Sunset and sunrise times in Ankara, Turkey
In Ankara, Turkey the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:39 and rises at 06:39. Daylight lasts 11h 59m; evening golden hour runs from 18:03 to 18:56.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 06:12
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Solar noon
- 12:39
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Last light
- 19:06
- Day length
- 11h 59m
18h 37m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 18:03 – 18:56
- Blue hour
- 18:56 – 19:06
- Max sun altitude
- 48.8°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 18:15 / 06:09
The sun sets at 269° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September
Sunrise 06:40 Sunset 18:37 Golden hour 18:02 – 18:54 Day length 11h 57m vs today 3 minutes shorterWhere Ankara is
- Coordinates
- 39.9199° N, 32.8543° E
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Current offset
- UTC+03:00
- Elevation
- 850 m
- Population
- 3,517,182
Sunrise and sunset in Ankara, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:48 | 06:16 | 12:48 | 19:20 | 19:48 | 13h 4m | −2:30 | 18:44–19:37 | 🌖 82% |
| Wed 2 | 05:49 | 06:17 | 12:48 | 19:18 | 19:46 | 13h 1m | −2:31 | 18:42–19:35 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 05:50 | 06:18 | 12:47 | 19:17 | 19:44 | 12h 59m | −2:31 | 18:41–19:34 | 🌖 61% |
| Fri 4 | 05:51 | 06:18 | 12:47 | 19:15 | 19:43 | 12h 56m | −2:32 | 18:39–19:32 | 🌗 49% |
| Sat 5 | 05:52 | 06:19 | 12:47 | 19:14 | 19:41 | 12h 54m | −2:32 | 18:38–19:30 | 🌘 38% |
| Sun 6 | 05:53 | 06:20 | 12:47 | 19:12 | 19:39 | 12h 51m | −2:33 | 18:36–19:29 | 🌘 27% |
| Mon 7 | 05:54 | 06:21 | 12:46 | 19:10 | 19:38 | 12h 49m | −2:33 | 18:35–19:27 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 05:55 | 06:22 | 12:46 | 19:09 | 19:36 | 12h 46m | −2:33 | 18:33–19:25 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 05:56 | 06:23 | 12:45 | 19:07 | 19:34 | 12h 43m | −2:34 | 18:31–19:24 | 🌘 4% |
| Thu 10 | 05:57 | 06:24 | 12:45 | 19:05 | 19:33 | 12h 41m | −2:34 | 18:30–19:22 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 05:58 | 06:25 | 12:45 | 19:04 | 19:31 | 12h 38m | −2:34 | 18:28–19:20 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 05:59 | 06:26 | 12:44 | 19:02 | 19:29 | 12h 36m | −2:35 | 18:27–19:19 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 06:00 | 06:27 | 12:44 | 19:01 | 19:28 | 12h 33m | −2:35 | 18:25–19:17 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 06:01 | 06:28 | 12:44 | 18:59 | 19:26 | 12h 31m | −2:35 | 18:23–19:15 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 06:02 | 06:29 | 12:43 | 18:57 | 19:24 | 12h 28m | −2:35 | 18:22–19:14 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 06:03 | 06:30 | 12:43 | 18:56 | 19:23 | 12h 25m | −2:35 | 18:20–19:12 | 🌒 27% |
| Thu 17 | 06:04 | 06:31 | 12:43 | 18:54 | 19:21 | 12h 23m | −2:36 | 18:18–19:11 | 🌒 36% |
| Fri 18 | 06:05 | 06:32 | 12:42 | 18:52 | 19:19 | 12h 20m | −2:36 | 18:17–19:09 | 🌓 45% |
