Sunrise and sunset times in Istanbul
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Istanbul, Turkey, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 17, 2026 . Current time: 2:23:19 pm
First light at 5:12:56 am
Sunrise time: 5:42:51 am
Sunset time: 8:18:21 pm
Last light at 8:48:17 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 35 minutes
5 hours, 55 minutes left for today's sunset in Istanbul
Moon rose on May 17 at 03:37 AM
Moon will set on May 17 at 07:38 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (1%)Tomorrow
May 18, 2026
First light at 5:11:56 am
Sunrise time: 5:41:58 am
Sunset time: 8:19:19 pm
Last light at 8:49:21 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 37 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Istanbul
Moon will rise on May 18 at 04:30 AM Moon will set on May 18 at 08:51 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (6%)
- Istanbul
- Also known as Constantinople, Byzantium
- Latitude: 41.013840
- Longitude: 28.949659
- Time zone: UTC+3 +03
Shortest day in Istanbul
The shortest day of the year will be in around 7 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 16 minutes.Longest day in Istanbul
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 3 days, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 10 minutes.
May 2026 - Istanbul, Istanbul - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of May in Istanbul.
The day length increases by 56 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Istanbul - from 14 hours, 1 minute on the first day to 14 hours, 57 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Fri, May 1 | 5:32:15 am | 6:00:37 am | 8:01:59 pm | 8:30:22 pm | 14h 1m 22s | 14h 1m 22s | 1:01:18 pm | 56.2° | 4:55:45 am | 9:06:52 pm | 4:16:13 am | 9:46:24 pm | 9h 57m 21s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:30:52 am | 5:59:20 am | 8:03:03 pm | 8:31:31 pm | 14h 3m 43s | 2m 21s | 1:01:12 pm | 56.5° | 4:54:13 am | 9:08:10 pm | 4:14:25 am | 9:47:58 pm | 9h 55m 2s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:29:31 am | 5:58:05 am | 8:04:06 pm | 8:32:40 pm | 14h 6m 1s | 2m 18s | 1:01:05 pm | 56.8° | 4:52:42 am | 9:09:29 pm | 4:12:38 am | 9:49:32 pm | 9h 52m 44s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:28:10 am | 5:56:50 am | 8:05:09 pm | 8:33:49 pm | 14h 8m 19s | 2m 18s | 1:01:00 pm | 57° | 4:51:11 am | 9:10:48 pm | 4:10:52 am | 9:51:07 pm | 9h 50m 28s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:26:52 am | 5:55:37 am | 8:06:12 pm | 8:34:57 pm | 14h 10m 35s | 2m 16s | 1:00:54 pm | 57.3° | 4:49:42 am | 9:12:06 pm | 4:09:07 am | 9:52:42 pm | 9h 48m 13s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:25:34 am | 5:54:25 am | 8:07:14 pm | 8:36:06 pm | 14h 12m 49s | 2m 14s | 1:00:50 pm | 57.6° | 4:48:15 am | 9:13:25 pm | 4:07:23 am | 9:54:16 pm | 9h 46m 0s | 🌖 (85%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:24:18 am | 5:53:14 am | 8:08:17 pm | 8:37:14 pm | 14h 15m 3s | 2m 14s | 1:00:46 pm | 57.9° | 4:46:48 am | 9:14:43 pm | 4:05:40 am | 9:55:51 pm | 9h 43m 48s | 🌖 (78%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:23:03 am | 5:52:05 am | 8:09:19 pm | 8:38:22 pm | 14h 17m 14s | 2m 11s | 1:00:42 pm | 58.2° | 4:45:23 am | 9:16:01 pm | 4:03:58 am | 9:57:26 pm | 9h 41m 39s | 🌖 (69%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:21:49 am | 5:50:58 am | 8:10:21 pm | 8:39:29 pm | 14h 19m 23s | 2m 9s | 1:00:39 pm | 58.4° | 4:43:59 am | 9:17:19 pm | 4:02:17 am | 9:59:01 pm | 9h 39m 30s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:20:37 am | 5:49:51 am | 8:11:22 pm | 8:40:37 pm | 14h 21m 31s | 2m 8s | 1:00:37 pm | 58.7° | 4:42:37 am | 9:18:37 pm | 4:00:38 am | 10:00:36 pm | 9h 37m 25s | 🌗 (50%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:19:26 am | 5:48:47 am | 8:12:23 pm | 8:41:44 pm | 14h 23m 36s | 2m 5s | 1:00:35 pm | 59° | 4:41:16 am | 9:19:54 pm | 3:59:00 am | 10:02:10 pm | 9h 35m 20s | 🌘 (40%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:18:17 am | 5:47:43 am | 8:13:24 pm | 8:42:50 pm | 14h 25m 41s | 2m 5s | 1:00:34 pm | 59.2° | 4:39:56 am | 9:21:12 pm | 3:57:23 am | 10:03:45 pm | 9h 33m 