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Sunrise and sunset in Troitsko-Pechorsk, Russia in 2026

Today, Saturday, 14 November, the sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 14:30: the day is 7 h 1 min long (5 min 37 s shorter than yesterday).

Current time in Troitsko-Pechorsk

Daylight in 2026

Longest day
21 June20 h 8 min · 01:12–21:21
Shortest day
21 December4 h 50 min · 08:48–13:38
Earliest sunrise
20 June01:12
Latest sunrise
26 December08:49
Earliest sunset
17 December13:37
Latest sunset
22 June21:21

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January
DateSunriseSunsetDay (h:mm)Change (m:ss)Dawn and dusk
1 Th08:4613:505:03+2:2107:39–14:58
2 Fr08:4613:525:06+2:3507:38–14:59
3 Sa08:4513:545:09+2:4507:38–15:01
4 Su08:4413:565:12+2:5807:37–15:02
5 Mo08:4313:585:15+3:0907:36–15:04
6 Tu08:4114:005:18+3:1907:36–15:06
7 We08:4014:025:22+3:3107:35–15:07
8 Th08:3914:055:25+3:3907:34–15:09
9 Fr08:3714:075:29+3:4907:33–15:11
10 Sa08:3614:095:33+3:5907:32–15:13
11 Su08:3414:125:37+4:0707:30–15:15
12 Mo08:3214:145:42+4:1407:29–15:17
13 Tu08:3014:175:46+4:2307:28–15:19
14 We08:2914:205:50+4:3107:27–15:21
15 Th08:2714:225:55+4:3707:25–15:23
16 Fr08:2514:256:00+4:4407:24–15:25
17 Sa08:2314:286:05+4:5007:22–15:28
18 Su08:2014:316:10+4:5607:20–15:30
19 Mo08:1814:336:15+5:0107:19–15:32
20 Tu08:1614:366:20+5:0707:17–15:35
21 We08:1414:396:25+5:1207:15–15:37
22 Th08:1114:426:30+5:1607:13–15:39
23 Fr08:0914:456:36+5:2107:11–15:42
24 Sa08:0714:486:41+5:2507:09–15:44
25 Su08:0414:516:46+5:2807:07–15:47
26 Mo08:0214:546:52+5:3107:05–15:49
27 Tu07:5914:576:58+5:3607:03–15:52
28 We07:5615:007:03+5:3707:01–15:54
29 Th07:5415:037:09+5:4106:59–15:57
30 Fr07:5115:067:15+5:4506:57–16:00
31 Sa07:4815:097:20+5:4606:54–16:02
February
DateSunriseSunsetDay (h:mm)Change (m:ss)Dawn and dusk
1 Su07:4615:127:26+5:4806:52–16:05
2 Mo07:4315:157:32+5:5006:49–16:07
3 Tu07:4015:187:38+5:5106:47–16:10
4 We07:3715:217:44+5:5506:45–16:13
5 Th07:3415:247:50+5:5506:42–16:15
6 Fr07:3115:277:56+5:5806:40–16:18
7 Sa07:2815:308:02+5:5806:37–16:21
8 Su07:2515:348:08+5:5906:34–16:24
9 Mo07:2215:378:14+6:0106:32–16:26
10 Tu07:2015:408:20+6:0106:29–16:29
11 We07:1615:438:26+6:0306:26–16:32
12 Th07:1315:468:32+6:0306:24–16:34
13 Fr07:1015:498:38+6:0406:21–16:37
14 Sa07:0715:528:44+6:0506:18–16:40
15 Su07:0415:558:50+6:0606:15–16:43
16 Mo07:0115:588:56+6:0606:12–16:45
17 Tu06:5816:019:02+6:0506:09–16:48
18 We06:5516:049:08+6:0706:07–16:51
19 Th06:5216:079:14+6:0806:04–16:54
20 Fr06:4916:109:21+6:0706:01–16:56
21 Sa06:4516:139:27+6:0705:58–16:59
22 Su06:4216:169:33+6:0805:55–17:02
23 Mo06:3916:189:39+6:0805:52–17:05
24 Tu06:3616:219:45+6:0805:49–17:07
25 We06:3316:249:51+6:0805:46–17:10
26 Th06:2916:279:57+6:0905:43–17:13
27 Fr06:2616:3010:03+6:0805:39–17:16
28 Sa06:2316:3310:10+6:0905:36–17:18
March
DateSunriseSunsetDay (h:mm)Change (m:ss)Dawn and dusk
