Golden hour in Longyearbyen today

Today's golden hour runs 8:33 AM – 2:47 PM, starting in 5 hr 44 min, with sunset at .

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  • Golden hour · next up
    8:33 AM – 2:47 PM
    the sun stays low all day
  • Sunrise
    10:37 AM
    164° · south-southeast164° SSE
  • Sunset
    12:43 PM
    195° · south-southwest195° SSW
  • Blue hour
    2:47 – 3:37 PM
    and 7:43 – 8:33 AM

Direction

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Tonight the sun sets at 195°, far to the southwest. 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

Longyearbyen's golden hours, month by month

Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. The jumps in late March and late October are the clocks changing.

Golden hour in Longyearbyen on the 15th of each month, 2026
MonthMorning goldEvening goldSunsetSun sets toward
January——doesn't rise—
February—9:17 AM – 3:08 PM12:27 PM184° S
March5:29 – 8:59 AM3:15 – 6:47 PM5:45 PM264° W
Aprilovernightovernight11:24 PM337° NNW
May——doesn't set—
June——doesn't set—
July——doesn't set—
Augustovernightovernightdoesn't set—
September4:25 – 7:53 AM5:48 – 9:13 PM8:04 PM288° WNW
October—8:11 AM – 5:12 PM3:58 PM228° SW
November——doesn't rise—
December——doesn't rise—

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

How long does golden hour last in Longyearbyen?

Around 205 to 212 minutes each evening. It's shortest in September, about 205 minutes, and longest in March, about 212 minutes. In April, May, June, July and August there's no ordinary evening window: the sun stays high through the night. In January, February, October, 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 Longyearbyen?

Toward the south in February, around 184°, swinging to the north-northwest in April, around 337°. Today it sets at 195°, far to the southwest.

When do the clocks change?

Summer time starts on Sunday, March 28, 2027. Sunset that evening moves an hour later, to about 8:20 PM.

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