Sunrise and sunset in Rize, Turkey
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 17:21 in Rize (GMT+3): 10 h 36 min of daylight, 2 min 30 s shorter than yesterday. At its highest, at 12:02, it is 36° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Solar noon
- 12:02, 36° high
- Day length
- 10 h 36 min
- Golden hour
- 06:44–07:23 and 16:42–17:21
- Blue hour
- 06:05–06:27 and 17:38–18:00
See the sun’s path over Rize on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:12–05:44 | 18:21–18:53 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:44–06:16 | 17:49–18:21 |
| Civil twilight | 06:16–06:44 | 17:21–17:49 |
Sunrise and sunset in Rize through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:44 | 17:00 | 9 h 16 min | 26° |
| February | 07:30 | 17:35 | 10 h 04 min | 31.8° |
| March | 06:54 | 18:09 | 11 h 15 min | 41.3° |
| April | 06:03 | 18:42 | 12 h 39 min | 53.4° |
| May | 05:17 | 19:14 | 13 h 57 min | 64° |
| June | 04:49 | 19:44 | 14 h 55 min | 71° |
| July | 04:50 | 19:55 | 15 h 04 min | 72.1° |
| August | 05:14 | 19:36 | 14 h 21 min | 67.1° |
| September | 05:45 | 18:53 | 13 h 07 min | 57.4° |
| October | 06:15 | 18:02 | 11 h 47 min | 45.9° |
| November | 06:49 | 17:16 | 10 h 26 min | 34.6° |
| December | 07:24 | 16:52 | 9 h 27 min | 27.2° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Rize
- Monday, 2 August 2027: 40% of the sun covered at 12:57 (total eclipse) · path, map and times
- Saturday, 1 June 2030: 79% of the sun covered at 08:10 (annular eclipse)
- Monday, 20 March 2034: 49% of the sun covered at 14:16 (total eclipse)
- Friday, 16 January 2037: 34% of the sun covered at 13:09 (partial eclipse)
Places near Rize
- Trabzon 67 km
- Batumi 115 km
- Erzurum 139 km
- Erzincan 167 km
- Giresun 180 km
- Ordu 221 km
- Kutaisi 228 km
- Bingöl 238 km
What the times mean
Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the sun’s disc touches the horizon, with the usual allowance for refraction. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour is the low, warm light while the sun is under 6° high; blue hour, the deep blue while it is 4° to 8° below. All are for 41.0208°, 40.5219° at sea level, in the Europe/Istanbul time zone.