1 Su06:2016:3610:16+6:0805:33–17:21
2 Mo06:1616:3910:22+6:0805:30–17:24
3 Tu06:1316:4210:28+6:1005:27–17:27
4 We06:1016:4510:34+6:0705:24–17:29
5 Th06:0716:4710:40+6:0905:20–17:32
6 Fr06:0316:5010:46+6:0805:17–17:35
7 Sa06:0016:5310:53+6:0805:14–17:38
8 Su05:5716:5610:59+6:0905:11–17:41
9 Mo05:5316:5911:05+6:0805:07–17:43
10 Tu05:5017:0211:11+6:0805:04–17:46
11 We05:4717:0411:17+6:0905:01–17:49
12 Th05:4317:0711:23+6:0704:58–17:52
13 Fr05:4017:1011:29+6:0804:54–17:54
14 Sa05:3717:1311:36+6:0804:51–17:57
15 Su05:3317:1611:42+6:0904:47–18:00
16 Mo05:3017:1811:48+6:0704:44–18:03
17 Tu05:2717:2111:54+6:0804:41–18:06
18 We05:2317:2412:00+6:0804:37–18:09
19 Th05:2017:2712:06+6:0804:34–18:11
20 Fr05:1717:2912:12+6:0804:30–18:14
21 Sa05:1317:3212:18+6:0804:27–18:17
22 Su05:1017:3512:25+6:0804:24–18:20
23 Mo05:0717:3812:31+6:0804:20–18:23
24 Tu05:0317:4112:37+6:0704:17–18:26
25 We05:0017:4312:43+6:0904:13–18:29
26 Th04:5717:4612:49+6:0804:10–18:31
27 Fr04:5317:4912:55+6:0704:06–18:34
28 Sa04:5017:5213:01+6:0904:02–18:37
29 Su04:4617:5413:08+6:0803:59–18:40
30 Mo04:4317:5713:14+6:0803:55–18:43
31 Tu04:4018:0013:20+6:0803:52–18:46
April
DateSunriseSunsetDay (h:mm)Change (m:ss)Dawn and dusk
1 We04:3618:0313:26+6:0903:48–18:49
2 Th04:3318:0613:32+6:0803:45–18:52
3 Fr04:3018:0813:38+6:0803:41–18:55
4 Sa04:2618:1113:44+6:0903:37–18:58
5 Su04:2318:1413:50+6:0903:34–19:01
6 Mo04:2018:1713:57+6:0803:30–19:04
7 Tu04:1618:1914:03+6:0903:26–19:08
8 We04:1318:2214:09+6:0903:23–19:11
9 Th04:1018:2514:15+6:0903:19–19:14
10 Fr04:0618:2814:21+6:0903:15–19:17
11 Sa04:0318:3114:27+6:0903:12–19:20
12 Su04:0018:3414:34+6:0903:08–19:23
13 Mo03:5618:3614:40+6:0903:04–19:27
14 Tu03:5318:3914:46+6:0903:00–19:30
15 We03:5018:4214:52+6:1002:57–19:33
16 Th03:4618:4514:58+6:0902:53–19:36
17 Fr03:4318:4815:04+6:1002:49–19:40
18 Sa03:4018:5115:10+6:0902:45–19:43
19 Su03:3618:5315:17+6:0902:41–19:46
20 Mo03:3318:5615:23+6:0902:38–19:50
21 Tu03:3018:5915:29+6:0902:34–19:53
22 We03:2719:0215:35+6:0902:30–19:57
23 Th03:2319:0515:41+6:0802:26–20:00
24 Fr03:2019:0815:47+6:0902:22–20:04
25 Sa03:1719:1115:53+6:0802:18–20:07
26 Su03:1419:1416:00+6:0802:14–20:11
27 Mo03:1019:1716:06+6:0702:10–20:15
28 Tu03:0719:2016:12+6:0702:06–20:18
29 We03:0419:2216:18+6:0602:02–20:22
30 Th03:0119:2516:24+6:0701:58–20:26
May
DateSunriseSunsetDay (h:mm)Change (m:ss)Dawn and dusk
1 Fr02:5819:2816:30+6:0401:54–20:30
2 Sa02:5519:3116:36+6:0501:50–20:34
3 Su02:5119:3416:42+6:0401:46–20:38
4 Mo02:4819:3716:48+6:0201:42–20:42
5 Tu02:4519:4016:54+6:0201:37–20:46
6 We02:4219:4317:00+6:0101:33–20:50
7 Th02:3919:4617:06+6:0001:29–20:54
8 Fr02:3619:4917:12+5:5901:24–20:58
9 Sa02:3319:5217:18+5:5601:20–21:03
10 Su02:3019:5517:24+5:5601:15–21:07
11 Mo02:2719:5817:30+5:5301:11–21:11
12 Tu02:2420:0017:36+5:5101:06–21:16
13 We02:2120:0317:42+5:5001:02–21:21
14 Th02:1820:0617:48+5:4800:57–21:26
15 Fr02:1520:0917:53+5:4500:52–21:30
