Sunrise and sunset times in Iraq
SunAndMoon covers 10 cities in Iraq. Today in Mosul, the largest, the sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 19:15 (14h 4m 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 | 05:11 | 19:15 | 14h 4m |
| Erbil | 05:08 | 19:12 | 14h 4m |
| Basrah | 05:05 | 18:45 | 13h 40m |
| Karbala | 05:15 | 19:04 | 13h 49m |
| Sadr City | 05:12 | 19:04 | 13h 52m |
| Kirkuk | 05:08 | 19:08 | 14h 1m |
| Abu Ghurayb | 05:13 | 19:05 | 13h 51m |
| Sulaymaniyah | 05:04 | 19:05 | 14h 1m |
| Nasiriyah | 05:10 | 18:52 | 13h 42m |
| Baghdad | 05:13 | 19:04 | 13h 51m |
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 05:11 and sets at 19:15 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.