Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Basrah, Iraq

In Basrah, Iraq the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:23 and rises at 05:47. Daylight lasts 11h 36m; evening golden hour runs from 16:51 to 17:38.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:23
Sunrise
05:47
Solar noon
11:35
Sunset
17:23
Last light
17:47
Day length
11h 36m

17h 21m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
16:51 – 17:38
Blue hour
17:38 – 17:47
Max sun altitude
52.8°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
05:29 / 17:10

The sun sets at 263° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:48 Sunset 17:22 Golden hour 16:50 – 17:37 Day length 11h 34m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Basrah is

Coordinates
30.5085° N, 47.7804° E
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Current offset
UTC+03:00
Elevation
4 m
Population
1,326,564

Sunrise and sunset in Basrah, October 2026

October 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 05:18 05:42 11:38 17:34 17:58 11h 52m −1:50 17:02–17:49 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:18 05:42 11:38 17:33 17:57 11h 50m −1:50 17:01–17:48 🌖 65%
Sat 3 05:19 05:43 11:37 17:32 17:56 11h 48m −1:50 17:00–17:46 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:19 05:43 11:37 17:30 17:54 11h 46m −1:50 16:58–17:45 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:20 05:44 11:37 17:29 17:53 11h 45m −1:49 16:57–17:44 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:21 05:45 11:37 17:28 17:52 11h 43m −1:49 16:56–17:43 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:21 05:45 11:36 17:27 17:51 11h 41m −1:49 16:55–17:42 🌘 12%
Thu 8 05:22 05:46 11:36 17:26 17:50 11h 39m −1:49 16:54–17:40 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:22 05:47 11:36 17:24 17:48 11h 37m −1:49 16:52–17:39 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:23 05:47 11:35 17:23 17:47 11h 36m −1:48 16:51–17:38 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:24 05:48 11:35 17:22 17:46 11h 34m −1:48 16:50–17:37 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:24 05:48 11:35 17:21 17:45 11h 32m −1:48 16:49–17:36 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:25 05:49 11:35 17:20 17:44 11h 30m −1:48 16:47–17:35 🌒 8%
Wed 14 05:26 05:50 11:34 17:19 17:43 11h 28m −1:47 16:46–17:33 🌒 14%
Thu 15 05:26 05:50 11:34 17:18 17:42 11h 27m −1:47 16:45–17:32 🌒 21%
Fri 16 05:27 05:51 11:34 17:16 17:41 11h 25m −1:47 16:44–17:31 🌒 29%
Sat 17 05:27 05:52 11:34 17:15 17:40 11h 23m −1:46 16:43–17:30 🌒 38%
Sun 18 05:28 05:52 11:34 17:14 17:39 11h 21m −1:46 16:42–17:29 🌓 47%
Mon 19 05:29 05:53 11:33 17:13 17:37 11h 20m −1:45 16:41–17:28 🌔 57%
Tue 20 05:29 05:54 11:33 17:12 17:36 11h 18m −1:45 16:39–17:27 🌔 66%
Wed 21 05:30 05:55 11:33 17:11 17:35 11h 16m −1:44 16:38–17:26 🌔 75%
Thu 22 05:31 05:55 11:33 17:10 17:34 11h 14m −1:44 16:37–17:25 🌔 83%
Fri 23 05:31 05:56 11:33 17:09 17:33 11h 13m −1:43 16:36–17:24 🌔 90%
Sat 24 05:32 05:57 11:33 17:08 17:33 11h 11m −1:43 16:35–17:23 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:33 05:57 11:32 17:07 17:32 11h 9m −1:42 16:34–17:22 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:34 05:58 11:32 17:06 17:31 11h 7m −1:41 16:33–17:21 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:34 05:59 11:32 17:05 17:30 11h 6m −1:41 16:32–17:20 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:35 06:00 11:32 17:04 17:29 11h 4m −1:40 16:31–17:19 🌖 94%