18s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:17:10 am | 5:46:42 am | 8:14:25 pm | 8:43:57 pm | 14h 27m 43s | 2m 2s | 1:00:33 pm | 59.5° | 4:38:38 am | 9:22:28 pm | 3:55:47 am | 10:05:19 pm | 9h 31m 17s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:16:04 am | 5:45:42 am | 8:15:24 pm | 8:45:03 pm | 14h 29m 42s | 1m 59s | 1:00:33 pm | 59.7° | 4:37:22 am | 9:23:45 pm | 3:54:13 am | 10:06:53 pm | 9h 29m 19s | 🌘 (12%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:14:59 am | 5:44:43 am | 8:16:24 pm | 8:46:08 pm | 14h 31m 41s | 1m 59s | 1:00:34 pm | 59.9° | 4:36:07 am | 9:25:00 pm | 3:52:41 am | 10:08:27 pm | 9h 27m 22s | 🌘 (6%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:13:57 am | 5:43:46 am | 8:17:23 pm | 8:47:13 pm | 14h 33m 37s | 1m 56s | 1:00:35 pm | 60.2° | 4:34:54 am | 9:26:16 pm | 3:51:10 am | 10:10:00 pm | 9h 25m 28s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:12:56 am | 5:42:51 am | 8:18:21 pm | 8:48:17 pm | 14h 35m 30s | 1m 53s | 1:00:36 pm | 60.4° | 4:33:42 am | 9:27:30 pm | 3:49:40 am | 10:11:32 pm | 9h 23m 37s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:11:56 am | 5:41:58 am | 8:19:19 pm | 8:49:21 pm | 14h 37m 21s | 1m 51s | 1:00:38 pm | 60.6° | 4:32:32 am | 9:28:44 pm | 3:48:13 am | 10:13:04 pm | 9h 21m 47s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:10:59 am | 5:41:06 am | 8:20:16 pm | 8:50:24 pm | 14h 39m 10s | 1m 49s | 1:00:41 pm | 60.8° | 4:31:25 am | 9:29:58 pm | 3:46:47 am | 10:14:35 pm | 9h 20m 0s | 🌒 (6%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:10:03 am | 5:40:16 am | 8:21:13 pm | 8:51:26 pm | 14h 40m 57s | 1m 47s | 1:00:44 pm | 61° | 4:30:19 am | 9:31:10 pm | 3:45:23 am | 10:16:06 pm | 9h 18m 15s | 🌒 (13%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:09:09 am | 5:39:28 am | 8:22:09 pm | 8:52:27 pm | 14h 42m 41s | 1m 44s | 1:00:48 pm | 61.2° | 4:29:15 am | 9:32:22 pm | 3:44:01 am | 10:17:35 pm | 9h 16m 32s | 🌒 (23%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:08:17 am | 5:38:41 am | 8:23:04 pm | 8:53:28 pm | 14h 44m 23s | 1m 42s | 1:00:53 pm | 61.4° | 4:28:12 am | 9:33:33 pm | 3:42:41 am | 10:19:04 pm | 9h 14m 52s | 🌒 (33%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:07:27 am | 5:37:56 am | 8:23:58 pm | 8:54:28 pm | 14h 46m 2s | 1m 39s | 1:00:57 pm | 61.6° | 4:27:12 am | 9:34:42 pm | 3:41:23 am | 10:20:31 pm | 9h 13m 16s | 🌒 (44%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:06:39 am | 5:37:14 am | 8:24:52 pm | 8:55:27 pm | 14h 47m 38s | 1m 36s | 1:01:03 pm | 61.8° | 4:26:14 am | 9:35:51 pm | 3:40:08 am | 10:21:58 pm | 9h 11m 41s | 🌓 (54%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:05:52 am | 5:36:33 am | 8:25:45 pm | 8:56:25 pm | 14h 49m 12s | 1m 34s | 1:01:09 pm | 62° | 4:25:18 am | 9:36:59 pm | 3:38:54 am | 10:23:23 pm | 9h 10m 9s | 🌔 (65%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:05:08 am | 5:35:54 am | 8:26:36 pm | 8:57:22 pm | 14h 50m 42s | 1m 30s | 1:01:15 pm | 62.2° | 4:24:25 am | 9:38:05 pm | 3:37:43 am | 10:24:47 pm | 9h 8m 40s | 🌔 (74%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:04:26 am | 5:35:16 am | 8:27:27 pm | 8:58:18 pm | 14h 52m 11s | 1m 29s | 1:01:22 pm | 62.3° | 4:23:33 am | 9:39:11 pm | 3:36:35 am | 10:26:09 pm | 9h 7m 14s | 🌔 (82%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:03:46 am | 5:34:41 am | 8:28:17 pm | 8:59:13 pm | 14h 53m 36s | 1m 25s | 1:01:29 pm | 62.5° | 4:22:44 am | 9:40:15 pm | 3:35:28 am | 10:27:30 pm | 9h 5m 51s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:03:08 am | 5:34:08 am | 8:29:06 pm | 9:00:06 pm | 14h 54m 58s | 1m 22s | 1:01:37 pm | 62.7° | 4:21:57 am | 9:41:17 pm | 3:34:25 am | 10:28:49 pm | 9h 4m 31s | 🌔 (94%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:02:31 am | 5:33:37 am | 8:29:54 pm | 9:00:59 pm | 14h 56m 17s | 1m 19s | 1:01:45 pm | 62.8° | 4:21:12 am | 9:42:19 pm | 3:33:24 am | 10:30:06 pm | 9h 3m 13s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:01:57 am | 5:33:07 am | 8:30:40 pm | 9:01:50 pm | 14h 57m 33s | 1m 16s | 1:01:54 pm | 63° | 4:20:29 am | 9:43:18 pm | 3:32:26 am | 10:31:22 pm | 9h 2m 0s | 🌕 (100%) |
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