
Sunrise and sunset in Iraq
Sunrise today: 4:52 h
Sunset today: 19:17 h
(Times for Baghdad)Sunset today: 19:17 h
The times of sunrise and sunset in Iraq are influenced by the country's moderate northern position in the hemisphere. Not as extreme as in the United States, but still noticeable. The days in summer are long and in winter short. With up to approximately 14:20 hours the longest days are in June. On the other hand the longest dark nights happen in winter (in the southern hemisphere it is the other way around). In December a night in Baghdad last almost 15 hours.
Who wants to look at the sunrise in these days, has to wake up early. Sunrise in Baghdad starts already at 4:52 in the morning. The Sunset can currently be watched at about 19:17 Uhr in the early evening.
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Average length of day in Baghdad

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Iraq

City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Al Basrah | 04:46 am | 06:56 pm | 14:10 h |
Al `Amarah | 04:45 am | 07:02 pm | 14:16 h |
An Nasiriyah | 04:51 am | 07:03 pm | 14:12 h |
Al Kut | 04:49 am | 07:09 pm | 14:20 h |
As Sulaymaniyah | 04:42 am | 07:19 pm | 14:36 h |
As Samawah | 04:54 am | 07:08 pm | 14:14 h |
Ad Diwaniyah | 04:54 am | 07:11 pm | 14:17 h |
Baqubah | 04:50 am | 07:17 pm | 14:26 h |
Al Hillah | 04:55 am | 07:14 pm | 14:20 h |
Baghdad | 04:52 am | 07:17 pm | 14:24 h |
Kirkuk | 04:47 am | 07:23 pm | 14:36 h |
An Najaf | 04:56 am | 07:13 pm | 14:17 h |
Abu Ghurayb | 04:53 am | 07:17 pm | 14:24 h |
Karbala | 04:56 am | 07:16 pm | 14:20 h |
Erbil | 04:46 am | 07:26 pm | 14:40 h |
Samarra' | 04:52 am | 07:21 pm | 14:29 h |
Al Fallujah | 04:55 am | 07:19 pm | 14:24 h |
Ramadi | 04:57 am | 07:21 pm | 14:25 h |
Mosul | 04:49 am | 07:30 pm | 14:41 h |
Dihok | 04:48 am | 07:32 pm | 14:44 h |
Sunrise and sunset by month (Baghdad)
Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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January | 07:04 am | 05:18 pm | 10:14 h |
February | 06:44 am | 05:48 pm | 11:03 h |
March | 06:11 am | 06:11 pm | 11:60 h |
April | 05:30 am | 06:34 pm | 13:03 h |
May | 05:00 am | 06:56 pm | 13:56 h |
June | 04:51 am | 07:14 pm | 14:24 h |
July | 05:02 am | 07:14 pm | 14:12 h |
August | 05:23 am | 06:50 pm | 13:27 h |
September | 05:44 am | 06:10 pm | 12:26 h |
October | 06:05 am | 05:30 pm | 11:25 h |
November | 06:32 am | 05:01 pm | 10:30 h |
December | 06:57 am | 04:57 pm | 10:00 h |
Where does the sun rise in Iraq?
The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Iraq is Al Faw in the region of Basra Governorate. There, the sun rises at 4:45 am and sets at 6:52 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Ar Rutbah (Anbar) at 7:32 pm.Duration of the sunset
The distance from the equator and the path of the sun determines not only the time of sunrise and sunset. The farther a country is from the equator, the more oblique the sun's path is to the horizon. And this causes a different duration that a sunset takes. Baghdad lies on the 33rd degree of northern latitude and is therefore quite far away from the equator. While a sunset near the equator only lasts about 20 minutes, in Iraq this period averages 28 minutes. In June, it's about 29 minutes in Baghdad, while in December it's 27 minutes.International cities for comparison
City | Sunrise | Sunset | Hours of daylight |
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Berlin (Germany) | 04:42 am | 09:35 pm | 16:54 h |
New York (USA) | 05:24 am | 08:32 pm | 15:09 h |
Sydney (Australia) | 06:59 am | 04:56 pm | 9:57 h |
Manila (Philippines) | 05:27 am | 06:29 pm | 13:02 h |
Moscow (Russia) | 03:43 am | 09:21 pm | 17:38 h |
Shanghai (China) | 04:50 am | 07:03 pm | 14:13 h |
Helsinki (Finland) | 03:51 am | 10:53 pm | 19:02 h |