Sunset and sunrise times in Kirkenes, Norway
In Kirkenes, Norway the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 20:14 and rises at 03:46. Daylight lasts 16h 28m; evening golden hour runs from 18:47 to 21:02.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 02:19
- Sunrise
- 03:46
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Last light
- 21:38
- Day length
- 16h 28m
the sun has already set today
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 18:47 – 21:02
- Blue hour
- 21:02 – 21:38
- Max sun altitude
- 31.0°
- 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 03:50 Sunset 20:09 Golden hour 18:43 – 20:56 Day length 16h 19m vs today 9 minutes shorterWhere Kirkenes is
- Coordinates
- 69.7271° N, 30.0458° E
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
- Current offset
- UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Population
- 3,529
Sunrise and sunset in Kirkenes, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | — | 01:34 | 12:06 | 22:31 | — | 20h 57m | −16:14 | 20:21–03:52 | 🌖 93% |
| Sun 2 | — | 01:41 | 12:06 | 22:23 | — | 20h 41m | −15:12 | 20:17–03:55 | 🌖 86% |
| Mon 3 | — | 01:49 | 12:06 | 22:16 | — | 20h 27m | −14:23 | 20:14–03:59 | 🌖 78% |
| Tue 4 | — | 01:56 | 12:05 | 22:10 | — | 20h 13m | −13:44 | 20:10–04:02 | 🌖 68% |
| Wed 5 | — | 02:02 | 12:05 | 22:03 | — | 20h 0m | −13:11 | 20:06–04:06 | 🌖 57% |
| Thu 6 | — | 02:09 | 12:05 | 21:57 | — | 19h 47m | −12:44 | 20:02–04:09 | 🌗 46% |
| Fri 7 | — | 02:15 | 12:05 | 21:50 | — | 19h 35m | −12:20 | 19:59–04:13 | 🌘 34% |
| Sat 8 | — | 02:21 | 12:05 | 21:44 | — | 19h 23m | −12:00 | 19:55–23:22 | 🌘 23% |
| Sun 9 | — | 02:27 | 12:05 | 21:39 | — | 19h 11m | −11:41 | 19:51–23:06 | 🌘 14% |
| Mon 10 | — | 02:32 | 12:05 | 21:33 | — | 19h 0m | −11:25 | 19:47–22:54 | 🌘 7% |
| Tue 11 | — | 02:38 | 12:05 | 21:27 | — | 18h 49m | −11:11 | 19:43–22:43 | 🌘 2% |
| Wed 12 | — | 02:43 | 12:04 | 21:21 | — | 18h 38m | −10:58 | 19:40–22:33 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | — | 02:48 | 12:04 | 21:16 | — | 18h 27m | −10:47 | 19:36–22:24 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | — | 02:54 | 12:04 | 21:11 | — | 18h 16m | −10:36 | 19:32–22:16 | 🌒 4% |
| Sat 15 | 00:32 | 02:59 | 12:04 | 21:05 | 23:15 | 18h 6m | −10:26 | 19:28–22:08 | 🌒 9% |
| Sun 16 | 00:54 | 03:04 | 12:04 | 21:00 | 22:59 | 17h 56m | −10:17 | 19:24–22:00 | 🌒 16% |
| Mon 17 | 01:09 | 03:09 | 12:03 | 20:55 | 22:47 | 17h 46m | −10:09 | 19:20–21:53 | 🌒 24% |
| Tue 18 | 01:21 | 03:13 | 12:03 | 20:49 | 22:36 | 17h 36m | −10:02 | 19:16–21:46 | 🌒 34% |
| Wed 19 | 01:31 | 03:18 | 12:03 | 20:44 | 22:26 | 17h 26m | −9:55 | 19:12–21:39 | 🌒 43% |
| Thu 20 | 01:41 | 03:23 | 12:03 | 20:39 | 22:17 | 17h 16m | −9:48 | 19:08–21:33 | 🌓 53% |
| Fri 21 | 01:50 | 03:27 | 12:03 | 20:34 | 22:08 | 17h 6m | −9:42 | 19:04–21:26 | 🌔 62% |
| Sat 22 | 01:58 | 03:32 | 12:02 | 20:29 | 22:00 | 16h 57m | −9:37 | 19:00–21:20 | 🌔 71% |
| Sun 23 | 02:05 | 03:37 | 12:02 | 20:24 | 21:53 | 16h 47m | −9:31 | 18:56–21:14 | 🌔 79% |
| Mon 24 | 02:12 | 03:41 | 12:02 | 20:19 | 21:45 | 16h 38m | −9:26 | 18:51–21:08 | 🌔 86% |
| Tue 25 | 02:19 | 03:46 | 12:01 | 20:14 | 21:38 | 16h 28m | −9:22 | 18:47–21:02 | 🌔 92% |
| Wed 26 | 02:26 | 03:50 | 12:01 | 20:09 | 21:31 | 16h 19m | −9:17 | 18:43–20:56 | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 02:32 | 03:54 | 12:01 | 20:04 | 21:24 | 16h 10m | −9:13 | 18:39–20:51 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 02:38 | 03:59 | 12:01 | 20:00 | 21:18 | 16h 1m | −9:10 | 18:35–20:45 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 02:44 | 04:03 | 12:00 | 19:55 | 21:12 | 15h 51m | −9:06 | 18:31–20:39 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 02:50 | 04:07 | 12:00 | 19:50 | 21:05 | 15h 42m | −9:03 | 18:26–20:34 | 🌖 95% |
