Sunset and sunrise times in Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
In Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 16:44 and rises at 08:41. Daylight lasts 8h 2m; evening golden hour runs from 07:34 to 17:51.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 06:54
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Solar noon
- 12:44
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Last light
- 18:31
- Day length
- 8h 2m
16h 42m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 07:34 – 17:51
- Blue hour
- 17:51 – 18:31
- Max sun altitude
- 5.0°
- Moon
- 🌑 New moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 09:28 / 15:02
The sun sets at 239° — 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 08:49 Sunset 16:35 Golden hour 07:41 – 17:43 Day length 7h 45m vs today 17 minutes shorterWhere Longyearbyen is
- Coordinates
- 78.2233° N, 15.6469° E
- Time zone
- Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Current offset
- UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Population
- 2,368
Sunrise and sunset in Longyearbyen, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 05:49 | 07:32 | 12:47 | 17:58 | 19:39 | 10h 25m | −15:11 | 15:17–19:00 | 🌖 75% |
| Fri 2 | 05:57 | 07:39 | 12:46 | 17:50 | 19:32 | 10h 10m | −15:16 | 15:04–18:52 | 🌖 64% |
| Sat 3 | 06:04 | 07:47 | 12:46 | 17:42 | 19:24 | 9h 55m | −15:23 | 14:50–18:45 | 🌗 53% |
| Sun 4 | 06:11 | 07:54 | 12:46 | 17:34 | 19:16 | 9h 39m | −15:31 | 14:35–18:37 | 🌘 41% |
| Mon 5 | 06:18 | 08:02 | 12:45 | 17:26 | 19:08 | 9h 24m | −15:39 | 14:17–18:29 | 🌘 30% |
| Tue 6 | 06:26 | 08:09 | 12:45 | 17:18 | 19:01 | 9h 8m | −15:49 | 13:55–18:22 | 🌘 20% |
| Wed 7 | 06:33 | 08:17 | 12:45 | 17:09 | 18:53 | 8h 52m | −16:01 | 13:24–18:14 | 🌘 11% |
| Thu 8 | 06:40 | 08:25 | 12:44 | 17:01 | 18:46 | 8h 36m | −16:14 | 07:19–18:06 | 🌘 5% |
| Fri 9 | 06:47 | 08:33 | 12:44 | 16:53 | 18:38 | 8h 19m | −16:28 | 07:26–17:59 | 🌘 2% |
| Sat 10 | 06:54 | 08:41 | 12:44 | 16:44 | 18:31 | 8h 2m | −16:45 | 07:34–17:51 | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 07:01 | 08:49 | 12:44 | 16:35 | 18:23 | 7h 45m | −17:04 | 07:41–17:43 | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 07:08 | 08:58 | 12:43 | 16:26 | 18:16 | 7h 28m | −17:25 | 07:48–17:35 | 🌒 4% |
| Tue 13 | 07:15 | 09:07 | 12:43 | 16:17 | 18:08 | 7h 10m | −17:49 | 07:56–17:28 | 🌒 8% |
| Wed 14 | 07:22 | 09:15 | 12:43 | 16:08 | 18:01 | 6h 52m | −18:17 | 08:03–17:20 | 🌒 14% |
| Thu 15 | 07:29 | 09:25 | 12:43 | 15:58 | 17:53 | 6h 33m | −18:49 | 08:11–17:12 | 🌒 22% |
| Fri 16 | 07:36 | 09:34 | 12:42 | 15:48 | 17:46 | 6h 13m | −19:27 | 08:18–17:04 | 🌒 30% |
| Sat 17 | 07:43 | 09:44 | 12:42 | 15:38 | 17:38 | 5h 53m | −20:10 | 08:26–16:56 | 🌒 39% |
| Sun 18 | 07:51 | 09:54 | 12:42 | 15:27 | 17:31 | 5h 32m | −21:03 | 08:34–16:48 | 🌓 48% |
| Mon 19 | 07:58 | 10:05 | 12:42 | 15:16 | 17:23 | 5h 10m | −22:06 | 08:42–16:39 | 🌔 57% |
| Tue 20 | 08:05 | 10:17 | 12:42 | 15:04 | 17:15 | 4h 47m | −23:24 | 08:50–16:31 | 🌔 67% |
| Wed 21 | 08:12 | 10:29 | 12:42 | 14:51 | 17:08 | 4h 22m | −25:03 | 08:58–16:22 | 🌔 76% |
| Thu 22 | 08:20 | 10:43 | 12:41 | 14:38 | 17:00 | 3h 54m | −27:14 | 09:06–16:14 | 🌔 84% |
| Fri 23 | 08:27 | 10:58 | 12:41 | 14:22 | 16:52 | 3h 24m | −30:18 | 09:15–16:05 | 🌔 91% |
| Sat 24 | 08:35 | 11:15 | 12:41 | 14:05 | 16:45 | 2h 49m | −35:00 | 09:24–15:56 | 🌔 96% |
| Sun 25 | 07:43 | 10:37 | 11:41 | 12:43 | 15:37 | 2h 6m | −43:34 | 08:33–14:47 | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 07:50 | 11:11 | 11:41 | 12:08 | 15:29 | 56m | −1h 09m | 08:42–14:37 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 07:58 | — | 11:41 | — | 15:21 | 0m | −56:49 | 08:52–14:27 | 🌖 98% |
