June 12, 2026 · Istanbul, Turkey
Sunrise in Istanbul today is at 05:32. Day length is 15h 5m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Istanbul's coordinates and updated daily.
Istanbul lies at 41°N. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Istanbul.
The longest day in Istanbul is around 15h 8m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 13m (around December 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:28 | 18:00 | 9h 33m |
| February | 08:00 | 18:38 | 10h 38m |
| March | 07:17 | 19:11 | 11h 53m |
| April | 06:26 | 19:43 | 13h 17m |
| May | 05:47 | 20:15 | 14h 28m |
| June | 05:32 | 20:39 | 15h 6m |
| July | 05:45 | 20:36 | 14h 51m |
| August | 06:14 | 20:05 | 13h 50m |
| September | 06:45 | 19:16 | 12h 31m |
| October | 07:16 | 18:25 | 11h 10m |
| November | 07:52 | 17:47 | 9h 55m |
| December | 08:23 | 17:37 | 9h 15m |