Sunset and sunrise times in Skopje, North Macedonia

In Skopje, North Macedonia the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 19:19 and rises at 05:52. Daylight lasts 13h 27m; evening golden hour runs from 18:42 to 19:37.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light: 05:23
Sunrise: 05:52
Solar noon: 12:36
Sunset: 19:19
Last light: 19:48
Day length: 13h 27m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:42 – 19:37
Blue hour: 19:37 – 19:48
Max sun altitude: 58.7°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:03 / 02:40

The sun sets at 285° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 05:53 Sunset 19:18 Golden hour 18:40 – 19:35 Day length 13h 24m 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, 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	04:55	05:27	12:40	19:53	20:24	14h 25m	−2:07	19:13–20:12	🌖 93%
Sun 2	04:57	05:28	12:40	19:51	20:23	14h 23m	−2:09	19:12–20:10	🌖 86%
Mon 3	04:58	05:29	12:40	19:50	20:22	14h 21m	−2:11	19:11–20:09	🌖 78%
Tue 4	04:59	05:30	12:40	19:49	20:20	14h 19m	−2:12	19:10–20:08	🌖 68%
Wed 5	05:00	05:31	12:40	19:48	20:19	14h 16m	−2:14	19:09–20:07	🌖 57%
Thu 6	05:01	05:32	12:40	19:47	20:18	14h 14m	−2:16	19:07–20:05	🌗 46%
Fri 7	05:02	05:33	12:40	19:45	20:16	14h 12m	−2:17	19:06–20:04	🌘 34%
Sat 8	05:03	05:34	12:39	19:44	20:15	14h 9m	−2:19	19:05–20:03	🌘 23%
Sun 9	05:04	05:35	12:39	19:43	20:13	14h 7m	−2:20	19:04–20:01	🌘 14%
Mon 10	05:06	05:36	12:39	19:41	20:12	14h 5m	−2:22	19:03–20:00	🌘 7%
Tue 11	05:07	05:37	12:39	19:40	20:10	14h 2m	−2:23	19:01–19:59	🌘 2%
Wed 12	05:08	05:38	12:39	19:39	20:09	14h 0m	−2:25	19:00–19:57	🌑 0%
Thu 13	05:09	05:39	12:39	19:37	20:08	13h 57m	−2:26	18:59–19:56	🌒 1%
Fri 14	05:10	05:40	12:38	19:36	20:06	13h 55m	−2:27	18:57–19:54	🌒 4%
Sat 15	05:11	05:41	12:38	19:34	20:04	13h 53m	−2:28	18:56–19:53	🌒 9%
Sun 16	05:12	05:42	12:38	19:33	20:03	13h 50m	−2:29	18:55–19:51	🌒 16%
Mon 17	05:14	05:44	12:38	19:32	20:01	13h 48m	−2:30	18:53–19:50	🌒 24%
Tue 18	05:15	05:45	12:38	19:30	20:00	13h 45m	−2:32	18:52–19:48	🌒 34%
Wed 19	05:16	05:46	12:37	19:29	19:58	13h 42m	−2:33	18:51–19:47	🌒 43%
Thu 20	05:17	05:47	12:37	19:27	19:57	13h 40m	−2:33	18:49–19:45	🌓 53%
Fri 21	05:18	05:48	12:37	19:26	19:55	13h 37m	−2:34	18:48–19:43	🌔 62%
Sat 22	05:19	05:49	12:37	19:24	19:53	13h 35m	−2:35	18:46–19:42	🌔 71%
Sun 23	05:20	05:50	12:36	19:22	19:52	13h 32m	−2:36	18:45–19:40	🌔 79%
Mon 24	05:21	05:51	12:36	19:21	19:50	13h 30m	−2:37	18:43–19:39	🌔 86%
Tue 25	05:23	05:52	12:36	19:19	19:48	13h 27m	−2:38	18:42–19:37	🌔 92%
Wed 26	05:24	05:53	12:36	19:18	19:47	13h 24m	−2:38	18:40–19:35	🌔 97%
Thu 27	05:25	05:54	12:35	19:16	19:45	13h 22m	−2:39	18:39–19:34	🌔 99%
Fri 28	05:26	05:55	12:35	19:14	19:43	13h 19m	−2:40	18:37–19:32	🌕 100%
Sat 29	05:27	05:56	12:35	19:13	19:42	13h 16m	−2:40	18:35–19:30	🌖 99%
Sun 30	05:28	05:57	12:34	19:11	19:40	13h 14m	−2:41	18:34–19:29	🌖 95%
Mon 31	05:29	05:58	12:34	19:09	19:38	13h 11m	−2:42	18:32–19:27	🌖 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	03:32	04:16	05:27	19:53	21:03	21:47	9h 35m	66.0°	295° WNW
Sun 2	03:34	04:18	05:28	19:51	21:02	21:45	9h 37m	65.7°	295° WNW
Mon 3	03:36	04:19	05:29	19:50	21:00	21:43	9h 39m	65.4°	294° WNW
Tue 4	03:37	04:20	05:30	19:49	20:59	21:41	9h 42m	65.2°	294° WNW
