Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Karbala, Iraq

In Karbala, Iraq the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:37 and rises at 06:03. Daylight lasts 11h 33m; evening golden hour runs from 17:04 to 17:52.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:39
Sunrise
06:03
Solar noon
11:50
Sunset
17:37
Last light
18:02
Day length
11h 33m

17h 35m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:04 – 17:52
Blue hour
17:52 – 18:02
Max sun altitude
50.7°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
05:46 / 17:23

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 06:04 Sunset 17:36 Golden hour 17:03 – 17:51 Day length 11h 31m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Karbala is

Coordinates
32.6160° N, 44.0249° E
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Current offset
UTC+03:00
Elevation
32 m
Population
1,218,732

Sunrise and sunset in Karbala, 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 05:57 11:53 17:49 18:13 11h 51m −1:59 17:16–18:04 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:33 05:58 11:53 17:47 18:12 11h 49m −1:59 17:15–18:02 🌖 65%
Sat 3 05:34 05:59 11:52 17:46 18:10 11h 47m −1:59 17:13–18:01 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:35 05:59 11:52 17:45 18:09 11h 45m −1:59 17:12–18:00 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:35 06:00 11:52 17:43 18:08 11h 43m −1:59 17:11–17:58 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:36 06:01 11:52 17:42 18:07 11h 41m −1:59 17:09–17:57 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:37 06:01 11:51 17:41 18:05 11h 39m −1:58 17:08–17:56 🌘 12%
Thu 8 05:37 06:02 11:51 17:39 18:04 11h 37m −1:58 17:07–17:55 🌘 6%
Fri 9 05:38 06:03 11:51 17:38 18:03 11h 35m −1:58 17:05–17:53 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:39 06:03 11:50 17:37 18:02 11h 33m −1:58 17:04–17:52 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:39 06:04 11:50 17:36 18:00 11h 31m −1:57 17:03–17:51 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:40 06:05 11:50 17:34 17:59 11h 29m −1:57 17:01–17:50 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:41 06:06 11:50 17:33 17:58 11h 27m −1:57 17:00–17:48 🌒 8%
Wed 14 05:42 06:06 11:49 17:32 17:57 11h 25m −1:57 16:59–17:47 🌒 14%
Thu 15 05:42 06:07 11:49 17:31 17:56 11h 23m −1:56 16:58–17:46 🌒 21%
Fri 16 05:43 06:08 11:49 17:30 17:54 11h 21m −1:56 16:56–17:45 🌒 29%
Sat 17 05:44 06:09 11:49 17:28 17:53 11h 19m −1:55 16:55–17:44 🌒 38%
Sun 18 05:44 06:09 11:49 17:27 17:52 11h 17m −1:55 16:54–17:43 🌓 47%
Mon 19 05:45 06:10 11:48 17:26 17:51 11h 16m −1:54 16:53–17:41 🌔 57%
Tue 20 05:46 06:11 11:48 17:25 17:50 11h 14m −1:54 16:52–17:40 🌔 66%
Wed 21 05:47 06:12 11:48 17:24 17:49 11h 12m −1:53 16:50–17:39 🌔 75%
Thu 22 05:47 06:12 11:48 17:23 17:48 11h 10m −1:53 16:49–17:38 🌔 83%
Fri 23 05:48 06:13 11:48 17:22 17:47 11h 8m −1:52 16:48–17:37 🌔 90%
Sat 24 05:49 06:14 11:48 17:21 17:46 11h 6m −1:52 16:47–17:36 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:50 06:15 11:47 17:20 17:45 11h 4m −1:51 16:46–17:35 🌔 99%
