Russia · 55.75°N, 37.62°E
Daylight hours in Moscow
Moscow gets 17h 33m of daylight on its longest day, around June 21, and 7h 00m on its shortest, around December 21: a swing of 10h 33m across the year. Its summer is in June.
Today in Moscow
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Sunrise and sunset through the year
Local time, including daylight saving time where Moscow observes it, which is why the lines can jump by an hour. The shaded band is daylight. 2026 dates.
Key days
Longest day17h 33mJune 21 · 03:45–21:19
Shortest day7h 00mDecember 21 · 08:58–15:58
March equinox12h 09mMarch 20 · 06:34–18:42
Fastest change+4.6 min/dayaround March 18
Daylight by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 09:00 | 16:07 | 7h 07m |
| February 1 | 08:25 | 17:03 | 8h 38m |
| March 1 | 07:23 | 18:03 | 10h 41m |
| April 1 | 06:02 | 19:06 | 13h 04m |
| May 1 | 04:48 | 20:07 | 15h 19m |
| June 1 | 03:54 | 21:02 | 17h 08m |
| July 1 | 03:50 | 21:18 | 17h 28m |
| August 1 | 04:35 | 20:38 | 16h 04m |
| September 1 | 05:35 | 19:27 | 13h 52m |
| October 1 | 06:32 | 18:08 | 11h 36m |
| November 1 | 07:36 | 16:52 | 9h 17m |
| December 1 | 08:35 | 16:04 | 7h 28m |
Cities with similar daylight
These cities sit within 3° of Moscow’s latitude in the same hemisphere, so their days grow and shrink almost in step:
- Kazan 55.79°N
- Copenhagen 55.68°N
- Novosibirsk 55.04°N
- Yekaterinburg 56.85°N
- Minsk 53.90°N
- Hamburg 53.55°N
Its mirror images are across the equator at a similar distance from it. Their longest days come when Moscow’s are shortest:
More: all cities between 50°–60° North · compare Moscow with any city