16 Sa02:1320:1217:59+5:4200:47–21:36
17 Su02:1020:1518:05+5:4000:42–21:41
18 Mo02:0720:1818:10+5:3600:36–21:46
19 Tu02:0420:2118:16+5:3300:31–21:52
20 We02:0120:2318:21+5:3000:25–21:58
21 Th01:5920:2618:27+5:2600:19–22:04
22 Fr01:5620:2918:32+5:2100:12–22:11
23 Sa01:5420:3218:37+5:1700:05–22:18
24 Su01:5120:3418:43+5:1323:57–22:26
25 Mo01:4920:3718:48+5:0823:48–22:36
26 Tu01:4620:3918:53+5:0223:35–22:48
27 We01:4420:4218:58+4:57all night
28 Th01:4220:4519:03+4:50all night
29 Fr01:3920:4719:07+4:44all night
30 Sa01:3720:4919:12+4:36all night
31 Su01:3520:5219:16+4:30all night
June
DateSunriseSunsetDay (h:mm)Change (m:ss)Dawn and dusk
1 Mo01:3320:5419:21+4:22all night
2 Tu01:3120:5619:25+4:13all night
3 We01:2920:5919:29+4:04all night
4 Th01:2721:0119:33+3:55all night
5 Fr01:2521:0319:37+3:46all night
6 Sa01:2421:0519:40+3:35all night
7 Su01:2221:0619:44+3:24all night
8 Mo01:2121:0819:47+3:14all night
9 Tu01:1921:1019:50+3:01all night
10 We01:1821:1119:53+2:49all night
11 Th01:1721:1319:55+2:36all night
12 Fr01:1621:1419:58+2:23all night
13 Sa01:1521:1620:00+2:10all night
14 Su01:1421:1720:02+1:55all night
15 Mo01:1421:1820:04+1:40all night
16 Tu01:1321:1920:05+1:26all night
17 We01:1321:1920:06+1:10all night
18 Th01:1221:2020:07+0:56all night
19 Fr01:1221:2020:08+0:39all night
20 Sa01:1221:2120:08+0:24all night
21 Su01:1221:2120:08+0:08all night
22 Mo01:1221:2120:08−0:08all night
23 Tu01:1321:2120:08−0:24all night
24 We01:1321:2120:07−0:39all night
25 Th01:1421:2120:06−0:55all night
26 Fr01:1521:2020:05−1:11all night
27 Sa01:1621:2020:04−1:25all night
28 Su01:1721:1920:02−1:41all night
29 Mo01:1821:1820:00−1:54all night
30 Tu01:1921:1719:58−2:09all night
July
DateSunriseSunsetDay (h:mm)Change (m:ss)Dawn and dusk
1 We01:2021:1619:55−2:22all night
2 Th01:2221:1519:53−2:36all night
3 Fr01:2321:1419:50−2:49all night
4 Sa01:2521:1219:47−3:00all night
5 Su01:2721:1119:44−3:12all night
6 Mo01:2821:0919:40−3:23all night
7 Tu01:3021:0819:37−3:34all night
8 We01:3221:0619:33−3:45all night
9 Th01:3421:0419:29−3:53all night
10 Fr01:3721:0219:25−4:04all night
11 Sa01:3921:0019:21−4:11all night
12 Su01:4120:5819:17−4:19all night
13 Mo01:4320:5619:12−4:28all night
14 Tu01:4620:5419:08−4:35all night
15 We01:4820:5219:03−4:42all night
16 Th01:5120:4918:58−4:48all night
17 Fr01:5320:4718:53−4:5323:43–22:59
18 Sa01:5620:4418:48−5:0023:56–22:46
19 Su01:5820:4218:43−5:0500:06–22:36
20 Mo02:0120:3918:38−5:1000:14–22:28
21 Tu02:0420:3718:33−5:1500:21–22:21
22 We02:0620:3418:27−5:1800:28–22:15
23 Th02:0920:3218:22−5:2300:34–22:08
24 Fr02:1220:2918:17−5:2700:40–22:03
25 Sa02:1520:2618:11−5:3000:46–21:57
26 Su02:1720:2318:06−5:3200:51–21:52
27 Mo02:2020:2118:00−5:3700:56–21:47
28 Tu02:2320:1817:54−5:3901:01–21:42
29 We02:2620:1517:49−5:4101:06–21:37
30 Th02:2920:1217:43−5:4401:11–21:32
31 Fr02:3120:0917:37−5:4601:15–21:27
August
DateSunriseSunsetDay (h:mm)Change (m:ss)Dawn and dusk
