Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Erbil, Iraq

In Erbil, Iraq the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:35 and rises at 06:06. Daylight lasts 11h 28m; evening golden hour runs from 17:00 to 17:50.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:40
Sunrise
06:06
Solar noon
11:50
Sunset
17:35
Last light
18:00
Day length
11h 28m

17h 33m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:00 – 17:50
Blue hour
17:50 – 18:00
Max sun altitude
47.1°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
05:49 / 17:19

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:07 Sunset 17:33 Golden hour 16:59 – 17:49 Day length 11h 26m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Erbil is

Coordinates
36.1912° N, 44.0094° E
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Current offset
UTC+03:00
Elevation
429 m
Population
1,612,700

Sunrise and sunset in Erbil, 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 05:33 05:58 11:53 17:48 18:13 11h 49m −2:16 17:13–18:03 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:33 05:59 11:53 17:46 18:12 11h 46m −2:16 17:12–18:02 🌖 65%
Sat 3 05:34 06:00 11:53 17:45 18:10 11h 44m −2:16 17:10–18:00 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:35 06:01 11:52 17:43 18:09 11h 42m −2:16 17:09–17:59 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:36 06:02 11:52 17:42 18:07 11h 40m −2:16 17:08–17:57 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:37 06:02 11:52 17:40 18:06 11h 37m −2:16 17:06–17:56 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:38 06:03 11:51 17:39 18:05 11h 35m −2:16 17:05–17:55 🌘 12%
Thu 8 05:38 06:04 11:51 17:37 18:03 11h 33m −2:15 17:03–17:53 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:39 06:05 11:51 17:36 18:02 11h 31m −2:15 17:02–17:52 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:40 06:06 11:50 17:35 18:00 11h 28m −2:15 17:00–17:50 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:41 06:07 11:50 17:33 17:59 11h 26m −2:14 16:59–17:49 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:42 06:08 11:50 17:32 17:58 11h 24m −2:14 16:57–17:48 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:43 06:08 11:50 17:31 17:56 11h 22m −2:14 16:56–17:46 🌒 8%
Wed 14 05:43 06:09 11:49 17:29 17:55 11h 19m −2:13 16:55–17:45 🌒 14%
Thu 15 05:44 06:10 11:49 17:28 17:54 11h 17m −2:13 16:53–17:44 🌒 21%
Fri 16 05:45 06:11 11:49 17:27 17:52 11h 15m −2:13 16:52–17:42 🌒 29%
Sat 17 05:46 06:12 11:49 17:25 17:51 11h 13m −2:12 16:50–17:41 🌒 38%
Sun 18 05:47 06:13 11:49 17:24 17:50 11h 11m −2:12 16:49–17:40 🌓 47%
Mon 19 05:48 06:14 11:48 17:23 17:49 11h 8m −2:11 16:48–17:39 🌔 57%
Tue 20 05:49 06:15 11:48 17:21 17:47 11h 6m −2:11 16:46–17:37 🌔 66%
Wed 21 05:49 06:16 11:48 17:20 17:46 11h 4m −2:10 16:45–17:36 🌔 75%
Thu 22 05:50 06:16 11:48 17:19 17:45 11h 2m −2:09 16:44–17:35 🌔 83%
Fri 23 05:51 06:17 11:48 17:18 17:44 11h 0m −2:09 16:42–17:34 🌔 90%
