What time is sunset in Ankara today?

Sunset in Ankara is at 6:21 PM local time (Europe/Istanbul) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Ankara?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:51 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:21 AM.

Moonrise in Ankara is at 3:07 AM and moonset is at 4:43 PM local time.

Ankara is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Istanbul · 39.92°N, 32.85°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:50 AM
Sunset	6:21 PM
Day length	11 h 31 min
End of civil twilight	6:48 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:19 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:51 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 30 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 30 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:21 AM

Moonrise	3:07 AM
Moonset	4:43 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.45°N, 132.67°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:00 AM	7:10 PM	2:06 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:10 AM	6:43 PM	1:56 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:02 AM	3:30 PM	8:16 AM	Visible about 5 h after dark, highest 58° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:23 AM	4:12 PM	9:18 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 44° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:19 PM	6:39 AM	12:31 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 52° toward the S.

Aurora near poles only. Ankara is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.