Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Akureyri, Iceland

In Akureyri, Iceland the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:06 and rises at 07:51. Daylight lasts 10h 14m; evening golden hour runs from 16:53 to 18:37.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
07:00
Sunrise
07:51
Solar noon
12:59
Sunset
18:06
Last light
18:56
Day length
10h 14m

18h 4m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
16:53 – 18:37
Blue hour
18:37 – 18:56
Max sun altitude
17.5°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
08:02 / 17:23

The sun sets at 255° — face west-southwest

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 07:54 Sunset 18:02 Golden hour 16:49 – 18:33 Day length 10h 7m vs today 7 minutes shorter

Where Akureyri is

Coordinates
65.6835° N, 18.0878° W
Time zone
Atlantic/Reykjavik
Current offset
UTC+00:00
Population
19,219

Sunrise and sunset in Akureyri, October 2026

October 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 06:32 07:22 13:02 18:39 19:30 11h 17m −6:54 17:31–19:10 🌖 74%
Fri 2 06:35 07:25 13:01 18:36 19:26 11h 10m −6:55 17:27–19:06 🌖 63%
Sat 3 06:38 07:28 13:01 18:32 19:22 11h 3m −6:55 17:23–19:03 🌗 52%
Sun 4 06:41 07:31 13:01 18:28 19:18 10h 56m −6:55 17:19–18:59 🌘 40%
Mon 5 06:44 07:35 13:00 18:24 19:15 10h 49m −6:55 17:14–18:55 🌘 29%
Tue 6 06:47 07:38 13:00 18:21 19:11 10h 42m −6:56 17:10–18:52 🌘 19%
Wed 7 06:50 07:41 13:00 18:17 19:07 10h 35m −6:56 17:06–18:48 🌘 11%
Thu 8 06:53 07:44 12:59 18:13 19:04 10h 28m −6:56 17:02–18:44 🌘 5%
Fri 9 06:57 07:47 12:59 18:09 19:00 10h 21m −6:57 16:58–18:41 🌘 1%
Sat 10 07:00 07:51 12:59 18:06 18:56 10h 14m −6:57 16:53–18:37 🌑 0%
Sun 11 07:03 07:54 12:59 18:02 18:53 10h 7m −6:58 16:49–18:33 🌒 1%
Mon 12 07:06 07:57 12:58 17:58 18:49 10h 1m −6:58 16:45–18:30 🌒 4%
Tue 13 07:09 08:00 12:58 17:54 18:46 9h 54m −6:58 16:40–18:26 🌒 9%
Wed 14 07:12 08:04 12:58 17:51 18:42 9h 47m −6:59 16:36–18:22 🌒 15%
Thu 15 07:15 08:07 12:58 17:47 18:39 9h 40m −6:59 16:31–18:19 🌒 22%
Fri 16 07:18 08:10 12:57 17:43 18:35 9h 33m −7:00 16:27–18:15 🌒 30%
Sat 17 07:21 08:13 12:57 17:40 18:32 9h 26m −7:00 16:23–18:12 🌒 39%
Sun 18 07:24 08:17 12:57 17:36 18:28 9h 19m −7:01 16:18–18:08 🌓 49%
Mon 19 07:27 08:20 12:57 17:32 18:25 9h 12m −7:01 16:13–18:05 🌔 58%
Tue 20 07:30 08:23 12:57 17:28 18:21 9h 5m −7:02 16:09–18:01 🌔 67%
Wed 21 07:34 08:27 12:56 17:25 18:18 8h 57m −7:02 16:04–17:58 🌔 76%
Thu 22 07:37 08:30 12:56 17:21 18:15 8h 50m −7:03 15:59–17:54 🌔 84%
Fri 23 07:40 08:34 12:56 17:17 18:11 8h 43m −7:03 15:55–17:51 🌔 91%
Sat 24 07:43 08:37 12:56 17:14 18:08 8h 36m −7:04 15:50–17:47 🌔 96%
Sun 25 07:46 08:40 12:56 17:10 18:05 8h 29m −7:04 15:45–17:44 🌔 99%
Mon 26 07:49 08:44 12:56 17:06 18:01 8h 22m −7:05 15:40–17:41 🌕 100%
Tue 27 07:52 08:47 12:56 17:03 17:58 8h 15m −7:05 15:35–17:37 🌖 98%
Wed 28 07:55 08:51 12:56 16:59 17:55 8h 8m −7:06 15:30–17:34 🌖 93%
Thu 29 07:58 08:54 12:56 16:56 17:52 8h 1m −7:06 15:24–17:31 🌖 87%
Fri 30 08:01 08:58 12:55 16:52 17:48 7h 54m −7:06 15:19–17:27 🌖 78%
Sat 31 08:04 09:01 12:55 16:48 17:45 7h 47m −7:07 15:14–17:24 🌖 67%
