- Sunrise
- 5:47 AM
- Sunset
- 8:16 PM
- Solar noon
- 1:01 PM
- Day length
- 14h 30m
+1m 56s vs. yesterday
Civil
5:15 AM → 8:47 PM
Outdoor activities still possible without lights.
Nautical
4:36 AM → 9:26 PM
Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.
Astronomical
3:53 AM → 10:10 PM
Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.
Waning Crescent · 1% illuminated
The moon is currently waning — shrinking toward new.
- Moonrise
- 4:23 AM
- Moonset
- 7:03 PM
Moonrise and moonset shift roughly 50 minutes later each day, so on some calendar days the moon does not rise (or does not set) before midnight local time — those cells appear as "—" in the monthly table below.
Sun & moon calendar — May 2026
Daily sunrise, sunset, day length, moonrise, moonset, and moon illumination for Istanbul.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:03 AM | 8:01 PM | 13h 57m | 8:12 PM | 5:33 AM | Full Moon · 100% |
| 2 | 6:02 AM | 8:02 PM | 14h 00m | 9:16 PM | 6:01 AM | Waning Gibbous · 99% |
| 3 | 6:01 AM | 8:03 PM | 14h 02m | 10:17 PM | 6:31 AM | Waning Gibbous · 97% |
| 4 | 6:00 AM | 8:04 PM | 14h 04m | 11:14 PM | 7:09 AM | Waning Gibbous · 92% |
| 5 | 5:58 AM | 8:05 PM | 14h 06m | 12:05 AM | 7:56 AM | Waning Gibbous · 87% |
| 6 | 5:57 AM | 8:06 PM | 14h 09m | 12:49 AM | 8:49 AM | Waning Gibbous · 80% |
| 7 | 5:56 AM | 8:07 PM | 14h 11m | 1:26 AM | 9:49 AM | Waning Gibbous · 72% |
| 8 | 5:55 AM | 8:08 PM | 14h 13m | 1:56 AM | 10:53 AM | Waning Gibbous · 63% |
| 9 | 5:54 AM | 8:09 PM | 14h 15m | 2:23 AM | 12:00 PM | Last Quarter · 53% |
| 10 | 5:53 AM | 8:10 PM | 14h 17m | 2:47 AM | 1:07 PM | Last Quarter · 43% |
| 11 | 5:52 AM | 8:11 PM | 14h 20m | — | 2:14 PM | Waning Crescent · 32% |
| 12 | 5:50 AM | 8:12 PM | 14h 22m | 3:09 AM | 3:23 PM | Waning Crescent · 23% |
| 13 | 5:49 AM | 8:13 PM | 14h 24m | 3:32 AM | 4:33 PM | Waning Crescent · 14% |
| 14 | 5:48 AM | 8:14 PM | 14h 26m | 3:55 AM | 5:47 PM | Waning Crescent · 7% |
| 15 | 5:47 AM | 8:15 PM | 14h 28m | 4:23 AM | 7:03 PM | Waning Crescent · 3% |
| 16 | 5:47 AM | 8:16 PM | 14h 30m | 4:54 AM | 8:21 PM | New Moon · 0% |
| 17 | 5:46 AM | 8:17 PM | 14h 31m | 5:34 AM | 9:38 PM | New Moon · 1% |
| 18 | 5:45 AM | 8:18 PM | 14h 33m | 6:24 AM | 10:49 PM | Waxing Crescent · 4% |
| 19 | 5:44 AM | 8:19 PM | 14h 35m | 7:26 AM | 11:49 PM | Waxing Crescent · 10% |
| 20 | 5:43 AM | 8:20 PM | 14h 37m | 8:38 AM | 12:37 AM | Waxing Crescent · 18% |
| 21 | 5:42 AM | 8:21 PM | 14h 39m | 9:54 AM | 1:15 AM | Waxing Crescent · 28% |
| 22 | 5:41 AM | 8:22 PM | 14h 40m | 11:12 AM | 1:45 AM | Waxing Crescent · 39% |
| 23 | 5:41 AM | 8:23 PM | 14h 42m | 12:26 PM | 2:10 AM | First Quarter · 50% |
| 24 | 5:40 AM | 8:24 PM | 14h 44m | 1:37 PM | 2:32 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 61% |
| 25 | 5:39 AM | 8:25 PM | 14h 45m | 2:45 PM | 2:54 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 71% |
| 26 | 5:39 AM | 8:25 PM | 14h 47m | 3:51 PM | — | Waxing Gibbous · 80% |
| 27 | 5:38 AM | 8:26 PM | 14h 48m | 4:56 PM | 3:14 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 87% |
| 28 | 5:37 AM | 8:27 PM | 14h 50m | 6:00 PM | 3:37 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 93% |
| 29 | 5:37 AM | 8:28 PM | 14h 51m | 7:04 PM | 4:02 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 97% |
| 30 | 5:36 AM | 8:29 PM | 14h 52m | 8:07 PM | 4:31 AM | Full Moon · 99% |
| 31 | 5:36 AM | 8:30 PM | 14h 54m | 9:06 PM | 5:07 AM | Full Moon · 100% |
About these times
Sunrise and sunset mark the moments the upper limb of the sun crosses the horizon at sea level for Istanbul's coordinates. The actual perceived sunrise can vary slightly depending on local elevation, terrain, and atmospheric refraction.
Civil twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sun is between 0° and 6° below the horizon — there's still enough light for outdoor activities without artificial lighting. Nautical twilight runs to 12° below; the horizon is still visible at sea for navigation. Astronomical twilight runs to 18° below, after which the sky is fully dark for astronomical observation.