Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Bucharest

Sunrise in Bucharest today is at 05:33:36 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:54:17 PM, giving Bucharest 15h 20min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:56:59 AM and ends at 09:30:59 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Bucharest or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Bucharest. Get a full year of light data with the printable Bucharest Photography Planner 2026.

Bucharest is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts — long summer evenings and shorter winter days. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Bucharest receives 15.5 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:31 AM and sunset at 09:03 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 8.8 hours — a difference of 6.7 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:30, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:03. The evening golden hour in Bucharest lasts about 67 minutes in summer and 68 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.