Sunset in Sofia today
September 10, 2026 · Sofia, Bulgaria
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Sunset in Sofia today is at 19:48. Day length is 12h 46m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Sofia's coordinates and updated daily.
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 goes down towards the west in Sofia today, at a bearing of 278°. Civil twilight then lasts another 29 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 6 minutes later in Sofia than in Plovdiv, 132 km to the east-southeast.
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 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.
Sunset in Sofia by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17:18 | 07:55 | 9h 23m |
| February | 17:58 | 07:25 | 10h 33m |
| March | 18:33 | 06:40 | 11h 53m |
| April | 20:08 | 06:46 | 13h 22m |
| May | 20:42 | 06:06 | 14h 37m |
| June | 21:07 | 05:49 | 15h 18m |
| July | 21:04 | 06:02 | 15h 2m |
| August | 20:31 | 06:34 | 13h 57m |
| September | 19:39 | 07:07 | 12h 32m |
| October | 18:46 | 07:40 | 11h 6m |
| November | 17:06 | 07:19 | 9h 47m |
| December | 16:54 | 07:51 | 9h 4m |