Sunset and sunrise times in Pristina, Kosovo
In Pristina, Kosovo the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 19:21 and rises at 05:52. Daylight lasts 13h 29m; evening golden hour runs from 18:43 to 19:39.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Solar noon
- 12:37
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Last light
- 19:51
- Day length
- 13h 29m
the sun has already set today
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 18:43 – 19:39
- Blue hour
- 19:39 – 19:51
- Max sun altitude
- 58.0°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 18:06 / 02:38
The sun sets at 285° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 05:53 Sunset 19:20 Golden hour 18:42 – 19:38 Day length 13h 26m vs today 3 minutes shorterWhere Pristina is
- Coordinates
- 42.6727° N, 21.1669° E
- Time zone
- Europe/Belgrade
- Current offset
- UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 597 m
- Population
- 550,000
Sunrise and sunset in Pristina, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 04:54 | 05:26 | 12:41 | 19:55 | 20:27 | 14h 29m | −2:10 | 19:15–20:15 | 🌖 93% |
| Sun 2 | 04:55 | 05:27 | 12:41 | 19:54 | 20:26 | 14h 26m | −2:12 | 19:14–20:14 | 🌖 86% |
| Mon 3 | 04:57 | 05:28 | 12:41 | 19:53 | 20:25 | 14h 24m | −2:14 | 19:13–20:12 | 🌖 78% |
| Tue 4 | 04:58 | 05:29 | 12:41 | 19:52 | 20:23 | 14h 22m | −2:16 | 19:12–20:11 | 🌖 68% |
| Wed 5 | 04:59 | 05:31 | 12:41 | 19:51 | 20:22 | 14h 20m | −2:18 | 19:11–20:10 | 🌖 57% |
| Thu 6 | 05:00 | 05:32 | 12:41 | 19:49 | 20:21 | 14h 17m | −2:19 | 19:10–20:08 | 🌗 46% |
| Fri 7 | 05:01 | 05:33 | 12:41 | 19:48 | 20:19 | 14h 15m | −2:21 | 19:08–20:07 | 🌘 34% |
| Sat 8 | 05:02 | 05:34 | 12:41 | 19:47 | 20:18 | 14h 12m | −2:23 | 19:07–20:06 | 🌘 23% |
| Sun 9 | 05:04 | 05:35 | 12:40 | 19:45 | 20:16 | 14h 10m | −2:24 | 19:06–20:04 | 🌘 14% |
| Mon 10 | 05:05 | 05:36 | 12:40 | 19:44 | 20:15 | 14h 8m | −2:26 | 19:05–20:03 | 🌘 7% |
| Tue 11 | 05:06 | 05:37 | 12:40 | 19:43 | 20:13 | 14h 5m | −2:27 | 19:03–20:01 | 🌘 2% |
| Wed 12 | 05:07 | 05:38 | 12:40 | 19:41 | 20:12 | 14h 3m | −2:28 | 19:02–20:00 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 05:08 | 05:39 | 12:40 | 19:40 | 20:10 | 14h 0m | −2:30 | 19:01–19:58 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 05:09 | 05:40 | 12:40 | 19:38 | 20:09 | 13h 58m | −2:31 | 18:59–19:57 | 🌒 4% |
| Sat 15 | 05:11 | 05:41 | 12:39 | 19:37 | 20:07 | 13h 55m | −2:32 | 18:58–19:55 | 🌒 9% |
| Sun 16 | 05:12 | 05:42 | 12:39 | 19:35 | 20:06 | 13h 53m | −2:33 | 18:57–19:54 | 🌒 16% |
| Mon 17 | 05:13 | 05:43 | 12:39 | 19:34 | 20:04 | 13h 50m | −2:34 | 18:55–19:52 | 🌒 24% |
| Tue 18 | 05:14 | 05:44 | 12:39 | 19:32 | 20:02 | 13h 47m | −2:35 | 18:54–19:51 | 🌒 34% |
| Wed 19 | 05:15 | 05:45 | 12:38 | 19:31 | 20:01 | 13h 45m | −2:36 | 18:52–19:49 | 🌒 43% |
| Thu 20 | 05:16 | 05:47 | 12:38 | 19:29 | 19:59 | 13h 42m | −2:37 | 18:51–19:47 | 🌓 53% |
| Fri 21 | 05:18 | 05:48 | 12:38 | 19:28 | 19:58 | 13h 40m | −2:38 | 18:49–19:46 | 🌔 62% |
| Sat 22 | 05:19 | 05:49 | 12:38 | 19:26 | 19:56 | 13h 37m | −2:39 | 18:48–19:44 | 🌔 71% |
| Sun 23 | 05:20 | 05:50 | 12:38 | 19:25 | 19:54 | 13h 34m | −2:40 | 18:46–19:43 | 🌔 79% |
| Mon 24 | 05:21 | 05:51 | 12:37 | 19:23 | 19:52 | 13h 32m | −2:41 | 18:45–19:41 | 🌔 86% |