Sat 24 05:52 06:18 11:48 17:16 17:43 10h 58m −2:08 16:41–17:33 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:53 06:19 11:48 17:15 17:42 10h 56m −2:07 16:40–17:31 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:54 06:20 11:47 17:14 17:40 10h 53m −2:07 16:39–17:30 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:55 06:21 11:47 17:13 17:39 10h 51m −2:06 16:37–17:29 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:56 06:22 11:47 17:12 17:38 10h 49m −2:05 16:36–17:28 🌖 94%
Thu 29 05:57 06:23 11:47 17:11 17:37 10h 47m −2:04 16:35–17:27 🌖 88%
Fri 30 05:58 06:24 11:47 17:10 17:36 10h 45m −2:03 16:34–17:26 🌖 79%
Sat 31 05:58 06:25 11:47 17:09 17:35 10h 43m −2:02 16:33–17:25 🌖 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 04:33 05:03 05:58 17:48 18:43 19:13 12h 11m 50.6° 266° W
Fri 2 04:34 05:04 05:59 17:46 18:41 19:11 12h 13m 50.2° 266° W
Sat 3 04:35 05:04 06:00 17:45 18:40 19:10 12h 16m 49.8° 266° W
Sun 4 04:35 05:05 06:01 17:43 18:39 19:08 12h 18m 49.4° 265° W
Mon 5 04:36 05:06 06:02 17:42 18:37 19:07 12h 20m 49.0° 265° W
Tue 6 04:37 05:07 06:02 17:40 18:36 19:05 12h 22m 48.6° 264° W
Wed 7 04:38 05:08 06:03 17:39 18:34 19:04 12h 25m 48.2° 264° W
Thu 8 04:39 05:09 06:04 17:37 18:33 19:03 12h 27m 47.9° 263° W
Fri 9 04:40 05:09 06:05 17:36 18:31 19:01 12h 29m 47.5° 263° W
Sat 10 04:40 05:10 06:06 17:35 18:30 19:00 12h 32m 47.1° 262° W
Sun 11 04:41 05:11 06:07 17:33 18:29 18:59 12h 34m 46.7° 262° W
Mon 12 04:42 05:12 06:08 17:32 18:27 18:57 12h 36m 46.3° 261° W
Tue 13 04:43 05:13 06:08 17:31 18:26 18:56 12h 38m 46.0° 261° W
Wed 14 04:44 05:14 06:09 17:29 18:25 18:55 12h 40m 45.6° 260° W
Thu 15 04:45 05:14 06:10 17:28 18:24 18:53 12h 43m 45.2° 260° W
Fri 16 04:45 05:15 06:11 17:27 18:22 18:52 12h 45m 44.9° 259° W
Sat 17 04:46 05:16 06:12 17:25 18:21 18:51 12h 47m 44.5° 259° W
Sun 18 04:47 05:17 06:13 17:24 18:20 18:49 12h 49m 44.1° 259° WSW
Mon 19 04:48 05:18 06:14 17:23 18:19 18:48 12h 51m 43.8° 258° WSW
Tue 20 04:49 05:19 06:15 17:21 18:17 18:47 12h 54m 43.4° 258° WSW
Wed 21 04:50 05:19 06:16 17:20 18:16 18:46 12h 56m 43.1° 257° WSW
Thu 22 04:51 05:20 06:16 17:19 18:15 18:45 12h 58m 42.7° 257° WSW
Fri 23 04:51 05:21 06:17 17:18 18:14 18:44 13h 0m 42.4° 256° WSW
Sat 24 04:52 05:22 06:18 17:16 18:13 18:42 13h 2m 42.0° 256° WSW
Sun 25 04:53 05:23 06:19 17:15 18:12 18:41 13h 4m 41.7° 255° WSW
Mon 26 04:54 05:24 06:20 17:14 18:11 18:40 13h 7m 41.3° 255° WSW
Tue 27 04:55 05:25 06:21 17:13 18:09 18:39 13h 9m 41.0° 255° WSW
Wed 28 04:56 05:26 06:22 17:12 18:08 18:38 13h 11m 40.6° 254° WSW
Thu 29 04:56 05:26 06:23 17:11 18:07 18:37 13h 13m 40.3° 254° WSW
Fri 30 04:57 05:27 06:24 17:10 18:06 18:36 13h 15m 40.0° 253° WSW
Sat 31 04:58 05:28 06:25 17:09 18:05 18:35 13h 17m 39.7° 253° 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 05:59 06:26 11:47 17:08 17:34 10h 41m −2:01 16:31–17:24 🌖 57%
Mon 2 06:00 06:27 11:47 17:07 17:33 10h 39m −2:00 16:30–17:23 🌗 45%
Tue 3 06:01 06:28 11:47 17:06 17:32 10h 37m −1:59 16:29–17:22 🌘 34%
Wed 4 06:02 06:29 11:47 17:05 17:31 10h 35m −1:58 16:28–17:21 🌘 24%
Thu 5 06:03 06:30 11:47 17:04 17:30 10h 33m −1:57 16:27–17:20 🌘 15%
Fri 6 06:04 06:31 11:47 17:03 17:30 10h 31m −1:56 16:26–17:19 🌘 8%
Sat 7 06:05 06:32 11:47 17:02 17:29 10h 29m −1:54 16:25–17:18 🌘 4%
Sun 8 06:06 06:33 11:47 17:01 17:28 10h 27m −1:53 16:24–17:18 🌘 1%
Mon 9 06:07 06:34 11:47 17:00 17:27 10h 26m −1:52 16:23–17:17 🌑 0%
