Sunset and sunrise times in Alta, Norway
In Alta, Norway the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 20:43 and rises at 04:11. Daylight lasts 16h 32m; evening golden hour runs from 19:15 to 21:32.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 02:42
- Sunrise
- 04:11
- Solar noon
- 12:29
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Last light
- 22:09
- Day length
- 16h 32m
22m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 19:15 – 21:32
- Blue hour
- 21:32 – 22:09
- Max sun altitude
- 30.7°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- — / —
The sun sets at 305° — face northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 04:15 Sunset 20:38 Golden hour 19:11 – 21:26 Day length 16h 23m vs today 9 minutes shorterWhere Alta is
- Coordinates
- 69.9689° N, 23.2717° E
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
- Current offset
- UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 65 m
- Population
- 15,094
Sunrise and sunset in Alta, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | — | 01:53 | 12:33 | 23:05 | — | 21h 11m | −17:58 | 20:50–04:17 | 🌖 93% |
| Sun 2 | — | 02:02 | 12:33 | 22:57 | — | 20h 55m | −16:33 | 20:46–04:20 | 🌖 86% |
| Mon 3 | — | 02:10 | 12:33 | 22:49 | — | 20h 39m | −15:29 | 20:43–04:24 | 🌖 78% |
| Tue 4 | — | 02:17 | 12:33 | 22:42 | — | 20h 24m | −14:38 | 20:39–04:27 | 🌖 68% |
| Wed 5 | — | 02:24 | 12:32 | 22:35 | — | 20h 11m | −13:58 | 20:35–04:31 | 🌖 57% |
| Thu 6 | — | 02:31 | 12:32 | 22:28 | — | 19h 57m | −13:24 | 20:31–04:35 | 🌗 46% |
| Fri 7 | — | 02:37 | 12:32 | 22:22 | — | 19h 44m | −12:55 | 20:27–04:38 | 🌘 34% |
| Sat 8 | — | 02:44 | 12:32 | 22:16 | — | 19h 32m | −12:31 | 20:24–04:42 | 🌘 23% |
| Sun 9 | — | 02:50 | 12:32 | 22:10 | — | 19h 20m | −12:10 | 20:20–23:45 | 🌘 14% |
| Mon 10 | — | 02:55 | 12:32 | 22:04 | — | 19h 8m | −11:51 | 20:16–23:30 | 🌘 7% |
| Tue 11 | — | 03:01 | 12:32 | 21:58 | — | 18h 56m | −11:35 | 20:12–23:18 | 🌘 2% |
| Wed 12 | — | 03:07 | 12:31 | 21:52 | — | 18h 45m | −11:20 | 20:08–23:07 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | — | 03:12 | 12:31 | 21:46 | — | 18h 34m | −11:07 | 20:04–22:57 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | — | 03:17 | 12:31 | 21:41 | — | 18h 23m | −10:55 | 20:00–22:49 | 🌒 4% |
| Sat 15 | — | 03:23 | 12:31 | 21:35 | — | 18h 12m | −10:44 | 19:56–22:40 | 🌒 9% |
| Sun 16 | 01:06 | 03:28 | 12:31 | 21:30 | 23:37 | 18h 1m | −10:34 | 19:52–22:32 | 🌒 16% |
| Mon 17 | 01:25 | 03:33 | 12:31 | 21:24 | 23:23 | 17h 51m | −10:25 | 19:48–22:25 | 🌒 24% |
| Tue 18 | 01:40 | 03:38 | 12:30 | 21:19 | 23:10 | 17h 41m | −10:16 | 19:44–22:17 | 🌒 34% |
| Wed 19 | 01:51 | 03:43 | 12:30 | 21:14 | 23:00 | 17h 31m | −10:09 | 19:40–22:10 | 🌒 43% |
| Thu 20 | 02:02 | 03:47 | 12:30 | 21:09 | 22:50 | 17h 21m | −10:01 | 19:36–22:03 | 🌓 53% |
| Fri 21 | 02:11 | 03:52 | 12:30 | 21:03 | 22:41 | 17h 11m | −9:55 | 19:32–21:57 | 🌔 62% |
| Sat 22 | 02:20 | 03:57 | 12:29 | 20:58 | 22:32 | 17h 1m | −9:49 | 19:28–21:50 | 🌔 71% |
| Sun 23 | 02:28 | 04:02 | 12:29 | 20:53 | 22:24 | 16h 51m | −9:43 | 19:23–21:44 | 🌔 79% |
| Mon 24 | 02:35 | 04:06 | 12:29 | 20:48 | 22:16 | 16h 42m | −9:38 | 19:19–21:38 | 🌔 86% |
| Tue 25 | 02:42 | 04:11 | 12:29 | 20:43 | 22:09 | 16h 32m | −9:33 | 19:15–21:32 | 🌔 92% |
| Wed 26 | 02:49 | 04:15 | 12:28 | 20:38 | 22:02 | 16h 23m | −9:28 | 19:11–21:26 | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 02:56 | 04:20 | 12:28 | 20:33 | 21:55 | 16h 13m | −9:23 | 19:07–21:20 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 03:02 | 04:24 | 12:28 | 20:28 | 21:48 | 16h 4m | −9:19 | 19:02–21:14 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 03:08 | 04:28 | 12:27 | 20:23 | 21:42 | 15h 55m | −9:15 | 18:58–21:09 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 03:14 | 04:33 | 12:27 | 20:19 | 21:35 | 15h 45m | −9:12 | 18:54–21:03 | 🌖 95% |
