Sunset and sunrise times in Alta, Norway
In Alta, Norway the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 17:07 and rises at 07:18. Daylight lasts 9h 49m; evening golden hour runs from 15:36 to 17:45.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 06:16
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Last light
- 18:09
- Day length
- 9h 49m
17h 5m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 15:36 – 17:45
- Blue hour
- 17:45 – 18:09
- Max sun altitude
- 13.3°
- Moon
- 🌑 New moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 07:24 / 16:16
The sun sets at 252° — 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 07:22 Sunset 17:03 Golden hour 15:30 – 17:41 Day length 9h 40m 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, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 05:41 | 06:41 | 12:16 | 17:49 | 18:49 | 11h 7m | −8:34 | 16:25–18:26 | 🌖 75% |
| Fri 2 | 05:45 | 06:45 | 12:16 | 17:44 | 18:45 | 10h 58m | −8:35 | 16:20–18:21 | 🌖 64% |
| Sat 3 | 05:49 | 06:49 | 12:15 | 17:40 | 18:40 | 10h 50m | −8:36 | 16:15–18:17 | 🌗 53% |
| Sun 4 | 05:53 | 06:53 | 12:15 | 17:35 | 18:35 | 10h 41m | −8:37 | 16:09–18:12 | 🌘 41% |
| Mon 5 | 05:57 | 06:57 | 12:15 | 17:30 | 18:31 | 10h 32m | −8:38 | 16:04–18:08 | 🌘 30% |
| Tue 6 | 06:00 | 07:01 | 12:15 | 17:26 | 18:26 | 10h 24m | −8:39 | 15:59–18:03 | 🌘 20% |
| Wed 7 | 06:04 | 07:06 | 12:14 | 17:21 | 18:22 | 10h 15m | −8:40 | 15:53–17:59 | 🌘 11% |
| Thu 8 | 06:08 | 07:10 | 12:14 | 17:17 | 18:18 | 10h 6m | −8:41 | 15:48–17:54 | 🌘 5% |
| Fri 9 | 06:12 | 07:14 | 12:14 | 17:12 | 18:13 | 9h 58m | −8:43 | 15:42–17:50 | 🌘 2% |
| Sat 10 | 06:16 | 07:18 | 12:13 | 17:07 | 18:09 | 9h 49m | −8:44 | 15:36–17:45 | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 06:20 | 07:22 | 12:13 | 17:03 | 18:04 | 9h 40m | −8:46 | 15:30–17:41 | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 06:24 | 07:26 | 12:13 | 16:58 | 18:00 | 9h 31m | −8:48 | 15:25–17:36 | 🌒 4% |
| Tue 13 | 06:28 | 07:30 | 12:13 | 16:53 | 17:56 | 9h 23m | −8:49 | 15:19–17:32 | 🌒 8% |
| Wed 14 | 06:32 | 07:34 | 12:12 | 16:49 | 17:51 | 9h 14m | −8:51 | 15:12–17:28 | 🌒 14% |
| Thu 15 | 06:36 | 07:39 | 12:12 | 16:44 | 17:47 | 9h 5m | −8:54 | 15:06–17:23 | 🌒 22% |
| Fri 16 | 06:39 | 07:43 | 12:12 | 16:39 | 17:43 | 8h 56m | −8:56 | 15:00–17:19 | 🌒 30% |
| Sat 17 | 06:43 | 07:47 | 12:12 | 16:35 | 17:38 | 8h 47m | −8:58 | 14:53–17:14 | 🌒 39% |
| Sun 18 | 06:47 | 07:51 | 12:12 | 16:30 | 17:34 | 8h 38m | −9:01 | 14:46–17:10 | 🌓 48% |
| Mon 19 | 06:51 | 07:56 | 12:11 | 16:25 | 17:30 | 8h 29m | −9:03 | 14:40–17:06 | 🌔 57% |
| Tue 20 | 06:55 | 08:00 | 12:11 | 16:21 | 17:26 | 8h 20m | −9:06 | 14:32–17:01 | 🌔 67% |
