Sunset and sunrise times in Kiruna, Sweden
In Kiruna, Sweden the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 20:40 and rises at 04:39. Daylight lasts 16h 1m; evening golden hour runs from 19:21 to 21:22.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 03:26
- Sunrise
- 04:39
- Solar noon
- 12:41
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Last light
- 21:51
- Day length
- 16h 1m
19m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 19:21 – 21:22
- Blue hour
- 21:22 – 21:51
- Max sun altitude
- 32.8°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 21:25 / —
The sun sets at 301° — face west-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 04:43 Sunset 20:36 Golden hour 19:18 – 21:17 Day length 15h 53m vs today 8 minutes shorterWhere Kiruna is
- Coordinates
- 67.8557° N, 20.2251° E
- Time zone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Current offset
- UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 579 m
- Population
- 17,037
Sunrise and sunset in Kiruna, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | — | 02:56 | 12:45 | 22:30 | — | 19h 34m | −10:10 | 20:45–00:05 | 🌖 93% |
| Sun 2 | — | 03:01 | 12:45 | 22:25 | — | 19h 24m | −9:59 | 20:42–23:51 | 🌖 86% |
| Mon 3 | — | 03:06 | 12:45 | 22:20 | — | 19h 14m | −9:50 | 20:39–23:40 | 🌖 78% |
| Tue 4 | — | 03:10 | 12:45 | 22:15 | — | 19h 4m | −9:41 | 20:36–23:30 | 🌖 68% |
| Wed 5 | — | 03:15 | 12:45 | 22:10 | — | 18h 55m | −9:34 | 20:32–23:21 | 🌖 57% |
| Thu 6 | — | 03:20 | 12:45 | 22:06 | — | 18h 45m | −9:26 | 20:29–23:13 | 🌗 46% |
| Fri 7 | — | 03:24 | 12:44 | 22:01 | — | 18h 36m | −9:20 | 20:26–23:05 | 🌘 34% |
| Sat 8 | — | 03:29 | 12:44 | 21:56 | — | 18h 27m | −9:14 | 20:22–22:58 | 🌘 23% |
| Sun 9 | 01:18 | 03:33 | 12:44 | 21:51 | 23:54 | 18h 18m | −9:08 | 20:19–22:51 | 🌘 14% |
| Mon 10 | 01:35 | 03:38 | 12:44 | 21:47 | 23:41 | 18h 8m | −9:02 | 20:16–22:44 | 🌘 7% |
| Tue 11 | 01:48 | 03:42 | 12:44 | 21:42 | 23:30 | 18h 0m | −8:57 | 20:12–22:38 | 🌘 2% |
| Wed 12 | 01:59 | 03:46 | 12:44 | 21:38 | 23:20 | 17h 51m | −8:53 | 20:09–22:32 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 02:08 | 03:51 | 12:43 | 21:33 | 23:11 | 17h 42m | −8:48 | 20:05–22:26 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 02:17 | 03:55 | 12:43 | 21:29 | 23:03 | 17h 33m | −8:44 | 20:02–22:20 | 🌒 4% |
| Sat 15 | 02:25 | 03:59 | 12:43 | 21:24 | 22:55 | 17h 24m | −8:40 | 19:58–22:14 | 🌒 9% |
| Sun 16 | 02:32 | 04:03 | 12:43 | 21:20 | 22:48 | 17h 16m | −8:36 | 19:55–22:09 | 🌒 16% |
| Mon 17 | 02:39 | 04:07 | 12:43 | 21:15 | 22:41 | 17h 7m | −8:33 | 19:51–22:03 | 🌒 24% |
| Tue 18 | 02:46 | 04:11 | 12:42 | 21:11 | 22:34 | 16h 59m | −8:30 | 19:47–21:58 | 🌒 34% |
| Wed 19 | 02:52 | 04:15 | 12:42 | 21:06 | 22:27 | 16h 50m | −8:26 | 19:44–21:52 | 🌒 43% |
| Thu 20 | 02:58 | 04:19 | 12:42 | 21:02 | 22:21 | 16h 42m | −8:23 | 19:40–21:47 | 🌓 53% |
