Sunset and sunrise times in Reykjavík, Iceland
In Reykjavík, Iceland the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:25 and rises at 08:02. Daylight lasts 10h 22m; evening golden hour runs from 17:17 to 18:54.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 07:14
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Solar noon
- 13:14
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Last light
- 19:12
- Day length
- 10h 22m
18h 22m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 17:17 – 18:54
- Blue hour
- 18:54 – 19:12
- Max sun altitude
- 19.1°
- Moon
- 🌑 New moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 08:13 / 17:46
The sun sets at 256° — face west-southwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 08:05 Sunset 18:21 Golden hour 17:13 – 18:51 Day length 10h 15m vs today 6 minutes shorterWhere Reykjavík is
- Coordinates
- 64.1355° N, 21.8954° W
- Time zone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Current offset
- UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 37 m
- Population
- 118,918
Sunrise and sunset in Reykjavík, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 06:48 | 07:36 | 13:17 | 18:56 | 19:43 | 11h 20m | −6:26 | 17:52–19:25 | 🌖 74% |
| Fri 2 | 06:51 | 07:39 | 13:16 | 18:53 | 19:40 | 11h 13m | −6:26 | 17:48–19:22 | 🌖 63% |
| Sat 3 | 06:54 | 07:42 | 13:16 | 18:49 | 19:36 | 11h 7m | −6:26 | 17:44–19:18 | 🌗 52% |
| Sun 4 | 06:57 | 07:45 | 13:16 | 18:46 | 19:33 | 11h 1m | −6:26 | 17:40–19:15 | 🌘 40% |
| Mon 5 | 07:00 | 07:47 | 13:15 | 18:42 | 19:30 | 10h 54m | −6:27 | 17:36–19:11 | 🌘 29% |
| Tue 6 | 07:03 | 07:50 | 13:15 | 18:39 | 19:26 | 10h 48m | −6:27 | 17:33–19:08 | 🌘 19% |
| Wed 7 | 07:06 | 07:53 | 13:15 | 18:35 | 19:23 | 10h 41m | −6:27 | 17:29–19:04 | 🌘 11% |
| Thu 8 | 07:08 | 07:56 | 13:15 | 18:32 | 19:19 | 10h 35m | −6:27 | 17:25–19:01 | 🌘 5% |
| Fri 9 | 07:11 | 07:59 | 13:14 | 18:28 | 19:16 | 10h 28m | −6:27 | 17:21–18:57 | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 07:14 | 08:02 | 13:14 | 18:25 | 19:12 | 10h 22m | −6:27 | 17:17–18:54 | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 07:17 | 08:05 | 13:14 | 18:21 | 19:09 | 10h 15m | −6:28 | 17:13–18:51 | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 07:20 | 08:08 | 13:14 | 18:18 | 19:06 | 10h 9m | −6:28 | 17:09–18:47 | 🌒 4% |
| Tue 13 | 07:23 | 08:11 | 13:13 | 18:14 | 19:02 | 10h 2m | −6:28 | 17:05–18:44 | 🌒 9% |
| Wed 14 | 07:26 | 08:14 | 13:13 | 18:11 | 18:59 | 9h 56m | −6:28 | 17:01–18:41 | 🌒 15% |
| Thu 15 | 07:28 | 08:17 | 13:13 | 18:07 | 18:56 | 9h 49m | −6:28 | 16:57–18:37 | 🌒 22% |
| Fri 16 | 07:31 | 08:20 | 13:13 | 18:04 | 18:52 | 9h 43m | −6:29 | 16:53–18:34 | 🌒 30% |
| Sat 17 | 07:34 | 08:23 | 13:12 | 18:00 | 18:49 | 9h 37m | −6:29 | 16:49–18:31 | 🌒 39% |
| Sun 18 | 07:37 | 08:26 | 13:12 | 17:57 | 18:46 | 9h 30m | −6:29 | 16:45–18:27 | 🌓 49% |
| Mon 19 | 07:40 | 08:29 | 13:12 | 17:53 | 18:43 | 9h 24m | −6:29 | 16:41–18:24 | 🌔 58% |
