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Daylight hours in Bucharest today
October 28, 2026 · Bucharest, Romania
Capital1,877,155 people
Bucharest has 10h 25m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 06:48 and sunset is at 17:13. All times are calculated astronomically for Bucharest's exact coordinates.
Bucharest lies at 44°N. In Bucharest, day length ranges from 8h 50m in winter to 15h 32m in summer — a swing of about 6h 42m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 12:00 in Bucharest, almost exactly when the clock says 12. At midday the sun currently stands 32.5° above the horizon in Bucharest. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 22.1° at the winter solstice to 69.0° at the summer solstice.
Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Bucharest.
The longest day in Bucharest is around 15h 32m (around June 21). The shortest is around 8h 50m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 3 minutes per day.
Daylight hours in Bucharest by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9h 12m | 07:49 | 17:02 |
| February | 10h 27m | 07:17 | 17:44 |
| March | 11h 52m | 06:30 | 18:21 |
| April | 13h 27m | 06:33 | 20:00 |
| May | 14h 47m | 05:50 | 20:36 |
| June | 15h 31m | 05:31 | 21:02 |
| July | 15h 13m | 05:45 | 20:59 |
| August | 14h 4m | 06:19 | 20:23 |
| September | 12h 34m | 06:55 | 19:29 |
| October | 11h 3m | 07:31 | 18:33 |
| November | 9h 38m | 07:12 | 16:50 |
| December | 8h 52m | 07:46 | 16:37 |