Irákleion
Sunrise and sunset in Irákleion
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Irákleion, in local time. At 35.3° N, the day lasts from 9 h 46 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 33 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:31, sunset at 18:35.
Day length 11 h 04 min, 2 min 5 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:03, with the Sun 44° above the horizon.
Times are Irákleion time (GMT+3).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:06 | 20:00 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:36 | 19:31 |
| Civil twilight | 07:05 | 19:01 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:31 | 18:35 |
| Golden hour | 07:31–08:06 | 18:00–18:35 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Irákleion
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 33 min, from sunrise at 06:04 to sunset at 20:37.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 46 min, from sunrise at 07:24 to sunset at 17:10.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:25 | 17:36 | 10 h 10 min |
| February 21 | 06:59 | 18:07 | 11 h 08 min |
| March 21 | 06:21 | 18:31 | 12 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 06:39 | 19:57 | 13 h 17 min |
| May 21 | 06:11 | 20:21 | 14 h 10 min |
| June 21 | 06:04 | 20:37 | 14 h 33 min |
| July 21 | 06:19 | 20:31 | 14 h 11 min |
| August 21 | 06:43 | 20:01 | 13 h 18 min |
| September 21 | 07:06 | 19:18 | 12 h 11 min |
| October 21 | 07:30 | 18:36 | 11 h 06 min |
| November 21 | 07:00 | 17:09 | 10 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 07:24 | 17:10 | 9 h 46 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 35.3° N, 25.1° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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