| Sat 19 | 06:05 | 06:33 | 12:42 | 18:51 | 19:18 | 12h 18m | −2:36 | 18:15–19:07 | 🌔 55% |
| Sun 20 | 06:06 | 06:34 | 12:42 | 18:49 | 19:16 | 12h 15m | −2:36 | 18:13–19:06 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 06:07 | 06:34 | 12:41 | 18:47 | 19:14 | 12h 12m | −2:36 | 18:12–19:04 | 🌔 73% |
| Tue 22 | 06:08 | 06:35 | 12:41 | 18:46 | 19:13 | 12h 10m | −2:36 | 18:10–19:02 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 06:09 | 06:36 | 12:41 | 18:44 | 19:11 | 12h 7m | −2:36 | 18:08–19:01 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 06:10 | 06:37 | 12:40 | 18:42 | 19:09 | 12h 5m | −2:36 | 18:07–18:59 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 06:11 | 06:38 | 12:40 | 18:41 | 19:08 | 12h 2m | −2:36 | 18:05–18:57 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 06:12 | 06:39 | 12:39 | 18:39 | 19:06 | 11h 59m | −2:36 | 18:03–18:56 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 06:13 | 06:40 | 12:39 | 18:37 | 19:04 | 11h 57m | −2:36 | 18:02–18:54 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 06:14 | 06:41 | 12:39 | 18:36 | 19:03 | 11h 54m | −2:36 | 18:00–18:52 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 06:15 | 06:42 | 12:38 | 18:34 | 19:01 | 11h 52m | −2:36 | 17:58–18:51 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 06:16 | 06:43 | 12:38 | 18:33 | 18:59 | 11h 49m | −2:36 | 17:57–18:49 | 🌖 85% |
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 04:40 | 05:15 | 06:16 | 19:20 | 20:21 | 20:55 | 10h 56m | 58.3° | 281° WNW |
| Wed 2 | 04:41 | 05:16 | 06:17 | 19:18 | 20:19 | 20:53 | 10h 59m | 57.9° | 281° W |
| Thu 3 | 04:43 | 05:17 | 06:18 | 19:17 | 20:17 | 20:51 | 11h 1m | 57.5° | 280° W |
| Fri 4 | 04:44 | 05:18 | 06:18 | 19:15 | 20:15 | 20:49 | 11h 4m | 57.2° | 280° W |
| Sat 5 | 04:45 | 05:19 | 06:19 | 19:14 | 20:14 | 20:48 | 11h 6m | 56.8° | 279° W |
| Sun 6 | 04:46 | 05:20 | 06:20 | 19:12 | 20:12 | 20:46 | 11h 9m | 56.4° | 279° W |
| Mon 7 | 04:48 | 05:21 | 06:21 | 19:10 | 20:10 | 20:44 | 11h 11m | 56.1° | 278° W |
| Tue 8 | 04:49 | 05:22 | 06:22 | 19:09 | 20:08 | 20:42 | 11h 14m | 55.7° | 278° W |
| Wed 9 | 04:50 | 05:23 | 06:23 | 19:07 | 20:07 | 20:40 | 11h 17m | 55.3° | 277° W |
| Thu 10 | 04:51 | 05:24 | 06:24 | 19:05 | 20:05 | 20:38 | 11h 19m | 54.9° | 277° W |
| Fri 11 | 04:52 | 05:25 | 06:25 | 19:04 | 20:03 | 20:36 | 11h 22m | 54.6° | 276° W |
| Sat 12 | 04:53 | 05:27 | 06:26 | 19:02 | 20:01 | 20:34 | 11h 24m | 54.2° | 276° W |
| Sun 13 | 04:55 | 05:28 | 06:27 | 19:01 | 20:00 | 20:33 | 11h 27m | 53.8° | 275° W |
| Mon 14 | 04:56 | 05:29 | 06:28 | 18:59 | 19:58 | 20:31 | 11h 29m | 53.4° | 275° W |
| Tue 15 | 04:57 | 05:30 | 06:29 | 18:57 | 19:56 | 20:29 | 11h 32m | 53.0° | 274° W |
| Wed 16 | 04:58 | 05:31 | 06:30 | 18:56 | 19:55 | 20:27 | 11h 35m | 52.6° | 274° W |
| Thu 17 | 04:59 | 05:32 | 06:31 | 18:54 | 19:53 | 20:25 | 11h 37m | 52.3° | 273° W |
| Fri 18 | 05:00 | 05:33 | 06:32 | 18:52 | 19:51 | 20:23 | 11h 40m | 51.9° | 273° W |
