Sofia, Bulgaria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sofia (Bulgaria, Sofia-Capital, Stolichna Obshtina). Current time: Friday, 2026-04-17, 21:16 (GMT+03:00) Europe/Sofia . All times are shown in Sofia local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 0%, Maximal illumination for this day: 0.53%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 20:24; remaining time: 13d 23h 8m 0s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:18
Moonset:	20:32

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 368 198 km
228 788 mi
Sofia ↔ Moon, nearest point: 367 186 km
228 159 mi
View angle: 0.541°

Sofia on map:

Sofia

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	42.69751°
Longitude:	23.32415°
Country:	Bulgaria Sofia-Capital
Population:	1 152 556

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 0.11%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 0 Day, 7 hours, 27 minutes. (≈0.31 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -114°

Sofia, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 299.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17	2026-04-18	2026-04-19
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	05:33:00	05:54:00	06:18:00	06:46:00	07:21:00
Moonset:	17:57:00	19:13:00	20:32:00	21:54:00	23:16:00

Sofia moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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