| Mon 31 | 03:20 | 04:37 | 12:27 | 20:14 | 21:29 | 15h 36m | −9:08 | 18:50–20:58 | 🌖 89% |
More columns for August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | — | — | 01:53 | 23:05 | — | — | 2h 56m | 38.0° | 339° NNW |
| Sun 2 | — | — | 02:02 | 22:57 | — | — | 3h 12m | 37.7° | 337° NNW |
| Mon 3 | — | — | 02:10 | 22:49 | — | — | 3h 27m | 37.5° | 335° NNW |
| Tue 4 | — | — | 02:17 | 22:42 | — | — | 3h 42m | 37.2° | 334° NNW |
| Wed 5 | — | — | 02:24 | 22:35 | — | — | 3h 55m | 36.9° | 332° NNW |
| Thu 6 | — | — | 02:31 | 22:28 | — | — | 4h 8m | 36.7° | 330° NNW |
| Fri 7 | — | — | 02:37 | 22:22 | — | — | 4h 21m | 36.4° | 329° NNW |
| Sat 8 | — | — | 02:44 | 22:16 | — | — | 4h 33m | 36.1° | 327° NNW |
| Sun 9 | — | — | 02:50 | 22:10 | — | — | 4h 45m | 35.8° | 326° NW |
| Mon 10 | — | — | 02:55 | 22:04 | — | — | 4h 57m | 35.5° | 324° NW |
| Tue 11 | — | — | 03:01 | 21:58 | — | — | 5h 8m | 35.2° | 323° NW |
| Wed 12 | — | — | 03:07 | 21:52 | — | — | 5h 20m | 34.9° | 322° NW |
| Thu 13 | — | — | 03:12 | 21:46 | — | — | 5h 31m | 34.6° | 320° NW |
| Fri 14 | — | — | 03:17 | 21:41 | — | — | 5h 42m | 34.3° | 319° NW |
| Sat 15 | — | — | 03:23 | 21:35 | — | — | 5h 52m | 34.0° | 318° NW |
| Sun 16 | — | — | 03:28 | 21:30 | — | — | 6h 3m | 33.7° | 316° NW |
| Mon 17 | — | — | 03:33 | 21:24 | — | — | 6h 13m | 33.4° | 315° NW |
| Tue 18 | — | — | 03:38 | 21:19 | — | — | 6h 23m | 33.0° | 314° NW |
| Wed 19 | — | — | 03:43 | 21:14 | — | — | 6h 33m | 32.7° | 313° NW |
| Thu 20 | — | — | 03:47 | 21:09 | — | — | 6h 43m | 32.4° | 311° NW |
| Fri 21 | — | — | 03:52 | 21:03 | — | — | 6h 53m | 32.1° | 310° NW |
| Sat 22 | — | — | 03:57 | 20:58 | — | — | 7h 3m | 31.7° | 309° NW |
| Sun 23 | — | — | 04:02 | 20:53 | — | — | 7h 12m | 31.4° | 308° NW |
| Mon 24 | — | — | 04:06 | 20:48 | — | — | 7h 22m | 31.0° | 306° NW |
| Tue 25 | — | — | 04:11 | 20:43 | — | — | 7h 32m | 30.7° | 305° NW |
| Wed 26 | — | — | 04:15 | 20:38 | — | — | 7h 41m | 30.4° | 304° NW |
| Thu 27 | — | — | 04:20 | 20:33 | — | — | 7h 50m | 30.0° | 303° WNW |
| Fri 28 | — | — | 04:24 | 20:28 | — | — | 8h 0m | 29.7° | 301° WNW |
| Sat 29 | — | — | 04:28 | 20:23 | — | — | 8h 9m | 29.3° | 300° WNW |
| Sun 30 | — | — | 04:33 | 20:19 | — | — | 8h 18m | 28.9° | 299° WNW |
| Mon 31 | — | — | 04:37 | 20:14 | — | — | 8h 27m | 28.6° | 298° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 03:26 | 04:41 | 12:26 | 20:09 | 21:23 | 15h 27m | −9:05 | 18:45–20:52 | 🌖 81% |
| Wed 2 | 03:31 | 04:45 | 12:26 | 20:04 | 21:17 | 15h 18m | −9:02 | 18:41–20:47 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 03:36 | 04:50 | 12:26 | 19:59 | 21:11 | 15h 9m | −8:59 | 18:37–20:42 | 🌖 61% |
| Fri 4 | 03:42 | 04:54 | 12:25 | 19:54 | 21:05 | 15h 0m | −8:57 | 18:32–20:36 | 🌗 49% |
| Sat 5 | 03:47 | 04:58 | 12:25 | 19:50 | 21:00 | 14h 51m | −8:54 | 18:28–20:31 | 🌘 37% |
| Sun 6 | 03:52 | 05:02 | 12:25 | 19:45 | 20:54 | 14h 42m | −8:52 | 18:23–20:26 | 🌘 26% |
| Mon 7 | 03:57 | 05:06 | 12:24 | 19:40 | 20:48 | 14h 34m | −8:50 | 18:19–20:21 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 04:02 | 05:10 | 12:24 | 19:35 | 20:43 | 14h 25m | −8:48 | 18:14–20:16 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 04:07 | 05:14 | 12:24 | 19:31 | 20:37 | 14h 16m | −8:46 | 18:10–20:11 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 04:11 | 05:18 | 12:23 | 19:26 | 20:32 | 14h 7m | −8:44 | 18:06–20:06 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 04:16 | 05:22 | 12:23 | 19:21 | 20:27 | 13h 59m | −8:43 | 18:01–20:01 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 04:21 | 05:26 | 12:23 | 19:17 | 20:22 | 13h 50m | −8:41 | 17:56–19:56 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 04:25 | 05:30 | 12:22 | 19:12 | 20:16 | 13h 41m | −8:40 | 17:52–19:51 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 04:30 | 05:34 | 12:22 | 19:07 | 20:11 | 13h 33m | −8:39 | 17:47–19:46 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 04:34 | 05:38 | 12:22 | 19:03 | 20:06 | 13h 24m | −8:38 | 17:43–19:41 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 04:39 | 05:42 | 12:21 | 18:58 | 20:01 | 13h 15m | −8:37 | 17:38–19:36 | 🌒 28% |