| Tue 25 | 05:22 | 05:52 | 12:37 | 19:21 | 19:51 | 13h 29m | −2:42 | 18:43–19:39 | 🌔 92% |
| Wed 26 | 05:23 | 05:53 | 12:37 | 19:20 | 19:49 | 13h 26m | −2:42 | 18:42–19:38 | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 05:25 | 05:54 | 12:36 | 19:18 | 19:47 | 13h 23m | −2:43 | 18:40–19:36 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 05:26 | 05:55 | 12:36 | 19:16 | 19:46 | 13h 21m | −2:44 | 18:39–19:34 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 05:27 | 05:56 | 12:36 | 19:15 | 19:44 | 13h 18m | −2:44 | 18:37–19:32 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 05:28 | 05:57 | 12:36 | 19:13 | 19:42 | 13h 15m | −2:45 | 18:35–19:31 | 🌖 95% |
| Mon 31 | 05:29 | 05:58 | 12:35 | 19:11 | 19:40 | 13h 13m | −2:46 | 18:34–19:29 | 🌖 89% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 03:29 | 04:14 | 05:26 | 19:55 | 21:07 | 21:52 | 9h 32m | 65.3° | 296° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 03:31 | 04:16 | 05:27 | 19:54 | 21:06 | 21:50 | 9h 34m | 65.0° | 295° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 03:33 | 04:17 | 05:28 | 19:53 | 21:04 | 21:48 | 9h 36m | 64.8° | 295° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 03:35 | 04:18 | 05:29 | 19:52 | 21:02 | 21:46 | 9h 38m | 64.5° | 294° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 03:36 | 04:20 | 05:31 | 19:51 | 21:01 | 21:44 | 9h 41m | 64.2° | 294° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 03:38 | 04:21 | 05:32 | 19:49 | 20:59 | 21:42 | 9h 43m | 64.0° | 294° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 03:40 | 04:23 | 05:33 | 19:48 | 20:58 | 21:40 | 9h 45m | 63.7° | 293° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 03:41 | 04:24 | 05:34 | 19:47 | 20:56 | 21:38 | 9h 48m | 63.4° | 293° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 03:43 | 04:25 | 05:35 | 19:45 | 20:55 | 21:37 | 9h 50m | 63.1° | 292° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 03:45 | 04:27 | 05:36 | 19:44 | 20:53 | 21:35 | 9h 52m | 62.8° | 292° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 03:46 | 04:28 | 05:37 | 19:43 | 20:51 | 21:33 | 9h 55m | 62.5° | 292° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 03:48 | 04:29 | 05:38 | 19:41 | 20:50 | 21:31 | 9h 57m | 62.2° | 291° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 03:49 | 04:31 | 05:39 | 19:40 | 20:48 | 21:29 | 10h 0m | 61.9° | 291° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 03:51 | 04:32 | 05:40 | 19:38 | 20:46 | 21:27 | 10h 2m | 61.6° | 290° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 03:53 | 04:33 | 05:41 | 19:37 | 20:44 | 21:25 | 10h 5m | 61.3° | 290° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 03:54 | 04:35 | 05:42 | 19:35 | 20:43 | 21:23 | 10h 7m | 61.0° | 289° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 03:56 | 04:36 | 05:43 | 19:34 | 20:41 | 21:21 | 10h 10m | 60.7° | 289° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 03:58 | 04:37 | 05:44 | 19:32 | 20:39 | 21:19 | 10h 13m | 60.3° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 03:59 | 04:39 | 05:45 | 19:31 | 20:37 | 21:17 | 10h 15m | 60.0° | 288° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 04:01 | 04:40 | 05:47 | 19:29 | 20:35 | 21:14 | 10h 18m | 59.7° | 288° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 