| Tue 20 | 07:43 | 08:32 | 13:12 | 17:50 | 18:40 | 9h 17m | −6:29 | 16:37–18:21 | 🌔 67% |
| Wed 21 | 07:46 | 08:36 | 13:12 | 17:47 | 18:36 | 9h 11m | −6:29 | 16:33–18:18 | 🌔 76% |
| Thu 22 | 07:48 | 08:39 | 13:12 | 17:43 | 18:33 | 9h 4m | −6:29 | 16:28–18:14 | 🌔 84% |
| Fri 23 | 07:51 | 08:42 | 13:11 | 17:40 | 18:30 | 8h 58m | −6:29 | 16:24–18:11 | 🌔 91% |
| Sat 24 | 07:54 | 08:45 | 13:11 | 17:36 | 18:27 | 8h 51m | −6:29 | 16:20–18:08 | 🌔 96% |
| Sun 25 | 07:57 | 08:48 | 13:11 | 17:33 | 18:24 | 8h 45m | −6:29 | 16:16–18:05 | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 08:00 | 08:51 | 13:11 | 17:30 | 18:21 | 8h 38m | −6:29 | 16:11–18:02 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 08:03 | 08:54 | 13:11 | 17:26 | 18:18 | 8h 32m | −6:29 | 16:07–17:58 | 🌖 98% |
| Wed 28 | 08:05 | 08:57 | 13:11 | 17:23 | 18:15 | 8h 25m | −6:29 | 16:02–17:55 | 🌖 93% |
| Thu 29 | 08:08 | 09:01 | 13:11 | 17:20 | 18:12 | 8h 19m | −6:29 | 15:58–17:52 | 🌖 87% |
| Fri 30 | 08:11 | 09:04 | 13:11 | 17:16 | 18:09 | 8h 12m | −6:29 | 15:53–17:49 | 🌖 78% |
| Sat 31 | 08:14 | 09:07 | 13:11 | 17:13 | 18:06 | 8h 6m | −6:28 | 15:49–17:46 | 🌖 67% |
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 04:51 | 05:52 | 07:36 | 18:56 | 20:40 | 21:40 | 12h 42m | 22.5° | 264° W |
| Fri 2 | 04:54 | 05:55 | 07:39 | 18:53 | 20:36 | 21:36 | 12h 49m | 22.2° | 263° W |
| Sat 3 | 04:58 | 05:58 | 07:42 | 18:49 | 20:32 | 21:32 | 12h 55m | 21.8° | 262° W |
| Sun 4 | 05:01 | 06:01 | 07:45 | 18:46 | 20:29 | 21:28 | 13h 1m | 21.4° | 261° W |
| Mon 5 | 05:05 | 06:04 | 07:47 | 18:42 | 20:25 | 21:24 | 13h 8m | 21.0° | 260° W |
| Tue 6 | 05:08 | 06:07 | 07:50 | 18:39 | 20:21 | 21:20 | 13h 14m | 20.6° | 259° W |
| Wed 7 | 05:11 | 06:10 | 07:53 | 18:35 | 20:18 | 21:16 | 13h 21m | 20.2° | 259° WSW |
| Thu 8 | 05:15 | 06:13 | 07:56 | 18:32 | 20:14 | 21:12 | 13h 27m | 19.8° | 258° WSW |
| Fri 9 | 05:18 | 06:16 | 07:59 | 18:28 | 20:11 | 21:08 | 13h 34m | 19.5° | 257° WSW |
| Sat 10 | 05:21 | 06:19 | 08:02 | 18:25 | 20:07 | 21:05 | 13h 40m | 19.1° | 256° WSW |
| Sun 11 | 05:24 | 06:22 | 08:05 | 18:21 | 20:04 | 21:01 | 13h 47m | 18.7° | 255° WSW |
| Mon 12 | 05:28 | 06:25 | 08:08 | 18:18 | 20:01 | 20:57 | 13h 53m | 18.3° | 254° WSW |
| Tue 13 | 05:31 | 06:27 | 08:11 | 18:14 | 19:57 | 20:54 | 14h 0m | 18.0° | 253° WSW |
| Wed 14 | 05:34 | 06:30 | 08:14 | 18:11 | 19:54 | 20:50 | 14h 6m | 17.6° | 252° WSW |
| Thu 15 | 05:37 | 06:33 | 08:17 | 18:07 | 19:51 | 20:47 | 14h 13m | 17.2° | 251° WSW |
| Fri 16 | 05:40 | 06:36 | 08:20 | 18:04 | 19:48 | 20:43 | 14h 19m | 16.9° | 251° WSW |
| Sat 17 | 05:43 | 06:39 | 08:23 | 18:00 | 19:44 | 20:40 | 14h 26m | 16.5° | 250° WSW |
| Sun 18 | 05:46 | 06:42 | 08:26 | 17:57 | 19:41 | 20:37 | 14h 32m | 16.1° | 249° WSW |
