Sunset and sunrise times in Istanbul, Turkey

In Istanbul, Turkey the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:55 and rises at 06:55. Daylight lasts 11h 59m; evening golden hour runs from 18:18 to 19:11.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 06:28
Sunrise: 06:55
Solar noon: 12:55
Sunset: 18:55
Last light: 19:22
Day length: 11h 59m

18h 53m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:18 – 19:11
Blue hour: 19:11 – 19:22
Max sun altitude: 47.7°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:31 / 06:25

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 18:53 Golden hour 18:17 – 19:10 Day length 11h 56m vs today 3 minutes shorter

Where Istanbul is

Coordinates: 41.0138° N, 28.9497° E
Time zone: Europe/Istanbul
Current offset: UTC+03:00
Elevation: 39 m
Population: 15,701,602

Sunrise and sunset in Istanbul, 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	06:02	06:30	13:04	19:37	20:05	13h 6m	−2:37	19:00–19:54	🌖 82%
Wed 2	06:03	06:31	13:03	19:35	20:03	13h 3m	−2:37	18:58–19:52	🌖 72%
Thu 3	06:04	06:32	13:03	19:33	20:01	13h 1m	−2:38	18:57–19:51	🌖 61%
Fri 4	06:05	06:33	13:03	19:32	20:00	12h 58m	−2:38	18:55–19:49	🌗 49%
Sat 5	06:06	06:34	13:02	19:30	19:58	12h 56m	−2:38	18:54–19:47	🌘 38%
Sun 6	06:07	06:35	13:02	19:28	19:56	12h 53m	−2:39	18:52–19:46	🌘 27%
Mon 7	06:08	06:36	13:02	19:27	19:55	12h 50m	−2:39	18:50–19:44	🌘 17%
Tue 8	06:09	06:37	13:01	19:25	19:53	12h 48m	−2:40	18:49–19:42	🌘 9%
Wed 9	06:10	06:38	13:01	19:23	19:51	12h 45m	−2:40	18:47–19:40	🌘 4%
Thu 10	06:11	06:39	13:01	19:22	19:50	12h 42m	−2:40	18:45–19:39	🌘 1%
Fri 11	06:12	06:40	13:00	19:20	19:48	12h 40m	−2:40	18:44–19:37	🌑 0%
Sat 12	06:13	06:41	13:00	19:18	19:46	12h 37m	−2:41	18:42–19:35	🌒 2%
Sun 13	06:14	06:42	13:00	19:17	19:44	12h 34m	−2:41	18:40–19:34	🌒 6%
Mon 14	06:15	06:43	12:59	19:15	19:43	12h 32m	−2:41	18:39–19:32	🌒 12%
Tue 15	06:16	06:44	12:59	19:13	19:41	12h 29m	−2:41	18:37–19:30	🌒 19%
Wed 16	06:17	06:45	12:59	19:12	19:39	12h 26m	−2:42	18:35–19:28	🌒 27%
Thu 17	06:18	06:46	12:58	19:10	19:37	12h 23m	−2:42	18:34–19:27	🌒 36%
Fri 18	06:19	06:47	12:58	19:08	19:36	12h 21m	−2:42	18:32–19:25	🌓 45%
Sat 19	06:20	06:48	12:58	19:06	19:34	12h 18m	−2:42	18:30–19:23	🌔 55%
Sun 20	06:21	06:49	12:57	19:05	19:32	12h 15m	−2:42	18:29–19:22	🌔 64%
Mon 21	06:22	06:50	12:57	19:03	19:30	12h 13m	−2:42	18:27–19:20	🌔 73%
Tue 22	06:23	06:51	12:56	19:01	19:29	12h 10m	−2:42	18:25–19:18	🌔 81%
Wed 23	06:24	06:52	12:56	19:00	19:27	12h 7m	−2:42	18:23–19:16	🌔 88%
Thu 24	06:25	06:53	12:56	18:58	19:25	12h 5m	−2:42	18:22–19:15	🌔 94%
Fri 25	06:26	06:54	12:55	18:56	19:24	12h 2m	−2:43	18:20–19:13	🌔 98%
Sat 26	06:28	06:55	12:55	18:55	19:22	11h 59m	−2:43	18:18–19:11	🌔 100%
Sun 27	06:29	06:56	12:55	18:53	19:20	11h 56m	−2:43	18:17–19:10	🌕 100%
Mon 28	06:30	06:57	12:54	18:51	19:19	11h 54m	−2:42	18:15–19:08	🌖 97%
Tue 29	06:31	06:58	12:54	18:49	19:17	11h 51m	−2:42	18:13–19:06	🌖 92%