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Thu 1 04:26 05:32 07:22 18:39 20:29 21:34 12h 45m 21.0° 264° W
Fri 2 04:30 05:35 07:25 18:36 20:25 21:30 12h 52m 20.6° 263° W
Sat 3 04:34 05:38 07:28 18:32 20:21 21:25 12h 59m 20.2° 262° W
Sun 4 04:38 05:42 07:31 18:28 20:17 21:21 13h 6m 19.8° 261° W
Mon 5 04:41 05:45 07:35 18:24 20:13 21:16 13h 13m 19.5° 260° W
Tue 6 04:45 05:48 07:38 18:21 20:10 21:12 13h 20m 19.1° 259° W
Wed 7 04:49 05:51 07:41 18:17 20:06 21:08 13h 27m 18.7° 258° WSW
Thu 8 04:52 05:55 07:44 18:13 20:02 21:04 13h 34m 18.3° 257° WSW
Fri 9 04:56 05:58 07:47 18:09 19:58 21:00 13h 41m 17.9° 256° WSW
Sat 10 04:59 06:01 07:51 18:06 19:55 20:56 13h 48m 17.5° 255° WSW
Sun 11 05:03 06:04 07:54 18:02 19:51 20:52 13h 55m 17.2° 254° WSW
Mon 12 05:06 06:07 07:57 17:58 19:47 20:48 14h 2m 16.8° 253° WSW
Tue 13 05:10 06:10 08:00 17:54 19:44 20:44 14h 9m 16.4° 252° WSW
Wed 14 05:13 06:13 08:04 17:51 19:40 20:40 14h 16m 16.0° 251° WSW
Thu 15 05:16 06:17 08:07 17:47 19:37 20:37 14h 23m 15.7° 250° WSW
Fri 16 05:20 06:20 08:10 17:43 19:33 20:33 14h 30m 15.3° 249° WSW
Sat 17 05:23 06:23 08:13 17:40 19:30 20:29 14h 37m 14.9° 249° WSW
Sun 18 05:26 06:26 08:17 17:36 19:27 20:26 14h 44m 14.6° 248° WSW
Mon 19 05:29 06:29 08:20 17:32 19:23 20:22 14h 51m 14.2° 247° WSW
Tue 20 05:33 06:32 08:23 17:28 19:20 20:19 14h 58m 13.9° 246° WSW
Wed 21 05:36 06:35 08:27 17:25 19:17 20:15 15h 5m 13.5° 245° WSW
Thu 22 05:39 06:38 08:30 17:21 19:13 20:12 15h 12m 13.1° 244° WSW
Fri 23 05:42 06:41 08:34 17:17 19:10 20:09 15h 19m 12.8° 243° WSW
Sat 24 05:45 06:44 08:37 17:14 19:07 20:05 15h 26m 12.4° 242° WSW
Sun 25 05:48 06:46 08:40 17:10 19:04 20:02 15h 33m 12.1° 241° WSW
Mon 26 05:51 06:49 08:44 17:06 19:01 19:59 15h 40m 11.8° 240° WSW
Tue 27 05:54 06:52 08:47 17:03 18:58 19:56 15h 47m 11.4° 239° WSW
Wed 28 05:57 06:55 08:51 16:59 18:55 19:53 15h 55m 11.1° 238° WSW
Thu 29 06:00 06:58 08:54 16:56 18:52 19:50 16h 2m 10.8° 237° WSW
Fri 30 06:02 07:01 08:58 16:52 18:49 19:47 16h 9m 10.4° 236° WSW
Sat 31 06:05 07:04 09:01 16:48 18:46 19:44 16h 16m 10.1° 236° SW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sun 1 08:07 09:05 12:55 16:45 17:42 7h 40m −7:07 15:08–17:21 🌗 56%
Mon 2 08:10 09:08 12:55 16:41 17:39 7h 32m −7:07 15:02–17:18 🌘 44%
Tue 3 08:13 09:12 12:55 16:38 17:36 7h 25m −7:07 14:56–17:14 🌘 33%
Wed 4 08:17 09:15 12:55 16:34 17:33 7h 18m −7:07 14:50–17:11 🌘 23%
Thu 5 08:20 09:19 12:55 16:31 17:30 7h 11m −7:07 14:44–17:08 🌘 14%
Fri 6 08:23 09:23 12:55 16:27 17:27 7h 4m −7:07 14:37–17:05 🌘 8%
Sat 7 08:26 09:26 12:55 16:24 17:24 6h 57m −7:07 14:30–17:02 🌘 3%
Sun 8 08:29 09:30 12:56 16:20 17:21 6h 50m −7:07 14:23–16:59 🌘 1%
Mon 9 08:32 09:34 12:56 16:17 17:19 6h 43m −7:06 14:15–16:56 🌑 0%
Tue 10 08:35 09:37 12:56 16:13 17:16 6h 36m −7:06 14:06–16:53 🌒 2%
Wed 11 08:38 09:41 12:56 16:10 17:13 6h 28m −7:05 13:57–16:50 🌒 5%
Thu 12 08:41 09:45 12:56 16:06 17:10 6h 21m −7:05 13:46–16:47 🌒 10%
Fri 13 08:44 09:48 12:56 16:03 17:08 6h 14m −7:04 13:31–16:44 🌒 16%
Sat 14 08:47 09:52 12:56 16:00 17:05 6h 7m −7:03 13:02–16:41 🌒 23%