| Mon 31 | 02:56 | 04:11 | 12:00 | 19:45 | 20:59 | 15h 33m | −8:59 | 18:22–20:29 | 🌖 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 | — | — | 01:34 | 22:31 | — | — | 3h 10m | 38.2° | 337° NNW |
| Sun 2 | — | — | 01:41 | 22:23 | — | — | 3h 25m | 38.0° | 336° NNW |
| Mon 3 | — | — | 01:49 | 22:16 | — | — | 3h 39m | 37.7° | 334° NNW |
| Tue 4 | — | — | 01:56 | 22:10 | — | — | 3h 52m | 37.4° | 332° NNW |
| Wed 5 | — | — | 02:02 | 22:03 | — | — | 4h 5m | 37.2° | 331° NNW |
| Thu 6 | — | — | 02:09 | 21:57 | — | — | 4h 18m | 36.9° | 329° NNW |
| Fri 7 | — | — | 02:15 | 21:50 | — | — | 4h 30m | 36.6° | 328° NNW |
| Sat 8 | — | — | 02:21 | 21:44 | — | — | 4h 42m | 36.3° | 326° NNW |
| Sun 9 | — | — | 02:27 | 21:39 | — | — | 4h 53m | 36.1° | 325° NW |
| Mon 10 | — | — | 02:32 | 21:33 | — | — | 5h 5m | 35.8° | 324° NW |
| Tue 11 | — | — | 02:38 | 21:27 | — | — | 5h 16m | 35.5° | 322° NW |
| Wed 12 | — | — | 02:43 | 21:21 | — | — | 5h 26m | 35.2° | 321° NW |
| Thu 13 | — | — | 02:48 | 21:16 | — | — | 5h 37m | 34.9° | 320° NW |
| Fri 14 | — | — | 02:54 | 21:11 | — | — | 5h 48m | 34.6° | 318° NW |
| Sat 15 | — | — | 02:59 | 21:05 | — | — | 5h 58m | 34.2° | 317° NW |
| Sun 16 | — | — | 03:04 | 21:00 | — | — | 6h 8m | 33.9° | 316° NW |
| Mon 17 | — | — | 03:09 | 20:55 | — | — | 6h 18m | 33.6° | 314° NW |
| Tue 18 | — | — | 03:13 | 20:49 | — | — | 6h 28m | 33.3° | 313° NW |
| Wed 19 | — | — | 03:18 | 20:44 | — | — | 6h 38m | 33.0° | 312° NW |
| Thu 20 | — | — | 03:23 | 20:39 | — | — | 6h 48m | 32.6° | 311° NW |
| Fri 21 | — | — | 03:27 | 20:34 | — | — | 6h 57m | 32.3° | 309° NW |
| Sat 22 | — | — | 03:32 | 20:29 | — | — | 7h 7m | 32.0° | 308° NW |
| Sun 23 | — | — | 03:37 | 20:24 | — | — | 7h 17m | 31.6° | 307° NW |
| Mon 24 | — | — | 03:41 | 20:19 | — | — | 7h 26m | 31.3° | 306° NW |
| Tue 25 | — | — | 03:46 | 20:14 | — | — | 7h 35m | 31.0° | 305° NW |
| Wed 26 | — | — | 03:50 | 20:09 | — | — | 7h 44m | 30.6° | 303° WNW |
| Thu 27 | — | — | 03:54 | 20:04 | — | — | 7h 54m | 30.3° | 302° WNW |
| Fri 28 | — | — | 03:59 | 20:00 | — | — | 8h 3m | 29.9° | 301° WNW |
| Sat 29 | — | — | 04:03 | 19:55 | — | — | 8h 12m | 29.5° | 300° WNW |
| Sun 30 | — | — | 04:07 | 19:50 | — | — | 8h 21m | 29.2° | 299° WNW |
| Mon 31 | — | — | 04:11 | 19:45 | — | — | 8h 30m | 28.8° | 298° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 03:01 | 04:15 | 11:59 | 19:40 | 20:53 | 15h 24m | −8:56 | 18:18–20:23 | 🌖 81% |
| Wed 2 | 03:07 | 04:20 | 11:59 | 19:36 | 20:47 | 15h 16m | −8:54 | 18:14–20:18 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 03:12 | 04:24 | 11:59 | 19:31 | 20:42 | 15h 7m | −8:51 | 18:09–20:13 | 🌖 61% |
| Fri 4 | 03:17 | 04:28 | 11:58 | 19:26 | 20:36 | 14h 58m | −8:49 | 18:05–20:07 | 🌗 49% |
| Sat 5 | 03:22 | 04:32 | 11:58 | 19:22 | 20:30 | 14h 49m | −8:46 | 18:01–20:02 | 🌘 37% |
| Sun 6 | 03:27 | 04:36 | 11:58 | 19:17 | 20:25 | 14h 40m | −8:44 | 17:56–19:57 | 🌘 26% |
| Mon 7 | 03:32 | 04:40 | 11:57 | 19:12 | 20:19 | 14h 32m | −8:42 | 17:52–19:52 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 03:37 | 04:44 | 11:57 | 19:08 | 20:14 | 14h 23m | −8:40 | 17:48–19:47 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 03:41 | 04:48 | 11:57 | 19:03 | 20:09 | 14h 14m | −8:39 | 17:43–19:42 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 03:46 | 04:52 | 11:56 | 18:58 | 20:03 | 14h 6m | −8:37 | 17:39–19:37 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 03:51 | 04:56 | 11:56 | 18:54 | 19:58 | 13h 57m | −8:35 | 17:34–19:32 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 03:55 | 05:00 | 11:56 | 18:49 | 19:53 | 13h 49m | −8:34 | 17:30–19:27 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 04:00 | 05:04 | 11:55 | 18:44 | 19:48 | 13h 40m | −8:33 | 17:25–19:23 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 04:04 | 05:08 | 11:55 | 18:40 | 19:43 | 13h 32m | −8:32 | 17:21–19:18 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 04:08 | 05:12 | 11:55 | 18:35 | 19:38 | 13h 23m | −8:31 | 17:16–19:13 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 04:13 | 05:16 | 11:54 | 18:31 | 19:33 | 13h 15m | −8:30 | 17:12–19:08 | 🌒 28% |