| Wed 28 | 08:07 | — | 11:41 | — | 15:12 | 0m | +0:00 | 09:02–14:17 | 🌖 94% |
| Thu 29 | 08:15 | — | 11:41 | — | 15:04 | 0m | +0:00 | 09:13–14:06 | 🌖 87% |
| Fri 30 | 08:23 | — | 11:41 | — | 14:55 | 0m | +0:00 | 09:24–13:55 | 🌖 78% |
| Sat 31 | 08:32 | — | 11:40 | — | 14:47 | 0m | +0:00 | 09:36–13:42 | 🌖 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 | — | 03:30 | 07:32 | 17:58 | 21:55 | — | 13h 41m | 8.5° | 257° WSW |
| Fri 2 | — | 03:40 | 07:39 | 17:50 | 21:44 | — | 13h 56m | 8.1° | 255° WSW |
| Sat 3 | — | 03:51 | 07:47 | 17:42 | 21:34 | — | 14h 12m | 7.7° | 254° WSW |
| Sun 4 | — | 04:00 | 07:54 | 17:34 | 21:24 | — | 14h 27m | 7.3° | 252° WSW |
| Mon 5 | — | 04:10 | 08:02 | 17:26 | 21:15 | — | 14h 43m | 6.9° | 250° WSW |
| Tue 6 | — | 04:19 | 08:09 | 17:18 | 21:05 | — | 14h 59m | 6.6° | 248° WSW |
| Wed 7 | — | 04:27 | 08:17 | 17:09 | 20:56 | — | 15h 15m | 6.2° | 246° WSW |
| Thu 8 | — | 04:36 | 08:25 | 17:01 | 20:48 | — | 15h 31m | 5.8° | 244° WSW |
| Fri 9 | — | 04:44 | 08:33 | 16:53 | 20:39 | — | 15h 48m | 5.4° | 241° WSW |
| Sat 10 | 01:38 | 04:52 | 08:41 | 16:44 | 20:31 | 23:27 | 16h 5m | 5.0° | 239° WSW |
| Sun 11 | 02:03 | 05:00 | 08:49 | 16:35 | 20:23 | 23:08 | 16h 22m | 4.7° | 237° WSW |
| Mon 12 | 02:22 | 05:07 | 08:58 | 16:26 | 20:15 | 22:52 | 16h 40m | 4.3° | 235° SW |
| Tue 13 | 02:37 | 05:15 | 09:07 | 16:17 | 20:07 | 22:37 | 16h 58m | 3.9° | 233° SW |
| Wed 14 | 02:51 | 05:22 | 09:15 | 16:08 | 19:59 | 22:25 | 17h 17m | 3.5° | 230° SW |
| Thu 15 | 03:03 | 05:30 | 09:25 | 15:58 | 19:51 | 22:13 | 17h 36m | 3.2° | 228° SW |
| Fri 16 | 03:15 | 05:37 | 09:34 | 15:48 | 19:44 | 22:02 | 17h 55m | 2.8° | 226° SW |
| Sat 17 | 03:25 | 05:44 | 09:44 | 15:38 | 19:37 | 21:51 | 18h 16m | 2.4° | 223° SW |
| Sun 18 | 03:36 | 05:51 | 09:54 | 15:27 | 19:29 | 21:41 | 18h 38m | 2.1° | 221° SW |
| Mon 19 | 03:45 | 05:58 | 10:05 | 15:16 | 19:22 | 21:32 | 19h 0m | 1.7° | 218° SW |
| Tue 20 | 03:54 | 06:05 | 10:17 | 15:04 | 19:15 | 21:23 | 19h 25m | 1.4° | 215° SW |
| Wed 21 | 04:03 | 06:11 | 10:29 | 14:51 | 19:08 | 21:14 | 19h 51m | 1.0° | 212° SSW |
| Thu 22 | 04:11 | 06:18 | 10:43 | 14:38 | 19:01 | 21:06 | 20h 20m | 0.6° | 208° SSW |
| Fri 23 | 04:19 | 06:25 | 10:58 | 14:22 | 18:54 | 20:58 | 20h 52m | 0.3° | 205° SSW |
| Sat 24 | 04:27 | 06:31 | 11:15 | 14:05 | 18:48 | 20:50 | 21h 32m | -0.1° | 200° SSW |
| Sun 25 | 03:35 | 05:38 | 10:37 | 12:43 | 17:41 | 19:42 | 22h 28m | -0.4° | 195° SSW |
| Mon 26 | 03:42 | 05:44 | 11:11 | 12:08 | 17:34 | 19:35 | — | -0.7° | 187° S |
| Tue 27 | 03:49 | 05:51 | — | — | 17:28 | 19:27 | — | -1.1° | — |
| Wed 28 | 03:56 | 05:57 | — | — | 17:21 | 19:20 | — | -1.4° | — |
| Thu 29 | 04:03 | 06:04 | — | — | 17:15 | 19:14 | — | -1.8° | — |
| Fri 30 | 04:10 | 06:10 | — | — | 17:08 | 19:07 | — | -2.1° | — |
| Sat 31 | 04:17 | 06:16 | — | — | 17:02 | 19:00 | — | -2.4° | — |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 08:41 | — | 11:40 | — | 14:38 | 0m | — | 09:50–13:29 | 🌖 56% |
| Mon 2 | 08:50 | — | 11:40 | — | 14:29 | 0m | +0:00 | 10:05–13:14 | 🌗 44% |
| Tue 3 | 09:00 | — | 11:40 | — | 14:19 | 0m | +0:00 | 10:22–12:57 | 🌘 33% |
| Wed 4 | 09:10 | — | 11:40 | — | 14:09 | 0m | +0:00 | 10:44–12:35 | 🌘 23% |
| Thu 5 | 09:20 | — | 11:40 | — | 13:59 | 0m | +0:00 | 11:23–11:56 | 🌘 15% |
| Fri 6 | 09:31 | — | 11:40 | — | 13:48 | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌘 8% |
| Sat 7 | 09:43 | — | 11:41 | — | 13:36 | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌘 3% |
