Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Sadr City, Iraq

In Sadr City, Iraq the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 18:36 and rises at 05:31. Daylight lasts 13h 5m; evening golden hour runs from 18:03 to 18:52.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
05:05
Sunrise
05:31
Solar noon
12:04
Sunset
18:36
Last light
19:02
Day length
13h 5m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:03 – 18:52
Blue hour
18:52 – 19:02
Max sun altitude
67.3°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:05 / 02:30

The sun sets at 283° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 05:32 Sunset 18:35 Golden hour 18:02 – 18:51 Day length 13h 3m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Sadr City is

Coordinates
33.3889° N, 44.4583° E
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Current offset
UTC+03:00
Elevation
39 m
Population
1,211,849

Sunrise and sunset in Sadr City, August 2026

August 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
Sat 1 04:47 05:14 12:08 19:01 19:29 13h 47m −1:31 18:27–19:18 🌖 93%
Sun 2 04:48 05:15 12:08 19:01 19:28 13h 45m −1:32 18:26–19:17 🌖 87%
Mon 3 04:49 05:16 12:08 19:00 19:27 13h 44m −1:34 18:25–19:16 🌖 78%
Tue 4 04:49 05:16 12:08 18:59 19:26 13h 42m −1:35 18:24–19:15 🌖 69%
Wed 5 04:50 05:17 12:08 18:58 19:25 13h 41m −1:36 18:23–19:14 🌖 58%
Thu 6 04:51 05:18 12:08 18:57 19:24 13h 39m −1:37 18:23–19:13 🌗 46%
Fri 7 04:52 05:18 12:07 18:56 19:23 13h 37m −1:39 18:22–19:12 🌘 35%
Sat 8 04:52 05:19 12:07 18:55 19:22 13h 36m −1:40 18:21–19:11 🌘 24%
Sun 9 04:53 05:20 12:07 18:54 19:21 13h 34m −1:41 18:20–19:10 🌘 15%
Mon 10 04:54 05:20 12:07 18:53 19:20 13h 32m −1:42 18:19–19:09 🌘 7%
Tue 11 04:55 05:21 12:07 18:52 19:19 13h 31m −1:43 18:18–19:08 🌘 2%
Wed 12 04:55 05:22 12:07 18:51 19:18 13h 29m −1:44 18:17–19:07 🌑 0%
Thu 13 04:56 05:23 12:07 18:50 19:16 13h 27m −1:45 18:16–19:06 🌒 1%
Fri 14 04:57 05:23 12:06 18:49 19:15 13h 25m −1:46 18:15–19:05 🌒 4%
Sat 15 04:58 05:24 12:06 18:48 19:14 13h 23m −1:47 18:14–19:04 🌒 9%
Sun 16 04:58 05:25 12:06 18:47 19:13 13h 22m −1:48 18:13–19:03 🌒 16%
Mon 17 04:59 05:25 12:06 18:46 19:12 13h 20m −1:49 18:12–19:02 🌒 24%
Tue 18 05:00 05:26 12:06 18:45 19:11 13h 18m −1:50 18:11–19:00 🌒 33%
Wed 19 05:01 05:27 12:05 18:43 19:09 13h 16m −1:50 18:10–18:59 🌒 43%
Thu 20 05:01 05:27 12:05 18:42 19:08 13h 14m −1:51 18:09–18:58 🌓 52%
Fri 21 05:02 05:28 12:05 18:41 19:07 13h 12m −1:52 18:08–18:57 🌔 62%
Sat 22 05:03 05:29 12:05 18:40 19:06 13h 11m −1:53 18:06–18:56 🌔 71%
Sun 23 05:04 05:29 12:04 18:39 19:04 13h 9m −1:53 18:05–18:54 🌔 79%
Mon 24 05:04 05:30 12:04 18:37 19:03 13h 7m −1:54 18:04–18:53 🌔 86%
