Sunrise and sunset in Istanbul
In Istanbul today, the sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 18:46. Day length: 11 h 46 min. Golden hour today: 06:44–07:37 in the morning and 18:10–19:03 in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Türkiye
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in Türkiye Standard Time (UTC+3)
Sunrise 07:00 · Sunset 18:46 · Day length 11 h 46 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:29 | |
| Nautical dawn | 06:01 | |
| Civil dawn | 06:33 | |
| Sunrise | 07:00 | E 93° |
| Solar noon | 12:54 | 45.7° |
| Sunset | 18:46 | W 266° |
| Civil dusk | 19:14 | |
| Nautical dusk | 19:46 | |
| Astronomical dusk | 20:18 |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 06:33 | 06:44 |
| Morning golden hour | 06:44 | 07:37 |
| Evening golden hour | 18:10 | 19:03 |
| Evening blue hour | 19:03 | 19:14 |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 06:33 | 07:00 | 12:54 | 18:46 | 19:14 | 11 h 46 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:34 | 07:02 | 12:53 | 18:45 | 19:12 | 11 h 43 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:35 | 07:03 | 12:53 | 18:43 | 19:10 | 11 h 40 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:36 | 07:04 | 12:53 | 18:41 | 19:09 | 11 h 38 min |
Daylight through the year
- Daylight
- Civil twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Astronomical twilight
- Night
Each column is one day. Yellow shows daylight, the blue shades show civil, nautical and astronomical twilight, dark blue is night. Steps in spring and autumn are daylight saving time changes.
Sun path
- Selected day
- June solstice
- December solstice
The sun’s path across the sky seen from above: the centre is straight overhead, the edge is the horizon. Solid: selected day. Dashed: June and December solstices.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. How we calculate
Sun facts in Istanbul
Istanbul lies at 41.0082° N, 28.9784° E, 39 m above sea level, in the Europe/Istanbul time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 15 h 8 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 21, with only 9 h 13 min.
The earliest sunset (17:36) is on December 8 and the latest sunrise (08:29) on January 4: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 72° above the horizon in June but only 26° in December.
In June, Istanbul gets 1 h 39 min less daylight than Warsaw; in December the difference is 1 h 31 min the other way.
No daylight saving time; clocks stay the same all year.
About the sun in Istanbul
Istanbul sits on both sides of the Bosphorus, the strait between Europe and Asia. From the Asian side, the sun sets behind the domes and minarets of the historic peninsula in the evening, and from the European side the sun rises over the Asian hills. Turkey uses UTC+3 all year, without daylight saving time.