Sunrise in Sofia today

Sofia lies at 43°N. In Sofia, day length ranges from 9h 2m in winter to 15h 19m in summer — a swing of about 6h 17m.

The sun comes up over the east horizon in Sofia today, at a bearing of 83°. It starts getting light 29 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 5 minutes later in Sofia than in Plovdiv, 132 km to the east-southeast.

Through the year sunrise drifts earlier across spring and later across autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Sofia.

The longest day in Sofia is around 15h 19m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 2m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 3 minutes per day.