Mon 26 05:50 06:16 11:47 17:19 17:44 11h 2m −1:50 16:45–17:34 🌕 100%
Tue 27 05:51 06:16 11:47 17:18 17:43 11h 1m −1:50 16:44–17:33 🌖 98%
Wed 28 05:52 06:17 11:47 17:17 17:42 10h 59m −1:49 16:43–17:32 🌖 94%
Thu 29 05:53 06:18 11:47 17:16 17:41 10h 57m −1:48 16:42–17:31 🌖 88%
Fri 30 05:54 06:19 11:47 17:15 17:40 10h 55m −1:47 16:41–17:30 🌖 79%
Sat 31 05:54 06:20 11:47 17:14 17:39 10h 53m −1:47 16:39–17:29 🌖 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 04:35 05:04 05:57 17:49 18:42 19:10 12h 9m 54.1° 267° W
Fri 2 04:36 05:05 05:58 17:47 18:40 19:09 12h 11m 53.7° 266° W
Sat 3 04:37 05:05 05:59 17:46 18:39 19:07 12h 13m 53.4° 266° W
Sun 4 04:38 05:06 05:59 17:45 18:38 19:06 12h 15m 53.0° 265° W
Mon 5 04:38 05:07 06:00 17:43 18:36 19:05 12h 17m 52.6° 265° W
Tue 6 04:39 05:08 06:01 17:42 18:35 19:04 12h 19m 52.2° 264° W
Wed 7 04:40 05:08 06:01 17:41 18:34 19:02 12h 21m 51.8° 264° W
Thu 8 04:40 05:09 06:02 17:39 18:33 19:01 12h 23m 51.4° 263° W
Fri 9 04:41 05:10 06:03 17:38 18:31 19:00 12h 25m 51.1° 263° W
Sat 10 04:42 05:10 06:03 17:37 18:30 18:59 12h 27m 50.7° 262° W
Sun 11 04:42 05:11 06:04 17:36 18:29 18:57 12h 29m 50.3° 262° W
Mon 12 04:43 05:12 06:05 17:34 18:28 18:56 12h 31m 49.9° 262° W
Tue 13 04:44 05:12 06:06 17:33 18:26 18:55 12h 33m 49.6° 261° W
Wed 14 04:44 05:13 06:06 17:32 18:25 18:54 12h 35m 49.2° 261° W
Thu 15 04:45 05:14 06:07 17:31 18:24 18:53 12h 37m 48.8° 260° W
Fri 16 04:46 05:14 06:08 17:30 18:23 18:52 12h 38m 48.4° 260° W
Sat 17 04:47 05:15 06:09 17:28 18:22 18:50 12h 40m 48.1° 259° W
Sun 18 04:47 05:16 06:09 17:27 18:21 18:49 12h 42m 47.7° 259° W
Mon 19 04:48 05:17 06:10 17:26 18:20 18:48 12h 44m 47.3° 259° WSW
Tue 20 04:49 05:17 06:11 17:25 18:19 18:47 12h 46m 47.0° 258° WSW
Wed 21 04:49 05:18 06:12 17:24 18:18 18:46 12h 48m 46.6° 258° WSW
Thu 22 04:50 05:19 06:12 17:23 18:17 18:45 12h 50m 46.3° 257° WSW
Fri 23 04:51 05:19 06:13 17:22 18:16 18:44 12h 52m 45.9° 257° WSW
Sat 24 04:52 05:20 06:14 17:21 18:15 18:43 12h 54m 45.6° 256° WSW
Sun 25 04:52 05:21 06:15 17:20 18:14 18:42 12h 56m 45.2° 256° WSW
Mon 26 04:53 05:22 06:16 17:19 18:13 18:41 12h 57m 44.9° 256° WSW
Tue 27 04:54 05:22 06:16 17:18 18:12 18:40 12h 59m 44.5° 255° WSW
Wed 28 04:54 05:23 06:17 17:17 18:11 18:39 13h 1m 44.2° 255° WSW
Thu 29 04:55 05:24 06:18 17:16 18:10 18:39 13h 3m 43.9° 254° WSW
Fri 30 04:56 05:25 06:19 17:15 18:09 18:38 13h 5m 43.6° 254° WSW
Sat 31 04:57 05:25 06:20 17:14 18:08 18:37 13h 6m 43.2° 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 05:55 06:21 11:47 17:13 17:38 10h 52m −1:46 16:39–17:28 🌖 57%
Mon 2 05:56 06:22 11:47 17:12 17:37 10h 50m −1:45 16:38–17:28 🌗 45%
Tue 3 05:57 06:22 11:47 17:11 17:37 10h 48m −1:44 16:37–17:27 🌘 34%
Wed 4 05:58 06:23 11:47 17:10 17:36 10h 47m −1:43 16:36–17:26 🌘 24%
Thu 5 05:59 06:24 11:47 17:09 17:35 10h 45m −1:42 16:35–17:25 🌘 15%
Fri 6 05:59 06:25 11:47 17:09 17:34 10h 43m −1:41 16:34–17:24 🌘 8%
Sat 7 06:00 06:26 11:47 17:08 17:34 10h 41m −1:39 16:33–17:24 🌘 4%
Sun 8 06:01 06:27 11:47 17:07 17:33 10h 40m −1:38 16:32–17:23 🌘 1%
Mon 9 06:02 06:28 11:47 17:06 17:32 10h 38m −1:37 16:31–17:22 🌑 0%
