Sunset and sunrise times in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

In Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 19:34 and rises at 06:01. Daylight lasts 13h 32m; evening golden hour runs from 18:56 to 19:53.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light: 05:31
Sunrise: 06:01
Solar noon: 12:48
Sunset: 19:34
Last light: 20:04
Day length: 13h 32m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:56 – 19:53
Blue hour: 19:53 – 20:04
Max sun altitude: 56.8°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:22 / 02:46

The sun sets at 286° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:02 Sunset 19:33 Golden hour 18:54 – 19:51 Day length 13h 30m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Sarajevo is

Coordinates: 43.8486° N, 18.3564° E
Time zone: Europe/Sarajevo
Current offset: UTC+02:00
Elevation: 509 m
Population: 696,731

Sunrise and sunset in Sarajevo, August 2026

August 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
Sat 1	05:02	05:34	12:52	20:10	20:42	14h 35m	−2:16	19:29–20:30	🌖 93%
Sun 2	05:03	05:36	12:52	20:09	20:41	14h 32m	−2:18	19:28–20:28	🌖 86%
Mon 3	05:04	05:37	12:52	20:07	20:40	14h 30m	−2:20	19:26–20:27	🌖 78%
Tue 4	05:05	05:38	12:52	20:06	20:38	14h 28m	−2:22	19:25–20:26	🌖 68%
Wed 5	05:06	05:39	12:52	20:05	20:37	14h 25m	−2:24	19:24–20:24	🌖 57%
Thu 6	05:08	05:40	12:52	20:03	20:35	14h 23m	−2:26	19:23–20:23	🌗 46%
Fri 7	05:09	05:41	12:52	20:02	20:34	14h 20m	−2:28	19:22–20:21	🌘 34%
Sat 8	05:10	05:42	12:52	20:01	20:33	14h 18m	−2:29	19:20–20:20	🌘 23%
Sun 9	05:11	05:43	12:52	19:59	20:31	14h 15m	−2:31	19:19–20:19	🌘 14%
Mon 10	05:13	05:44	12:51	19:58	20:29	14h 13m	−2:32	19:18–20:17	🌘 7%
Tue 11	05:14	05:45	12:51	19:56	20:28	14h 10m	−2:34	19:16–20:16	🌘 2%
Wed 12	05:15	05:47	12:51	19:55	20:26	14h 8m	−2:35	19:15–20:14	🌑 0%
Thu 13	05:16	05:48	12:51	19:53	20:25	14h 5m	−2:36	19:14–20:12	🌒 1%
Fri 14	05:18	05:49	12:51	19:52	20:23	14h 3m	−2:38	19:12–20:11	🌒 4%
Sat 15	05:19	05:50	12:51	19:50	20:22	14h 0m	−2:39	19:11–20:09	🌒 9%
Sun 16	05:20	05:51	12:50	19:49	20:20	13h 57m	−2:40	19:09–20:08	🌒 16%
Mon 17	05:21	05:52	12:50	19:47	20:18	13h 55m	−2:41	19:08–20:06	🌒 24%
Tue 18	05:22	05:53	12:50	19:46	20:17	13h 52m	−2:42	19:06–20:04	🌒 34%
Wed 19	05:24	05:55	12:50	19:44	20:15	13h 49m	−2:43	19:05–20:03	🌒 43%
Thu 20	05:25	05:56	12:49	19:43	20:13	13h 46m	−2:44	19:03–20:01	🌓 53%
Fri 21	05:26	05:57	12:49	19:41	20:11	13h 44m	−2:45	19:02–19:59	🌔 62%
Sat 22	05:27	05:58	12:49	19:39	20:10	13h 41m	−2:46	19:00–19:58	🌔 71%
Sun 23	05:29	05:59	12:49	19:38	20:08	13h 38m	−2:47	18:59–19:56	🌔 79%
Mon 24	05:30	06:00	12:48	19:36	20:06	13h 35m	−2:48	18:57–19:54	🌔 86%
Tue 25	05:31	06:01	12:48	19:34	20:04	13h 32m	−2:49	18:56–19:53	🌔 92%
Wed 26	05:32	06:02	12:48	19:33	20:03	13h 30m	−2:49	18:54–19:51	🌔 97%
Thu 27	05:33	06:04	12:48	19:31	20:01	13h 27m	−2:50	18:52–19:49	🌔 99%
Fri 28	05:35	06:05	12:47	19:29	19:59	13h 24m	−2:51	18:51–19:47	🌕 100%
Sat 29	05:36	06:06	12:47	19:27	19:57	13h 21m	−2:51	18:49–19:46	🌖 99%
Sun 30	05:37	06:07	12:47	19:26	19:55	13h 18m	−2:52	18:47–19:44	🌖 95%
Mon 31	05:38	06:08	12:46	19:24	19:54	13h 15m	−2:53	18:46–19:42	🌖 89%