| Wed 21 | 06:59 | 08:05 | 12:11 | 16:16 | 17:21 | 8h 11m | −9:09 | 14:25–16:57 | 🌔 76% |
| Thu 22 | 07:03 | 08:09 | 12:11 | 16:11 | 17:17 | 8h 1m | −9:12 | 14:17–16:52 | 🌔 84% |
| Fri 23 | 07:07 | 08:14 | 12:11 | 16:06 | 17:13 | 7h 52m | −9:15 | 14:09–16:48 | 🌔 91% |
| Sat 24 | 07:11 | 08:18 | 12:11 | 16:02 | 17:09 | 7h 43m | −9:19 | 14:00–16:44 | 🌔 96% |
| Sun 25 | 06:15 | 07:23 | 11:10 | 14:57 | 16:05 | 7h 34m | −9:23 | 12:51–15:40 | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 06:18 | 07:27 | 11:10 | 14:52 | 16:01 | 7h 24m | −9:27 | 12:41–15:35 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 06:22 | 07:32 | 11:10 | 14:47 | 15:57 | 7h 15m | −9:31 | 12:30–15:31 | 🌖 98% |
| Wed 28 | 06:26 | 07:37 | 11:10 | 14:42 | 15:52 | 7h 5m | −9:35 | 12:18–15:27 | 🌖 94% |
| Thu 29 | 06:30 | 07:41 | 11:10 | 14:37 | 15:48 | 6h 55m | −9:40 | 12:02–15:22 | 🌖 87% |
| Fri 30 | 06:34 | 07:46 | 11:10 | 14:32 | 15:44 | 6h 46m | −9:45 | 11:41–15:18 | 🌖 78% |
| Sat 31 | 06:38 | 07:51 | 11:10 | 14:27 | 15:40 | 6h 36m | −9:50 | 07:05–15:14 | 🌖 68% |
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 | 03:00 | 04:27 | 06:41 | 17:49 | 20:02 | 21:27 | 12h 56m | 16.8° | 262° W |
| Fri 2 | 03:06 | 04:32 | 06:45 | 17:44 | 19:57 | 21:21 | 13h 5m | 16.4° | 261° W |
| Sat 3 | 03:12 | 04:36 | 06:49 | 17:40 | 19:52 | 21:14 | 13h 13m | 16.0° | 260° W |
| Sun 4 | 03:18 | 04:40 | 06:53 | 17:35 | 19:47 | 21:08 | 13h 22m | 15.6° | 259° W |
| Mon 5 | 03:23 | 04:45 | 06:57 | 17:30 | 19:42 | 21:02 | 13h 31m | 15.2° | 258° WSW |
| Tue 6 | 03:29 | 04:49 | 07:01 | 17:26 | 19:38 | 20:57 | 13h 39m | 14.8° | 257° WSW |
| Wed 7 | 03:34 | 04:53 | 07:06 | 17:21 | 19:33 | 20:51 | 13h 48m | 14.4° | 256° WSW |
| Thu 8 | 03:39 | 04:57 | 07:10 | 17:17 | 19:28 | 20:45 | 13h 57m | 14.1° | 254° WSW |
| Fri 9 | 03:44 | 05:01 | 07:14 | 17:12 | 19:24 | 20:40 | 14h 5m | 13.7° | 253° WSW |
| Sat 10 | 03:49 | 05:05 | 07:18 | 17:07 | 19:19 | 20:35 | 14h 14m | 13.3° | 252° WSW |
| Sun 11 | 03:53 | 05:09 | 07:22 | 17:03 | 19:15 | 20:30 | 14h 23m | 12.9° | 251° WSW |
| Mon 12 | 03:58 | 05:13 | 07:26 | 16:58 | 19:10 | 20:25 | 14h 32m | 12.6° | 250° WSW |
| Tue 13 | 04:02 | 05:17 | 07:30 | 16:53 | 19:06 | 20:20 | 14h 41m | 12.2° | 249° WSW |
| Wed 14 | 04:07 | 05:21 | 07:34 | 16:49 | 19:01 | 20:15 | 14h 49m | 11.8° | 248° WSW |
| Thu 15 | 04:11 | 05:25 | 07:39 | 16:44 | 18:57 | 20:10 | 14h 58m | 11.4° | 246° WSW |
| Fri 16 | 04:16 | 05:29 | 07:43 | 16:39 | 18:53 | 20:05 | 15h 7m | 11.1° | 245° WSW |
| Sat 17 | 04:20 | 05:33 | 07:47 | 16:35 | 18:49 | 20:01 | 15h 16m | 10.7° | 244° WSW |
| Sun 18 | 04:24 | 05:37 | 07:51 | 16:30 | 18:44 | 19:56 | 15h 25m | 10.3° | 243° WSW |