| Thu 17 | 04:17 | 05:19 | 11:54 | 18:26 | 19:28 | 13h 6m | −8:29 | 17:07–19:03 | 🌒 37% |
| Fri 18 | 04:21 | 05:23 | 11:54 | 18:21 | 19:23 | 12h 58m | −8:28 | 17:02–18:59 | 🌓 46% |
| Sat 19 | 04:25 | 05:27 | 11:53 | 18:17 | 19:18 | 12h 49m | −8:28 | 16:58–18:54 | 🌔 55% |
| Sun 20 | 04:30 | 05:31 | 11:53 | 18:12 | 19:13 | 12h 41m | −8:27 | 16:53–18:49 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 04:34 | 05:35 | 11:52 | 18:08 | 19:08 | 12h 32m | −8:27 | 16:48–18:45 | 🌔 73% |
| Tue 22 | 04:38 | 05:39 | 11:52 | 18:03 | 19:04 | 12h 24m | −8:26 | 16:44–18:40 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 04:42 | 05:43 | 11:52 | 17:59 | 18:59 | 12h 15m | −8:26 | 16:39–18:35 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 04:46 | 05:47 | 11:51 | 17:54 | 18:54 | 12h 7m | −8:26 | 16:34–18:31 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 04:50 | 05:51 | 11:51 | 17:49 | 18:49 | 11h 58m | −8:26 | 16:29–18:26 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 04:54 | 05:54 | 11:51 | 17:45 | 18:45 | 11h 50m | −8:26 | 16:24–18:21 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 04:58 | 05:58 | 11:50 | 17:40 | 18:40 | 11h 42m | −8:26 | 16:19–18:17 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:02 | 06:02 | 11:50 | 17:36 | 18:36 | 11h 33m | −8:26 | 16:15–18:12 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:06 | 06:06 | 11:50 | 17:31 | 18:31 | 11h 25m | −8:27 | 16:10–18:08 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 05:10 | 06:10 | 11:49 | 17:27 | 18:26 | 11h 16m | −8:27 | 16:05–18:03 | 🌖 84% |
Longest and shortest day in Kirkenes
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 11:14 on 26 November; the latest is 23:24 on 16 May. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 00:37 on 27 July to 10:57 on 15 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 32m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Kirkenes different
On standard time the sun peaks at 11:01, 58 minutes before clock noon, because the city sits near the eastern edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 12:01.
From sunset to full civil darkness is 84 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 69.7°N accounts for the 60-minute difference.
Photographers get 135 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 3.3× 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.
Sunset drifts 6 minutes earlier each day this month — 166 minutes from the first of August to the last.
On 25 October 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 14:32 instead of 15:36. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Of the 16 Norway cities tracked here, this one sees the earliest sunset today — 51 minutes apart from Svolvær at the other end of the country.
There is no true astronomical night here right now: the sun bottoms out at -9.4° below the horizon around 00:01, and the sky keeps a faint glow until dawn.
Planning a sunset photo in Kirkenes
Arrive by 18:32. Golden hour opens at 18:47 and the sun is down by 20:14, 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 21:02 and runs to 21:38, the end of civil twilight and 1h 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Kirkenes today?
The sun sets in Kirkenes at 20:14 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Kirkenes?
It takes 1h 23m. Civil twilight ends at 21:38 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Kirkenes?
Evening golden hour runs 18:47 to 21:02 today, lasting 2h 14m.