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

August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Sat 1	03:33	04:20	05:34	20:10	21:23	22:10	9h 25m	64.1°	296° WNW
Sun 2	03:35	04:22	05:36	20:09	21:22	22:08	9h 28m	63.8°	296° WNW
Mon 3	03:37	04:23	05:37	20:07	21:20	22:06	9h 30m	63.6°	295° WNW
Tue 4	03:39	04:25	05:38	20:06	21:19	22:04	9h 32m	63.3°	295° WNW
Wed 5	03:41	04:26	05:39	20:05	21:17	22:02	9h 35m	63.0°	295° WNW
Thu 6	03:42	04:27	05:40	20:03	21:15	22:00	9h 37m	62.8°	294° WNW
Fri 7	03:44	04:29	05:41	20:02	21:14	21:58	9h 40m	62.5°	294° WNW
Sat 8	03:46	04:30	05:42	20:01	21:12	21:56	9h 42m	62.2°	293° WNW
Sun 9	03:48	04:32	05:43	19:59	21:10	21:54	9h 45m	61.9°	293° WNW
Mon 10	03:50	04:33	05:44	19:58	21:09	21:52	9h 47m	61.6°	292° WNW
Tue 11	03:51	04:35	05:45	19:56	21:07	21:50	9h 50m	61.3°	292° WNW
Wed 12	03:53	04:36	05:47	19:55	21:05	21:48	9h 52m	61.0°	292° WNW
Thu 13	03:55	04:38	05:48	19:53	21:03	21:46	9h 55m	60.7°	291° WNW
Fri 14	03:57	04:39	05:49	19:52	21:01	21:44	9h 58m	60.4°	291° WNW
Sat 15	03:58	04:40	05:50	19:50	21:00	21:41	10h 0m	60.1°	290° WNW
Sun 16	04:00	04:42	05:51	19:49	20:58	21:39	10h 3m	59.8°	290° WNW
Mon 17	04:02	04:43	05:52	19:47	20:56	21:37	10h 6m	59.5°	289° WNW
Tue 18	04:04	04:45	05:53	19:46	20:54	21:35	10h 8m	59.2°	289° WNW
Wed 19	04:05	04:46	05:55	19:44	20:52	21:33	10h 11m	58.8°	288° WNW
Thu 20	04:07	04:47	05:56	19:43	20:50	21:31	10h 14m	58.5°	288° WNW
Fri 21	04:09	04:49	05:57	19:41	20:49	21:29	10h 17m	58.2°	288° WNW
Sat 22	04:10	04:50	05:58	19:39	20:47	21:26	10h 19m	57.8°	287° WNW
Sun 23	04:12	04:52	05:59	19:38	20:45	21:24	10h 22m	57.5°	287° WNW
Mon 24	04:14	04:53	06:00	19:36	20:43	21:22	10h 25m	57.2°	286° WNW
Tue 25	04:15	04:54	06:01	19:34	20:41	21:20	10h 28m	56.8°	286° WNW
Wed 26	04:17	04:56	06:02	19:33	20:39	21:18	10h 30m	56.5°	285° WNW
Thu 27	04:18	04:57	06:04	19:31	20:37	21:16	10h 33m	56.1°	285° WNW
Fri 28	04:20	04:58	06:05	19:29	20:35	21:13	10h 36m	55.8°	284° WNW
Sat 29	04:22	05:00	06:06	19:27	20:33	21:11	10h 39m	55.4°	284° WNW
Sun 30	04:23	05:01	06:07	19:26	20:31	21:09	10h 42m	55.1°	283° WNW
Mon 31	04:25	05:03	06:08	19:24	20:29	21:07	10h 45m	54.7°	283° WNW

