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Daylight hours in Tehran today
October 25, 2026 · Tehran, Iran
Capital7,153,309 people
Tehran has 10h 58m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 06:20 and sunset is at 17:18. All times are calculated astronomically for Tehran's exact coordinates.
Tehran lies at 36°N. In Tehran, day length ranges from 9h 44m in winter to 14h 35m in summer — a swing of about 4h 50m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 11:49 in Tehran, 10 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 42.3° above the horizon in Tehran. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 30.9° at the winter solstice to 77.8° 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 Tehran.
The longest day in Tehran is around 14h 35m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 44m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
Daylight hours in Tehran by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9h 60m | 07:14 | 17:14 |
| February | 10h 54m | 06:53 | 17:46 |
| March | 11h 55m | 06:17 | 18:12 |
| April | 13h 5m | 05:33 | 18:37 |
| May | 14h 2m | 05:01 | 19:03 |
| June | 14h 34m | 04:49 | 19:22 |
| July | 14h 21m | 05:00 | 19:22 |
| August | 13h 32m | 05:24 | 18:56 |
| September | 12h 26m | 05:48 | 18:14 |
| October | 11h 20m | 06:11 | 17:31 |
| November | 10h 18m | 06:41 | 16:59 |
| December | 9h 46m | 07:07 | 16:53 |