Sun 15 08:50 09:56 12:56 15:56 17:02 6h 0m −7:01 09:13–16:38 🌒 32%
Mon 16 08:52 09:59 12:57 15:53 17:00 5h 53m −7:00 09:17–16:36 🌒 41%
Tue 17 08:55 10:03 12:57 15:50 16:57 5h 46m −6:58 09:20–16:33 🌓 51%
Wed 18 08:58 10:07 12:57 15:46 16:55 5h 39m −6:57 09:23–16:30 🌔 61%
Thu 19 09:01 10:10 12:57 15:43 16:53 5h 32m −6:54 09:26–16:28 🌔 70%
Fri 20 09:04 10:14 12:57 15:40 16:50 5h 26m −6:52 09:29–16:25 🌔 80%
Sat 21 09:07 10:18 12:58 15:37 16:48 5h 19m −6:49 09:32–16:23 🌔 87%
Sun 22 09:09 10:21 12:58 15:34 16:46 5h 12m −6:46 09:35–16:20 🌔 94%
Mon 23 09:12 10:25 12:58 15:31 16:44 5h 5m −6:43 09:38–16:18 🌔 98%
Tue 24 09:15 10:29 12:59 15:28 16:42 4h 59m −6:39 09:41–16:16 🌕 100%
Wed 25 09:17 10:32 12:59 15:25 16:40 4h 52m −6:35 09:44–16:13 🌖 99%
Thu 26 09:20 10:36 12:59 15:22 16:38 4h 45m −6:31 09:46–16:11 🌖 95%
Fri 27 09:22 10:39 12:59 15:19 16:36 4h 39m −6:26 09:49–16:09 🌖 89%
Sat 28 09:25 10:43 13:00 15:16 16:34 4h 33m −6:20 09:52–16:07 🌖 81%
Sun 29 09:27 10:46 13:00 15:13 16:32 4h 26m −6:14 09:55–16:05 🌖 71%
Mon 30 09:30 10:50 13:01 15:11 16:31 4h 20m −6:07 09:57–16:03 🌖 60%

Longest and shortest day in Akureyri

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 23h 30m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 3h 3m.

Between them the day length swings by 20h 26m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 14:41 on 19 December; the latest is 00:59 on 21 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 01:29 on 21 June to 11:39 on 24 December.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 37m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Akureyri different

On standard time the sun peaks at 12:59, 59 minutes after clock noon, because the city sits near the western edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.

Light lingers for 51 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 27 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 65.7°N buys you.

Evening golden hour runs 104 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 65.7° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Between solstices the sunset walks 156° across the horizon — SSW in midwinter, N in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is WSW.

By the end of October the sun will be setting 111 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 4 minutes a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Akureyri

Arrive by 16:38. Golden hour opens at 16:53 and the sun is down by 18:06, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-southwest — the sun goes down at 255° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:37 and runs to 18:56, the end of civil twilight and 50m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Akureyri today?

The sun sets in Akureyri at 18:06 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Akureyri?

It takes 50m. Civil twilight ends at 18:56 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Akureyri?

Evening golden hour runs 16:53 to 18:37 today, lasting 1h 43m.

Sunset times near Akureyri