Sunset and sunrise times in Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
In Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 23:55 and rises at 01:32. Daylight lasts 22h 23m; evening golden hour runs from 20:27 to 05:34.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- —
- Sunrise
- 01:32
- Solar noon
- 12:59
- Sunset
- 23:55
- Last light
- —
- Day length
- 22h 23m
3h 35m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 20:27 – 05:34
- Max sun altitude
- 22.4°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- — / —
The sun sets at 344° — face north-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 02:05 Sunset 23:34 Golden hour 20:19 – 05:41 Day length 21h 29m vs today 54 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, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | — | — | 13:03 | — | — | 24h 0m | — | — | 🌖 93% |
| Sun 2 | — | — | 13:03 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | — | 🌖 86% |
| Mon 3 | — | — | 13:03 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 23:57–02:11 | 🌖 78% |
| Tue 4 | — | — | 13:03 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 23:40–02:28 | 🌖 68% |
| Wed 5 | — | — | 13:03 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 23:26–02:42 | 🌖 57% |
| Thu 6 | — | — | 13:03 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 23:13–02:55 | 🌗 46% |
| Fri 7 | — | — | 13:03 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 23:01–03:06 | 🌘 34% |
| Sat 8 | — | — | 13:03 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 22:50–03:17 | 🌘 23% |
| Sun 9 | — | — | 13:02 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 22:40–03:27 | 🌘 14% |
| Mon 10 | — | — | 13:02 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 22:30–03:37 | 🌘 7% |
| Tue 11 | — | — | 13:02 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 22:20–03:46 | 🌘 2% |
| Wed 12 | — | — | 13:02 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 22:11–03:55 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | — | — | 13:02 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 22:02–04:03 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | — | — | 13:02 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 21:54–04:12 | 🌒 4% |
| Sat 15 | — | — | 13:01 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 21:45–04:20 | 🌒 9% |
| Sun 16 | — | — | 13:01 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 21:37–04:28 | 🌒 16% |
| Mon 17 | — | — | 13:01 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 21:29–04:36 | 🌒 24% |
| Tue 18 | — | — | 13:01 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 21:21–04:43 | 🌒 34% |
| Wed 19 | — | — | 13:01 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 21:13–04:51 | 🌒 43% |
| Thu 20 | — | — | 13:00 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 21:05–04:58 | 🌓 53% |
| Fri 21 | — | — | 13:00 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 20:57–05:05 | 🌔 62% |
| Sat 22 | — | — | 13:00 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 20:49–05:13 | 🌔 71% |
| Sun 23 | — | — | 13:00 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 20:42–05:20 | 🌔 79% |
| Mon 24 | — | — | 12:59 | — | — | 24h 0m | +0:00 | 20:34–05:27 | 🌔 86% |
| Tue 25 | — | 01:32 | 12:59 | 23:55 | — | 22h 23m | −1h 36m | 20:27–05:34 | 🌔 92% |
| Wed 26 | — | 02:05 | 12:59 | 23:34 | — | 21h 29m | −54:07 | 20:19–05:41 | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | — | 02:26 | 12:58 | 23:16 | — | 20h 50m | −38:42 | 20:12–05:48 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | — | 02:43 | 12:58 | 23:01 | — | 20h 18m | −32:20 | 20:04–05:55 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | — | 02:57 | 12:58 | 22:47 | — | 19h 49m | −28:33 | 19:57–06:02 | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | — | 03:11 | 12:58 | 22:34 | — | 19h 23m | −25:59 | 19:49–06:08 | 🌖 95% |
| Mon 31 | — | 03:23 | 12:57 | 22:22 | — | 18h 59m | −24:05 | 19:42–06:15 | 🌖 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29.7° | — |
| Sun 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29.5° | — |
| Mon 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29.2° | — |
| Tue 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.9° | — |
| Wed 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.7° | — |
| Thu 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.4° | — |
| Fri 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.1° | — |
| Sat 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.8° | — |
| Sun 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.5° | — |
| Mon 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.3° | — |
| Tue 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.0° | — |
| Wed 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.7° | — |
| Thu 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.4° | — |
| Fri 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.1° | — |
| Sat 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.7° | — |
| Sun 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.4° | — |
| Mon 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.1° | — |
| Tue 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.8° | — |
| Wed 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.5° | — |
| Thu 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.1° | — |
| Fri 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.8° | — |
