Istanbul, Turkey Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Istanbul (Turkey). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 10:22 (GMT+03:00) Europe/Istanbul . All times are shown in Istanbul local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 13.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.5%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 11:46; remaining time: 11d 1h 24m 30s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:50
Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 905 km
227 363 mi
Istanbul ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 354 km
225 157 mi
View angle: 0.544°

Istanbul on map:

Istanbul

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	41.01384°
Longitude:	28.94966°
Country:	Turkey
Population:	14 804 116

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 17.2%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 0 hours, 22 minutes. (≈4.016 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 46°

Istanbul, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 16.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 68.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	06:30:00	07:36:00	08:50:00	10:08:00	11:24:00
Moonset:	22:51:00	23:51:00	00:00:00	00:37:00	01:14:00

Istanbul moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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