| Sun 8 | 09:56 | — | 11:41 | — | 13:24 | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌘 1% |
| Mon 9 | 10:10 | — | 11:41 | — | 13:10 | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 10:26 | — | 11:41 | — | 12:53 | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌒 2% |
| Wed 11 | 10:47 | — | 11:41 | — | 12:33 | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌒 5% |
| Thu 12 | 11:26 | — | 11:41 | — | 11:54 | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌒 10% |
| Fri 13 | — | — | 11:41 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌒 16% |
| Sat 14 | — | — | 11:41 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌒 23% |
| Sun 15 | — | — | 11:41 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌒 32% |
| Mon 16 | — | — | 11:42 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌒 41% |
| Tue 17 | — | — | 11:42 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌓 50% |
| Wed 18 | — | — | 11:42 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌔 60% |
| Thu 19 | — | — | 11:42 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌔 70% |
| Fri 20 | — | — | 11:43 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌔 79% |
| Sat 21 | — | — | 11:43 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌔 87% |
| Sun 22 | — | — | 11:43 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌔 94% |
| Mon 23 | — | — | 11:43 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌔 98% |
| Tue 24 | — | — | 11:44 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | — | — | 11:44 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌖 99% |
| Thu 26 | — | — | 11:44 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌖 96% |
| Fri 27 | — | — | 11:45 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌖 90% |
| Sat 28 | — | — | 11:45 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌖 82% |
| Sun 29 | — | — | 11:45 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌖 72% |
| Mon 30 | — | — | 11:46 | — | — | 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌖 61% |
Longest and shortest day in Longyearbyen
The longest day falls on 19 April 2026, 6 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 12:27 on 15 February; the latest is 00:12 on 17 April. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 01:32 on 25 August to 11:58 on 15 February.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 30m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Longyearbyen different
Light lingers for 107 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 83 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 78.2°N buys you.
In two weeks the sun will be setting 159 minutes earlier than tonight, a change of roughly 11 minutes a day.
On 25 October 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 12:43 instead of 14:05. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in Longyearbyen
The sun never climbs above +6° today, so every minute it is up counts as golden light: 07:34 to 17:51, 10h 17m in total. The constraint here is daylight, not the hour of it.
Face west-southwest — the sun goes down at 239° 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 17:51 and runs to 18:31, the end of civil twilight and 1h 46m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Longyearbyen today?
The sun sets in Longyearbyen at 16:44 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Longyearbyen?
It takes 1h 46m. Civil twilight ends at 18:31 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Longyearbyen?
Evening golden hour runs 07:34 to 17:51 today, lasting 10h 17m.