Wed 30	06:32	06:59	12:54	18:48	19:15	11h 48m	−2:42	18:11–19:05	🌖 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	04:53	05:28	06:30	19:37	20:39	21:14	10h 54m	57.2°	282° WNW
Wed 2	04:54	05:29	06:31	19:35	20:37	21:12	10h 57m	56.8°	281° W
Thu 3	04:55	05:30	06:32	19:33	20:35	21:10	10h 59m	56.5°	281° W
Fri 4	04:57	05:32	06:33	19:32	20:33	21:08	11h 2m	56.1°	280° W
Sat 5	04:58	05:33	06:34	19:30	20:31	21:06	11h 4m	55.7°	280° W
Sun 6	04:59	05:34	06:35	19:28	20:30	21:04	11h 7m	55.3°	279° W
Mon 7	05:00	05:35	06:36	19:27	20:28	21:02	11h 10m	55.0°	279° W
Tue 8	05:02	05:36	06:37	19:25	20:26	21:00	11h 12m	54.6°	278° W
Wed 9	05:03	05:37	06:38	19:23	20:24	20:58	11h 15m	54.2°	278° W
Thu 10	05:04	05:38	06:39	19:22	20:22	20:56	11h 18m	53.8°	277° W
Fri 11	05:05	05:39	06:40	19:20	20:21	20:54	11h 20m	53.5°	277° W
Sat 12	05:07	05:40	06:41	19:18	20:19	20:52	11h 23m	53.1°	276° W
Sun 13	05:08	05:42	06:42	19:17	20:17	20:50	11h 26m	52.7°	276° W
Mon 14	05:09	05:43	06:43	19:15	20:15	20:49	11h 28m	52.3°	275° W
Tue 15	05:10	05:44	06:44	19:13	20:13	20:47	11h 31m	51.9°	275° W
Wed 16	05:11	05:45	06:45	19:12	20:12	20:45	11h 34m	51.5°	274° W
Thu 17	05:13	05:46	06:46	19:10	20:10	20:43	11h 37m	51.2°	273° W
Fri 18	05:14	05:47	06:47	19:08	20:08	20:41	11h 39m	50.8°	273° W
Sat 19	05:15	05:48	06:48	19:06	20:06	20:39	11h 42m	50.4°	272° W
Sun 20	05:16	05:49	06:49	19:05	20:04	20:37	11h 45m	50.0°	272° W
Mon 21	05:17	05:50	06:50	19:03	20:03	20:35	11h 47m	49.6°	271° W
Tue 22	05:18	05:51	06:51	19:01	20:01	20:34	11h 50m	49.2°	271° W
Wed 23	05:20	05:52	06:52	19:00	19:59	20:32	11h 53m	48.8°	270° W
Thu 24	05:21	05:53	06:53	18:58	19:57	20:30	11h 55m	48.4°	270° W
Fri 25	05:22	05:54	06:54	18:56	19:56	20:28	11h 58m	48.0°	269° W
Sat 26	05:23	05:55	06:55	18:55	19:54	20:26	12h 1m	47.7°	269° W
Sun 27	05:24	05:57	06:56	18:53	19:52	20:25	12h 4m	47.3°	268° W
Mon 28	05:25	05:58	06:57	18:51	19:50	20:23	12h 6m	46.9°	268° W
Tue 29	05:26	05:59	06:58	18:49	19:49	20:21	12h 9m	46.5°	267° W
Wed 30	05:27	06:00	06:59	18:48	19:47	20:19	12h 12m	46.1°	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	06:33	07:00	12:53	18:46	19:13	11h 46m	−2:42	18:10–19:03	🌖 75%
Fri 2	06:34	07:01	12:53	18:44	19:12	11h 43m	−2:42	18:08–19:01	🌖 65%
Sat 3	06:35	07:02	12:53	18:43	19:10	11h 40m	−2:42	18:06–19:00	🌗 53%
Sun 4	06:36	07:03	12:52	18:41	19:09	11h 37m	−2:42	18:05–18:58	🌘 41%
Mon 5	06:37	07:04	12:52	18:39	19:07	11h 35m	−2:42	18:03–18:56	🌘 30%
Tue 6	06:38	07:05	12:52	18:38	19:05	11h 32m	−2:41	18:01–18:55	🌘 20%
Wed 7	06:39	07:06	12:52	18:36	19:04	11h 29m	−2:41	17:59–18:53	🌘 12%
Thu 8	06:40	07:07	12:51	18:35	19:02	11h 27m	−2:41	17:58–18:51	🌘 6%
Fri 9	06:41	07:08	12:51	18:33	19:00	11h 24m	−2:41	17:56–18:50	🌘 2%
Sat 10	06:42	07:09	12:51	18:31	18:59	11h 21m	−2:40	17:54–18:48	🌑 0%
Sun 11	06:43	07:11	12:50	18:30	18:57	11h 19m	−2:40	17:53–18:47	🌒 1%
Mon 12	06:44	07:12	12:50	18:28	18:56	11h 16m	−2:40	17:51–18:45	🌒 4%
Tue 13	06:45	07:13	12:50	18:27	18:54	11h 13m	−2:39	17:49–18:44	🌒 8%
Wed 14	06:46	07:14	12:50	18:25	18:53	11h 11m	−2:39	17:48–18:42	🌒 14%