| Sat 19 | 05:01 | 05:34 | 06:33 | 18:51 | 19:49 | 20:22 | 11h 42m | 51.5° | 272° W |
| Sun 20 | 05:02 | 05:35 | 06:34 | 18:49 | 19:48 | 20:20 | 11h 45m | 51.1° | 272° W |
| Mon 21 | 05:03 | 05:36 | 06:34 | 18:47 | 19:46 | 20:18 | 11h 48m | 50.7° | 271° W |
| Tue 22 | 05:05 | 05:37 | 06:35 | 18:46 | 19:44 | 20:16 | 11h 50m | 50.3° | 271° W |
| Wed 23 | 05:06 | 05:38 | 06:36 | 18:44 | 19:42 | 20:15 | 11h 53m | 49.9° | 270° W |
| Thu 24 | 05:07 | 05:39 | 06:37 | 18:42 | 19:41 | 20:13 | 11h 55m | 49.5° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 05:08 | 05:40 | 06:38 | 18:41 | 19:39 | 20:11 | 11h 58m | 49.1° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 05:09 | 05:41 | 06:39 | 18:39 | 19:37 | 20:09 | 12h 1m | 48.8° | 269° W |
| Sun 27 | 05:10 | 05:42 | 06:40 | 18:37 | 19:36 | 20:08 | 12h 3m | 48.4° | 268° W |
| Mon 28 | 05:11 | 05:43 | 06:41 | 18:36 | 19:34 | 20:06 | 12h 6m | 48.0° | 268° W |
| Tue 29 | 05:12 | 05:44 | 06:42 | 18:34 | 19:32 | 20:04 | 12h 8m | 47.6° | 267° W |
| Wed 30 | 05:13 | 05:45 | 06:43 | 18:33 | 19:31 | 20:02 | 12h 11m | 47.2° | 267° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 06:17 | 06:44 | 12:38 | 18:31 | 18:58 | 11h 46m | −2:36 | 17:55–18:47 | 🌖 75% |
| Fri 2 | 06:18 | 06:45 | 12:37 | 18:29 | 18:56 | 11h 44m | −2:36 | 17:53–18:46 | 🌖 65% |
| Sat 3 | 06:19 | 06:46 | 12:37 | 18:28 | 18:55 | 11h 41m | −2:36 | 17:52–18:44 | 🌗 53% |
| Sun 4 | 06:20 | 06:47 | 12:37 | 18:26 | 18:53 | 11h 39m | −2:36 | 17:50–18:43 | 🌘 41% |
| Mon 5 | 06:21 | 06:48 | 12:37 | 18:24 | 18:51 | 11h 36m | −2:35 | 17:48–18:41 | 🌘 30% |
| Tue 6 | 06:22 | 06:49 | 12:36 | 18:23 | 18:50 | 11h 33m | −2:35 | 17:47–18:39 | 🌘 20% |
| Wed 7 | 06:23 | 06:50 | 12:36 | 18:21 | 18:48 | 11h 31m | −2:35 | 17:45–18:38 | 🌘 12% |
| Thu 8 | 06:24 | 06:51 | 12:36 | 18:20 | 18:47 | 11h 28m | −2:35 | 17:44–18:36 | 🌘 6% |
| Fri 9 | 06:25 | 06:52 | 12:35 | 18:18 | 18:45 | 11h 26m | −2:35 | 17:42–18:35 | 🌘 2% |
| Sat 10 | 06:26 | 06:53 | 12:35 | 18:17 | 18:44 | 11h 23m | −2:34 | 17:40–18:33 | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 06:27 | 06:54 | 12:35 | 18:15 | 18:42 | 11h 20m | −2:34 | 17:39–18:32 | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 06:28 | 06:55 | 12:35 | 18:13 | 18:41 | 11h 18m | −2:34 | 17:37–18:30 | 🌒 4% |
| Tue 13 | 06:29 | 06:56 | 12:34 | 18:12 | 18:39 | 11h 15m | −2:33 | 17:35–18:29 | 🌒 8% |
| Wed 14 | 06:30 | 06:57 | 12:34 | 18:10 | 18:38 | 11h 13m | −2:33 | 17:34–18:27 | 🌒 14% |
| Thu 15 | 06:31 | 06:58 | 12:34 | 18:09 | 18:36 | 11h 10m | −2:32 | 17:32–18:26 | 🌒 21% |
| Fri 16 | 06:32 | 06:59 | 12:34 | 18:07 | 18:35 | 11h 8m | −2:32 | 17:31–18:24 | 🌒 29% |
| Sat 17 | 06:33 | 07:00 | 12:33 | 18:06 | 18:33 | 11h 5m | −2:31 | 17:29–18:23 | 🌒 38% |
| Sun 18 | 06:34 | 07:01 | 12:33 | 18:05 | 18:32 | 11h 3m | −2:31 | 17:28–18:21 | 🌓 47% |
| Mon 19 | 06:35 | 07:02 | 12:33 | 18:03 | 18:30 | 11h 0m | −2:30 | 17:26–18:20 | 🌔 57% |