04:02 | 04:41 | 05:48 | 19:28 | 20:34 | 21:12 | 10h 20m | 59.4° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 04:04 | 04:43 | 05:49 | 19:26 | 20:32 | 21:10 | 10h 23m | 59.0° | 287° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 04:05 | 04:44 | 05:50 | 19:25 | 20:30 | 21:08 | 10h 26m | 58.7° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 04:07 | 04:45 | 05:51 | 19:23 | 20:28 | 21:06 | 10h 28m | 58.3° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 04:08 | 04:47 | 05:52 | 19:21 | 20:26 | 21:04 | 10h 31m | 58.0° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 04:10 | 04:48 | 05:53 | 19:20 | 20:25 | 21:02 | 10h 34m | 57.6° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 04:11 | 04:49 | 05:54 | 19:18 | 20:23 | 21:00 | 10h 37m | 57.3° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 04:13 | 04:50 | 05:55 | 19:16 | 20:21 | 20:58 | 10h 39m | 56.9° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 04:14 | 04:52 | 05:56 | 19:15 | 20:19 | 20:56 | 10h 42m | 56.6° | 283° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 04:16 | 04:53 | 05:57 | 19:13 | 20:17 | 20:54 | 10h 45m | 56.2° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 31 | 04:17 | 04:54 | 05:58 | 19:11 | 20:15 | 20:52 | 10h 48m | 55.9° | 282° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:30 | 05:59 | 12:35 | 19:10 | 19:39 | 13h 10m | −2:46 | 18:32–19:27 | 🌖 81% |
| Wed 2 | 05:31 | 06:00 | 12:35 | 19:08 | 19:37 | 13h 7m | −2:47 | 18:30–19:26 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 05:33 | 06:02 | 12:34 | 19:06 | 19:35 | 13h 4m | −2:47 | 18:29–19:24 | 🌖 61% |
| Fri 4 | 05:34 | 06:03 | 12:34 | 19:04 | 19:33 | 13h 1m | −2:48 | 18:27–19:22 | 🌗 49% |
| Sat 5 | 05:35 | 06:04 | 12:34 | 19:03 | 19:31 | 12h 59m | −2:48 | 18:25–19:20 | 🌘 37% |
| Sun 6 | 05:36 | 06:05 | 12:33 | 19:01 | 19:30 | 12h 56m | −2:48 | 18:24–19:19 | 🌘 26% |
| Mon 7 | 05:37 | 06:06 | 12:33 | 18:59 | 19:28 | 12h 53m | −2:49 | 18:22–19:17 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 05:38 | 06:07 | 12:33 | 18:57 | 19:26 | 12h 50m | −2:49 | 18:20–19:15 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 05:39 | 06:08 | 12:32 | 18:56 | 19:24 | 12h 47m | −2:50 | 18:18–19:13 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 05:40 | 06:09 | 12:32 | 18:54 | 19:22 | 12h 44m | −2:50 | 18:17–19:11 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 05:42 | 06:10 | 12:32 | 18:52 | 19:21 | 12h 42m | −2:50 | 18:15–19:10 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 05:43 | 06:11 | 12:31 | 18:50 | 19:19 | 12h 39m | −2:50 | 18:13–19:08 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 05:44 | 06:12 | 12:31 | 18:49 | 19:17 | 12h 36m | −2:51 | 18:11–19:06 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 05:45 | 06:13 | 12:30 | 18:47 | 19:15 | 12h 33m | −2:51 | 18:10–19:04 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 05:46 | 06:14 | 12:30 | 18:45 | 19:13 | 12h 30m | −2:51 | 18:08–19:02 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 05:47 | 06:15 | 12:30 | 18:43 | 19:12 | 12h 27m | −2:51 | 18:06–19:01 | 🌒 28% |
| Thu 17 | 05:48 | 06:16 | 12:29 | 18:42 | 19:10 | 12h 25m | −2:52 | 18:04–18:59 | 🌒 37% |
| Fri 18 | 05:49 | 06:18 | 12:29 | 18:40 | 19:08 | 12h 22m | −2:52 | 18:03–18:57 | 🌓 46% |
