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Istanbul, Turkey — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2025

Daylight

6:11 am – 8:05 pm
13 hours, 53 minutes

Current Time: Aug 13, 2025 at 4:15:23 pm
Sun Direction: 250.60° WSW
Sun Altitude: 41.77°
Sun Distance: 94.170 million mi
Next Equinox: Sep 22, 2025 9:19 pm (Autumnal)
Sunrise Today: 6:11 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 8:05 pm 290° Northwest
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2025 Sun Graph for Istanbul

December 2025 — Sun in Istanbul

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
18:09 am (119°)5:36 pm (241°)9:26:51−1:186:31 am7:14 pm7:04 am6:41 pm7:39 am6:07 pm12:53 pm (27.2°)91.661
28:10 am (119°)5:36 pm (241°)9:25:35−1:156:32 am7:14 pm7:05 am6:41 pm7:40 am6:06 pm12:53 pm (27.0°)91.646
38:11 am (119°)5:36 pm (241°)9:24:23−1:126:33 am7:14 pm7:06 am6:40 pm7:40 am6:06 pm12:53 pm (26.9°)91.631
48:12 am (119°)5:35 pm (241°)9:23:14−1:086:34 am7:14 pm7:07 am6:40 pm7:41 am6:06 pm12:54 pm (26.7°)91.617
58:13 am (119°)5:35 pm (240°)9:22:09−1:056:35 am7:14 pm7:08 am6:40 pm7:42 am6:06 pm12:54 pm (26.6°)91.603
68:14 am (120°)5:35 pm (240°)9:21:07−1:016:36 am7:14 pm7:09 am6:40 pm7:43 am6:06 pm12:55 pm (26.5°)91.590
78:15 am (120°)5:35 pm (240°)9:20:09−0:586:36 am7:14 pm7:10 am6:40 pm7:44 am6:06 pm12:55 pm (26.4°)91.578
88:16 am (120°)5:35 pm (240°)9:19:15−0:546:37 am7:14 pm7:11 am6:40 pm7:45 am6:06 pm12:56 pm (26.3°)91.566
98:17 am (120°)5:35 pm (240°)9:18:24−0:506:38 am7:14 pm7:11 am6:40 pm7:46 am6:06 pm12:56 pm (26.2°)91.555
108:18 am (120°)5:35 pm (240°)9:17:37−0:466:39 am7:14 pm7:12 am6:41 pm7:47 am6:06 pm12:56 pm (26.1°)91.544
118:18 am (120°)5:35 pm (240°)9:16:54−0:436:39 am7:14 pm7:13 am6:41 pm7:47 am6:06 pm12:57 pm (26.0°)91.534
128:19 am (120°)5:35 pm (239°)9:16:15−0:396:40 am7:14 pm7:14 am6:41 pm7:48 am6:06 pm12:57 pm (25.9°)91.524
138:20 am (121°)5:36 pm (239°)9:15:39−0:356:41 am7:15 pm7:14 am6:41 pm7:49 am6:07 pm12:58 pm (25.8°)91.514
148:21 am (121°)5:36 pm (239°)9:15:08−0:316:42 am7:15 pm7:15 am6:41 pm7:50 am6:07 pm12:58 pm (25.8°)91.505
158:21 am (121°)5:36 pm (239°)9:14:41−0:276:42 am7:15 pm7:16 am6:42 pm7:50 am6:07 pm12:59 pm (25.7°)91.496
168:22 am (121°)5:36 pm (239°)9:14:17−0:236:43 am7:16 pm7:16 am6:42 pm7:51 am6:07 pm12:59 pm (25.7°)91.488
178:23 am (121°)5:37 pm (239°)9:13:58−0:196:43 am7:16 pm7:17 am6:42 pm7:52 am6:08 pm1:00 pm (25.7°)91.480
188:23 am (121°)5:37 pm (239°)9:13:43−0:156:44 am7:16 pm7:18 am6:43 pm7:52 am6:08 pm1:00 pm (25.6°)91.472
198:24 am (121°)5:38 pm (239°)9:13:32−0:116:45 am7:17 pm7:18 am6:43 pm7:53 am6:09 pm1:01 pm (25.6°)91.465
208:25 am (121°)5:38 pm (239°)9:13:25−0:076:45 am7:17 pm7:19 am6:44 pm7:53 am6:09 pm1:01 pm (25.6°)91.458
218:25 am (121°)5:38 pm (239°)9:13:22−0:026:46 am7:18 pm7:19 am6:44 pm7:54 am6:10 pm1:02 pm (25.6°)91.451
228:26 am (121°)5:39 pm (239°)9:13:23+0:016:46 am7:18 pm7:20 am6:45 pm7:54 am6:10 pm1:02 pm (25.6°)91.445
238:26 am (121°)5:39 pm (239°)9:13:28+0:056:47 am7:19 pm7:20 am6:45 pm7:55 am6:11 pm1:03 pm (25.6°)91.439
248:26 am (121°)5:40 pm (239°)9:13:38+0:096:47 am7:19 pm7:21 am6:46 pm7:55 am6:11 pm1:03 pm (25.6°)91.434
258:27 am (121°)5:41 pm (239°)9:13:51+0:136:48 am7:20 pm7:21 am6:46 pm7:56 am6:12 pm1:04 pm (25.6°)91.428
268:27 am (121°)5:41 pm (239°)9:14:09+0:176:48 am7:21 pm7:21 am6:47 pm7:56 am6:12 pm1:04 pm (25.7°)91.424
278:27 am (121°)5:42 pm (239°)9:14:31+0:216:48 am7:21 pm7:22 am6:48 pm7:56 am6:13 pm1:05 pm (25.7°)91.419
288:28 am (121°)5:43 pm (239°)9:14:57+0:256:49 am7:22 pm7:22 am6:48 pm7:57 am6:14 pm1:05 pm (25.8°)91.416
298:28 am (121°)5:43 pm (239°)9:15:26+0:296:49 am7:23 pm7:22 am6:49 pm7:57 am6:15 pm1:06 pm (25.8°)91.412
308:28 am (121°)5:44 pm (239°)9:16:00+0:336:49 am7:23 pm7:23 am6:50 pm7:57 am6:15 pm1:06 pm (25.9°)91.409
318:28 am (120°)5:45 pm (240°)9:16:38+0:376:49 am7:24 pm7:23 am6:51 pm7:57 am6:16 pm1:07 pm (26.0°)91.407
* All times are local time for Istanbul. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Istanbul is at 6:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 54 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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