Sofia, Bulgaria Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Sofia (Bulgaria, Sofia-Capital, Stolichna Obshtina). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 00:19 (GMT+03:00) Europe/Sofia . All times are shown in Sofia local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 22.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 32.76%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 11:46; remaining time: 10d 11h 26m 58s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:26
Moonset:	01:07

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 367 501 km
228 355 mi
Sofia ↔ Moon, nearest point: 364 930 km
226 757 mi
View angle: 0.542°

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: 22.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 15 hours, 52 minutes. (≈4.661 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -36°

Sofia, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 297.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	07:52:00	09:07:00	10:26:00	11:44:00	12:57:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:21:00	01:07:00	01:41:00	02:08:00

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

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