| Sat 19 | 05:50 | 06:19 | 12:29 | 18:38 | 19:06 | 12h 19m | −2:52 | 18:01–18:55 | 🌔 55% |
| Sun 20 | 05:51 | 06:20 | 12:28 | 18:36 | 19:04 | 12h 16m | −2:52 | 17:59–18:53 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 05:53 | 06:21 | 12:28 | 18:34 | 19:03 | 12h 13m | −2:52 | 17:57–18:52 | 🌔 73% |
| Tue 22 | 05:54 | 06:22 | 12:28 | 18:33 | 19:01 | 12h 10m | −2:52 | 17:55–18:50 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 05:55 | 06:23 | 12:27 | 18:31 | 18:59 | 12h 7m | −2:52 | 17:54–18:48 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 05:56 | 06:24 | 12:27 | 18:29 | 18:57 | 12h 4m | −2:52 | 17:52–18:46 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 05:57 | 06:25 | 12:27 | 18:27 | 18:55 | 12h 2m | −2:52 | 17:50–18:44 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 05:58 | 06:26 | 12:26 | 18:25 | 18:54 | 11h 59m | −2:52 | 17:48–18:43 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:59 | 06:27 | 12:26 | 18:24 | 18:52 | 11h 56m | −2:52 | 17:46–18:41 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 06:00 | 06:28 | 12:26 | 18:22 | 18:50 | 11h 53m | −2:52 | 17:45–18:39 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 06:01 | 06:30 | 12:25 | 18:20 | 18:48 | 11h 50m | −2:52 | 17:43–18:37 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 06:02 | 06:31 | 12:25 | 18:18 | 18:46 | 11h 47m | −2:52 | 17:41–18:36 | 🌖 84% |
Longest and shortest day in Pristina
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
The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:01 on 9 December; the latest is 20:17 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 04:56 on 15 June to 07:05 on 3 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 12m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Pristina different
Sitting on the eastern side of its time zone puts solar noon at 11:37, a full 23 minutes before twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 12:37.
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.
The shallow approach angle at 42.7° stretches this evening's golden hour to 56 minutes, against about 41 for a city on the equator today.
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.
Across August the sunset moves 44 minutes earlier, averaging about 88 seconds a day.
The clocks go back on 25 October 2026, so the sunset jumps from 17:39 to 16:37 overnight — the sun has not moved, the clock has.
At 597 m the horizon sits 0.85° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 4.8 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 9.5 minutes of extra daylight across the day.
Planning a sunset photo in Pristina
Arrive by 18:28. Golden hour opens at 18:43 and the sun is down by 19:21, 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 19:39 and runs to 19:51, the end of civil twilight and 29m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Pristina today?
The sun sets in Pristina at 19:21 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Pristina?
It takes 29m. Civil twilight ends at 19:51 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Pristina?
Evening golden hour runs 18:43 to 19:39 today, lasting 55m. Full golden hour times for Pristina covers the morning window and the coming week.