Sunset

The Astronomical Winter Has Arrived

This morning, at 5:27 a.m., the astronomical onset of winter commenced, marking the start of the winter solstice as well. As per the Institute of Astronomy's calendar, this day signifies the sun's southernmost position for the year. Today's sunrise is at 7:53 a.m., while sunset is expected at 4:55 p.m., providing a daylight duration of 9 hours and 2 minutes between December 20 and 24.

Equinox festival along İznik Lake

İznik Municipality is organizing a festival for photo aficionados on the shore of İznik Lake from March 21 to 24 to mark March 21 Spring Equinox. Sunset photos will be shared on Instagram with the "#iznikekinoks2019 hashtag and the most liked ones will be exhibited at an exhibition on Sept. 30.

How about a slice of a day in a cut-up city? (pics)

Daniel Marker-Moore’s time-sliced photos carry the charm of time lapse photography to show the shift from day to night across the world’s most iconic cities. The photographs focus on a point in the day – sunrise or sunset – with the most dramatic change in light. Taking dozens of images to show the subtle changes of the sun, he joins these together with interesting results.