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Shabbat times in Istanbul, Türkiye

Candle lighting and havdalah in Istanbul, in local time, for this Shabbat and the 12 weeks after, holidays included. Candles are lit 18 minutes before sunset, and havdalah falls at nightfall, with the Sun 8.5° below the horizon.

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This Shabbat: candle lighting on Friday 23 October at 17:54, havdalah on Saturday 24 October at 18:52.

13 Heshvan 5787 in the Hebrew calendar.

Times are Istanbul time (GMT+3).

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Candle lighting and havdalah for the next 12 weeks

FridayCandle lightingHavdalahHebrew date
Fri 23 Oct17:5418:5213 Heshvan 5787
Fri 30 Oct17:4418:4320 Heshvan 5787
Fri 6 Nov17:3618:3627 Heshvan 5787
Fri 13 Nov17:2918:304 Kislev 5787
Fri 20 Nov17:2318:2511 Kislev 5787
Fri 27 Nov17:2018:2218 Kislev 5787
Fri 4 Dec17:1818:2125 Kislev 5787
Fri 11 Dec17:1718:222 Tevet 5787
Fri 18 Dec17:1918:249 Tevet 5787
Fri 25 Dec17:2318:2816 Tevet 5787
Fri, 1 Jan 202717:2818:3323 Tevet 5787
Fri, 8 Jan 202717:3418:391 Shevat 5787
Fri, 15 Jan 202717:4218:468 Shevat 5787

Sunrise, sunset, twilight and day length: Sunrise and sunset in Istanbul

Holidays and their dates, every year: Jewish holidays

Good to know

  • Candles are lit 18 minutes before sunset, as Hebcal’s calendar gives it for Istanbul.
  • Havdalah, and the candles of a holiday’s second night, are at nightfall, when the Sun is 8.5° below the horizon and three small stars can be seen. Some communities wait longer, up to 72 minutes after sunset.
  • Outside Israel, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Pesach and Shavuot are kept for two days, as here.
  • Sunset is worked out from NOAA’s solar equations for 41° N, 28.9° E, at sea level; hills and buildings change what you see by a minute or two.
  • Your synagogue’s calendar may differ; follow it.

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