| Sat 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.5° | — |
| Sun 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.1° | — |
| Mon 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.8° | — |
| Tue 25 | — | — | 01:32 | 23:55 | — | — | 2h 9m | 22.4° | 344° NNW |
| Wed 26 | — | — | 02:05 | 23:34 | — | — | 2h 51m | 22.1° | 339° NNW |
| Thu 27 | — | — | 02:26 | 23:16 | — | — | 3h 26m | 21.7° | 335° NNW |
| Fri 28 | — | — | 02:43 | 23:01 | — | — | 3h 56m | 21.4° | 331° NNW |
| Sat 29 | — | — | 02:57 | 22:47 | — | — | 4h 23m | 21.0° | 328° NNW |
| Sun 30 | — | — | 03:11 | 22:34 | — | — | 4h 48m | 20.7° | 325° NW |
| Mon 31 | — | — | 03:23 | 22:22 | — | — | 5h 11m | 20.3° | 322° NW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | — | 03:34 | 12:57 | 22:11 | — | 18h 36m | −22:38 | 19:35–06:22 | 🌖 81% |
| Wed 2 | — | 03:45 | 12:57 | 22:00 | — | 18h 15m | −21:28 | 19:27–06:29 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | — | 03:55 | 12:56 | 21:50 | — | 17h 54m | −20:31 | 19:20–23:49 | 🌖 61% |
| Fri 4 | — | 04:05 | 12:56 | 21:40 | — | 17h 35m | −19:43 | 19:12–23:27 | 🌗 49% |
| Sat 5 | — | 04:14 | 12:56 | 21:30 | — | 17h 16m | −19:03 | 19:05–23:10 | 🌘 37% |
| Sun 6 | — | 04:23 | 12:55 | 21:21 | — | 16h 57m | −18:29 | 18:58–22:54 | 🌘 26% |
| Mon 7 | — | 04:32 | 12:55 | 21:12 | — | 16h 39m | −17:59 | 18:50–22:40 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 01:02 | 04:41 | 12:55 | 21:03 | 23:58 | 16h 22m | −17:33 | 18:43–22:27 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 01:54 | 04:49 | 12:54 | 20:54 | 23:33 | 16h 4m | −17:11 | 18:35–22:15 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 02:18 | 04:57 | 12:54 | 20:45 | 23:14 | 15h 48m | −16:51 | 18:27–22:04 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 02:36 | 05:05 | 12:54 | 20:37 | 22:57 | 15h 31m | −16:33 | 18:20–21:53 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 02:52 | 05:13 | 12:53 | 20:28 | 22:43 | 15h 15m | −16:18 | 18:12–21:42 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 03:06 | 05:21 | 12:53 | 20:20 | 22:29 | 14h 59m | −16:04 | 18:04–21:32 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 03:19 | 05:28 | 12:53 | 20:12 | 22:17 | 14h 43m | −15:52 | 17:56–21:22 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 03:31 | 05:36 | 12:52 | 20:04 | 22:05 | 14h 27m | −15:42 | 17:49–21:13 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 03:42 | 05:43 | 12:52 | 19:56 | 21:54 | 14h 12m | −15:33 | 17:40–21:04 | 🌒 28% |
| Thu 17 | 03:52 | 05:51 | 12:51 | 19:48 | 21:43 | 13h 56m | −15:25 | 17:32–20:55 | 🌒 37% |
| Fri 18 | 04:02 | 05:58 | 12:51 | 19:40 | 21:33 | 13h 41m | −15:18 | 17:24–20:46 | 🌓 46% |
| Sat 19 | 04:12 | 06:06 | 12:51 | 19:32 | 21:23 | 13h 26m | −15:12 | 17:16–20:37 | 🌔 55% |
| Sun 20 | 04:21 | 06:13 | 12:50 | 19:24 | 21:13 | 13h 11m | −15:07 | 17:07–20:28 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 04:30 | 06:20 | 12:50 | 19:16 | 21:04 | 12h 56m | −15:03 | 16:59–20:20 | 🌔 73% |
| Tue 22 | 04:39 | 06:27 | 12:50 | 19:08 | 20:55 | 12h 41m | −15:00 | 16:50–20:12 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 04:47 | 06:34 | 12:49 | 19:00 | 20:46 | 12h 26m | −14:58 | 16:41–20:03 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 04:55 | 06:42 | 12:49 | 18:53 | 20:37 | 12h 11m | −14:57 | 16:32–19:55 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 05:03 | 06:49 | 12:49 | 18:45 | 20:28 | 11h 56m | −14:56 | 16:22–19:47 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 05:11 | 06:56 | 12:48 | 18:37 | 20:20 | 11h 41m | −14:57 | 16:12–19:39 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:19 | 07:03 | 12:48 | 18:29 | 20:12 | 11h 26m | −14:58 | 16:02–19:31 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:27 | 07:10 | 12:48 | 18:21 | 20:03 | 11h 11m | −15:00 | 15:52–19:23 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:34 | 07:17 | 12:47 | 18:14 | 19:55 | 10h 56m | −15:03 | 15:41–19:16 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 05:42 | 07:25 | 12:47 | 18:06 | 19:47 | 10h 41m | −15:06 | 15:29–19:08 | 🌖 84% |
Longest and shortest day in Longyearbyen
The longest day falls on 19 April 2026, 4 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 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
In two weeks the sun will be setting 173 minutes earlier than tonight, a change of roughly 12 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.
Night does not arrive here at the moment. The sun sets, but it only reaches -0.9° below the horizon around 00:59, so civil twilight never ends and the sky holds a dusk glow until morning. It stays that way from 4 April to 7 September.
Planning a sunset photo in Longyearbyen
There is no rush tonight. The sun drops past +6° at 20:27 and never gets below −4°, so golden light holds until 05:34 — 9h 7m of it. The usual advice about arriving early does not apply; pick your hour instead.
Face north-northwest — the sun goes down at 344° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Longyearbyen today?
The sun sets in Longyearbyen at 23:55 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Longyearbyen?
It does not get dark in Longyearbyen at the moment. The sun sets at 23:55, but it only reaches 0.9° below the horizon overnight, so civil twilight never ends and the sky keeps a dusk glow until morning.
When is golden hour in Longyearbyen?
Evening golden hour runs 20:27 to 05:34 today, lasting 9h 7m.