When is golden hour in Ankara today?

Evening golden hour in Ankara starts at 17:06 and ends at sunset, 17:45. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 07:18, until 07:56 local time (Europe/Istanbul).

How long does golden hour last in Ankara?

Evening golden hour in Ankara runs from 17:06 to 17:45, and morning golden hour from 07:18 to 07:56.

When is blue hour in Ankara?

Morning blue hour in Ankara begins at 06:18, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 18:13, just after sunset.

What time is sunrise in Ankara today?

Sunrise in Ankara is at 07:18 local time (Europe/Istanbul), rising toward 109° ESE.

What time is sunset in Ankara today?

Sunset in Ankara is at 17:45 local time (Europe/Istanbul), setting toward 251° WSW.

How long is the day in Ankara?

Ankara has 10h 27m of daylight today.

Solar almanac · 2026-11-02 · Turkey

Golden hour in Ankara, Turkey

39.9334° N
32.8597° E
Europe/Istanbul

Times shown in local time for Ankara (Europe/Istanbul).

Golden hour & blue hour

Window	Starts	Ends
Blue hour (morning)	06:18	06:50
Golden hour (morning)	07:18	07:56
Golden hour (evening)	17:06	17:45
Blue hour (evening)	18:13	18:45

Light profile · calculated

Golden hour in Ankara through the year

Midsummer: 41 min
Equinox: 36 min
Midwinter: 43 min

Length of the evening golden-hour window.

Ankara lies at 39.93° N, in the mid-latitudes, where the seasons reshape the light noticeably. Its longest measured day falls on Sat 20 June 2026 with 15h 01m of daylight, and its shortest on Fri 18 December 2026 with 9h 20m — a difference of 5h 41m between the two extremes.

Evening golden hour in Ankara runs for roughly 41 minutes at the height of summer, 36 minutes around the March equinox and 43 minutes at midwinter. The warm window is actually widest in the colder months, which makes winter evenings unusually forgiving here.

The sun sets toward 302° WNW in late June and toward 240° WSW in late December, a shift of about 63° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Ankara, the sky reaches full darkness between evening and morning twilight year-round.

Today’s solar record

−2 min/day

Sunrise: 07:18
Sunset: 17:45
Solar noon: 12:32
Day length: 10h 27m

Evening golden hour starts at 17:06

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Solar trajectory

Maximum 35°

East · sunriseHighest point of the sun today: 35° above the horizon. The shaded band near the horizon is golden-hour light.West · sunset

Twenty-four hours of light

07:18Sunrise12:32Solar noon17:45Sunset

NightBlue hourGolden hourDaylight

Next 7 days

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length
2026-11-02	07:18	17:45	10h 27m
2026-11-03	07:19	17:44	10h 25m
2026-11-04	07:20	17:43	10h 22m
2026-11-05	07:21	17:41	10h 20m
2026-11-06	07:22	17:40	10h 18m
2026-11-07	07:24	17:39	10h 16m
2026-11-08	07:25	17:38	10h 14m

Annual light rhythm · Ankara

9h 21m—15h 00m

Longest days in June (15h 00m), shortest in December (9h 21m).

Questions

When is golden hour in Ankara today?: Evening golden hour in Ankara starts at 17:06 and ends at sunset, 17:45. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 07:18, until 07:56 local time (Europe/Istanbul).
How long does golden hour last in Ankara?: Evening golden hour in Ankara runs from 17:06 to 17:45, and morning golden hour from 07:18 to 07:56.
When is blue hour in Ankara?: Morning blue hour in Ankara begins at 06:18, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 18:13, just after sunset.
What time is sunrise in Ankara today?: Sunrise in Ankara is at 07:18 local time (Europe/Istanbul), rising toward 109° ESE.
What time is sunset in Ankara today?: Sunset in Ankara is at 17:45 local time (Europe/Istanbul), setting toward 251° WSW.
How long is the day in Ankara?: Ankara has 10h 27m of daylight today.