Wed 5	03:39	04:21	05:31	19:48	20:57	21:39	9h 44m	64.9°	294° WNW
Thu 6	03:40	04:23	05:32	19:47	20:56	21:38	9h 46m	64.6°	293° WNW
Fri 7	03:42	04:24	05:33	19:45	20:54	21:36	9h 48m	64.4°	293° WNW
Sat 8	03:44	04:25	05:34	19:44	20:53	21:34	9h 51m	64.1°	293° WNW
Sun 9	03:45	04:27	05:35	19:43	20:51	21:32	9h 53m	63.8°	292° WNW
Mon 10	03:47	04:28	05:36	19:41	20:49	21:30	9h 55m	63.5°	292° WNW
Tue 11	03:48	04:29	05:37	19:40	20:48	21:28	9h 58m	63.2°	291° WNW
Wed 12	03:50	04:31	05:38	19:39	20:46	21:26	10h 0m	62.9°	291° WNW
Thu 13	03:52	04:32	05:39	19:37	20:44	21:24	10h 3m	62.6°	290° WNW
Fri 14	03:53	04:33	05:40	19:36	20:43	21:23	10h 5m	62.3°	290° WNW
Sat 15	03:55	04:35	05:41	19:34	20:41	21:21	10h 8m	62.0°	290° WNW
Sun 16	03:56	04:36	05:42	19:33	20:39	21:19	10h 10m	61.7°	289° WNW
Mon 17	03:58	04:37	05:44	19:32	20:38	21:17	10h 13m	61.3°	289° WNW
Tue 18	03:59	04:38	05:45	19:30	20:36	21:15	10h 15m	61.0°	288° WNW
Wed 19	04:01	04:40	05:46	19:29	20:34	21:13	10h 18m	60.7°	288° WNW
Thu 20	04:02	04:41	05:47	19:27	20:32	21:11	10h 20m	60.4°	287° WNW
Fri 21	04:04	04:42	05:48	19:26	20:31	21:09	10h 23m	60.0°	287° WNW
Sat 22	04:05	04:44	05:49	19:24	20:29	21:07	10h 25m	59.7°	286° WNW
Sun 23	04:07	04:45	05:50	19:22	20:27	21:05	10h 28m	59.4°	286° WNW
Mon 24	04:08	04:46	05:51	19:21	20:25	21:03	10h 31m	59.0°	286° WNW
Tue 25	04:10	04:47	05:52	19:19	20:23	21:01	10h 33m	58.7°	285° WNW
Wed 26	04:11	04:49	05:53	19:18	20:22	20:59	10h 36m	58.3°	285° WNW
Thu 27	04:13	04:50	05:54	19:16	20:20	20:57	10h 38m	58.0°	284° WNW
Fri 28	04:14	04:51	05:55	19:14	20:18	20:55	10h 41m	57.6°	284° WNW
Sat 29	04:16	04:52	05:56	19:13	20:16	20:53	10h 44m	57.3°	283° WNW
Sun 30	04:17	04:54	05:57	19:11	20:14	20:51	10h 46m	56.9°	283° WNW
Mon 31	04:18	04:55	05:58	19:09	20:13	20:49	10h 49m	56.6°	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	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%

Longest and shortest day in Skopje

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 15h 14m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 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 24 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 11:36 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 12:36.

From sunset to full civil darkness is 29 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 42°N accounts for the 5-minute difference.

Evening golden hour runs 55 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — 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, WNW.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 43 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 86 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 18:27. Golden hour opens at 18:42 and the sun is down by 19:19, 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 19:37 and runs to 19:48, 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 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 19:19 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Skopje?

It takes 29m. Civil twilight ends at 19:48 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Skopje?

Evening golden hour runs 18:42 to 19:37 today, lasting 55m. Full golden hour times for Skopje covers the morning window and the coming week.