| Fri 21 | 03:04 | 04:23 | 12:42 | 20:57 | 22:15 | 16h 34m | −8:21 | 19:36–21:42 | 🌔 62% |
| Sat 22 | 03:10 | 04:27 | 12:42 | 20:53 | 22:09 | 16h 25m | −8:18 | 19:33–21:37 | 🌔 71% |
| Sun 23 | 03:15 | 04:31 | 12:41 | 20:49 | 22:03 | 16h 17m | −8:15 | 19:29–21:32 | 🌔 79% |
| Mon 24 | 03:21 | 04:35 | 12:41 | 20:44 | 21:57 | 16h 9m | −8:13 | 19:25–21:27 | 🌔 86% |
| Tue 25 | 03:26 | 04:39 | 12:41 | 20:40 | 21:51 | 16h 1m | −8:10 | 19:21–21:22 | 🌔 92% |
| Wed 26 | 03:31 | 04:43 | 12:40 | 20:36 | 21:46 | 15h 53m | −8:08 | 19:18–21:17 | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 03:36 | 04:46 | 12:40 | 20:31 | 21:40 | 15h 44m | −8:06 | 19:14–21:12 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 03:41 | 04:50 | 12:40 | 20:27 | 21:35 | 15h 36m | −8:04 | 19:10–21:07 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 03:46 | 04:54 | 12:40 | 20:23 | 21:30 | 15h 28m | −8:02 | 19:06–21:02 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 03:50 | 04:58 | 12:39 | 20:18 | 21:24 | 15h 20m | −8:00 | 19:02–20:57 | 🌖 95% |
| Mon 31 | 03:55 | 05:01 | 12:39 | 20:14 | 21:19 | 15h 12m | −7:59 | 18:58–20:53 | 🌖 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 | — | — | 02:56 | 22:30 | — | — | 4h 30m | 40.1° | 328° NNW |
| Sun 2 | — | — | 03:01 | 22:25 | — | — | 4h 40m | 39.8° | 327° NNW |
| Mon 3 | — | — | 03:06 | 22:20 | — | — | 4h 50m | 39.6° | 326° NW |
| Tue 4 | — | — | 03:10 | 22:15 | — | — | 5h 0m | 39.3° | 325° NW |
| Wed 5 | — | — | 03:15 | 22:10 | — | — | 5h 9m | 39.0° | 323° NW |
| Thu 6 | — | — | 03:20 | 22:06 | — | — | 5h 18m | 38.8° | 322° NW |
| Fri 7 | — | — | 03:24 | 22:01 | — | — | 5h 28m | 38.5° | 321° NW |
| Sat 8 | — | — | 03:29 | 21:56 | — | — | 5h 37m | 38.2° | 320° NW |
| Sun 9 | — | — | 03:33 | 21:51 | — | — | 5h 46m | 37.9° | 319° NW |
| Mon 10 | — | — | 03:38 | 21:47 | — | — | 5h 55m | 37.6° | 318° NW |
| Tue 11 | — | — | 03:42 | 21:42 | — | — | 6h 4m | 37.3° | 317° NW |
| Wed 12 | — | — | 03:46 | 21:38 | — | — | 6h 13m | 37.0° | 315° NW |
| Thu 13 | — | — | 03:51 | 21:33 | — | — | 6h 21m | 36.7° | 314° NW |
| Fri 14 | — | — | 03:55 | 21:29 | — | — | 6h 30m | 36.4° | 313° NW |
| Sat 15 | — | — | 03:59 | 21:24 | — | — | 6h 39m | 36.1° | 312° NW |
| Sun 16 | — | — | 04:03 | 21:20 | — | — | 6h 47m | 35.8° | 311° NW |
| Mon 17 | — | — | 04:07 | 21:15 | — | — | 6h 56m | 35.5° | 310° NW |
| Tue 18 | — | — | 04:11 | 21:11 | — | — | 7h 4m | 35.2° | 309° NW |
| Wed 19 | — | — | 04:15 | 21:06 | — | — | 7h 13m | 34.8° | 308° NW |
| Thu 20 | — | — | 04:19 | 21:02 | — | — | 7h 21m | 34.5° | 307° NW |
| Fri 21 | — | — | 04:23 | 20:57 | — | — | 7h 29m | 34.2° | 306° NW |
| Sat 22 | — | — | 04:27 | 20:53 | — | — | 7h 38m | 33.8° | 305° NW |
| Sun 23 | — | — | 04:31 | 20:49 | — | — | 7h 46m | 33.5° | 304° WNW |
| Mon 24 | — | — | 04:35 | 20:44 | — | — | 7h 54m | 33.2° | 303° WNW |
| Tue 25 | — | — | 04:39 | 20:40 | — | — | 8h 2m | 32.8° | 301° WNW |
| Wed 26 | — | — | 04:43 | 20:36 | — | — | 8h 10m | 32.5° | 300° WNW |