| Tue 20 | 06:36 | 07:03 | 12:33 | 18:02 | 18:29 | 10h 58m | −2:30 | 17:25–18:19 | 🌔 66% |
| Wed 21 | 06:37 | 07:05 | 12:33 | 18:00 | 18:28 | 10h 55m | −2:29 | 17:23–18:17 | 🌔 75% |
| Thu 22 | 06:38 | 07:06 | 12:33 | 17:59 | 18:26 | 10h 53m | −2:28 | 17:22–18:16 | 🌔 83% |
| Fri 23 | 06:39 | 07:07 | 12:32 | 17:58 | 18:25 | 10h 50m | −2:28 | 17:20–18:14 | 🌔 90% |
| Sat 24 | 06:40 | 07:08 | 12:32 | 17:56 | 18:24 | 10h 48m | −2:27 | 17:19–18:13 | 🌔 96% |
| Sun 25 | 06:41 | 07:09 | 12:32 | 17:55 | 18:22 | 10h 45m | −2:26 | 17:17–18:12 | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 06:42 | 07:10 | 12:32 | 17:53 | 18:21 | 10h 43m | −2:25 | 17:16–18:11 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 06:43 | 07:11 | 12:32 | 17:52 | 18:20 | 10h 41m | −2:24 | 17:14–18:09 | 🌖 98% |
| Wed 28 | 06:44 | 07:12 | 12:32 | 17:51 | 18:19 | 10h 38m | −2:24 | 17:13–18:08 | 🌖 94% |
| Thu 29 | 06:45 | 07:13 | 12:32 | 17:50 | 18:18 | 10h 36m | −2:23 | 17:12–18:07 | 🌖 88% |
| Fri 30 | 06:47 | 07:14 | 12:32 | 17:48 | 18:16 | 10h 33m | −2:22 | 17:10–18:06 | 🌖 79% |
| Sat 31 | 06:48 | 07:16 | 12:32 | 17:47 | 18:15 | 10h 31m | −2:20 | 17:09–18:04 | 🌖 68% |
Longest and shortest day in Ankara
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 15h 0m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 19m.
Between them the day length swings by 5h 40m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:23 on 8 December; the latest is 20:21 on 28 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 05:19 on 14 June to 08:10 on 4 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Ankara different
Clock noon and solar noon are 40 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:39 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.
Light lingers for 27 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 39.9°N buys you.
The shallow approach angle at 39.9° stretches this evening's golden hour to 52 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.
Over a year the sunset point slides 62° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.
Sunset drifts 98 seconds earlier each day this month — 47 minutes from the first of September to the last.
Elevation matters at 850 m. The visible horizon drops 1.01°, pushing sunset 5.3 minutes later and sunrise the same amount earlier than a sea-level observer would see.
Planning a sunset photo in Ankara
Arrive by 17:48. Golden hour opens at 18:03 and the sun is down by 18:39, 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 18:56 and runs to 19:06, the end of civil twilight and 26m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Ankara today?
The sun sets in Ankara at 18:39 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Ankara?
It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 19:06 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Ankara?
Evening golden hour runs 18:03 to 18:56 today, lasting 52m. Full golden hour times for Ankara covers the morning window and the coming week.