Moonrise and moonset in Istanbul
Times by the clock in Istanbul (UTC+3), today and for the next 13 days.
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | 01:13rises in the east (72°) · 38% lit | 15:04 |
| Wed 4 Nov | 02:24rises in the east (80°) · 28% lit | 15:27 |
| Thu 5 Nov | 03:32rises in the east (89°) · 18% lit | 15:49 |
| Fri 6 Nov | 04:38rises in the east (97°) · 11% lit | 16:11 |
| Sat 7 Nov | 05:45rises in the east (105°) · 5% lit | 16:34 |
| Sun 8 Nov | 06:51rises in the south-east (113°) · 1% lit | 17:00 |
| Mon 9 Nov | 07:57rises in the south-east (119°) · 0% lit | 17:30 |
| Tue 10 Nov | 09:02rises in the south-east (124°) · 1% lit | 18:06 |
| Wed 11 Nov | 10:03rises in the south-east (127°) · 4% lit | 18:49 |
| Thu 12 Nov | 10:59rises in the south-east (128°) · 9% lit | 19:39 |
| Fri 13 Nov | 11:47rises in the south-east (127°) · 15% lit | 20:35 |
| Sat 14 Nov | 12:28rises in the south-east (124°) · 22% lit | 21:36 |
| Sun 15 Nov | 13:01rises in the south-east (120°) · 31% lit | 22:38 |
| Mon 16 Nov | 13:29rises in the south-east (114°) · 40% lit | 23:41 |
Times are for the Moon's upper edge on a flat, sea-level horizon with standard refraction. Hills and buildings can delay moonrise by a few minutes; cloud can hide it.
Moon phases ahead
- New MoonMonday, 9 November 2026, 07:02 UTC
- First QuarterTuesday, 17 November 2026, 11:48 UTC
- Full MoonTuesday, 24 November 2026, 14:54 UTC
- Third QuarterTuesday, 1 December 2026, 06:09 UTC
Who watches for the Moon
- Hindu: the Karwa Chauth and Sankashti Chaturthi fasts end at moonrise, Chandra Darshan is seeing the new crescent, and Purnima is the full Moon. Festival dates follow your panchang.
- Muslim: each Hijri month begins with the new crescent seen after sunset. Crescent forecast
- Jewish: Kiddush Levana, the blessing of the new Moon, is said at night while the Moon is visible, in the first half of the month.
- Chinese, Korean and Japanese: the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chuseok and Tsukimi celebrate the full Moon of the eighth lunar month, and the Lantern Festival the year's first full Moon.
- Buddhist: Uposatha days follow the new, full and quarter Moons, and in Sri Lanka every full Moon is a Poya holiday.
- Photographers time the rising full Moon, and stargazers wait for moonset for a dark sky.