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Istanbul, Turkey — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2018

Daylight

5:35 am – 8:27 pm
14 hours, 52 minutes

Current Time: May 29, 2025 at 8:57:21 am
Sun Direction: 91.18° E↑
Sun Altitude: 35.60°
Sun Distance: 94.214 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2025 5:42 am (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:35 am↑ 60° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:27 pm↑ 300° Northwest
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2018 Sun Graph for Istanbul

December 2018 — Sun in Istanbul

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2018Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
18:09 am ↑ (119°)5:36 pm ↑ (241°)9:27:17−1:196:31 am7:14 pm7:04 am6:41 pm7:38 am6:07 pm12:53 pm (27.2°)91.661
28:10 am ↑ (119°)5:36 pm ↑ (241°)9:26:00−1:166:32 am7:14 pm7:05 am6:41 pm7:39 am6:06 pm12:53 pm (27.0°)91.647
38:11 am ↑ (119°)5:36 pm ↑ (241°)9:24:47−1:136:33 am7:14 pm7:06 am6:40 pm7:40 am6:06 pm12:53 pm (26.9°)91.633
48:12 am ↑ (119°)5:35 pm ↑ (241°)9:23:37−1:096:34 am7:14 pm7:07 am6:40 pm7:41 am6:06 pm12:54 pm (26.8°)91.619
58:13 am ↑ (119°)5:35 pm ↑ (240°)9:22:30−1:066:34 am7:14 pm7:08 am6:40 pm7:42 am6:06 pm12:54 pm (26.6°)91.606
68:14 am ↑ (120°)5:35 pm ↑ (240°)9:21:27−1:026:35 am7:14 pm7:09 am6:40 pm7:43 am6:06 pm12:55 pm (26.5°)91.593
78:15 am ↑ (120°)5:35 pm ↑ (240°)9:20:28−0:596:36 am7:14 pm7:09 am6:40 pm7:44 am6:06 pm12:55 pm (26.4°)91.580
88:16 am ↑ (120°)5:35 pm ↑ (240°)9:19:32−0:556:37 am7:14 pm7:10 am6:40 pm7:45 am6:06 pm12:55 pm (26.3°)91.568
98:16 am ↑ (120°)5:35 pm ↑ (240°)9:18:40−0:516:38 am7:14 pm7:11 am6:40 pm7:46 am6:06 pm12:56 pm (26.2°)91.556
108:17 am ↑ (120°)5:35 pm ↑ (240°)9:17:52−0:486:38 am7:14 pm7:12 am6:41 pm7:46 am6:06 pm12:56 pm (26.1°)91.544
118:18 am ↑ (120°)5:35 pm ↑ (240°)9:17:08−0:446:39 am7:14 pm7:13 am6:41 pm7:47 am6:06 pm12:57 pm (26.0°)91.533
128:19 am ↑ (120°)5:35 pm ↑ (240°)9:16:28−0:406:40 am7:14 pm7:13 am6:41 pm7:48 am6:06 pm12:57 pm (25.9°)91.522
138:20 am ↑ (121°)5:36 pm ↑ (239°)9:15:51−0:366:41 am7:15 pm7:14 am6:41 pm7:49 am6:07 pm12:58 pm (25.9°)91.511
148:20 am ↑ (121°)5:36 pm ↑ (239°)9:15:18−0:326:41 am7:15 pm7:15 am6:41 pm7:49 am6:07 pm12:58 pm (25.8°)91.501
158:21 am ↑ (121°)5:36 pm ↑ (239°)9:14:50−0:286:42 am7:15 pm7:16 am6:42 pm7:50 am6:07 pm12:59 pm (25.8°)91.491
168:22 am ↑ (121°)5:36 pm ↑ (239°)9:14:25−0:246:43 am7:16 pm7:16 am6:42 pm7:51 am6:07 pm12:59 pm (25.7°)91.481
178:23 am ↑ (121°)5:37 pm ↑ (239°)9:14:05−0:206:43 am7:16 pm7:17 am6:42 pm7:51 am6:08 pm1:00 pm (25.7°)91.472
188:23 am ↑ (121°)5:37 pm ↑ (239°)9:13:48−0:166:44 am7:16 pm7:17 am6:43 pm7:52 am6:08 pm1:00 pm (25.6°)91.464
198:24 am ↑ (121°)5:37 pm ↑ (239°)9:13:36−0:126:44 am7:17 pm7:18 am6:43 pm7:53 am6:09 pm1:01 pm (25.6°)91.456
208:24 am ↑ (121°)5:38 pm ↑ (239°)9:13:28−0:086:45 am7:17 pm7:19 am6:44 pm7:53 am6:09 pm1:01 pm (25.6°)91.448
218:25 am ↑ (121°)5:38 pm ↑ (239°)9:13:24−0:046:46 am7:18 pm7:19 am6:44 pm7:54 am6:09 pm1:02 pm (25.6°)91.442
228:25 am ↑ (121°)5:39 pm ↑ (239°)9:13:24< 1s6:46 am7:18 pm7:20 am6:45 pm7:54 am6:10 pm1:02 pm (25.6°)91.435
238:26 am ↑ (121°)5:39 pm ↑ (239°)9:13:28+0:046:47 am7:19 pm7:20 am6:45 pm7:55 am6:10 pm1:03 pm (25.6°)91.430
248:26 am ↑ (121°)5:40 pm ↑ (239°)9:13:36+0:086:47 am7:19 pm7:21 am6:46 pm7:55 am6:11 pm1:03 pm (25.6°)91.425
258:27 am ↑ (121°)5:41 pm ↑ (239°)9:13:48+0:126:47 am7:20 pm7:21 am6:46 pm7:56 am6:12 pm1:04 pm (25.6°)91.420
268:27 am ↑ (121°)5:41 pm ↑ (239°)9:14:05+0:166:48 am7:20 pm7:21 am6:47 pm7:56 am6:12 pm1:04 pm (25.7°)91.416
278:27 am ↑ (121°)5:42 pm ↑ (239°)9:14:25+0:206:48 am7:21 pm7:22 am6:48 pm7:56 am6:13 pm1:05 pm (25.7°)91.413
288:28 am ↑ (121°)5:43 pm ↑ (239°)9:14:50+0:246:49 am7:22 pm7:22 am6:48 pm7:57 am6:14 pm1:05 pm (25.7°)91.410
298:28 am ↑ (121°)5:43 pm ↑ (239°)9:15:18+0:286:49 am7:22 pm7:22 am6:49 pm7:57 am6:14 pm1:06 pm (25.8°)91.408
308:28 am ↑ (121°)5:44 pm ↑ (239°)9:15:51+0:326:49 am7:23 pm7:23 am6:50 pm7:57 am6:15 pm1:06 pm (25.9°)91.406
318:28 am ↑ (120°)5:45 pm ↑ (240°)9:16:28+0:366:49 am7:24 pm7:23 am6:50 pm7:57 am6:16 pm1:07 pm (25.9°)91.405
* 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 1:22 am on Saturday, December 22, 2018. 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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