Tue 10 06:08 06:35 11:47 16:59 17:26 10h 24m −1:50 16:22–17:16 🌒 2%
Wed 11 06:09 06:36 11:47 16:58 17:26 10h 22m −1:49 16:21–17:15 🌒 5%
Thu 12 06:10 06:37 11:48 16:58 17:25 10h 20m −1:47 16:21–17:14 🌒 9%
Fri 13 06:11 06:38 11:48 16:57 17:24 10h 18m −1:45 16:20–17:14 🌒 15%
Sat 14 06:12 06:39 11:48 16:56 17:24 10h 17m −1:44 16:19–17:13 🌒 23%
Sun 15 06:13 06:40 11:48 16:56 17:23 10h 15m −1:42 16:18–17:12 🌒 31%
Mon 16 06:14 06:41 11:48 16:55 17:22 10h 13m −1:40 16:17–17:12 🌒 40%
Tue 17 06:15 06:42 11:48 16:54 17:22 10h 12m −1:38 16:17–17:11 🌓 50%
Wed 18 06:16 06:43 11:49 16:54 17:21 10h 10m −1:37 16:16–17:11 🌔 60%
Thu 19 06:17 06:44 11:49 16:53 17:21 10h 8m −1:35 16:15–17:10 🌔 69%
Fri 20 06:18 06:45 11:49 16:53 17:20 10h 7m −1:33 16:15–17:10 🌔 78%
Sat 21 06:18 06:46 11:49 16:52 17:20 10h 5m −1:30 16:14–17:09 🌔 87%
Sun 22 06:19 06:47 11:50 16:52 17:19 10h 4m −1:28 16:13–17:09 🌔 93%
Mon 23 06:20 06:48 11:50 16:51 17:19 10h 3m −1:26 16:13–17:08 🌔 98%
Tue 24 06:21 06:49 11:50 16:51 17:19 10h 1m −1:24 16:12–17:08 🌕 100%
Wed 25 06:22 06:50 11:50 16:50 17:18 10h 0m −1:21 16:12–17:08 🌖 99%
Thu 26 06:23 06:51 11:51 16:50 17:18 9h 58m −1:19 16:11–17:07 🌖 96%
Fri 27 06:24 06:52 11:51 16:50 17:18 9h 57m −1:17 16:11–17:07 🌖 90%
Sat 28 06:25 06:53 11:51 16:49 17:18 9h 56m −1:14 16:11–17:07 🌖 82%
Sun 29 06:26 06:54 11:52 16:49 17:17 9h 55m −1:12 16:10–17:07 🌖 73%
Mon 30 06:27 06:55 11:52 16:49 17:17 9h 54m −1:09 16:10–17:06 🌖 62%

Longest and shortest day in Erbil

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 37m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 41m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 55m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:48 on 6 December; the latest is 19:25 on 29 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 13 June to 07:15 on 6 January.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 10m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Erbil different

Sunset here is followed by about 26 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

The shallow approach angle at 36.2° stretches this evening's golden hour to 50 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.

Between solstices the sunset walks 59° 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 78 seconds earlier each day this month — 39 minutes from the first of October to the last.

Planning a sunset photo in Erbil

Arrive by 16:45. Golden hour opens at 17:00 and the sun is down by 17:35, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 262° 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 17:50 and runs to 18:00, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Erbil — 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 Erbil today?

The sun sets in Erbil at 17:35 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Erbil?

It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 18:00 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Erbil?

Evening golden hour runs 17:00 to 17:50 today, lasting 50m. Full golden hour times for Erbil covers the morning window and the coming week.

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