Sunset and sunrise times in Sofia, Bulgaria

In Sofia, Bulgaria the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 20:13 and rises at 06:43. Daylight lasts 13h 29m; evening golden hour runs from 19:35 to 20:31.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light: 06:14
Sunrise: 06:43
Solar noon: 13:28
Sunset: 20:13
Last light: 20:42
Day length: 13h 29m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 19:35 – 20:31
Blue hour: 20:31 – 20:42
Max sun altitude: 58.0°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:57 / 03:29

The sun sets at 285° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:44 Sunset 20:11 Golden hour 19:33 – 20:29 Day length 13h 26m 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, 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	05:46	06:18	13:33	20:47	21:19	14h 29m	−2:10	20:07–21:06	🌖 93%
Sun 2	05:47	06:19	13:33	20:46	21:17	14h 26m	−2:12	20:06–21:05	🌖 87%
Mon 3	05:48	06:20	13:32	20:44	21:16	14h 24m	−2:14	20:05–21:04	🌖 78%
Tue 4	05:49	06:21	13:32	20:43	21:15	14h 22m	−2:16	20:03–21:02	🌖 69%
Wed 5	05:50	06:22	13:32	20:42	21:13	14h 20m	−2:18	20:02–21:01	🌖 58%
Thu 6	05:51	06:23	13:32	20:41	21:12	14h 17m	−2:20	20:01–21:00	🌗 46%
Fri 7	05:53	06:24	13:32	20:39	21:11	14h 15m	−2:21	20:00–20:58	🌘 35%
Sat 8	05:54	06:25	13:32	20:38	21:09	14h 13m	−2:23	19:59–20:57	🌘 24%
Sun 9	05:55	06:26	13:32	20:37	21:08	14h 10m	−2:24	19:57–20:56	🌘 15%
Mon 10	05:56	06:27	13:32	20:35	21:06	14h 8m	−2:26	19:56–20:54	🌘 7%
Tue 11	05:57	06:28	13:31	20:34	21:05	14h 5m	−2:27	19:55–20:53	🌘 2%
Wed 12	05:58	06:29	13:31	20:33	21:03	14h 3m	−2:28	19:54–20:51	🌑 0%
Thu 13	06:00	06:30	13:31	20:31	21:02	14h 0m	−2:30	19:52–20:50	🌒 1%
Fri 14	06:01	06:31	13:31	20:30	21:00	13h 58m	−2:31	19:51–20:48	🌒 4%
Sat 15	06:02	06:32	13:31	20:28	20:59	13h 55m	−2:32	19:49–20:47	🌒 9%
Sun 16	06:03	06:34	13:31	20:27	20:57	13h 53m	−2:33	19:48–20:45	🌒 16%
Mon 17	06:04	06:35	13:30	20:25	20:55	13h 50m	−2:34	19:47–20:44	🌒 24%
Tue 18	06:05	06:36	13:30	20:24	20:54	13h 48m	−2:36	19:45–20:42	🌒 33%
Wed 19	06:07	06:37	13:30	20:22	20:52	13h 45m	−2:37	19:44–20:41	🌒 43%
Thu 20	06:08	06:38	13:30	20:21	20:51	13h 42m	−2:37	19:42–20:39	🌓 52%
Fri 21	06:09	06:39	13:29	20:19	20:49	13h 40m	−2:38	19:41–20:37	🌔 62%
Sat 22	06:10	06:40	13:29	20:18	20:47	13h 37m	−2:39	19:39–20:36	🌔 71%
Sun 23	06:11	06:41	13:29	20:16	20:46	13h 34m	−2:40	19:38–20:34	🌔 79%
Mon 24	06:12	06:42	13:29	20:14	20:44	13h 32m	−2:41	19:36–20:32	🌔 86%
Tue 25	06:14	06:43	13:28	20:13	20:42	13h 29m	−2:42	19:35–20:31	🌔 92%
Wed 26	06:15	06:44	13:28	20:11	20:41	13h 26m	−2:42	19:33–20:29	🌔 96%
Thu 27	06:16	06:45	13:28	20:09	20:39	13h 24m	−2:43	19:32–20:27	🌔 99%
Fri 28	06:17	06:46	13:27	20:08	20:37	13h 21m	−2:44	19:30–20:26	🌕 100%
Sat 29	06:18	06:48	13:27	20:06	20:35	13h 18m	−2:45	19:28–20:24	🌖 99%
Sun 30	06:19	06:49	13:27	20:04	20:34	13h 15m	−2:45	19:27–20:22	🌖 95%
Mon 31	06:20	06:50	13:27	20:03	20:32	13h 13m	−2:46	19:25–20:20	🌖 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	04:21	05:06	06:18	20:47	21:58	22:43	9h 31m	65.3°	296° WNW
Sun 2	04:22	05:07	06:19	20:46	21:57	22:41	9h 34m	65.0°	295° WNW
Mon 3	04:24	05:08	06:20	20:44	21:56	22:39	9h 36m	64.7°	295° WNW
Tue 4	04:26	05:10	06:21	20:43	21:54	22:38	9h 38m	64.5°	294° WNW
Wed 5	04:27	05:11	06:22	20:42	21:52	22:36	9h 40m	64.2°	294° WNW
