Sunset and sunrise times in Hammerfest, Norway
In Hammerfest, Norway the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 20:47 and rises at 04:03. Daylight lasts 16h 44m; evening golden hour runs from 19:16 to 21:39.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 02:27
- Sunrise
- 04:03
- Solar noon
- 12:27
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Last light
- 22:20
- Day length
- 16h 44m
27m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 19:16 – 21:39
- Blue hour
- 21:39 – 22:20
- Max sun altitude
- 30.0°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- — / —
The sun sets at 307° — 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 04:08 Sunset 20:42 Golden hour 19:11 – 21:33 Day length 16h 34m vs today 10 minutes shorterWhere Hammerfest is
- Coordinates
- 70.6631° N, 23.6809° E
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
- Current offset
- UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Population
- 11,448
Sunrise and sunset in Hammerfest, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | — | 01:22 | 12:31 | 23:29 | — | 22h 6m | −30:36 | 20:55–04:09 | 🌖 93% |
| Sun 2 | — | 01:35 | 12:31 | 23:17 | — | 21h 42m | −24:06 | 20:51–04:12 | 🌖 86% |
| Mon 3 | — | 01:46 | 12:31 | 23:08 | — | 21h 21m | −20:47 | 20:47–04:16 | 🌖 78% |
| Tue 4 | — | 01:55 | 12:31 | 22:59 | — | 21h 3m | −18:40 | 20:43–04:20 | 🌖 68% |
| Wed 5 | — | 02:04 | 12:31 | 22:50 | — | 20h 46m | −17:11 | 20:39–04:24 | 🌖 57% |
| Thu 6 | — | 02:12 | 12:31 | 22:42 | — | 20h 30m | −16:04 | 20:35–04:27 | 🌗 46% |
| Fri 7 | — | 02:20 | 12:31 | 22:35 | — | 20h 14m | −15:11 | 20:31–04:31 | 🌘 34% |
| Sat 8 | — | 02:27 | 12:30 | 22:28 | — | 20h 0m | −14:28 | 20:27–04:35 | 🌘 23% |
| Sun 9 | — | 02:34 | 12:30 | 22:21 | — | 19h 46m | −13:53 | 20:23–04:39 | 🌘 14% |
| Mon 10 | — | 02:41 | 12:30 | 22:14 | — | 19h 33m | −13:23 | 20:19–04:43 | 🌘 7% |
| Tue 11 | — | 02:47 | 12:30 | 22:08 | — | 19h 20m | −12:57 | 20:15–23:49 | 🌘 2% |
| Wed 12 | — | 02:54 | 12:30 | 22:01 | — | 19h 7m | −12:35 | 20:11–23:32 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | — | 03:00 | 12:30 | 21:55 | — | 18h 55m | −12:15 | 20:07–23:18 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | — | 03:05 | 12:29 | 21:49 | — | 18h 43m | −11:58 | 20:02–23:07 | 🌒 4% |
| Sat 15 | — | 03:11 | 12:29 | 21:43 | — | 18h 31m | −11:42 | 19:58–22:56 | 🌒 9% |
| Sun 16 | — | 03:17 | 12:29 | 21:37 | — | 18h 20m | −11:28 | 19:54–22:47 | 🌒 16% |
| Mon 17 | — | 03:22 | 12:29 | 21:31 | — | 18h 8m | −11:16 | 19:50–22:38 | 🌒 24% |
| Tue 18 | 01:00 | 03:28 | 12:29 | 21:26 | 23:37 | 17h 57m | −11:04 | 19:46–22:29 | 🌒 34% |
| Wed 19 | 01:22 | 03:33 | 12:28 | 21:20 | 23:21 | 17h 46m | −10:54 | 19:41–22:21 | 🌒 43% |
| Thu 20 | 01:37 | 03:38 | 12:28 | 21:14 | 23:08 | 17h 36m | −10:44 | 19:37–22:14 | 🌓 53% |
| Fri 21 | 01:49 | 03:43 | 12:28 | 21:09 | 22:57 | 17h 25m | −10:35 | 19:33–22:07 | 🌔 62% |
| Sat 22 | 02:00 | 03:48 | 12:28 | 21:03 | 22:47 | 17h 15m | −10:27 | 19:29–21:59 | 🌔 71% |
| Sun 23 | 02:10 | 03:53 | 12:27 | 20:58 | 22:37 | 17h 4m | −10:20 | 19:24–21:53 | 🌔 79% |
| Mon 24 | 02:19 | 03:58 | 12:27 | 20:53 | 22:28 | 16h 54m | −10:13 | 19:20–21:46 | 🌔 86% |
| Tue 25 | 02:27 | 04:03 | 12:27 | 20:47 | 22:20 | 16h 44m | −10:06 | 19:16–21:39 | 🌔 92% |
| Wed 26 | 02:35 | 04:08 | 12:27 | 20:42 | 22:12 | 16h 34m | −10:00 | 19:11–21:33 | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 02:42 | 04:12 | 12:26 | 20:37 | 22:04 | 16h 24m | −9:55 | 19:07–21:27 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 02:49 | 04:17 | 12:26 | 20:32 | 21:57 | 16h 14m | −9:50 | 19:02–21:21 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 02:56 | 04:22 | 12:26 | 20:27 | 21:50 | 16h 5m | −9:45 | 18:58–21:15 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 03:03 | 04:26 | 12:25 | 20:22 | 21:43 | 15h 55m | −9:40 | 18:54–21:09 | 🌖 95% |
