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Sofia, Bulgaria — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

6:21 am – 6:44 pm
12 hours, 23 minutes

Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 10:25:11 am
Sun Direction: 136° Southeast
Sun Altitude: 40.2°
Sun Distance: 92.698 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 11:24 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:21 am 87° East
Sunset Today: 6:44 pm 273° West

2026 Sun Graph for Sofia

December 2026 — Sun in Sofia

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 7:37 am (119°) 4:54 pm (240°) 9:17:04 −1:25 5:56 am 6:34 pm 6:30 am 6:00 pm 7:05 am 5:25 pm 12:15 pm (25.5°) 91.666
2 7:38 am (120°) 4:53 pm (240°) 9:15:42 −1:21 5:57 am 6:34 pm 6:31 am 6:00 pm 7:06 am 5:25 pm 12:16 pm (25.4°) 91.651
3 7:39 am (120°) 4:53 pm (240°) 9:14:24 −1:18 5:58 am 6:34 pm 6:32 am 6:00 pm 7:07 am 5:25 pm 12:16 pm (25.2°) 91.638
4 7:40 am (120°) 4:53 pm (240°) 9:13:09 −1:14 5:59 am 6:34 pm 6:33 am 6:00 pm 7:08 am 5:25 pm 12:16 pm (25.1°) 91.624
5 7:41 am (120°) 4:53 pm (240°) 9:11:58 −1:10 5:59 am 6:34 pm 6:34 am 6:00 pm 7:09 am 5:24 pm 12:17 pm (24.9°) 91.611
6 7:42 am (120°) 4:53 pm (239°) 9:10:51 −1:07 6:00 am 6:34 pm 6:34 am 6:00 pm 7:10 am 5:24 pm 12:17 pm (24.8°) 91.598
7 7:43 am (121°) 4:52 pm (239°) 9:09:48 −1:03 6:01 am 6:34 pm 6:35 am 6:00 pm 7:11 am 5:24 pm 12:18 pm (24.7°) 91.585
8 7:44 am (121°) 4:52 pm (239°) 9:08:49 −0:59 6:02 am 6:34 pm 6:36 am 6:00 pm 7:12 am 5:24 pm 12:18 pm (24.6°) 91.573
9 7:44 am (121°) 4:52 pm (239°) 9:07:54 −0:55 6:03 am 6:34 pm 6:37 am 6:00 pm 7:13 am 5:24 pm 12:19 pm (24.5°) 91.561
10 7:45 am (121°) 4:52 pm (239°) 9:07:02 −0:51 6:04 am 6:34 pm 6:38 am 6:00 pm 7:13 am 5:24 pm 12:19 pm (24.4°) 91.550
11 7:46 am (121°) 4:52 pm (239°) 9:06:15 −0:47 6:04 am 6:34 pm 6:39 am 6:00 pm 7:14 am 5:24 pm 12:19 pm (24.3°) 91.538
12 7:47 am (121°) 4:53 pm (239°) 9:05:32 −0:42 6:05 am 6:35 pm 6:39 am 6:00 pm 7:15 am 5:25 pm 12:20 pm (24.2°) 91.527
13 7:48 am (121°) 4:53 pm (239°) 9:04:54 −0:38 6:06 am 6:35 pm 6:40 am 6:00 pm 7:16 am 5:25 pm 12:20 pm (24.2°) 91.517
14 7:49 am (122°) 4:53 pm (238°) 9:04:19 −0:34 6:07 am 6:35 pm 6:41 am 6:01 pm 7:16 am 5:25 pm 12:21 pm (24.1°) 91.506
15 7:49 am (122°) 4:53 pm (238°) 9:03:49 −0:30 6:07 am 6:35 pm 6:42 am 6:01 pm 7:17 am 5:25 pm 12:21 pm (24.1°) 91.496
16 7:50 am (122°) 4:53 pm (238°) 9:03:23 −0:25 6:08 am 6:36 pm 6:42 am 6:01 pm 7:18 am 5:26 pm 12:22 pm (24.0°) 91.487
17 7:51 am (122°) 4:54 pm (238°) 9:03:01 −0:21 6:08 am 6:36 pm 6:43 am 6:02 pm 7:19 am 5:26 pm 12:22 pm (24.0°) 91.478
18 7:51 am (122°) 4:54 pm (238°) 9:02:44 −0:17 6:09 am 6:36 pm 6:43 am 6:02 pm 7:19 am 5:26 pm 12:23 pm (23.9°) 91.469
19 7:52 am (122°) 4:55 pm (238°) 9:02:31 −0:12 6:10 am 6:37 pm 6:44 am 6:02 pm 7:20 am 5:27 pm 12:23 pm (23.9°) 91.461
20 7:53 am (122°) 4:55 pm (238°) 9:02:23 −0:08 6:10 am 6:37 pm 6:45 am 6:03 pm 7:20 am 5:27 pm 12:24 pm (23.9°) 91.454
21 7:53 am (122°) 4:55 pm (238°) 9:02:19 −0:04 6:11 am 6:38 pm 6:45 am 6:03 pm 7:21 am 5:28 pm 12:24 pm (23.9°) 91.446
22 7:54 am (122°) 4:56 pm (238°) 9:02:19 < 1s 6:11 am 6:38 pm 6:46 am 6:04 pm 7:21 am 5:28 pm 12:25 pm (23.9°) 91.440
23 7:54 am (122°) 4:56 pm (238°) 9:02:24 +0:04 6:12 am 6:39 pm 6:46 am 6:04 pm 7:22 am 5:29 pm 12:25 pm (23.9°) 91.434
24 7:54 am (122°) 4:57 pm (238°) 9:02:33 +0:09 6:12 am 6:39 pm 6:47 am 6:05 pm 7:22 am 5:29 pm 12:26 pm (23.9°) 91.429
25 7:55 am (122°) 4:58 pm (238°) 9:02:46 +0:13 6:13 am 6:40 pm 6:47 am 6:06 pm 7:23 am 5:30 pm 12:26 pm (23.9°) 91.424
26 7:55 am (122°) 4:58 pm (238°) 9:03:04 +0:17 6:13 am 6:41 pm 6:47 am 6:06 pm 7:23 am 5:30 pm 12:27 pm (24.0°) 91.420
27 7:56 am (122°) 4:59 pm (238°) 9:03:26 +0:22 6:13 am 6:41 pm 6:48 am 6:07 pm 7:23 am 5:31 pm 12:27 pm (24.0°) 91.417
28 7:56 am (122°) 5:00 pm (238°) 9:03:53 +0:26 6:14 am 6:42 pm 6:48 am 6:07 pm 7:24 am 5:32 pm 12:28 pm (24.1°) 91.414
29 7:56 am (122°) 5:00 pm (238°) 9:04:24 +0:30 6:14 am 6:43 pm 6:48 am 6:08 pm 7:24 am 5:33 pm 12:28 pm (24.1°) 91.411
30 7:56 am (121°) 5:01 pm (239°) 9:04:59 +0:35 6:14 am 6:43 pm 6:49 am 6:09 pm 7:24 am 5:33 pm 12:29 pm (24.2°) 91.409
31 7:56 am (121°) 5:02 pm (239°) 9:05:39 +0:39 6:14 am 6:44 pm 6:49 am 6:10 pm 7:24 am 5:34 pm 12:29 pm (24.3°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Sofia. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Sofia is at 10:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 17 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 8 or December 9.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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