Thu 29 05:36 06:00 11:32 17:03 17:28 11h 2m −1:39 16:30–17:19 🌖 88%
Fri 30 05:36 06:01 11:32 17:02 17:27 11h 1m −1:39 16:29–17:18 🌖 79%
Sat 31 05:37 06:02 11:32 17:02 17:26 10h 59m −1:38 16:28–17:17 🌖 68%
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Thu 1 04:22 04:50 05:42 17:34 18:26 18:54 12h 8m 56.2° 267° W
Fri 2 04:22 04:50 05:42 17:33 18:25 18:53 12h 10m 55.9° 266° W
Sat 3 04:23 04:51 05:43 17:32 18:23 18:51 12h 11m 55.5° 266° W
Sun 4 04:24 04:52 05:43 17:30 18:22 18:50 12h 13m 55.1° 265° W
Mon 5 04:24 04:52 05:44 17:29 18:21 18:49 12h 15m 54.7° 265° W
Tue 6 04:25 04:53 05:45 17:28 18:20 18:48 12h 17m 54.3° 264° W
Wed 7 04:25 04:53 05:45 17:27 18:19 18:47 12h 19m 53.9° 264° W
Thu 8 04:26 04:54 05:46 17:26 18:17 18:45 12h 20m 53.5° 263° W
Fri 9 04:27 04:55 05:47 17:24 18:16 18:44 12h 22m 53.2° 263° W
Sat 10 04:27 04:55 05:47 17:23 18:15 18:43 12h 24m 52.8° 263° W
Sun 11 04:28 04:56 05:48 17:22 18:14 18:42 12h 26m 52.4° 262° W
Mon 12 04:28 04:56 05:48 17:21 18:13 18:41 12h 28m 52.0° 262° W
Tue 13 04:29 04:57 05:49 17:20 18:12 18:40 12h 30m 51.7° 261° W
Wed 14 04:30 04:58 05:50 17:19 18:11 18:39 12h 31m 51.3° 261° W
Thu 15 04:30 04:58 05:50 17:18 18:10 18:38 12h 33m 50.9° 260° W
Fri 16 04:31 04:59 05:51 17:16 18:09 18:36 12h 35m 50.6° 260° W
Sat 17 04:32 04:59 05:52 17:15 18:08 18:35 12h 37m 50.2° 260° W
Sun 18 04:32 05:00 05:52 17:14 18:07 18:34 12h 38m 49.8° 259° W
Mon 19 04:33 05:01 05:53 17:13 18:06 18:33 12h 40m 49.5° 259° WSW
Tue 20 04:33 05:01 05:54 17:12 18:05 18:32 12h 42m 49.1° 258° WSW
Wed 21 04:34 05:02 05:55 17:11 18:04 18:31 12h 44m 48.7° 258° WSW
Thu 22 04:35 05:03 05:55 17:10 18:03 18:30 12h 45m 48.4° 257° WSW
Fri 23 04:35 05:03 05:56 17:09 18:02 18:30 12h 47m 48.0° 257° WSW
Sat 24 04:36 05:04 05:57 17:08 18:01 18:29 12h 49m 47.7° 257° WSW
Sun 25 04:37 05:05 05:57 17:07 18:00 18:28 12h 51m 47.3° 256° WSW
Mon 26 04:37 05:05 05:58 17:06 17:59 18:27 12h 52m 47.0° 256° WSW
Tue 27 04:38 05:06 05:59 17:05 17:58 18:26 12h 54m 46.7° 255° WSW
Wed 28 04:39 05:07 06:00 17:04 17:57 18:25 12h 56m 46.3° 255° WSW
Thu 29 04:39 05:07 06:00 17:03 17:56 18:24 12h 57m 46.0° 255° WSW
Fri 30 04:40 05:08 06:01 17:02 17:56 18:24 12h 59m 45.7° 254° WSW
Sat 31 04:41 05:09 06:02 17:02 17:55 18:23 13h 1m 45.3° 254° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sun 1 05:38 06:03 11:32 17:01 17:26 10h 58m −1:37 16:27–17:16 🌖 57%
Mon 2 05:39 06:03 11:32 17:00 17:25 10h 56m −1:36 16:26–17:15 🌗 45%
Tue 3 05:39 06:04 11:32 16:59 17:24 10h 54m −1:35 16:26–17:14 🌘 34%
Wed 4 05:40 06:05 11:32 16:58 17:23 10h 53m −1:34 16:25–17:14 🌘 24%
Thu 5 05:41 06:06 11:32 16:58 17:23 10h 51m −1:33 16:24–17:13 🌘 15%
Fri 6 05:42 06:07 11:32 16:57 17:22 10h 50m −1:32 16:23–17:12 🌘 8%
Sat 7 05:42 06:07 11:32 16:56 17:21 10h 48m −1:31 16:22–17:12 🌘 4%
Sun 8 05:43 06:08 11:32 16:55 17:21 10h 47m −1:30 16:21–17:11 🌘 1%
Mon 9 05:44 06:09 11:32 16:55 17:20 10h 45m −1:29 16:21–17:10 🌑 0%
Tue 10 05:45 06:10 11:32 16:54 17:19 10h 44m −1:28 16:20–17:10 🌒 2%
Wed 11 05:46 06:11 11:32 16:54 17:19 10h 42m −1:27 16:19–17:09 🌒 5%
Thu 12 05:46 06:12 11:32 16:53 17:18 10h 41m −1:25 16:19–17:09 🌒 9%
