Istanbul, Turkey Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Istanbul (Turkey). Current time: Sunday, 2026-07-26, 23:35 (GMT+03:00) Europe/Istanbul . All times are shown in Istanbul local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.53%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.1%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 17:37; remaining time: 2d 18h 1m 33s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:42
Moonset:	02:26

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 182 km
251 768 mi
Istanbul ↔ Moon, nearest point: 401 142 km
249 258 mi
View angle: 0.492°

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: 93%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 6 hours, 4 minutes. (≈12.253 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -18°

Istanbul, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 20.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 188.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-24	2026-07-25	2026-07-26	2026-07-27	2026-07-28
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	16:52:00	17:50:00	18:42:00	19:26:00	20:03:00
Moonset:	01:01:00	01:40:00	02:26:00	03:20:00	04:20:00

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

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