Tue 25 05:05 05:31 12:04 18:36 19:02 13h 5m −1:55 18:03–18:52 🌔 92%
Wed 26 05:06 05:32 12:04 18:35 19:01 13h 3m −1:55 18:02–18:51 🌔 96%
Thu 27 05:07 05:32 12:03 18:34 18:59 13h 1m −1:56 18:01–18:49 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:07 05:33 12:03 18:32 18:58 12h 59m −1:56 17:59–18:48 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:08 05:34 12:03 18:31 18:57 12h 57m −1:57 17:58–18:47 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:09 05:34 12:02 18:30 18:55 12h 55m −1:57 17:57–18:45 🌖 95%
Mon 31 05:10 05:35 12:02 18:29 18:54 12h 53m −1:58 17:56–18:44 🌖 89%
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Sat 1 03:39 04:14 05:14 19:01 20:01 20:36 10h 13m 74.6° 292° WNW
Sun 2 03:40 04:15 05:15 19:01 20:00 20:35 10h 14m 74.3° 292° WNW
Mon 3 03:41 04:16 05:16 19:00 19:59 20:34 10h 16m 74.1° 292° WNW
Tue 4 03:42 04:17 05:16 18:59 19:58 20:32 10h 18m 73.8° 291° WNW
Wed 5 03:43 04:18 05:17 18:58 19:57 20:31 10h 19m 73.5° 291° WNW
Thu 6 03:44 04:19 05:18 18:57 19:56 20:30 10h 21m 73.3° 291° WNW
Fri 7 03:45 04:19 05:18 18:56 19:55 20:29 10h 22m 73.0° 290° WNW
Sat 8 03:47 04:20 05:19 18:55 19:54 20:27 10h 24m 72.7° 290° WNW
Sun 9 03:48 04:21 05:20 18:54 19:53 20:26 10h 26m 72.4° 290° WNW
Mon 10 03:49 04:22 05:20 18:53 19:51 20:25 10h 27m 72.1° 289° WNW
Tue 11 03:50 04:23 05:21 18:52 19:50 20:23 10h 29m 71.8° 289° WNW
Wed 12 03:51 04:24 05:22 18:51 19:49 20:22 10h 31m 71.5° 288° WNW
Thu 13 03:52 04:25 05:23 18:50 19:48 20:21 10h 33m 71.2° 288° WNW
Fri 14 03:53 04:25 05:23 18:49 19:47 20:19 10h 34m 70.9° 288° WNW
Sat 15 03:54 04:26 05:24 18:48 19:45 20:18 10h 36m 70.6° 287° WNW
Sun 16 03:55 04:27 05:25 18:47 19:44 20:17 10h 38m 70.3° 287° WNW
Mon 17 03:55 04:28 05:25 18:46 19:43 20:15 10h 40m 70.0° 287° WNW
Tue 18 03:56 04:29 05:26 18:45 19:42 20:14 10h 42m 69.6° 286° WNW
Wed 19 03:57 04:30 05:27 18:43 19:40 20:12 10h 44m 69.3° 286° WNW
Thu 20 03:58 04:31 05:27 18:42 19:39 20:11 10h 45m 69.0° 285° WNW
Fri 21 03:59 04:31 05:28 18:41 19:38 20:10 10h 47m 68.7° 285° WNW
Sat 22 04:00 04:32 05:29 18:40 19:36 20:08 10h 49m 68.3° 285° WNW
Sun 23 04:01 04:33 05:29 18:39 19:35 20:07 10h 51m 68.0° 284° WNW
Mon 24 04:02 04:34 05:30 18:37 19:34 20:05 10h 53m 67.6° 284° WNW
Tue 25 04:03 04:35 05:31 18:36 19:32 20:04 10h 55m 67.3° 283° WNW
Wed 26 04:04 04:35 05:32 18:35 19:31 20:02 10h 57m 67.0° 283° WNW
Thu 27 04:05 04:36 05:32 18:34 19:30 20:01 10h 59m 66.6° 282° WNW
Fri 28 04:06 04:37 05:33 18:32 19:28 19:59 11h 1m 66.3° 282° WNW
Sat 29 04:07 04:38 05:34 18:31 19:27 19:58 11h 3m 65.9° 282° WNW
Sun 30 04:08 04:39 05:34 18:30 19:25 19:56 11h 4m 65.5° 281° W
Mon 31 04:09 04:39 05:35 18:29 19:24 19:55 11h 6m 65.2° 281° W

