Season
Întuneric la 17 în decembrie
In December 2026 at Constanța the sun sets every day between 16:26 and 16:36, Romania time. At 17:00 it is already after sunset. Not the same light as mid-October.
Cifrele lunii
On 1 December 2026 sunset is at 16:28, with 9 hours 7 minutes of daylight. Around the solstice, on 21 December, sunset is at 16:29 and the day is 8 hours 52 minutes—the shortest of the year. By 31 December sunset reaches 16:36. Sunrise stays between 7:20 and 7:40. At Tulcea, farther north, it sets a few minutes earlier. These are astronomical figures for the town, not a weather forecast and not the minute at your window if you are in a valley.
De ce octombrie păcălește
On 15 October 2026, still on summer time, sunset at Constanța is at 18:22. The short day guide asks you to close the day around 16:30 so you drive back in light—not because the sun sets then. After the clock change, late October sunset drops to about 17:00. In December, 16:30 really is sunset.
Ce schimbi la drum
At 17:00 you drive in the dark between villages. Headlights stay on. One museum or fortress plus the return is a full day. Two fortresses means the second you see at night. The promenade is not for a long walk after five: see also lighting, without an invented switch-on time.