1 Sa02:3420:0617:31−5:4701:20–21:22
2 Su02:3720:0317:26−5:5001:24–21:18
3 Mo02:4020:0017:20−5:5101:29–21:13
4 Tu02:4319:5717:14−5:5301:33–21:09
5 We02:4619:5417:08−5:5501:37–21:05
6 Th02:4819:5117:02−5:5501:41–21:00
7 Fr02:5119:4816:56−5:5701:45–20:56
8 Sa02:5419:4516:50−5:5701:49–20:52
9 Su02:5719:4216:44−5:5901:53–20:48
10 Mo03:0019:3816:38−5:5901:57–20:43
11 Tu03:0319:3516:32−6:0002:01–20:39
12 We03:0619:3216:26−6:0102:05–20:35
13 Th03:0819:2916:20−6:0102:08–20:31
14 Fr03:1119:2616:14−6:0302:12–20:27
15 Sa03:1419:2316:08−6:0202:16–20:23
16 Su03:1719:1916:02−6:0202:19–20:19
17 Mo03:2019:1615:56−6:0302:23–20:15
18 Tu03:2319:1315:50−6:0302:26–20:11
19 We03:2519:1015:44−6:0402:30–20:07
20 Th03:2819:0615:38−6:0402:33–20:03
21 Fr03:3119:0315:32−6:0302:37–19:59
22 Sa03:3419:0015:26−6:0502:40–19:56
23 Su03:3718:5715:19−6:0402:43–19:52
24 Mo03:3918:5315:13−6:0402:47–19:48
25 Tu03:4218:5015:07−6:0402:50–19:44
26 We03:4518:4715:01−6:0402:53–19:40
27 Th03:4818:4314:55−6:0402:56–19:36
28 Fr03:5018:4014:49−6:0403:00–19:33
29 Sa03:5318:3714:43−6:0403:03–19:29
30 Su03:5618:3314:37−6:0403:06–19:25
31 Mo03:5918:3014:31−6:0403:09–19:21
September
DateSunriseSunsetDay (h:mm)Change (m:ss)Dawn and dusk
1 Tu04:0118:2714:25−6:0403:12–19:18
2 We04:0418:2314:19−6:0303:15–19:14
3 Th04:0718:2014:13−6:0403:18–19:10
4 Fr04:0918:1714:07−6:0403:21–19:07
5 Sa04:1218:1314:01−6:0303:24–19:03
6 Su04:1518:1013:55−6:0403:27–18:59
7 Mo04:1818:0713:49−6:0203:30–18:56
8 Tu04:2018:0313:42−6:0403:33–18:52
9 We04:2318:0013:36−6:0303:36–18:48
10 Th04:2617:5613:30−6:0303:39–18:45
11 Fr04:2817:5313:24−6:0303:42–18:41
12 Sa04:3117:5013:18−6:0203:45–18:38
13 Su04:3417:4613:12−6:0303:48–18:34
14 Mo04:3617:4313:06−6:0203:50–18:30
15 Tu04:3917:4013:00−6:0203:53–18:27
16 We04:4217:3612:54−6:0403:56–18:23
17 Th04:4417:3312:48−6:0203:59–18:20
18 Fr04:4717:3012:42−6:0204:02–18:16
19 Sa04:5017:2612:36−6:0204:04–18:13
20 Su04:5217:2312:30−6:0204:07–18:09
21 Mo04:5517:1912:24−6:0204:10–18:06
22 Tu04:5817:1612:18−6:0304:13–18:02
23 We05:0017:1312:12−6:0204:16–17:59
24 Th05:0317:0912:06−6:0204:18–17:55
25 Fr05:0617:0612:00−6:0304:21–17:52
26 Sa05:0817:0311:54−6:0204:24–17:49
27 Su05:1116:5911:48−6:0204:26–17:45
28 Mo05:1416:5611:42−6:0204:29–17:42
29 Tu05:1616:5311:36−6:0204:32–17:38
30 We05:1916:4911:30−6:0304:35–17:35
October
DateSunriseSunsetDay (h:mm)Change (m:ss)Dawn and dusk
1 Th05:2216:4611:24−6:0304:37–17:32
2 Fr05:2416:4311:18−6:0204:40–17:28
3 Sa05:2716:3911:11−6:0304:43–17:25
4 Su05:3016:3611:05−6:0204:45–17:22
5 Mo05:3316:3310:59−6:0304:48–17:18
6 Tu05:3516:2910:53−6:0304:51–17:15
7 We05:3816:2610:47−6:0204:53–17:12
8 Th05:4116:2310:41−6:0304:56–17:09
9 Fr05:4416:1910:35−6:0404:59–17:05
10 Sa05:4616:1610:29−6:0205:01–17:02
11 Su05:4916:1310:23−6:0305:04–16:59
12 Mo05:5216:0910:17−6:0405:07–16:56
13 Tu05:5516:0610:11−6:0305:09–16:53
14 We05:5716:0310:05−6:0205:12–16:50
15 Th06:0016:009:59−6:0305:15–16:47
