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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Istanbul

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Istanbul, in local time: the Sun rises at 5:31 AM and sets at 8:39 PM, giving about 15h 08m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · ISTANBUL
Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset8:39 PM
Day length15h 08m
Sun right nowup, 53°

Computed for Istanbul (41.01°, 28.98°), shown in local time (Europe/Istanbul).

Twilight & the golden hour for Istanbul

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour7:57 PM – 8:59 PM
Blue hour8:59 PM – 9:12 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°9:12 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°9:56 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark10:47 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°3:23 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°4:15 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°4:58 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°5:31 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Istanbul

Moonrise—
Moonset12:15 AM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination23%

The Moon is currently above the horizon at Istanbul. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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