First light
07:04
Bucharest, Romania
2026-10-18 — Time zone: Europe/Bucharest (UTC+03:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
07:33
Sunset
18:27
Last light
18:57
Day length
10 h 54 min
Solar noon
13:00
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 07:33 | 18:27 | 10 h 54 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 07:35 | 18:25 | 10 h 51 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 07:36 | 18:24 | 10 h 48 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 07:37 | 18:22 | 10 h 45 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 07:39 | 18:21 | 10 h 42 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 07:40 | 18:19 | 10 h 39 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 07:41 | 18:17 | 10 h 36 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:48 | 17:01 | 9 h 12 min |
| February | 07:16 | 17:43 | 10 h 27 min |
| March | 06:28 | 18:20 | 11 h 52 min |
| April | 06:32 | 19:59 | 13 h 27 min |
| May | 05:48 | 20:35 | 14 h 47 min |
| June | 05:30 | 21:01 | 15 h 31 min |
| July | 05:44 | 20:58 | 15 h 13 min |
| August | 06:18 | 20:22 | 14 h 04 min |
| September | 06:54 | 19:27 | 12 h 34 min |
| October | 07:30 | 18:32 | 11 h 03 min |
| November | 07:11 | 16:48 | 9 h 38 min |
| December | 07:44 | 16:36 | 8 h 52 min |
Bucharest in 2026: the sun's extremes #
| Longest day | 21 June - 15 h 32 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 8 h 50 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 05:30 (11 – 20 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 07:51 (1 – 8 January) |
| Earliest sunset | 16:35 (9 – 12 December) |
| Latest sunset | 21:04 (24 – 30 June) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 11:59 (25 October) to 13:22 (21 July) |
| Fastest change in day length | gaining about 3 minutes a day, around 19 March |
| Clocks go forward | 29 March, by 1 hour; sunset 18:36 the day before, 19:38 that day |
| Clocks go back | 25 October, by 1 hour; sunset 18:17 the day before, 17:16 that day |
| Same clock as Athens | 740 km to the south; the sun is 10 minutes earlier in Bucharest |
Times are local clock times for 2026, to the minute; where several days share the extreme minute, all of them are listed, because the method is good to about a minute.
Sources
- Coordinates and name: Wikidata Q19660
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
Europe/Bucharest - Sun positions: the NOAA solar equations (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculator details); sunrise and sunset at a solar zenith of 90.833° (refraction and the sun's radius included), twilight at 96°
- Comparisons: against the 291 cities with an English page on Plain Almanac, all computed the same way for 2026
Export #
Sun times use the NOAA solar algorithm and are accurate to about one minute below 65° latitude. Moon phase is a mean-phase approximation, accurate to a few hours.
Practical facts — Romania #
Currency
RON lei
Plug type
C, F
Voltage
230 V / 50 Hz
Dialling code
+40
Emergency number
112
Drives on the
right
Other cities #
Language #
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