Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Sadr City, Iraq

In Sadr City, Iraq the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:53 and rises at 05:52. Daylight lasts 12h 1m; evening golden hour runs from 17:21 to 18:09.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:27
Sunrise
05:52
Solar noon
11:53
Sunset
17:53
Last light
18:18
Day length
12h 1m

17h 51m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:21 – 18:09
Blue hour
18:09 – 18:18
Max sun altitude
55.3°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:31 / 05:20

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:53 Sunset 17:52 Golden hour 17:19 – 18:07 Day length 11h 59m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Sadr City is

Coordinates
33.3889° N, 44.4583° E
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Current offset
UTC+03:00
Elevation
39 m
Population
1,211,849

Sunrise and sunset in Sadr City, September 2026

September 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:10 05:36 12:02 18:27 18:53 12h 51m −1:58 17:54–18:43 🌖 82%
Wed 2 05:11 05:36 12:01 18:26 18:51 12h 49m −1:59 17:53–18:41 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:12 05:37 12:01 18:25 18:50 12h 47m −1:59 17:52–18:40 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:12 05:38 12:01 18:23 18:49 12h 45m −1:59 17:50–18:39 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:13 05:38 12:00 18:22 18:47 12h 43m −2:00 17:49–18:37 🌘 38%
Sun 6 05:14 05:39 12:00 18:21 18:46 12h 41m −2:00 17:48–18:36 🌘 27%
Mon 7 05:14 05:40 12:00 18:19 18:44 12h 39m −2:00 17:47–18:35 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:15 05:40 11:59 18:18 18:43 12h 37m −2:01 17:45–18:33 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:16 05:41 11:59 18:17 18:42 12h 35m −2:01 17:44–18:32 🌘 4%
Thu 10 05:17 05:42 11:59 18:15 18:40 12h 33m −2:01 17:43–18:31 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:17 05:42 11:58 18:14 18:39 12h 31m −2:01 17:41–18:29 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:18 05:43 11:58 18:13 18:38 12h 29m −2:02 17:40–18:28 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:19 05:44 11:58 18:11 18:36 12h 27m −2:02 17:38–18:26 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:19 05:44 11:57 18:10 18:35 12h 25m −2:02 17:37–18:25 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:20 05:45 11:57 18:08 18:33 12h 23m −2:02 17:36–18:24 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:21 05:46 11:57 18:07 18:32 12h 21m −2:02 17:34–18:22 🌒 27%
Thu 17 05:21 05:46 11:56 18:06 18:31 12h 19m −2:03 17:33–18:21 🌒 36%
Fri 18 05:22 05:47 11:56 18:04 18:29 12h 17m −2:03 17:32–18:20 🌓 45%
Sat 19 05:23 05:48 11:56 18:03 18:28 12h 15m −2:03 17:30–18:18 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:23 05:48 11:55 18:02 18:26 12h 13m −2:03 17:29–18:17 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:24 05:49 11:55 18:00 18:25 12h 11m −2:03 17:27–18:15 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:25 05:50 11:54 17:59 18:24 12h 9m −2:03 17:26–18:14 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:25 05:50 11:54 17:57 18:22 12h 7m −2:03 17:25–18:13 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:26 05:51 11:54 17:56 18:21 12h 5m −2:03 17:23–18:11 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:27 05:52 11:53 17:55 18:19 12h 3m −2:03 17:22–18:10 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:27 05:52 11:53 17:53 18:18 12h 1m −2:03 17:21–18:09 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:28 05:53 11:53 17:52 18:17 11h 59m −2:03 17:19–18:07 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:29 05:54 11:52 17:51 18:15 11h 56m −2:03 17:18–18:06 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:30 05:54 11:52 17:49 18:14 11h 54m −2:03 17:16–18:04 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:30 05:55 11:52 17:48 18:13 11h 52m −2:03 17:15–18:03 🌖 85%
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Tue 1 04:09 04:40 05:36 18:27 19:23 19:53 11h 8m 64.8° 280° W
Wed 2 04:10 04:41 05:36 18:26 19:21 19:52 11h 10m 64.5° 280° W
Thu 3 04:11 04:42 05:37 18:25 19:20 19:50 11h 12m 64.1° 279° W
Fri 4 04:12 04:43 05:38 18:23 19:18 19:49 11h 14m 63.7° 279° W
Sat 5 04:13 04:43 05:38 18:22 19:17 19:47 11h 16m 63.4° 279° W
Sun 6 04:14 04:44 05:39 18:21 19:15 19:46 11h 18m 63.0° 278° W
Mon 7 04:15 04:45 05:40 18:19 19:14 19:44 11h 20m 62.6° 278° W
Tue 8 04:15 04:46 05:40 18:18 19:13 19:43 11h 22m 62.2° 277° W
Wed 9 04:16 04:46 05:41 18:17 19:11 19:41 11h 24m 61.9° 277° W
Thu 10 04:17 04:47 05:42 18:15 19:10 19:40 11h 26m 61.5° 276° W
Fri 11 04:18 04:48 05:42 18:14 19:08 19:38 11h 28m 61.1° 276° W
Sat 12 04:19 04:49 05:43 18:13 19:07 19:37 11h 30m 60.7° 275° W
Sun 13 04:20 04:49 05:44 18:11 19:05 19:35 11h 32m 60.3° 275° W
Mon 14 04:20 04:50 05:44 18:10 19:04 19:34 11h 35m 60.0° 274° W
Tue 15 04:21 04:51 05:45 18:08 19:02 19:32 11h 37m 59.6° 274° W
Wed 16 04:22 04:52 05:46 18:07 19:01 19:31 11h 39m 59.2° 274° W
Thu 17 04:23 04:52 05:46 18:06 19:00 19:29 11h 41m 58.8° 273° W
Fri 18 04:23 04:53 05:47 18:04 18:58 19:28 11h 43m 58.4° 273° W