16 Fr06:0315:569:53−6:0405:17–16:43
17 Sa06:0615:539:47−6:0305:20–16:40
18 Su06:0915:509:41−6:0305:23–16:37
19 Mo06:1215:479:35−6:0205:25–16:34
20 Tu06:1415:449:29−6:0305:28–16:31
21 We06:1715:409:23−6:0305:31–16:28
22 Th06:2015:379:17−6:0305:33–16:25
23 Fr06:2315:349:11−6:0205:36–16:22
24 Sa06:2615:319:04−6:0205:39–16:19
25 Su06:2915:288:58−6:0205:41–16:16
26 Mo06:3215:258:52−6:0105:44–16:14
27 Tu06:3515:228:46−6:0105:47–16:11
28 We06:3815:188:40−6:0005:49–16:08
29 Th06:4015:158:34−6:0005:52–16:05
30 Fr06:4315:128:28−5:5905:55–16:02
31 Sa06:4615:098:22−5:5805:57–16:00
November
DateSunriseSunsetDay (h:mm)Change (m:ss)Dawn and dusk
1 Su06:4915:068:16−5:5906:00–15:57
2 Mo06:5215:038:11−5:5606:02–15:54
3 Tu06:5515:008:05−5:5606:05–15:52
4 We06:5814:577:59−5:5506:08–15:49
5 Th07:0114:557:53−5:5306:10–15:46
6 Fr07:0414:527:47−5:5306:13–15:44
7 Sa07:0714:497:41−5:5106:16–15:41
8 Su07:1014:467:35−5:4906:18–15:39
9 Mo07:1314:437:29−5:4806:21–15:37
10 Tu07:1614:407:24−5:4506:23–15:34
11 We07:1914:387:18−5:4406:26–15:32
12 Th07:2214:357:12−5:4206:28–15:29
13 Fr07:2514:327:07−5:3906:31–15:27
14 Sa07:2814:307:01−5:3706:33–15:25
15 Su07:3114:276:55−5:3306:36–15:23
16 Mo07:3414:246:50−5:3206:38–15:21
17 Tu07:3714:226:45−5:2606:41–15:19
18 We07:4014:196:39−5:2506:43–15:17
19 Th07:4314:176:34−5:2006:46–15:15
20 Fr07:4614:146:28−5:1706:48–15:13
21 Sa07:4814:126:23−5:1306:50–15:11
22 Su07:5114:106:18−5:0706:53–15:09
23 Mo07:5414:086:13−5:0306:55–15:07
24 Tu07:5714:056:08−4:5806:57–15:06
25 We08:0014:036:03−4:5206:59–15:04
26 Th08:0214:015:58−4:4607:02–15:02
27 Fr08:0513:595:54−4:4007:04–15:01
28 Sa08:0813:575:49−4:3407:06–14:59
29 Su08:1013:555:45−4:2707:08–14:58
30 Mo08:1313:545:40−4:2007:10–14:57
December
DateSunriseSunsetDay (h:mm)Change (m:ss)Dawn and dusk
1 Tu08:1513:525:36−4:1107:12–14:56
2 We08:1813:505:32−4:0307:14–14:54
3 Th08:2013:495:28−3:5507:16–14:53
4 Fr08:2213:475:25−3:4707:18–14:52
5 Sa08:2413:465:21−3:3607:19–14:51
6 Su08:2713:455:18−3:2607:21–14:51
7 Mo08:2913:435:14−3:1707:23–14:50
8 Tu08:3113:425:11−3:0507:24–14:49
9 We08:3313:415:08−2:5507:26–14:48
10 Th08:3413:405:06−2:4307:27–14:48
11 Fr08:3613:405:03−2:3107:29–14:47
12 Sa08:3813:395:01−2:1907:30–14:47
13 Su08:3913:384:59−2:0707:31–14:47
14 Mo08:4113:384:57−1:5207:32–14:47
15 Tu08:4213:384:55−1:4007:33–14:46
16 We08:4313:374:54−1:2607:34–14:46
17 Th08:4413:374:52−1:1207:35–14:47
18 Fr08:4513:374:51−0:5807:36–14:47
19 Sa08:4613:374:51−0:4507:37–14:47
20 Su08:4713:384:50−0:2907:37–14:47
21 Mo08:4813:384:50−0:1507:38–14:48
22 Tu08:4813:394:50±0:0007:38–14:48
23 We08:4813:394:50+0:1407:39–14:49
24 Th08:4913:404:51+0:2907:39–14:49
25 Fr08:4913:414:51+0:4307:39–14:50
26 Sa08:4913:424:52+0:5807:40–14:51
27 Su08:4913:434:54+1:1107:40–14:52
28 Mo08:4913:444:55+1:2607:40–14:53
29 Tu08:4813:454:57+1:4007:40–14:54
30 We08:4813:474:59+1:5307:39–14:55
31 Th08:4713:485:01+2:0507:39–14:56

