Golden hour in Reykjavík today

Today's golden hours are over. Tomorrow morning's starts at , in 8 hr 19 min.

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  • Morning gold
    8:13 – 10:02 AM
    from the southeast
  • Sunrise
    8:45 AM
    116° · east-southeast116° ESE
  • Evening gold
    4:20 – 6:08 PM
    108 minutes
  • Sunset
    5:36 PM
    244° · west-southwest244° WSW
  • Blue hour
    6:08 – 6:27 PM
    and 7:54 – 8:13 AM

Direction

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This evening the sun set at 244°, 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

Reykjavík's golden hours, month by month

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

Golden hour in Reykjavík on the 15th of each month, 2026
MonthMorning goldEvening goldSunsetSun sets toward
January—10:11 AM – 5:03 PM4:20 PM218° SW
February8:51 – 10:41 AM4:43 – 6:33 PM6:01 PM242° WSW
March7:17 – 8:49 AM6:24 – 7:57 PM7:28 PM267° W
April5:22 – 7:01 AM7:55 – 9:34 PM9:01 PM295° WNW
May3:20 – 5:36 AM9:12 – 11:31 PM10:37 PM321° NW
Juneovernightovernight11:59 PM340° NNW
July2:12 – 5:18 AM9:47 PM – 12:47 AM11:23 PM330° NNW
August4:40 – 6:29 AM8:32 – 10:20 PM9:43 PM305° NW
September6:20 – 7:53 AM6:50 – 8:22 PM7:53 PM278° W
October7:47 – 9:27 AM4:57 – 6:37 PM6:07 PM251° WSW
November9:18 – 11:55 AM2:27 – 5:05 PM4:27 PM225° SW
December—10:24 AM – 4:20 PM3:29 PM209° SSW

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

How long does golden hour last in Reykjavík?

Around 92 to 180 minutes each evening. It's shortest in March and September, about 92 minutes, and longest in July, about 180 minutes. In June there's no ordinary evening window: the sun stays high through the night. In January 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 Reykjavík?

Toward the south-southwest in December, around 209°, swinging to the north-northwest in June, around 340°. Today it sets at 244°, well south of due west.

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