| Mon 19 | 04:28 | 05:40 | 07:56 | 16:25 | 18:40 | 19:52 | 15h 34m | 10.0° | 242° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 04:32 | 05:44 | 08:00 | 16:21 | 18:36 | 19:47 | 15h 44m | 9.6° | 241° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 04:36 | 05:48 | 08:05 | 16:16 | 18:32 | 19:43 | 15h 53m | 9.3° | 239° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 04:40 | 05:52 | 08:09 | 16:11 | 18:28 | 19:39 | 16h 2m | 8.9° | 238° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 04:44 | 05:55 | 08:14 | 16:06 | 18:24 | 19:35 | 16h 11m | 8.6° | 237° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 04:48 | 05:59 | 08:18 | 16:02 | 18:20 | 19:31 | 16h 21m | 8.2° | 236° SW |
| Sun 25 | 03:52 | 05:03 | 07:23 | 14:57 | 17:16 | 18:27 | 16h 30m | 7.9° | 235° SW |
| Mon 26 | 03:56 | 05:06 | 07:27 | 14:52 | 17:12 | 18:23 | 16h 40m | 7.5° | 233° SW |
| Tue 27 | 03:59 | 05:10 | 07:32 | 14:47 | 17:09 | 18:19 | 16h 49m | 7.2° | 232° SW |
| Wed 28 | 04:03 | 05:14 | 07:37 | 14:42 | 17:05 | 18:15 | 16h 59m | 6.8° | 231° SW |
| Thu 29 | 04:07 | 05:17 | 07:41 | 14:37 | 17:01 | 18:11 | 17h 8m | 6.5° | 230° SW |
| Fri 30 | 04:10 | 05:21 | 07:46 | 14:32 | 16:57 | 18:08 | 17h 18m | 6.2° | 229° SW |
| Sat 31 | 04:14 | 05:24 | 07:51 | 14:27 | 16:54 | 18:04 | 17h 28m | 5.9° | 227° SW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 06:42 | 07:56 | 11:10 | 14:22 | 15:36 | 6h 26m | −9:56 | 07:09–15:10 | 🌖 56% |
| Mon 2 | 06:46 | 08:01 | 11:10 | 14:17 | 15:32 | 6h 16m | −10:02 | 07:13–15:05 | 🌗 44% |
| Tue 3 | 06:50 | 08:06 | 11:10 | 14:12 | 15:29 | 6h 6m | −10:08 | 07:17–15:01 | 🌘 33% |
| Wed 4 | 06:54 | 08:11 | 11:10 | 14:07 | 15:25 | 5h 55m | −10:15 | 07:22–14:57 | 🌘 23% |
| Thu 5 | 06:58 | 08:17 | 11:10 | 14:02 | 15:21 | 5h 45m | −10:22 | 07:26–14:53 | 🌘 15% |
| Fri 6 | 07:02 | 08:22 | 11:10 | 13:57 | 15:17 | 5h 35m | −10:30 | 07:30–14:48 | 🌘 8% |
| Sat 7 | 07:06 | 08:27 | 11:10 | 13:52 | 15:13 | 5h 24m | −10:39 | 07:35–14:44 | 🌘 3% |
| Sun 8 | 07:10 | 08:33 | 11:10 | 13:46 | 15:09 | 5h 13m | −10:49 | 07:39–14:40 | 🌘 1% |
| Mon 9 | 07:14 | 08:38 | 11:10 | 13:41 | 15:05 | 5h 2m | −10:59 | 07:43–14:36 | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 07:18 | 08:44 | 11:10 | 13:35 | 15:02 | 4h 51m | −11:11 | 07:48–14:32 | 🌒 2% |
| Wed 11 | 07:22 | 08:50 | 11:10 | 13:30 | 14:58 | 4h 40m | −11:23 | 07:52–14:28 | 🌒 5% |
| Thu 12 | 07:25 | 08:56 | 11:11 | 13:24 | 14:54 | 4h 28m | −11:38 | 07:56–14:23 | 🌒 10% |
| Fri 13 | 07:29 | 09:02 | 11:11 | 13:18 | 14:51 | 4h 16m | −11:54 | 08:01–14:19 | 🌒 16% |
| Sat 14 | 07:33 | 09:08 | 11:11 | 13:12 | 14:47 | 4h 4m | −12:12 | 08:05–14:15 | 🌒 23% |
| Sun 15 | 07:37 | 09:15 | 11:11 | 13:06 | 14:44 | 3h 51m | −12:33 | 08:10–14:11 | 🌒 32% |