Sat 19 04:24 04:54 05:48 18:03 18:57 19:26 11h 45m 58.0° 272° W
Sun 20 04:25 04:54 05:48 18:02 18:55 19:25 11h 47m 57.6° 272° W
Mon 21 04:26 04:55 05:49 18:00 18:54 19:23 11h 49m 57.2° 271° W
Tue 22 04:27 04:56 05:50 17:59 18:53 19:22 11h 51m 56.9° 271° W
Wed 23 04:27 04:57 05:50 17:57 18:51 19:20 11h 53m 56.5° 270° W
Thu 24 04:28 04:57 05:51 17:56 18:50 19:19 11h 55m 56.1° 270° W
Fri 25 04:29 04:58 05:52 17:55 18:48 19:17 11h 57m 55.7° 269° W
Sat 26 04:30 04:59 05:52 17:53 18:47 19:16 11h 59m 55.3° 269° W
Sun 27 04:30 04:59 05:53 17:52 18:46 19:15 12h 1m 54.9° 268° W
Mon 28 04:31 05:00 05:54 17:51 18:44 19:13 12h 3m 54.5° 268° W
Tue 29 04:32 05:01 05:54 17:49 18:43 19:12 12h 5m 54.1° 267° W
Wed 30 04:32 05:01 05:55 17:48 18:41 19:10 12h 7m 53.7° 267° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 05:31 05:56 11:51 17:47 18:11 11h 50m −2:03 17:14–18:02 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:32 05:56 11:51 17:45 18:10 11h 48m −2:03 17:12–18:00 🌖 65%
Sat 3 05:32 05:57 11:51 17:44 18:09 11h 46m −2:03 17:11–17:59 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:33 05:58 11:50 17:43 18:07 11h 44m −2:03 17:10–17:58 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:34 05:59 11:50 17:41 18:06 11h 42m −2:02 17:08–17:56 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:34 05:59 11:50 17:40 18:05 11h 40m −2:02 17:07–17:55 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:35 06:00 11:50 17:39 18:03 11h 38m −2:02 17:05–17:54 🌘 12%
Thu 8 05:36 06:01 11:49 17:37 18:02 11h 36m −2:02 17:04–17:53 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:37 06:01 11:49 17:36 18:01 11h 34m −2:02 17:03–17:51 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:37 06:02 11:49 17:35 18:00 11h 32m −2:01 17:01–17:50 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:38 06:03 11:48 17:33 17:58 11h 30m −2:01 17:00–17:49 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:39 06:04 11:48 17:32 17:57 11h 28m −2:01 16:59–17:47 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:39 06:04 11:48 17:31 17:56 11h 26m −2:00 16:58–17:46 🌒 8%
Wed 14 05:40 06:05 11:48 17:30 17:55 11h 24m −2:00 16:56–17:45 🌒 14%
Thu 15 05:41 06:06 11:47 17:28 17:53 11h 22m −2:00 16:55–17:44 🌒 21%
Fri 16 05:42 06:07 11:47 17:27 17:52 11h 20m −1:59 16:54–17:43 🌒 29%
Sat 17 05:42 06:08 11:47 17:26 17:51 11h 18m −1:59 16:52–17:41 🌒 38%
Sun 18 05:43 06:08 11:47 17:25 17:50 11h 16m −1:58 16:51–17:40 🌓 47%
Mon 19 05:44 06:09 11:47 17:24 17:49 11h 14m −1:58 16:50–17:39 🌔 57%
Tue 20 05:45 06:10 11:46 17:23 17:48 11h 12m −1:57 16:49–17:38 🌔 66%
Wed 21 05:46 06:11 11:46 17:21 17:47 11h 10m −1:57 16:48–17:37 🌔 75%
Thu 22 05:46 06:12 11:46 17:20 17:45 11h 8m −1:56 16:46–17:36 🌔 83%
Fri 23 05:47 06:12 11:46 17:19 17:44 11h 6m −1:56 16:45–17:35 🌔 90%
Sat 24 05:48 06:13 11:46 17:18 17:43 11h 4m −1:55 16:44–17:34 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:49 06:14 11:46 17:17 17:42 11h 2m −1:54 16:43–17:33 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:49 06:15 11:46 17:16 17:41 11h 1m −1:54 16:42–17:32 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:50 06:16 11:46 17:15 17:40 10h 59m −1:53 16:41–17:31 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:51 06:17 11:45 17:14 17:39 10h 57m −1:52 16:40–17:30 🌖 94%
Thu 29 05:52 06:17 11:45 17:13 17:38 10h 55m −1:51 16:38–17:29 🌖 88%
Fri 30 05:53 06:18 11:45 17:12 17:37 10h 53m −1:51 16:37–17:28 🌖 79%
Sat 31 05:54 06:19 11:45 17:11 17:37 10h 51m −1:50 16:36–17:27 🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Sadr City

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 14h 21m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 56m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 25m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:54 on 4 December; the latest is 19:15 on 29 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 04:52 on 12 June to 07:06 on 8 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Sadr City different

It takes roughly 25 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Photographers get 48 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Over a year the sunset point slides 57° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.

Across September the sunset moves 39 minutes earlier, averaging about 82 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Sadr City

Arrive by 17:06. Golden hour opens at 17:21 and the sun is down by 17:53, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 269° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:09 and runs to 18:18, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Sadr City — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Sadr City today?

The sun sets in Sadr City at 17:53 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Sadr City?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 18:18 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Sadr City?

Evening golden hour runs 17:21 to 18:09 today, lasting 47m. Full golden hour times for Sadr City covers the morning window and the coming week.

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