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Tue 1	05:40	06:09	12:46	19:22	19:52	13h 12m	−2:53	18:44–19:40	🌖 81%
Wed 2	05:41	06:10	12:46	19:20	19:50	13h 10m	−2:54	18:42–19:38	🌖 72%
Thu 3	05:42	06:11	12:45	19:19	19:48	13h 7m	−2:54	18:40–19:37	🌖 61%
Fri 4	05:43	06:13	12:45	19:17	19:46	13h 4m	−2:55	18:39–19:35	🌗 49%
Sat 5	05:44	06:14	12:45	19:15	19:44	13h 1m	−2:55	18:37–19:33	🌘 37%
Sun 6	05:46	06:15	12:44	19:13	19:43	12h 58m	−2:56	18:35–19:31	🌘 26%
Mon 7	05:47	06:16	12:44	19:11	19:41	12h 55m	−2:56	18:33–19:29	🌘 17%
Tue 8	05:48	06:17	12:44	19:10	19:39	12h 52m	−2:56	18:32–19:27	🌘 9%
Wed 9	05:49	06:18	12:43	19:08	19:37	12h 49m	−2:57	18:30–19:26	🌘 3%
Thu 10	05:50	06:19	12:43	19:06	19:35	12h 46m	−2:57	18:28–19:24	🌘 1%
Fri 11	05:51	06:21	12:43	19:04	19:33	12h 43m	−2:57	18:26–19:22	🌑 0%
Sat 12	05:53	06:22	12:42	19:02	19:31	12h 40m	−2:58	18:24–19:20	🌒 2%
Sun 13	05:54	06:23	12:42	19:01	19:29	12h 37m	−2:58	18:23–19:18	🌒 6%
Mon 14	05:55	06:24	12:42	18:59	19:28	12h 34m	−2:58	18:21–19:16	🌒 12%
Tue 15	05:56	06:25	12:41	18:57	19:26	12h 31m	−2:58	18:19–19:15	🌒 19%
Wed 16	05:57	06:26	12:41	18:55	19:24	12h 28m	−2:59	18:17–19:13	🌒 28%
Thu 17	05:58	06:27	12:41	18:53	19:22	12h 25m	−2:59	18:15–19:11	🌒 37%
Fri 18	06:00	06:28	12:40	18:51	19:20	12h 22m	−2:59	18:13–19:09	🌓 46%
Sat 19	06:01	06:30	12:40	18:49	19:18	12h 19m	−2:59	18:12–19:07	🌔 55%
Sun 20	06:02	06:31	12:40	18:48	19:16	12h 16m	−2:59	18:10–19:05	🌔 64%
Mon 21	06:03	06:32	12:39	18:46	19:14	12h 13m	−2:59	18:08–19:03	🌔 73%
Tue 22	06:04	06:33	12:39	18:44	19:13	12h 10m	−2:59	18:06–19:01	🌔 81%
Wed 23	06:05	06:34	12:38	18:42	19:11	12h 7m	−2:59	18:04–19:00	🌔 88%
Thu 24	06:07	06:35	12:38	18:40	19:09	12h 4m	−2:59	18:02–18:58	🌔 94%
Fri 25	06:08	06:36	12:38	18:38	19:07	12h 1m	−3:00	18:00–18:56	🌔 98%
Sat 26	06:09	06:38	12:37	18:37	19:05	11h 58m	−3:00	17:59–18:54	🌔 100%
Sun 27	06:10	06:39	12:37	18:35	19:03	11h 55m	−2:59	17:57–18:52	🌕 100%
Mon 28	06:11	06:40	12:37	18:33	19:02	11h 52m	−2:59	17:55–18:50	🌖 97%
Tue 29	06:12	06:41	12:36	18:31	19:00	11h 49m	−2:59	17:53–18:49	🌖 92%
Wed 30	06:14	06:42	12:36	18:29	18:58	11h 47m	−2:59	17:51–18:47	🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Sarajevo

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 15h 28m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 8h 54m.

Between them the day length swings by 6h 33m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night Clock change

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:08 on 9 December; the latest is 20:32 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 05:03 on 15 June to 07:20 on 3 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Sarajevo different

Light lingers for 30 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 6 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 43.8°N buys you.

Evening golden hour runs 57 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 43.8° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 6h 33m here — among the narrowest of the 5 cities tracked in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 67° round to NW. Tonight, WNW.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 46 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 92 seconds a day.

On 25 October 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 16:47 instead of 17:48. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.

Standing 509 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 0.78° here.

Planning a sunset photo in Sarajevo

Arrive by 18:41. Golden hour opens at 18:56 and the sun is down by 19:34, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 286° 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 19:53 and runs to 20:04, the end of civil twilight and 30m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Sarajevo — 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 Sarajevo today?

The sun sets in Sarajevo at 19:34 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Sarajevo?

It takes 30m. Civil twilight ends at 20:04 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Sarajevo?

Evening golden hour runs 18:56 to 19:53 today, lasting 57m. Full golden hour times for Sarajevo covers the morning window and the coming week.