Sunset in Moscow today
September 11, 2026 · Moscow, Russia
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Sunset in Moscow today is at 19:01. Day length is 13h 7m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Moscow's coordinates and updated daily.
Moscow lies at 56°N. In Moscow, day length ranges from 7h 0m in winter to 17h 33m in summer — a swing of about 10h 33m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Moscow today, at a bearing of 280°. Civil twilight then lasts another 38 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 35 minutes earlier in Moscow than in Saint Petersburg, 632 km to the northwest.
Through the year sunset drifts later across spring and earlier across 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 Moscow.
The longest day in Moscow is around 17h 33m (around June 21). The shortest is around 7h 0m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 5 minutes per day.
Sunset in Moscow by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16:28 | 08:50 | 7h 38m |
| February | 17:33 | 07:56 | 9h 37m |
| March | 18:32 | 06:47 | 11h 46m |
| April | 19:34 | 05:26 | 14h 8m |
| May | 20:34 | 04:19 | 16h 15m |
| June | 21:16 | 03:45 | 17h 31m |
| July | 21:06 | 04:06 | 16h 60m |
| August | 20:08 | 05:02 | 15h 7m |
| September | 18:50 | 06:01 | 12h 49m |
| October | 17:32 | 07:00 | 10h 32m |
| November | 16:25 | 08:05 | 8h 20m |
| December | 15:57 | 08:54 | 7h 3m |