Sunrise, Sunset & Solar Noon in Sofia
Daily and year-round sun times for Sofia (42.6977°, 23.3219°) — Europe/Sofia.
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Pick another date or fine-tune the locationReference times for 2026 — the 1st of each month, plus solstices, equinoxes and key dates
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Solar noon | Max sun | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day January 1 | 7:57 AM | 5:03 PM | 12:30 PM | 24.3° | 9h 6m |
| February February 1 | 7:41 AM | 5:38 PM | 12:40 PM | 30.1° | 9h 57m |
| March March 1 | 7:03 AM | 6:15 PM | 12:39 PM | 39.6° | 11h 12m |
| March equinox March 20 | 6:30 AM | 6:37 PM | 12:34 PM | 47.1° | 12h 7m |
| April April 1 | 7:09 AM | 7:51 PM | 1:30 PM | 51.8° | 12h 42m |
| May May 1 | 6:21 AM | 8:26 PM | 1:23 PM | 62.3° | 14h 4m |
| June June 1 | 5:51 AM | 8:57 PM | 1:24 PM | 69.3° | 15h 6m |
| June solstice June 20 | 5:48 AM | 9:07 PM | 1:28 PM | 70.7° | 15h 19m |
| July July 1 | 5:52 AM | 9:08 PM | 1:30 PM | 70.4° | 15h 16m |
| July 4 (Independence Day) July 4 | 5:53 AM | 9:08 PM | 1:31 PM | 70.2° | 15h 14m |
| August August 1 | 6:18 AM | 8:48 PM | 1:33 PM | 65.4° | 14h 30m |
| September September 1 | 6:51 AM | 8:02 PM | 1:26 PM | 55.6° | 13h 12m |
| September equinox September 22 | 7:13 AM | 7:25 PM | 1:19 PM | 47.7° | 12h 12m |
| October October 1 | 7:23 AM | 7:09 PM | 1:16 PM | 44.2° | 11h 46m |
| November November 1 | 7:00 AM | 5:20 PM | 12:10 PM | 32.9° | 10h 20m |
| December December 1 | 7:36 AM | 4:54 PM | 12:15 PM | 25.5° | 9h 18m |
| December solstice December 21 | 7:53 AM | 4:55 PM | 12:24 PM | 23.9° | 9h 2m |
In Sofia, the longest day is the June solstice (15h 19m of daylight) and the shortest is the December solstice (9h 2m).
Solar noon in Sofia is around 1:28 PM near the June solstice and 12:24 PM near the December solstice — rarely exactly 12:00, because the city sits away from the exact centre of its timezone, daylight saving time shifts the clock where observed, and the equation of time moves the Sun's transit by up to 16 minutes.
Sunrise and sunset across 2026, in local standard time
The shaded band is daylight; the upper edge is sunrise and the lower edge is sunset. Plotted in standard time, so the daylight-saving shift is shown as dates above rather than a jump in the curve.
These sunrise, sunset, and solar-noon times for Sofia are computed with the NOAA solar position algorithm from the city's latitude (42.6977°) and longitude (23.3219°), then converted to local time in the Europe/Sofia timezone. Today's figures update automatically in your browser; the year-round table is a fixed reference so the page stays fast and consistent.
Solar noon is the moment the Sun crosses Sofia's meridian and reaches its highest point in the sky — not necessarily 12:00 on the clock. The offset comes from the city's position within its timezone plus the equation of time, a correction for Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt that can move solar noon up to 16 minutes either side of clock noon. The max sun altitude is how high the Sun climbs at that moment.
The direction of sunrise and sunset swings north and south through the year: near the June solstice the Sun rises in the north-east and sets in the north-west; near the December solstice it rises and sets well to the south. Day length changes because of Earth's 23.5° axial tilt — around the June solstice the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the Sun for its longest days; around the December solstice it tilts away for its shortest. At the equinoxes day and night are close to equal everywhere.
What time is solar noon in Sofia?
Solar noon in Sofia — when the Sun is at its highest point — is around 1:28 PM local time near the June solstice and around 12:24 PM near the December solstice. It is rarely exactly 12:00 because of Sofia's longitude within its timezone, daylight saving time where observed, and the equation of time, which shifts the Sun's transit by up to 16 minutes over the year.
How high does the Sun get in Sofia?
The Sun's maximum altitude (its height above the horizon at solar noon) in Sofia reaches about 70.7° at the June solstice and only about 23.9° at the December solstice. The higher the Sun climbs, the more intense the daylight and the shorter the shadows.
When is the longest day of the year in Sofia?
Sofia's longest day is the June solstice (2026-06-20), with about 15h 19m of daylight — sunrise 5:48 AM and sunset 9:07 PM.
When is the shortest day of the year in Sofia?
The shortest day is the December solstice (2026-12-21), with roughly 9h 2m of daylight — sunrise 7:53 AM and sunset 4:55 PM.