Change: how much longer (+) or shorter (−) the day is than the day before. Dawn and dusk: the start of civil twilight in the morning and its end in the evening (the sun 6° below the horizon).

Frequently asked questions

What time is sunrise and sunset in Troitsko-Pechorsk today?

Today, Saturday, 14 November, the sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 14:30: the day is 7 h 1 min long (5 min 37 s shorter than yesterday).

When is the longest day in Troitsko-Pechorsk?

In 2026 the longest day in Troitsko-Pechorsk is 21 June: the sun rises at 01:12 and sets at 21:21, and the day is 20 h 8 min long. The shortest is 21 December, 4 h 50 min.

When is the earliest sunset in Troitsko-Pechorsk?

The earliest sunset is on 17 December at 13:37 and the latest on 22 June at 21:21. The earliest sunrise is on 20 June at 01:12 and the latest on 26 December at 08:49. That is why the earliest sunset and the latest sunrise are not on the shortest day: solar noon moves during the year.

Do the times include daylight saving time?

All times are local time in Troitsko-Pechorsk. There is no daylight saving time there, so the clock time is the same all year.

What is twilight?

The time before sunrise and after sunset when the Sun is below the horizon but the sky is still light. Civil twilight: down to 6° below the horizon, bright enough to read outdoors. Nautical: down to 12°, the sea horizon is still visible. Astronomical: down to 18°, after which it is fully dark.