Daylight hours in Mashhad today
September 3, 2026 · Mashhad, Iran
2,307,177 people
Mashhad has 12h 54m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 05:05 and sunset is at 17:59. All times are calculated astronomically for Mashhad's exact coordinates.
Mashhad lies at 36°N. In Mashhad, day length ranges from 9h 41m in winter to 14h 38m in summer — a swing of about 4h 57m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 11:32 in Mashhad, 27 minutes before the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 61.4° above the horizon in Mashhad. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 30.2° at the winter solstice to 77.1° at the summer solstice.
Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Mashhad.
The longest day in Mashhad is around 14h 38m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 41m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
Daylight hours in Mashhad by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9h 57m | 06:43 | 16:40 |
| February | 10h 52m | 06:21 | 17:13 |
| March | 11h 55m | 05:44 | 17:39 |
| April | 13h 6m | 04:59 | 18:05 |
| May | 14h 5m | 04:27 | 18:31 |
| June | 14h 37m | 04:14 | 18:52 |
| July | 14h 24m | 04:26 | 18:50 |
| August | 13h 34m | 04:50 | 18:24 |
| September | 12h 27m | 05:15 | 17:41 |
| October | 11h 19m | 05:39 | 16:58 |
| November | 10h 16m | 06:09 | 16:25 |
| December | 9h 42m | 06:36 | 16:19 |