Sunrise and sunset times in Iraq
SunAndMoon covers 10 cities in Iraq. Today in Mosul, the largest, the sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 17:49 (11h 47m of daylight), in local time.
Pick a city for its full local schedule: sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length, golden hour, blue hour, dawn, dusk and moon times.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosul | 06:03 | 17:49 | 11h 47m |
| Erbil | 05:59 | 17:46 | 11h 47m |
| Basrah | 05:42 | 17:33 | 11h 50m |
| Karbala | 05:58 | 17:47 | 11h 49m |
| Sadr City | 05:56 | 17:45 | 11h 49m |
| Kirkuk | 05:57 | 17:45 | 11h 47m |
| Abu Ghurayb | 05:58 | 17:46 | 11h 49m |
| Sulaymaniyah | 05:53 | 17:40 | 11h 47m |
| Nasiriyah | 05:49 | 17:39 | 11h 50m |
| Baghdad | 05:57 | 17:46 | 11h 49m |
Sun times across Iraq
These are today's sunrise and sunset times for the 10 cities in Iraqthat SunAndMoon covers, computed from each city's coordinates and shown in its own local time zone. Iraq sits in Middle East, using a single time zone, so the exact clock times move from place to place. Open a city for its full day, month-by-month tables and moon times.
Frequently asked questions about the sun in Iraq
What time does the sun rise in Iraq today?
In Mosul, Iraq's largest city, the sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 17:49 today, in local time. Times vary across the country by longitude and time zone; open a city below for its own schedule.
How many cities in Iraq can I check?
SunAndMoon has a dedicated sunrise and sunset page for 10 cities in Iraq, each with solar noon, day length, golden hour, blue hour, dawn, dusk and moon times.
Why do sunrise times differ across Iraq?
Iraq uses a single time zone (GMT+3), but the sun still reaches eastern cities before western ones, so sunrise and sunset times differ by longitude across the country.
Where are the longest and shortest days in Iraq?
The further a city sits from the equator, the bigger its swing between the longest and shortest day. In Iraq that swing is largest in Mosul and smallest nearer the equator. Around the June solstice Mosul gets 14h 38m of daylight, and around the December solstice 9h 41m.