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Istanbul, Turkey — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 93.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:40:09 am
Sunrise Today: 8:11 am 111° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:24 pm 249° West
Moonrise Today: 9:25 pm 87° East
Moonset Today: 9:28 am 277° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 13 minutes (+2m 17s)

Today's Sun Position in Istanbul

Time: 8:40 am
Altitude: 4.3°
Direction: 116° SE
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 10h 12m 46s (Feb 4, 2026)

2 minutes, 17 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

59 minutes, 24 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

4 hours, 54 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Istanbul Today

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Night 12:00 am – 6:38 am
Astro. Twilight 6:38 am – 7:10 am
Nautical Twilight 7:10 am – 7:42 am
Civil Twilight 7:42 am – 8:11 am
Daylight 8:11 am – 6:24 pm
Civil Twilight 6:24 pm – 6:53 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:53 pm – 7:26 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:26 pm – 7:58 pm
Night 7:58 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Istanbul - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 4 8:11 am 6:24 pm 10:12:46 +2:17 1:17 pm (32.9°) 91.636
Feb 5 8:10 am 6:25 pm 10:15:05 +2:19 1:18 pm (33.2°) 91.650
Feb 6 8:09 am 6:27 pm 10:17:26 +2:20 1:18 pm (33.5°) 91.666
Feb 7 8:08 am 6:28 pm 10:19:48 +2:22 1:18 pm (33.8°) 91.681
Feb 8 8:07 am 6:29 pm 10:22:12 +2:23 1:18 pm (34.1°) 91.697
Feb 9 8:06 am 6:30 pm 10:24:36 +2:24 1:18 pm (34.4°) 91.714
Feb 10 8:05 am 6:32 pm 10:27:02 +2:26 1:18 pm (34.7°) 91.731
* All times are local time for Istanbul. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Istanbul

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Istanbul - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 4 - 9:28 am 9:25 pm 2:59 am (55.4°) 236,591 94.8%
Feb 5 - 9:49 am 10:31 pm 3:43 am (48.9°) 239,962 88.9%
Feb 6 - 10:10 am 11:35 pm 4:26 am (42.6°) 243,278 81.4%
Feb 7 - 10:31 am - 5:08 am (36.7°) 246,267 72.8%
Feb 8 12:39 am 10:55 am - 5:51 am (31.4°) 248,703 63.4%
Feb 9 1:43 am 11:21 am - 6:36 am (26.9°) 250,410 53.7%
Feb 10 2:47 am 11:53 am - 7:23 am (23.3°) 251,282 44.0%
* All times are local time for Istanbul. 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 Istanbul This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 8:48 am Wed 7:12 pm Wed 2:00 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 8:39 am Wed 6:55 pm Wed 1:47 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 8:00 am Wed 5:48 pm Wed 12:54 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 3:50 pm Thu 6:45 am Wed 11:17 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 10:11 am Wed 9:58 pm Wed 4:05 pm Average visibility
Uranus Wed 12:32 pm Thu 2:59 am Wed 7:45 pm Average visibility
Neptune Wed 10:10 am Wed 10:06 pm Wed 4:08 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Istanbul.

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