Sunrise in Istanbul today
September 11, 2026 · Istanbul, Turkey
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Sunrise in Istanbul today is at 06:41. Day length is 12h 41m. 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. In Istanbul, day length ranges from 9h 13m in winter to 15h 8m in summer — a swing of about 5h 54m.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Istanbul today, at a bearing of 83°. It starts getting light 28 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 15 minutes later in Istanbul than in Ankara, 349 km to the east-southeast.
Through the year sunrise drifts earlier across spring and later across 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 shorter — losing about 3 minutes per day.
Sunrise in Istanbul by month
| 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 |