| Mon 31 | 03:09 | 04:31 | 12:25 | 20:16 | 21:36 | 15h 45m | −9:36 | 18:49–21:03 | 🌖 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 | — | — | 01:22 | 23:29 | — | — | 2h 6m | 37.3° | 345° NNW |
| Sun 2 | — | — | 01:35 | 23:17 | — | — | 2h 28m | 37.0° | 342° NNW |
| Mon 3 | — | — | 01:46 | 23:08 | — | — | 2h 47m | 36.8° | 340° NNW |
| Tue 4 | — | — | 01:55 | 22:59 | — | — | 3h 5m | 36.5° | 338° NNW |
| Wed 5 | — | — | 02:04 | 22:50 | — | — | 3h 22m | 36.2° | 336° NNW |
| Thu 6 | — | — | 02:12 | 22:42 | — | — | 3h 37m | 36.0° | 334° NNW |
| Fri 7 | — | — | 02:20 | 22:35 | — | — | 3h 52m | 35.7° | 332° NNW |
| Sat 8 | — | — | 02:27 | 22:28 | — | — | 4h 6m | 35.4° | 331° NNW |
| Sun 9 | — | — | 02:34 | 22:21 | — | — | 4h 20m | 35.1° | 329° NNW |
| Mon 10 | — | — | 02:41 | 22:14 | — | — | 4h 33m | 34.8° | 327° NNW |
| Tue 11 | — | — | 02:47 | 22:08 | — | — | 4h 46m | 34.5° | 326° NW |
| Wed 12 | — | — | 02:54 | 22:01 | — | — | 4h 58m | 34.2° | 324° NW |
| Thu 13 | — | — | 03:00 | 21:55 | — | — | 5h 10m | 33.9° | 323° NW |
| Fri 14 | — | — | 03:05 | 21:49 | — | — | 5h 22m | 33.6° | 321° NW |
| Sat 15 | — | — | 03:11 | 21:43 | — | — | 5h 33m | 33.3° | 320° NW |
| Sun 16 | — | — | 03:17 | 21:37 | — | — | 5h 45m | 33.0° | 318° NW |
| Mon 17 | — | — | 03:22 | 21:31 | — | — | 5h 56m | 32.7° | 317° NW |
| Tue 18 | — | — | 03:28 | 21:26 | — | — | 6h 7m | 32.4° | 316° NW |
| Wed 19 | — | — | 03:33 | 21:20 | — | — | 6h 18m | 32.0° | 314° NW |
| Thu 20 | — | — | 03:38 | 21:14 | — | — | 6h 28m | 31.7° | 313° NW |
| Fri 21 | — | — | 03:43 | 21:09 | — | — | 6h 39m | 31.4° | 312° NW |
| Sat 22 | — | — | 03:48 | 21:03 | — | — | 6h 49m | 31.0° | 310° NW |
| Sun 23 | — | — | 03:53 | 20:58 | — | — | 7h 0m | 30.7° | 309° NW |
| Mon 24 | — | — | 03:58 | 20:53 | — | — | 7h 10m | 30.4° | 308° NW |
| Tue 25 | — | — | 04:03 | 20:47 | — | — | 7h 20m | 30.0° | 307° NW |
| Wed 26 | — | — | 04:08 | 20:42 | — | — | 7h 30m | 29.7° | 305° NW |
| Thu 27 | — | — | 04:12 | 20:37 | — | — | 7h 40m | 29.3° | 304° NW |
| Fri 28 | — | — | 04:17 | 20:32 | — | — | 7h 49m | 29.0° | 303° WNW |
| Sat 29 | — | — | 04:22 | 20:27 | — | — | 7h 59m | 28.6° | 301° WNW |
| Sun 30 | — | — | 04:26 | 20:22 | — | — | 8h 9m | 28.2° | 300° WNW |
| Mon 31 | — | — | 04:31 | 20:16 | — | — | 8h 18m | 27.9° | 299° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 03:15 | 04:35 | 12:25 | 20:11 | 21:30 | 15h 36m | −9:32 | 18:45–20:57 | 🌖 81% |
| Wed 2 | 03:21 | 04:40 | 12:25 | 20:06 | 21:23 | 15h 26m | −9:28 | 18:40–20:51 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 03:27 | 04:44 | 12:24 | 20:01 | 21:17 | 15h 17m | −9:25 | 18:36–20:46 | 🌖 61% |
| Fri 4 | 03:33 | 04:48 | 12:24 | 19:56 | 21:11 | 15h 8m | −9:22 | 18:31–20:40 | 🌗 49% |
| Sat 5 | 03:38 | 04:53 | 12:24 | 19:51 | 21:05 | 14h 58m | −9:19 | 18:27–20:35 | 🌘 37% |
| Sun 6 | 03:44 | 04:57 | 12:23 | 19:46 | 20:59 | 14h 49m | −9:16 | 18:22–20:29 | 🌘 26% |
| Mon 7 | 03:49 | 05:01 | 12:23 | 19:42 | 20:53 | 14h 40m | −9:13 | 18:17–20:24 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 03:54 | 05:06 | 12:23 | 19:37 | 20:47 | 14h 31m | −9:11 | 18:13–20:19 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 03:59 | 05:10 | 12:22 | 19:32 | 20:41 | 14h 21m | −9:09 | 18:08–20:13 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 04:04 | 05:14 | 12:22 | 19:27 | 20:36 | 14h 12m | −9:07 | 18:04–20:08 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 04:09 | 05:18 | 12:21 | 19:22 | 20:30 | 14h 3m | −9:05 | 17:59–20:03 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 04:14 | 05:22 | 12:21 | 19:17 | 20:25 | 13h 54m | −9:03 | 17:54–19:58 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 04:19 | 05:27 | 12:21 | 19:12 | 20:19 | 13h 45m | −9:01 | 17:49–19:52 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 04:24 | 05:31 | 12:20 | 19:07 | 20:14 | 13h 36m | −9:00 | 17:45–19:47 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 04:28 | 05:35 | 12:20 | 19:03 | 20:09 | 13h 27m | −8:59 | 17:40–19:42 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 04:33 | 05:39 | 12:20 | 18:58 | 20:03 | 13h 18m | −8:57 | 17:35–19:37 | 🌒 28% |