Thu 15	06:47	07:15	12:49	18:23	18:51	11h 8m	−2:38	17:46–18:40	🌒 21%
Fri 16	06:48	07:16	12:49	18:22	18:50	11h 5m	−2:38	17:45–18:39	🌒 29%
Sat 17	06:49	07:17	12:49	18:20	18:48	11h 3m	−2:37	17:43–18:37	🌒 38%
Sun 18	06:50	07:18	12:49	18:19	18:47	11h 0m	−2:37	17:41–18:36	🌓 47%
Mon 19	06:51	07:19	12:49	18:17	18:45	10h 58m	−2:36	17:40–18:35	🌔 57%
Tue 20	06:53	07:20	12:48	18:16	18:44	10h 55m	−2:36	17:38–18:33	🌔 66%
Wed 21	06:54	07:22	12:48	18:14	18:42	10h 52m	−2:35	17:37–18:32	🌔 75%
Thu 22	06:55	07:23	12:48	18:13	18:41	10h 50m	−2:34	17:35–18:30	🌔 83%
Fri 23	06:56	07:24	12:48	18:12	18:40	10h 47m	−2:34	17:34–18:29	🌔 90%
Sat 24	06:57	07:25	12:48	18:10	18:38	10h 45m	−2:33	17:32–18:27	🌔 96%
Sun 25	06:58	07:26	12:48	18:09	18:37	10h 42m	−2:32	17:31–18:26	🌔 99%
Mon 26	06:59	07:27	12:48	18:07	18:36	10h 40m	−2:31	17:29–18:25	🌕 100%
Tue 27	07:00	07:28	12:48	18:06	18:34	10h 37m	−2:30	17:28–18:23	🌖 98%
Wed 28	07:01	07:30	12:47	18:05	18:33	10h 35m	−2:29	17:26–18:22	🌖 94%
Thu 29	07:02	07:31	12:47	18:03	18:32	10h 32m	−2:28	17:25–18:21	🌖 88%
Fri 30	07:03	07:32	12:47	18:02	18:31	10h 30m	−2:27	17:23–18:20	🌖 79%
Sat 31	07:05	07:33	12:47	18:01	18:29	10h 27m	−2:26	17:22–18:18	🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Istanbul

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 15h 7m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 13m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 54m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:35 on 8 December; the latest is 20:40 on 27 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 05:31 on 14 June to 08:29 on 4 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Istanbul different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 12:55, a full 56 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

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 41°N buys you.

Photographers get 53 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 5h 54m here — among the widest of the 112 cities tracked in Turkey.

Between solstices the sunset walks 64° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 49 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 101 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Istanbul

Arrive by 18:03. Golden hour opens at 18:18 and the sun is down by 18:55, 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 19:11 and runs to 19:22, the end of civil twilight and 27m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Istanbul — 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 Istanbul today?

The sun sets in Istanbul at 18:55 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Istanbul?

It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 19:22 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Istanbul?

Evening golden hour runs 18:18 to 19:11 today, lasting 53m. Full golden hour times for Istanbul covers the morning window and the coming week.