Sofia, Bulgaria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sofia (Bulgaria, Sofia-Capital, Stolichna Obshtina). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-18, 16:59 (GMT+03:00) Europe/Sofia . All times are shown in Sofia local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 28.74%, Maximal illumination for this day: 38.11%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 9d 14h 20m 42s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	13:00
Moonset:	22:48

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 397 793 km
247 177 mi
Sofia ↔ Moon, nearest point: 393 091 km
244 255 mi
View angle: 0.501°

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: 35.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 23 hours, 36 minutes. (≈5.983 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 7°

Sofia, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 27.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 164.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19	2026-08-20
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	10:44:00	11:53:00	13:00:00	14:07:00	15:12:00
Moonset:	22:01:00	22:23:00	22:48:00	23:17:00	23:53:00

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

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