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:10 05:36 12:02 18:27 18:53 12h 51m −1:58 17:54–18:43 🌖 82%
Wed 2 05:11 05:36 12:01 18:26 18:51 12h 49m −1:59 17:53–18:41 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:12 05:37 12:01 18:25 18:50 12h 47m −1:59 17:52–18:40 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:12 05:38 12:01 18:23 18:49 12h 45m −1:59 17:50–18:39 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:13 05:38 12:00 18:22 18:47 12h 43m −2:00 17:49–18:37 🌘 38%
Sun 6 05:14 05:39 12:00 18:21 18:46 12h 41m −2:00 17:48–18:36 🌘 27%
Mon 7 05:14 05:40 12:00 18:19 18:44 12h 39m −2:00 17:47–18:35 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:15 05:40 11:59 18:18 18:43 12h 37m −2:01 17:45–18:33 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:16 05:41 11:59 18:17 18:42 12h 35m −2:01 17:44–18:32 🌘 4%
Thu 10 05:17 05:42 11:59 18:15 18:40 12h 33m −2:01 17:43–18:31 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:17 05:42 11:58 18:14 18:39 12h 31m −2:01 17:41–18:29 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:18 05:43 11:58 18:13 18:38 12h 29m −2:02 17:40–18:28 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:19 05:44 11:58 18:11 18:36 12h 27m −2:02 17:38–18:26 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:19 05:44 11:57 18:10 18:35 12h 25m −2:02 17:37–18:25 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:20 05:45 11:57 18:08 18:33 12h 23m −2:02 17:36–18:24 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:21 05:46 11:57 18:07 18:32 12h 21m −2:02 17:34–18:22 🌒 27%
Thu 17 05:21 05:46 11:56 18:06 18:31 12h 19m −2:03 17:33–18:21 🌒 36%
Fri 18 05:22 05:47 11:56 18:04 18:29 12h 17m −2:03 17:32–18:20 🌓 45%
Sat 19 05:23 05:48 11:56 18:03 18:28 12h 15m −2:03 17:30–18:18 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:23 05:48 11:55 18:02 18:26 12h 13m −2:03 17:29–18:17 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:24 05:49 11:55 18:00 18:25 12h 11m −2:03 17:27–18:15 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:25 05:50 11:54 17:59 18:24 12h 9m −2:03 17:26–18:14 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:25 05:50 11:54 17:57 18:22 12h 7m −2:03 17:25–18:13 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:26 05:51 11:54 17:56 18:21 12h 5m −2:03 17:23–18:11 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:27 05:52 11:53 17:55 18:19 12h 3m −2:03 17:22–18:10 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:27 05:52 11:53 17:53 18:18 12h 1m −2:03 17:21–18:09 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:28 05:53 11:53 17:52 18:17 11h 59m −2:03 17:19–18:07 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:29 05:54 11:52 17:51 18:15 11h 56m −2:03 17:18–18:06 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:30 05:54 11:52 17:49 18:14 11h 54m −2:03 17:16–18:04 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:30 05:55 11:52 17:48 18:13 11h 52m −2:03 17:15–18:03 🌖 85%

Longest and shortest day in Sadr City

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 21m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 56m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 25m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:54 on 4 December; the latest is 19:15 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 04:52 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 Sadr City different

It takes roughly 26 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Photographers get 49 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 41 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Over a year the sunset point slides 57° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.

Across August the sunset moves 33 minutes earlier, averaging about 66 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Sadr City

Arrive by 17:48. Golden hour opens at 18:03 and the sun is down by 18:36, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 283° 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 18:52 and runs to 19:02, 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 Sadr City — 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 Sadr City today?

The sun sets in Sadr City at 18:36 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Sadr City?

It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 19:02 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Sadr City?

Evening golden hour runs 18:03 to 18:52 today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for Sadr City covers the morning window and the coming week.

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