Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Moscow

Sunrise in Moscow today is at 04:27:32 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:43:22 PM, giving Moscow 16h 15min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 03:36:54 AM and ends at 09:33:32 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Moscow or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Moscow. Get a full year of light data with the printable Moscow Photography Planner 2026.

Moscow lies in the temperate zone at 55.8° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Moscow receives 17.5 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 03:45 AM and sunset at 09:17 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.0 hours — a difference of 10.6 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 20 at 03:44, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:17. The evening golden hour in Moscow lasts about 99 minutes in summer and 107 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.