| Thu 17 | 04:43 | 05:46 | 12:21 | 18:53 | 19:56 | 13h 7m | −8:36 | 17:33–19:31 | 🌒 37% |
| Fri 18 | 04:47 | 05:50 | 12:21 | 18:49 | 19:51 | 12h 58m | −8:35 | 17:29–19:26 | 🌓 46% |
| Sat 19 | 04:52 | 05:54 | 12:20 | 18:44 | 19:46 | 12h 50m | −8:34 | 17:24–19:22 | 🌔 55% |
| Sun 20 | 04:56 | 05:58 | 12:20 | 18:40 | 19:41 | 12h 41m | −8:34 | 17:19–19:17 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 05:00 | 06:02 | 12:20 | 18:35 | 19:36 | 12h 32m | −8:33 | 17:15–19:12 | 🌔 73% |
| Tue 22 | 05:04 | 06:06 | 12:19 | 18:30 | 19:31 | 12h 24m | −8:33 | 17:10–19:07 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 05:08 | 06:10 | 12:19 | 18:26 | 19:27 | 12h 15m | −8:33 | 17:05–19:03 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 05:12 | 06:14 | 12:18 | 18:21 | 19:22 | 12h 7m | −8:33 | 17:00–18:58 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 05:17 | 06:18 | 12:18 | 18:16 | 19:17 | 11h 58m | −8:33 | 16:55–18:53 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 05:21 | 06:22 | 12:18 | 18:12 | 19:12 | 11h 50m | −8:33 | 16:50–18:49 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:25 | 06:26 | 12:17 | 18:07 | 19:08 | 11h 41m | −8:33 | 16:45–18:44 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:29 | 06:30 | 12:17 | 18:03 | 19:03 | 11h 33m | −8:33 | 16:40–18:40 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:33 | 06:33 | 12:17 | 17:58 | 18:58 | 11h 24m | −8:33 | 16:35–18:35 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 05:37 | 06:37 | 12:16 | 17:53 | 18:54 | 11h 15m | −8:34 | 16:30–18:30 | 🌖 84% |
Longest and shortest day in Alta
The longest day falls on 19 May 2026, 3 months ago, with 24h 0m of daylight.
The shortest is 1 January 2026, 8 months ago, with no sunrise at all.
Between them the day length swings by 24h 0m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 11:34 on 25 November; the latest is 23:46 on 28 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 00:53 on 16 May to 11:06 on 17 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 21m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Alta different
Clock noon and solar noon are 31 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 11:29 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 12:29.
From sunset to full civil darkness is 86 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 70°N accounts for the 62-minute difference.
Photographers get 137 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 3.3× the 41 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 24h 0m, one of the widest swings of any Norway city on the site.
Sunset drifts 6 minutes earlier each day this month — 171 minutes from the first of August to the last.
The clocks go back on 25 October 2026, so the sunset jumps from 16:02 to 14:57 overnight — the sun has not moved, the clock has.
There is no true astronomical night here right now: the sun bottoms out at -9.2° below the horizon around 00:29, and the sky keeps a faint glow until dawn.
Planning a sunset photo in Alta
Arrive by 19:00. Golden hour opens at 19:15 and the sun is down by 20:43, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face northwest — the sun goes down at 305° 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 21:32 and runs to 22:09, the end of civil twilight and 1h 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Alta today?
The sun sets in Alta at 20:43 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Alta?
It takes 1h 25m. Civil twilight ends at 22:09 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Alta?
Evening golden hour runs 19:15 to 21:32 today, lasting 2h 16m.