Sunset in Basrah today
September 3, 2026 · Basrah, Iraq
2,600,000 people
Sunset in Basrah today is at 18:11. Day length is 12h 44m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Basrah's coordinates and updated daily.
Basrah lies at 31°N. In Basrah, day length ranges from 10h 10m in winter to 14h 7m in summer — a swing of about 3h 57m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Basrah today, at a bearing of 279°. Civil twilight then lasts another 24 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 16 minutes earlier in Basrah than in Baghdad, 449 km to the northwest.
The time of sunset slides later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for Basrah.
The longest day in Basrah is around 14h 7m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 10m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
Sunset in Basrah by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17:10 | 06:47 | 10h 23m |
| February | 17:37 | 06:31 | 11h 7m |
| March | 17:57 | 06:00 | 11h 57m |
| April | 18:17 | 05:23 | 12h 54m |
| May | 18:37 | 04:56 | 13h 41m |
| June | 18:53 | 04:47 | 14h 6m |
| July | 18:54 | 04:57 | 13h 56m |
| August | 18:33 | 05:16 | 13h 16m |
| September | 17:56 | 05:34 | 12h 23m |
| October | 17:19 | 05:51 | 11h 28m |
| November | 16:53 | 06:15 | 10h 38m |
| December | 16:50 | 06:39 | 10h 11m |