Fri 13 05:47 06:12 11:33 16:52 17:18 10h 39m −1:24 16:18–17:08 🌒 15%
Sat 14 05:48 06:13 11:33 16:52 17:17 10h 38m −1:23 16:17–17:08 🌒 23%
Sun 15 05:49 06:14 11:33 16:51 17:17 10h 37m −1:21 16:17–17:07 🌒 31%
Mon 16 05:49 06:15 11:33 16:51 17:16 10h 35m −1:20 16:16–17:07 🌒 40%
Tue 17 05:50 06:16 11:33 16:50 17:16 10h 34m −1:18 16:16–17:06 🌓 50%
Wed 18 05:51 06:17 11:33 16:50 17:16 10h 33m −1:17 16:15–17:06 🌔 60%
Thu 19 05:52 06:18 11:34 16:50 17:15 10h 32m −1:15 16:15–17:05 🌔 69%
Fri 20 05:53 06:18 11:34 16:49 17:15 10h 30m −1:14 16:14–17:05 🌔 78%
Sat 21 05:54 06:19 11:34 16:49 17:15 10h 29m −1:12 16:14–17:05 🌔 87%
Sun 22 05:54 06:20 11:34 16:49 17:14 10h 28m −1:10 16:13–17:04 🌔 93%
Mon 23 05:55 06:21 11:35 16:48 17:14 10h 27m −1:08 16:13–17:04 🌔 98%
Tue 24 05:56 06:22 11:35 16:48 17:14 10h 26m −1:07 16:13–17:04 🌕 100%
Wed 25 05:57 06:23 11:35 16:48 17:14 10h 25m −1:05 16:12–17:04 🌖 99%
Thu 26 05:58 06:23 11:36 16:48 17:14 10h 24m −1:03 16:12–17:04 🌖 96%
Fri 27 05:58 06:24 11:36 16:47 17:13 10h 23m −1:01 16:12–17:03 🌖 90%
Sat 28 05:59 06:25 11:36 16:47 17:13 10h 22m −0:59 16:12–17:03 🌖 82%
Sun 29 06:00 06:26 11:37 16:47 17:13 10h 21m −0:57 16:12–17:03 🌖 73%
Mon 30 06:01 06:27 11:37 16:47 17:13 10h 20m −0:55 16:11–17:03 🌖 62%

Longest and shortest day in Basrah

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 7m of daylight.

The shortest is 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 10h 10m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 56m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:47 on 3 December; the latest is 18:55 on 30 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 04:46 on 11 June to 06:47 on 10 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 9m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Basrah different

Sitting on the eastern side of its time zone puts solar noon at 11:35, a full 24 minutes before twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.

It takes roughly 24 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

The shallow approach angle at 30.5° stretches this evening's golden hour to 47 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.

The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 3h 56m, one of the narrowest swings of any Iraq city on the site.

Between solstices the sunset walks 55° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

Sunset drifts 65 seconds earlier each day this month — 32 minutes from the first of October to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Basrah

Arrive by 16:36. Golden hour opens at 16:51 and the sun is down by 17:23, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 263° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 17:38 and runs to 17:47, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Basrah — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Basrah today?

The sun sets in Basrah at 17:23 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Basrah?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 17:47 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Basrah?

Evening golden hour runs 16:51 to 17:38 today, lasting 46m. Full golden hour times for Basrah covers the morning window and the coming week.

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