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Sunset in Bucharest today
October 28, 2026 · Bucharest, Romania
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Sunset in Bucharest today is at 17:13. Day length is 10h 25m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Bucharest's coordinates and updated daily.
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.
The sun goes down towards the west-southwest in Bucharest today, at a bearing of 253°. Civil twilight then lasts another 30 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 11 minutes later in Bucharest than in Iaşi, 326 km to the north-northeast.
Sunset shifts later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times 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.
Sunset in Bucharest by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17:02 | 07:49 | 9h 12m |
| February | 17:44 | 07:17 | 10h 27m |
| March | 18:21 | 06:30 | 11h 52m |
| April | 20:00 | 06:33 | 13h 27m |
| May | 20:36 | 05:50 | 14h 47m |
| June | 21:02 | 05:31 | 15h 31m |
| July | 20:59 | 05:45 | 15h 13m |
| August | 20:23 | 06:19 | 14h 4m |
| September | 19:29 | 06:55 | 12h 34m |
| October | 18:33 | 07:31 | 11h 3m |
| November | 16:50 | 07:12 | 9h 38m |
| December | 16:37 | 07:46 | 8h 52m |