| Mon 19 | 05:49 | 06:44 | 08:29 | 17:53 | 19:38 | 20:34 | 14h 39m | 15.8° | 248° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 05:52 | 06:47 | 08:32 | 17:50 | 19:35 | 20:30 | 14h 45m | 15.4° | 247° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 05:54 | 06:50 | 08:36 | 17:47 | 19:32 | 20:27 | 14h 52m | 15.0° | 246° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 05:57 | 06:53 | 08:39 | 17:43 | 19:29 | 20:24 | 14h 58m | 14.7° | 245° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 06:00 | 06:56 | 08:42 | 17:40 | 19:26 | 20:21 | 15h 5m | 14.3° | 245° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 06:03 | 06:58 | 08:45 | 17:36 | 19:23 | 20:18 | 15h 11m | 14.0° | 244° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 06:06 | 07:01 | 08:48 | 17:33 | 19:20 | 20:15 | 15h 18m | 13.6° | 243° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 06:08 | 07:04 | 08:51 | 17:30 | 19:17 | 20:12 | 15h 24m | 13.3° | 242° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 06:11 | 07:06 | 08:54 | 17:26 | 19:14 | 20:09 | 15h 31m | 13.0° | 241° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 06:14 | 07:09 | 08:57 | 17:23 | 19:11 | 20:06 | 15h 37m | 12.6° | 240° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 06:17 | 07:12 | 09:01 | 17:20 | 19:08 | 20:03 | 15h 44m | 12.3° | 239° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 06:19 | 07:14 | 09:04 | 17:16 | 19:06 | 20:01 | 15h 50m | 12.0° | 238° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 06:22 | 07:17 | 09:07 | 17:13 | 19:03 | 19:58 | 15h 56m | 11.6° | 238° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 08:17 | 09:10 | 13:11 | 17:10 | 18:03 | 7h 59m | −6:28 | 15:44–17:43 | 🌗 56% |
| Mon 2 | 08:20 | 09:13 | 13:11 | 17:07 | 18:00 | 7h 53m | −6:27 | 15:40–17:40 | 🌘 44% |
| Tue 3 | 08:22 | 09:17 | 13:11 | 17:04 | 17:58 | 7h 46m | −6:27 | 15:35–17:37 | 🌘 33% |
| Wed 4 | 08:25 | 09:20 | 13:11 | 17:00 | 17:55 | 7h 40m | −6:26 | 15:30–17:34 | 🌘 23% |
| Thu 5 | 08:28 | 09:23 | 13:11 | 16:57 | 17:52 | 7h 34m | −6:25 | 15:25–17:32 | 🌘 14% |
| Fri 6 | 08:31 | 09:26 | 13:11 | 16:54 | 17:49 | 7h 27m | −6:24 | 15:20–17:29 | 🌘 8% |
| Sat 7 | 08:34 | 09:30 | 13:11 | 16:51 | 17:47 | 7h 21m | −6:23 | 15:15–17:26 | 🌘 3% |
| Sun 8 | 08:37 | 09:33 | 13:11 | 16:48 | 17:44 | 7h 14m | −6:22 | 15:10–17:23 | 🌘 1% |
| Mon 9 | 08:39 | 09:36 | 13:11 | 16:45 | 17:41 | 7h 8m | −6:21 | 15:04–17:20 | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 08:42 | 09:39 | 13:11 | 16:42 | 17:39 | 7h 2m | −6:20 | 14:59–17:18 | 🌒 2% |
| Wed 11 | 08:45 | 09:43 | 13:11 | 16:39 | 17:36 | 6h 55m | −6:18 | 14:53–17:15 | 🌒 5% |
| Thu 12 | 08:48 | 09:46 | 13:11 | 16:36 | 17:34 | 6h 49m | −6:16 | 14:47–17:12 | 🌒 10% |
| Fri 13 | 08:50 | 09:49 | 13:11 | 16:33 | 17:31 | 6h 43m | −6:14 | 14:41–17:10 | 🌒 16% |
| Sat 14 | 08:53 | 09:52 | 13:11 | 16:30 | 17:29 | 6h 37m | −6:12 | 14:34–17:07 | 🌒 23% |
| Sun 15 | 08:56 | 09:56 | 13:12 | 16:27 | 17:27 | 6h 31m | −6:10 | 14:27–17:05 | 🌒 32% |
| Mon 16 | 08:58 | 09:59 | 13:12 | 16:24 | 17:24 | 6h 24m | −6:07 | 14:20–17:02 | 🌒 41% |