| Thu 17 | 04:38 | 05:43 | 12:19 | 18:53 | 19:58 | 13h 9m | −8:56 | 17:30–19:32 | 🌒 37% |
| Fri 18 | 04:42 | 05:47 | 12:19 | 18:48 | 19:53 | 13h 0m | −8:55 | 17:25–19:27 | 🌓 46% |
| Sat 19 | 04:47 | 05:51 | 12:19 | 18:43 | 19:48 | 12h 51m | −8:55 | 17:21–19:22 | 🌔 55% |
| Sun 20 | 04:51 | 05:56 | 12:18 | 18:39 | 19:43 | 12h 43m | −8:54 | 17:16–19:17 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 04:55 | 06:00 | 12:18 | 18:34 | 19:37 | 12h 34m | −8:53 | 17:11–19:12 | 🌔 73% |
| Tue 22 | 05:00 | 06:04 | 12:18 | 18:29 | 19:32 | 12h 25m | −8:53 | 17:06–19:08 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 05:04 | 06:08 | 12:17 | 18:24 | 19:27 | 12h 16m | −8:53 | 17:01–19:03 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 05:08 | 06:12 | 12:17 | 18:19 | 19:22 | 12h 7m | −8:53 | 16:56–18:58 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 05:13 | 06:16 | 12:16 | 18:15 | 19:18 | 11h 58m | −8:53 | 16:51–18:53 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 05:17 | 06:20 | 12:16 | 18:10 | 19:13 | 11h 49m | −8:53 | 16:45–18:48 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:21 | 06:24 | 12:16 | 18:05 | 19:08 | 11h 40m | −8:53 | 16:40–18:43 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:25 | 06:28 | 12:15 | 18:00 | 19:03 | 11h 31m | −8:53 | 16:35–18:39 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:30 | 06:33 | 12:15 | 17:56 | 18:58 | 11h 23m | −8:54 | 16:30–18:34 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 05:34 | 06:37 | 12:15 | 17:51 | 18:53 | 11h 14m | −8:54 | 16:24–18:29 | 🌖 84% |
Longest and shortest day in Hammerfest
The longest day falls on 16 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 11:46 on 21 November; the latest is 23:42 on 31 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 00:54 on 13 May to 11:12 on 20 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 21m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Hammerfest different
Clock noon and solar noon are 33 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 11:27 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 12:27.
At 70.7°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 93 minutes to arrive: 69 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.
Photographers get 144 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 3.5× the 41 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
Summer and winter days differ by 24h 0m here, more seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in Norway we track.
Across August the sunset moves 192 minutes earlier, averaging about 6 minutes a day.
On 25 October 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 14:49 instead of 15:54. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Astronomical darkness never arrives at this time of year. The sun only gets -8.5° below the horizon at 00:27, short of the -18° that makes the sky properly black, so faint stars stay washed out all night.
Planning a sunset photo in Hammerfest
Arrive by 19:01. Golden hour opens at 19:16 and the sun is down by 20:47, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face northwest — the sun goes down at 307° 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 21:39 and runs to 22:20, the end of civil twilight and 1h 32m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Hammerfest today?
The sun sets in Hammerfest at 20:47 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Hammerfest?
It takes 1h 32m. Civil twilight ends at 22:20 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Hammerfest?
Evening golden hour runs 19:16 to 21:39 today, lasting 2h 23m.