Donetsk
Sunrise and sunset in Donetsk
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Donetsk, in local time. At 48° N, the day lasts from 8 h 22 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 03 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 06:56, sunset at 17:29.
Day length 10 h 33 min, 3 min 19 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:13, with the Sun 31° above the horizon.
Times are Donetsk time (GMT+3).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:12 | 19:12 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:48 | 18:37 |
| Civil twilight | 06:25 | 18:01 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:56 | 17:29 |
| Golden hour | 06:56–07:40 | 16:46–17:29 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Donetsk
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 03 min, from sunrise at 04:29 to sunset at 20:32.
- Shortest day: December 21, 8 h 22 min, from sunrise at 07:15 to sunset at 15:37.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:09 | 16:11 | 9 h 02 min |
| February 21 | 06:25 | 17:00 | 10 h 35 min |
| March 21 | 05:30 | 17:42 | 12 h 13 min |
| April 21 | 05:28 | 19:27 | 13 h 59 min |
| May 21 | 04:43 | 20:08 | 15 h 25 min |
| June 21 | 04:29 | 20:32 | 16 h 03 min |
| July 21 | 04:51 | 20:18 | 15 h 27 min |
| August 21 | 05:31 | 19:31 | 14 h 00 min |
| September 21 | 06:13 | 18:29 | 12 h 15 min |
| October 21 | 06:56 | 17:29 | 10 h 33 min |
| November 21 | 06:43 | 15:45 | 9 h 01 min |
| December 21 | 07:15 | 15:37 | 8 h 22 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 48° N, 37.8° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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