| Tue 17 | 09:01 | 10:02 | 13:12 | 16:21 | 17:22 | 6h 18m | −6:04 | 14:11–17:00 | 🌓 51% |
| Wed 18 | 09:04 | 10:05 | 13:12 | 16:18 | 17:20 | 6h 12m | −6:01 | 14:02–16:58 | 🌔 61% |
| Thu 19 | 09:06 | 10:09 | 13:12 | 16:15 | 17:18 | 6h 6m | −5:58 | 13:50–16:55 | 🌔 70% |
| Fri 20 | 09:09 | 10:12 | 13:13 | 16:13 | 17:16 | 6h 0m | −5:54 | 13:34–16:53 | 🌔 80% |
| Sat 21 | 09:11 | 10:15 | 13:13 | 16:10 | 17:14 | 5h 55m | −5:51 | 09:34–16:51 | 🌔 87% |
| Sun 22 | 09:14 | 10:18 | 13:13 | 16:08 | 17:12 | 5h 49m | −5:46 | 09:37–16:49 | 🌔 94% |
| Mon 23 | 09:16 | 10:21 | 13:13 | 16:05 | 17:10 | 5h 43m | −5:42 | 09:40–16:47 | 🌔 98% |
| Tue 24 | 09:19 | 10:24 | 13:14 | 16:02 | 17:08 | 5h 37m | −5:37 | 09:42–16:45 | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | 09:21 | 10:28 | 13:14 | 16:00 | 17:06 | 5h 32m | −5:32 | 09:45–16:43 | 🌖 99% |
| Thu 26 | 09:23 | 10:31 | 13:14 | 15:58 | 17:05 | 5h 27m | −5:26 | 09:47–16:41 | 🌖 95% |
| Fri 27 | 09:26 | 10:34 | 13:15 | 15:55 | 17:03 | 5h 21m | −5:20 | 09:50–16:39 | 🌖 89% |
| Sat 28 | 09:28 | 10:37 | 13:15 | 15:53 | 17:01 | 5h 16m | −5:13 | 09:52–16:37 | 🌖 81% |
| Sun 29 | 09:30 | 10:39 | 13:15 | 15:51 | 17:00 | 5h 11m | −5:06 | 09:55–16:35 | 🌖 71% |
| Mon 30 | 09:32 | 10:42 | 13:16 | 15:49 | 16:59 | 5h 6m | −4:58 | 09:57–16:34 | 🌖 60% |
Longest and shortest day in Reykjavík
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 21h 8m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 4h 7m.
Between them the day length swings by 17h 0m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 15:28 on 18 December; the latest is 00:03 on 22 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 02:55 on 20 June to 11:23 on 25 December.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 29m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Reykjavík different
On standard time the sun peaks at 13:14, 75 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 48 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 24 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 64.1°N buys you.
The shallow approach angle at 64.1° stretches this evening's golden hour to 97 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it SSW, June swings it 132° round to NNW. Tonight, WSW.
Across October the sunset moves 103 minutes earlier, averaging about 3 minutes a day.
Planning a sunset photo in Reykjavík
Arrive by 17:02. Golden hour opens at 17:17 and the sun is down by 18:25, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-southwest — the sun goes down at 256° 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 18:54 and runs to 19:12, the end of civil twilight and 47m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Reykjavík today?
The sun sets in Reykjavík at 18:25 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Reykjavík?
It takes 47m. Civil twilight ends at 19:12 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Reykjavík?
Evening golden hour runs 17:17 to 18:54 today, lasting 1h 37m.