How the light changes today

Each colour is a stage of the sky, from full night to full daylight and back. The marker is the time in Moscow right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn05:16
Nautical dawn05:59
Civil dawn · blue hour06:42
Golden hour begins06:57
Sunrise07:21
Golden hour ends08:15

Solar noon

12:14

Sun 22.1° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins16:11
Sunset17:06
Golden hour ends · blue hour17:29
Civil dusk17:44
Nautical dusk18:27
Astronomical dusk19:10

What do civil, nautical and astronomical twilight mean? Read the guide →

Where the sun rises and sets

Directions from Moscow today. The shaded fans show how far sunrise and sunset swing between June and December; the dot is the sun right now.

Sunrise at 07:21In June it rises at 43° NE, in December at 133° SE111° ESE

Sunset at 17:06In June it sets at 317° NW, in December at 227° SW249° WSW

Coming up in Moscow

Days are getting shorter

−4.3 min a day

Shortest day 21 Dec, in 57 days

Sunrise and sunset on any date

Pick a day of 2026 to see its sunrise, sunset and daylight in Moscow.

Choose a date

Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sunrise03:45

Sunset21:18

Daylight17 h 34 min

First light (civil dawn): 02:43 · Last light (civil dusk): 22:20
Moon 46% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

99% lit · 14.0 days old

Moonrise: 16:16
Moonset: 06:19
Full moon: tomorrow
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
99%

Mon
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Today in Moscow

Today the sun rises over Moscow at 07:21 and sets at 17:06, giving 9 h 45 min of daylight.

This far north the sun sets at a shallow angle, so twilight in Moscow lasts far longer than the clock times suggest.

Across 2026 the day length in Moscow swings by 10 h 34 min, from 7 h 0 min on 21 December to 17 h 34 min on 21 June.

The earliest sunrise of 2026 falls on 18 June, at 03:44 - not on the longest day, because the equation of time pulls the two apart.

The moon is waxing tonight, 99% lit.

A year of daylight in Moscow

Every column is one day of 2026, from midnight at the top to midnight at the bottom. Hover or drag across it to read any day.

Longest day

17 h 34 min

21 June

Shortest day

7 h 0 min

21 December

Earliest sunrise

03:44

18 June, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

21:18

24 June

Today Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 17:06 Daylight 9 h 45 min Dark from 19:10

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Moscow, season by season

Through the year

139 days with more than 14 hours of daylight, from 13 April to 29 August.
The sun sets at 21:00 or later on 49 days, from 31 May to 18 July.
Earliest sunset of the year: 15:56 on 14 December, 7 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise: 09:00 on 29 December, 8 days after the shortest day.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 16:11–17:29, with the sun low in the south-west (246°).
Blue hour right after: 17:29–17:44.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 16:11 today to 15:56 on 31 October.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 06:59–08:17.

Moscow compared with other cities

How much daylight each city gets between the shortest and the longest day of 2026.

On 21 June Istanbul gets 2 h 26 min less daylight than Moscow, and on 21 December 2 h 13 min more.

MoscowThis page

7 h 0 min – 17 h 34 min

Stockholm1,227 km away

6 h 5 min – 18 h 37 min

Berlin1,608 km away

7 h 39 min – 16 h 50 min

Oslo1,644 km away

5 h 54 min – 18 h 50 min

Istanbul1,756 km away

9 h 13 min – 15 h 8 min

Each bar runs from the shortest to the longest day of the year.

October 2026 in Moscow

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of the month. The bar shows where the daylight falls in the 24 hours.

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of October 2026 in Moscow, RU.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	06:32	18:05	11 h 33 min	−5 min
2Fri	06:34	18:03	11 h 29 min	−4 min
3Sat	06:36	18:00	11 h 24 min	−5 min
4Sun	06:38	17:58	11 h 20 min	−4 min
5Mon	06:40	17:55	11 h 15 min	−5 min
6Tue	06:42	17:52	11 h 11 min	−4 min
7Wed	06:44	17:50	11 h 6 min	−5 min
8Thu	06:46	17:47	11 h 1 min	−5 min
9Fri	06:48	17:45	10 h 57 min	−4 min
10Sat	06:50	17:42	10 h 52 min	−5 min
11Sun	06:52	17:40	10 h 48 min	−4 min
12Mon	06:54	17:37	10 h 43 min	−5 min
13Tue	06:56	17:35	10 h 39 min	−4 min
14Wed	06:58	17:32	10 h 34 min	−5 min
15Thu	07:00	17:30	10 h 30 min	−4 min
16Fri	07:02	17:27	10 h 25 min	−5 min
17Sat	07:04	17:25	10 h 21 min	−4 min
18Sun	07:06	17:22	10 h 16 min	−5 min
19Mon	07:08	17:20	10 h 12 min	−4 min
20Tue	07:10	17:17	10 h 7 min	−5 min
21Wed	07:12	17:15	10 h 3 min	−4 min
22Thu	07:14	17:13	9 h 58 min	−5 min
23Fri	07:16	17:10	9 h 54 min	−4 min
24Sat	07:19	17:08	9 h 49 min	−5 min
25Sun	07:21	17:06	9 h 45 min	−4 min
26Mon	07:23	17:03	9 h 41 min	−4 min
27Tue	07:25	17:01	9 h 36 min	−5 min
28Wed	07:27	16:59	9 h 32 min	−4 min
29Thu	07:29	16:57	9 h 28 min	−4 min
30Fri	07:31	16:54	9 h 23 min	−5 min
31Sat	07:33	16:52	9 h 19 min	−4 min

Common questions about the sun in Moscow

What time does the sun rise in Moscow?

Today the sun rises in Moscow at 07:21, local time.

What time does the sun set in Moscow?

Today the sun sets in Moscow at 17:06, local time.

How long is the day in Moscow today?

Moscow gets 9 h 45 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Moscow?

The longest day of 2026 in Moscow is 21 June, with 17 h 34 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waxing over Moscow tonight, 99% lit.

Where does the sun rise in Moscow?

Today it rises in the east (111°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (43°) in June to the south-east (133°) in December.

When is golden hour in Moscow today?

In the morning from 06:57 to 08:15, and in the evening from 16:11 to 17:29.

When is the earliest sunset in Moscow?

On 14 December, at 15:56. It comes 7 days before the shortest day, which is 21 December.

Cities at the same latitude as Moscow

At a similar latitude the day lasts almost the same on any date; the clock time of sunrise and sunset still depends on each time zone.

Dublin

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Sunrise and sunset in Moscow