Tue 10 06:03 06:29 11:47 17:06 17:31 10h 37m −1:36 16:31–17:22 🌒 2%
Wed 11 06:04 06:29 11:47 17:05 17:31 10h 35m −1:34 16:30–17:21 🌒 5%
Thu 12 06:04 06:30 11:47 17:04 17:30 10h 34m −1:33 16:29–17:20 🌒 9%
Fri 13 06:05 06:31 11:48 17:04 17:30 10h 32m −1:32 16:28–17:20 🌒 15%
Sat 14 06:06 06:32 11:48 17:03 17:29 10h 30m −1:30 16:28–17:19 🌒 23%
Sun 15 06:07 06:33 11:48 17:03 17:29 10h 29m −1:29 16:27–17:19 🌒 31%
Mon 16 06:08 06:34 11:48 17:02 17:28 10h 28m −1:27 16:26–17:18 🌒 40%
Tue 17 06:09 06:35 11:48 17:01 17:28 10h 26m −1:25 16:26–17:18 🌓 50%
Wed 18 06:10 06:36 11:49 17:01 17:27 10h 25m −1:24 16:25–17:17 🌔 60%
Thu 19 06:10 06:37 11:49 17:01 17:27 10h 23m −1:22 16:25–17:17 🌔 69%
Fri 20 06:11 06:38 11:49 17:00 17:26 10h 22m −1:20 16:24–17:16 🌔 78%
Sat 21 06:12 06:38 11:49 17:00 17:26 10h 21m −1:18 16:24–17:16 🌔 87%
Sun 22 06:13 06:39 11:49 16:59 17:26 10h 19m −1:17 16:23–17:16 🌔 93%
Mon 23 06:14 06:40 11:50 16:59 17:25 10h 18m −1:15 16:23–17:15 🌔 98%
Tue 24 06:15 06:41 11:50 16:59 17:25 10h 17m −1:13 16:22–17:15 🌕 100%
Wed 25 06:15 06:42 11:50 16:58 17:25 10h 16m −1:11 16:22–17:15 🌖 99%
Thu 26 06:16 06:43 11:51 16:58 17:25 10h 15m −1:08 16:22–17:15 🌖 96%
Fri 27 06:17 06:44 11:51 16:58 17:25 10h 14m −1:06 16:21–17:14 🌖 90%
Sat 28 06:18 06:45 11:51 16:58 17:24 10h 12m −1:04 16:21–17:14 🌖 82%
Sun 29 06:19 06:46 11:52 16:58 17:24 10h 11m −1:02 16:21–17:14 🌖 73%
Mon 30 06:20 06:46 11:52 16:57 17:24 10h 10m −1:00 16:21–17:14 🌖 62%

Longest and shortest day in Karbala

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 17m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 10h 0m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 17m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:57 on 4 December; the latest is 19:15 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 04:55 on 12 June to 07:06 on 8 January.

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

What makes sunsets in Karbala different

It takes roughly 25 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Evening golden hour runs 48 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 32.6° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 56° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

Across October the sunset moves 35 minutes earlier, averaging about 70 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Karbala

Arrive by 16:49. Golden hour opens at 17:04 and the sun is down by 17:37, 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 17:52 and runs to 18:02, 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 Karbala — 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 Karbala today?

The sun sets in Karbala at 17:37 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Karbala?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 18:02 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Karbala?

Evening golden hour runs 17:04 to 17:52 today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for Karbala covers the morning window and the coming week.

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