| Thu 27 | — | 00:45 | 04:46 | 20:31 | 00:00 | — | 8h 18m | 32.1° | 299° WNW |
| Fri 28 | — | 01:22 | 04:50 | 20:27 | 23:42 | — | 8h 26m | 31.8° | 298° WNW |
| Sat 29 | — | 01:39 | 04:54 | 20:23 | 23:29 | — | 8h 34m | 31.4° | 297° WNW |
| Sun 30 | — | 01:52 | 04:58 | 20:18 | 23:17 | — | 8h 42m | 31.1° | 296° WNW |
| Mon 31 | — | 02:02 | 05:01 | 20:14 | 23:07 | — | 8h 50m | 30.7° | 295° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 04:00 | 05:05 | 12:39 | 20:10 | 21:14 | 15h 4m | −7:57 | 18:55–20:48 | 🌖 81% |
| Wed 2 | 04:04 | 05:09 | 12:38 | 20:06 | 21:09 | 14h 56m | −7:55 | 18:51–20:43 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 04:09 | 05:12 | 12:38 | 20:01 | 21:04 | 14h 49m | −7:54 | 18:47–20:39 | 🌖 61% |
| Fri 4 | 04:13 | 05:16 | 12:38 | 19:57 | 20:59 | 14h 41m | −7:53 | 18:43–20:34 | 🌗 49% |
| Sat 5 | 04:17 | 05:19 | 12:37 | 19:53 | 20:54 | 14h 33m | −7:51 | 18:39–20:30 | 🌘 37% |
| Sun 6 | 04:21 | 05:23 | 12:37 | 19:49 | 20:50 | 14h 25m | −7:50 | 18:35–20:25 | 🌘 26% |
| Mon 7 | 04:26 | 05:27 | 12:37 | 19:44 | 20:45 | 14h 17m | −7:49 | 18:31–20:21 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 04:30 | 05:30 | 12:36 | 19:40 | 20:40 | 14h 9m | −7:48 | 18:27–20:16 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 04:34 | 05:34 | 12:36 | 19:36 | 20:35 | 14h 2m | −7:47 | 18:23–20:12 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 04:38 | 05:37 | 12:36 | 19:32 | 20:31 | 13h 54m | −7:46 | 18:19–20:07 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 04:42 | 05:41 | 12:35 | 19:27 | 20:26 | 13h 46m | −7:45 | 18:15–20:03 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 04:46 | 05:44 | 12:35 | 19:23 | 20:21 | 13h 38m | −7:44 | 18:10–19:58 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 04:50 | 05:48 | 12:35 | 19:19 | 20:17 | 13h 31m | −7:43 | 18:06–19:54 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 04:54 | 05:51 | 12:34 | 19:15 | 20:12 | 13h 23m | −7:43 | 18:02–19:50 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 04:57 | 05:55 | 12:34 | 19:11 | 20:08 | 13h 15m | −7:42 | 17:58–19:45 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 05:01 | 05:58 | 12:34 | 19:06 | 20:03 | 13h 8m | −7:41 | 17:54–19:41 | 🌒 28% |
| Thu 17 | 05:05 | 06:02 | 12:33 | 19:02 | 19:59 | 13h 0m | −7:41 | 17:50–19:37 | 🌒 37% |
| Fri 18 | 05:09 | 06:05 | 12:33 | 18:58 | 19:54 | 12h 52m | −7:40 | 17:45–19:32 | 🌓 46% |
| Sat 19 | 05:12 | 06:09 | 12:32 | 18:54 | 19:50 | 12h 45m | −7:40 | 17:41–19:28 | 🌔 55% |
| Sun 20 | 05:16 | 06:12 | 12:32 | 18:50 | 19:46 | 12h 37m | −7:40 | 17:37–19:24 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 05:20 | 06:16 | 12:32 | 18:46 | 19:41 | 12h 29m | −7:40 | 17:33–19:19 | 🌔 73% |