| Mon 16 | 07:41 | 09:21 | 11:11 | 13:00 | 14:40 | 3h 38m | −12:57 | 08:14–14:07 | 🌒 41% |
| Tue 17 | 07:45 | 09:28 | 11:11 | 12:54 | 14:37 | 3h 25m | −13:26 | 08:19–14:03 | 🌓 50% |
| Wed 18 | 07:49 | 09:35 | 11:12 | 12:47 | 14:33 | 3h 11m | −14:00 | 08:23–13:59 | 🌔 60% |
| Thu 19 | 07:53 | 09:43 | 11:12 | 12:40 | 14:30 | 2h 56m | −14:43 | 08:28–13:55 | 🌔 70% |
| Fri 20 | 07:57 | 09:51 | 11:12 | 12:32 | 14:26 | 2h 41m | −15:36 | 08:32–13:51 | 🌔 79% |
| Sat 21 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 11:12 | 12:24 | 14:23 | 2h 24m | −16:47 | 08:37–13:47 | 🌔 87% |
| Sun 22 | 08:04 | 10:09 | 11:13 | 12:15 | 14:20 | 2h 5m | −18:26 | 08:41–13:43 | 🌔 94% |
| Mon 23 | 08:08 | 10:20 | 11:13 | 12:05 | 14:17 | 1h 44m | −20:56 | 08:46–13:39 | 🌔 98% |
| Tue 24 | 08:12 | 10:33 | 11:13 | 11:52 | 14:14 | 1h 19m | −25:23 | 08:50–13:35 | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | 08:15 | 10:52 | 11:13 | 11:34 | 14:10 | 42m | −37:12 | 08:55–13:31 | 🌖 99% |
| Thu 26 | 08:19 | — | 11:14 | — | 14:07 | 0m | −42:18 | 08:59–13:27 | 🌖 96% |
| Fri 27 | 08:23 | — | 11:14 | — | 14:05 | 0m | +0:00 | 09:04–13:24 | 🌖 90% |
| Sat 28 | 08:26 | — | 11:14 | — | 14:02 | 0m | +0:00 | 09:08–13:20 | 🌖 82% |
| Sun 29 | 08:30 | — | 11:15 | — | 13:59 | 0m | +0:00 | 09:13–13:16 | 🌖 72% |
| Mon 30 | 08:33 | — | 11:15 | — | 13:56 | 0m | +0:00 | 09:17–13:12 | 🌖 61% |
Longest and shortest day in Alta
The longest day falls on 19 May 2026, 5 months ago, with 24h 0m of daylight.
The shortest is 1 January 2026, 9 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 46 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 11:13 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 12:13.
From sunset to full civil darkness is 61 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 70°N accounts for the 37-minute difference.
Photographers get 129 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 3.2× the 40 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 7 minutes earlier each day this month — 201 minutes from the first of October 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.
Planning a sunset photo in Alta
Arrive by 15:21. Golden hour opens at 15:36 and the sun is down by 17:07, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-southwest — the sun goes down at 252° 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 17:45 and runs to 18:09, the end of civil twilight and 1h 1m 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 17:07 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Alta?
It takes 1h 1m. Civil twilight ends at 18:09 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Alta?
Evening golden hour runs 15:36 to 17:45 today, lasting 2h 9m.