	18:16	18:44	11h 45m	−2:48	17:39–18:33	🌖 75%
Fri 2	06:04	06:32	12:23	18:14	18:42	11h 42m	−2:48	17:37–18:31	🌖 64%
Sat 3	06:05	06:33	12:23	18:12	18:40	11h 39m	−2:48	17:35–18:29	🌗 53%
Sun 4	06:06	06:34	12:23	18:11	18:38	11h 36m	−2:48	17:34–18:28	🌘 41%
Mon 5	06:07	06:35	12:22	18:09	18:37	11h 34m	−2:47	17:32–18:26	🌘 30%
Tue 6	06:08	06:36	12:22	18:07	18:35	11h 31m	−2:47	17:30–18:24	🌘 20%
Wed 7	06:09	06:37	12:22	18:06	18:33	11h 28m	−2:47	17:28–18:23	🌘 11%
Thu 8	06:10	06:38	12:21	18:04	18:32	11h 25m	−2:47	17:27–18:21	🌘 5%
Fri 9	06:11	06:39	12:21	18:02	18:30	11h 23m	−2:46	17:25–18:19	🌘 2%
Sat 10	06:12	06:40	12:21	18:01	18:29	11h 20m	−2:46	17:23–18:18	🌑 0%
Sun 11	06:13	06:41	12:21	17:59	18:27	11h 17m	−2:46	17:21–18:16	🌒 1%
Mon 12	06:15	06:43	12:20	17:57	18:25	11h 14m	−2:45	17:20–18:15	🌒 4%
Tue 13	06:16	06:44	12:20	17:56	18:24	11h 12m	−2:45	17:18–18:13	🌒 8%
Wed 14	06:17	06:45	12:20	17:54	18:22	11h 9m	−2:45	17:16–18:11	🌒 14%
Thu 15	06:18	06:46	12:20	17:53	18:21	11h 6m	−2:44	17:15–18:10	🌒 22%
Fri 16	06:19	06:47	12:19	17:51	18:19	11h 3m	−2:44	17:13–18:08	🌒 30%
Sat 17	06:20	06:48	12:19	17:49	18:18	11h 1m	−2:43	17:11–18:07	🌒 39%
Sun 18	06:21	06:49	12:19	17:48	18:16	10h 58m	−2:43	17:10–18:05	🌓 48%
Mon 19	06:22	06:51	12:19	17:46	18:15	10h 55m	−2:42	17:08–18:04	🌔 57%
Tue 20	06:23	06:52	12:19	17:45	18:13	10h 53m	−2:41	17:06–18:02	🌔 67%
Wed 21	06:25	06:53	12:18	17:43	18:12	10h 50m	−2:41	17:05–18:01	🌔 76%
Thu 22	06:26	06:54	12:18	17:42	18:10	10h 47m	−2:40	17:03–17:59	🌔 84%
Fri 23	06:27	06:55	12:18	17:40	18:09	10h 45m	−2:39	17:02–17:58	🌔 91%
Sat 24	06:28	06:56	12:18	17:39	18:07	10h 42m	−2:38	17:00–17:56	🌔 96%
Sun 25	05:29	05:58	11:18	16:37	17:06	10h 39m	−2:38	15:58–16:55	🌔 99%
Mon 26	05:30	05:59	11:18	16:36	17:05	10h 37m	−2:37	15:57–16:54	🌕 100%
Tue 27	05:31	06:00	11:18	16:35	17:03	10h 34m	−2:36	15:55–16:52	🌖 98%
Wed 28	05:32	06:01	11:18	16:33	17:02	10h 31m	−2:35	15:54–16:51	🌖 94%
Thu 29	05:34	06:02	11:17	16:32	17:01	10h 29m	−2:34	15:52–16:50	🌖 87%
Fri 30	05:35	06:04	11:17	16:31	16:59	10h 26m	−2:33	15:51–16:48	🌖 78%
Sat 31	05:36	06:05	11:17	16:29	16:58	10h 24m	−2:32	15:50–16:47	🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Skopje

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 15h 14m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 6m.

Between them the day length swings by 6h 7m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night Clock change

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:02 on 8 December; the latest is 20:13 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 04:58 on 15 June to 07:02 on 3 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Skopje different

Clock noon and solar noon are 34 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 11:25 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 12:25.

From sunset to full civil darkness is 28 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 42°N accounts for the 4-minute difference.

Evening golden hour runs 54 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 42° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 65° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 50 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 104 seconds a day.

Expect a one-off hour-long step in these times on 25 October 2026: sunset goes from 17:39 the evening before to 16:37 that evening.

Planning a sunset photo in Skopje

Arrive by 17:33. Golden hour opens at 17:48 and the sun is down by 18:24, 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 18:42 and runs to 18:52, the end of civil twilight and 27m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Skopje — 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 Skopje today?

The sun sets in Skopje at 18:24 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Skopje?

It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 18:52 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Skopje?

Evening golden hour runs 17:48 to 18:42 today, lasting 53m. Full golden hour times for Skopje covers the morning window and the coming week.