| Tue 22 | 05:24 | 06:19 | 12:31 | 18:41 | 19:37 | 12h 22m | −7:39 | 17:28–19:15 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 05:27 | 06:23 | 12:31 | 18:37 | 19:33 | 12h 14m | −7:39 | 17:24–19:11 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 05:31 | 06:26 | 12:31 | 18:33 | 19:28 | 12h 6m | −7:39 | 17:20–19:07 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 05:34 | 06:30 | 12:30 | 18:29 | 19:24 | 11h 59m | −7:39 | 17:15–19:02 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 05:38 | 06:33 | 12:30 | 18:25 | 19:20 | 11h 51m | −7:39 | 17:11–18:58 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:42 | 06:37 | 12:30 | 18:21 | 19:15 | 11h 43m | −7:39 | 17:07–18:54 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:45 | 06:40 | 12:29 | 18:16 | 19:11 | 11h 36m | −7:40 | 17:02–18:50 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:49 | 06:44 | 12:29 | 18:12 | 19:07 | 11h 28m | −7:40 | 16:58–18:46 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 05:52 | 06:47 | 12:29 | 18:08 | 19:03 | 11h 20m | −7:40 | 16:53–18:42 | 🌖 84% |
Longest and shortest day in Kiruna
The longest day falls on 28 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 11:47 on 10 December; the latest is 00:18 on 26 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 01:05 on 17 July to 11:22 on 2 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 36m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Kiruna different
At 67.9°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 71 minutes to arrive: 47 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.
The shallow approach angle at 67.9° stretches this evening's golden hour to 120 minutes, against about 41 for a city on the equator today.
Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 24h 0m here — among the widest of the 13 cities tracked in Sweden.
Across August the sunset moves 136 minutes earlier, averaging about 5 minutes a day.
Expect a one-off hour-long step in these times on 25 October 2026: sunset goes from 16:29 the evening before to 15:24 that evening.
Today's latest sunset in Sweden happens here, 30 minutes later than in Södermalm.
At 579 m the horizon sits 0.83° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 10.5 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 20.9 minutes of extra daylight across the day.
There is no true astronomical night here right now: the sun bottoms out at -11.3° below the horizon around 00:41, and the sky keeps a faint glow until dawn.
Planning a sunset photo in Kiruna
Arrive by 19:06. Golden hour opens at 19:21 and the sun is down by 20:40, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 301° 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 21:22 and runs to 21:51, the end of civil twilight and 1h 11m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Kiruna today?
The sun sets in Kiruna at 20:40 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Kiruna?
It takes 1h 11m. Civil twilight ends at 21:51 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Kiruna?
Evening golden hour runs 19:21 to 21:22 today, lasting 2h 0m.