Thu 6	04:29	05:12	06:23	20:41	21:51	22:34	9h 43m	63.9°	294° WNW
Fri 7	04:31	05:14	06:24	20:39	21:49	22:32	9h 45m	63.7°	293° WNW
Sat 8	04:32	05:15	06:25	20:38	21:48	22:30	9h 47m	63.4°	293° WNW
Sun 9	04:34	05:16	06:26	20:37	21:46	22:28	9h 50m	63.1°	292° WNW
Mon 10	04:36	05:18	06:27	20:35	21:44	22:26	9h 52m	62.8°	292° WNW
Tue 11	04:37	05:19	06:28	20:34	21:43	22:24	9h 55m	62.5°	292° WNW
Wed 12	04:39	05:21	06:29	20:33	21:41	22:22	9h 57m	62.2°	291° WNW
Thu 13	04:41	05:22	06:30	20:31	21:39	22:20	10h 0m	61.9°	291° WNW
Fri 14	04:42	05:23	06:31	20:30	21:38	22:18	10h 2m	61.6°	290° WNW
Sat 15	04:44	05:25	06:32	20:28	21:36	22:16	10h 5m	61.3°	290° WNW
Sun 16	04:46	05:26	06:34	20:27	21:34	22:14	10h 7m	61.0°	289° WNW
Mon 17	04:47	05:27	06:35	20:25	21:32	22:12	10h 10m	60.6°	289° WNW
Tue 18	04:49	05:29	06:36	20:24	21:31	22:10	10h 13m	60.3°	289° WNW
Wed 19	04:50	05:30	06:37	20:22	21:29	22:08	10h 15m	60.0°	288° WNW
Thu 20	04:52	05:31	06:38	20:21	21:27	22:06	10h 18m	59.7°	288° WNW
Fri 21	04:54	05:33	06:39	20:19	21:25	22:04	10h 20m	59.3°	287° WNW
Sat 22	04:55	05:34	06:40	20:18	21:23	22:02	10h 23m	59.0°	287° WNW
Sun 23	04:57	05:35	06:41	20:16	21:22	22:00	10h 26m	58.7°	286° WNW
Mon 24	04:58	05:37	06:42	20:14	21:20	21:58	10h 28m	58.3°	286° WNW
Tue 25	05:00	05:38	06:43	20:13	21:18	21:56	10h 31m	58.0°	285° WNW
Wed 26	05:01	05:39	06:44	20:11	21:16	21:54	10h 34m	57.6°	285° WNW
Thu 27	05:03	05:40	06:45	20:09	21:14	21:52	10h 37m	57.3°	284° WNW
Fri 28	05:04	05:42	06:46	20:08	21:12	21:49	10h 39m	56.9°	284° WNW
Sat 29	05:06	05:43	06:48	20:06	21:10	21:47	10h 42m	56.6°	283° WNW
Sun 30	05:07	05:44	06:49	20:04	21:09	21:45	10h 45m	56.2°	283° WNW
Mon 31	05:09	05:46	06:50	20:03	21:07	21:43	10h 48m	55.9°	282° 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	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%

Longest and shortest day in Sofia

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 15h 19m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 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

On standard time the sun peaks at 12:28, 29 minutes after clock noon, because the city sits near the western edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 13:28.

From sunset to full civil darkness is 30 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 42.7°N accounts for the 6-minute difference.

Photographers get 56 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.4× the 41 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 WNW.

Sunset drifts 88 seconds earlier each day this month — 44 minutes from the first of August 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 4.6 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 19:20. Golden hour opens at 19:35 and the sun is down by 20:13, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 285° 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 20:31 and runs to 20:42, the end of civil twilight and 29m 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 20:13 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Sofia?

It takes 29m. Civil twilight ends at 20:42 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Sofia?

Evening golden hour runs 19:35 to 20:31 today, lasting 56m. Full golden hour times for Sofia covers the morning window and the coming week.