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Iráklion, Greece — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 24.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 12:41:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:19 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 6:33 pm 272° West
Moonrise Today: 8:42 am 59° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:59 pm 303° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 14 minutes (+2m 14s)

Today's Sun Position in Iráklion

Time: 12:41 pm
Altitude: 55.6°
Direction: 187° S
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 14m 19s (Mar 23, 2026)

2 minutes, 14 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

2 hours, 27 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

2 hours, 18 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Iráklion Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:54 am
Astro. Twilight 4:54 am – 5:24 am
Nautical Twilight 5:24 am – 5:53 am
Civil Twilight 5:53 am – 6:19 am
Daylight 6:19 am – 6:33 pm
Civil Twilight 6:33 pm – 6:58 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:58 pm – 7:28 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:28 pm – 7:58 pm
Night 7:58 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Iráklion - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 6:19 am 6:33 pm 12:14:19 +2:14 12:26 pm (55.8°) 92.649
Mar 24 6:17 am 6:34 pm 12:16:33 +2:14 12:25 pm (56.2°) 92.674
Mar 25 6:16 am 6:35 pm 12:18:47 +2:14 12:25 pm (56.6°) 92.700
Mar 26 6:14 am 6:35 pm 12:21:01 +2:13 12:25 pm (57.0°) 92.726
Mar 27 6:13 am 6:36 pm 12:23:14 +2:13 12:24 pm (57.4°) 92.752
Mar 28 6:12 am 6:37 pm 12:25:28 +2:13 12:24 pm (57.8°) 92.778
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Mar 29 7:10 am 7:38 pm 12:27:42 +2:13 1:24 pm (58.1°) 92.804
* All times are local time for Iráklion. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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Today's Moon in Iráklion

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Iráklion - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 8:42 am 11:59 pm - 4:17 pm (80.5°) 228,315 25.7%
Mar 24 9:33 am - - 5:19 pm (82.6°) 229,214 36.9%
Mar 25 - 1:08 am 10:33 am 6:22 pm (82.7°) 230,514 48.7%
Mar 26 - 2:08 am 11:41 am 7:23 pm (80.8°) 232,093 60.5%
Mar 27 - 2:58 am 12:51 pm 8:20 pm (77.1°) 233,854 71.4%
Mar 28 - 3:39 am 2:01 pm 9:12 pm (72.2°) 235,752 81.1%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Mar 29 - 5:13 am 4:08 pm 11:00 pm (66.4°) 237,759 89.0%
* All times are local time for Iráklion. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Iráklion This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 5:16 am Mon 4:34 pm Mon 10:56 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Mon 7:10 am Mon 7:59 pm Mon 1:34 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Mon 5:43 am Mon 5:12 pm Mon 11:27 am Very difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 12:09 pm Tue 2:33 am Mon 7:21 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 6:34 am Mon 6:37 pm Mon 12:35 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 8:59 am Mon 11:00 pm Mon 4:00 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Tue 6:20 am Tue 6:21 pm Tue 12:20 pm Not visible
* All times are local time for Iráklion.

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