Golden hour in Akureyri today

Morning gold starts at , in 7 hr 53 min. Tonight's golden hour runs 3:45 – 5:44 PM, with sunset at .

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  • Morning gold · next up
    8:06 – 10:06 AM
    120 minutes, from the southeast
  • Sunrise
    8:40 AM
    119° · east-southeast119° ESE
  • Evening gold
    3:45 – 5:44 PM
    119 minutes
  • Sunset
    5:10 PM
    241° · west-southwest241° WSW
  • Blue hour
    5:44 – 6:05 PM
    and 7:46 – 8:06 AM

Direction

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Tonight the sun sets at 241°, well south of due west. Right now the sun is below the horizon. Tap the map anywhere to see where the light comes from there; drag the time slider above to watch shadows swing through the day.

Through the year

Akureyri's golden hours, month by month

Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. Akureyri doesn't change its clocks, so the curves are smooth.

Golden hour in Akureyri on the 15th of each month, 2026
MonthMorning goldEvening goldSunsetSun sets toward
January—10:10 AM – 4:33 PM3:44 PM213° SSW
February8:41 – 10:42 AM4:11 – 6:12 PM5:38 PM240° WSW
March7:01 – 8:39 AM6:04 – 7:43 PM7:12 PM267° W
April4:58 – 6:43 AM7:42 – 9:29 PM8:53 PM297° WNW
May2:32 – 5:11 AM9:07 – 11:51 PM10:41 PM326° NW
Juneovernightovernight12:46 AM354° N
Julyovernightovernight11:37 PM337° NNW
August4:09 – 6:09 AM8:22 – 10:20 PM9:38 PM308° NW
September6:01 – 7:39 AM6:33 – 8:11 PM7:40 PM279° W
October7:35 – 9:23 AM4:31 – 6:19 PM5:47 PM250° WSW
November—9:13 AM – 4:39 PM3:56 PM222° SW
December—10:28 AM – 3:46 PM2:43 PM202° SSW

Times on the 15th of each month, 2026, Akureyri local time.

How long does golden hour last in Akureyri?

Around 98 to 164 minutes each evening. It's shortest in March and September, about 98 minutes, and longest in May, about 164 minutes. In June and July there's no ordinary evening window: the sun stays high through the night. In January, November and December the sun stays low all day, so the gold merges into one long window or doesn't come at all. The farther from the equator, the longer it lasts, because the sun crosses the horizon at a shallower angle.

Which way does the sun set in Akureyri?

Toward the south-southwest in December, around 202°, swinging to the north in June, around 354°. Today it sets at 241°, well south of due west.

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