Sunrise and sunset today in Longyearbyen, Svalbard
Today
The sun doesn’t rise today.
Polar night, with twilight from 8:42 am to 2:39 pm.
First light 8:42 amDark by 2:39 pmDaylight 0 min
First light 8:51 amDark by 2:30 pmDaylight 0 min
Golden light
9:50 am
Until 1:30 pm
Daylight
0 min
Same as yesterday
First light
8:42 am
Light enough to see, though the sun stays down
The week ahead
- Mon 2Sun down all day
- Tue 3Sun down all day
- Wed 4Sun down all day
- Thu 5Sun down all day
- Fri 6Sun down all day
- Sat 7Sun down all day
- Sun 8Sun down all day
Sunset in the nearest cities
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Golden hour in Longyearbyen today
All day
9:50 am–1:30 pm
3 h 40 min, with the sun low the whole timeBlue hour, the deep blue light before the morning’s golden hour and after the evening’s: 8:42–9:50 am and 1:30–2:39 pm.
Tomorrow, Monday, November 2: golden hour 10:05 am–1:16 pm.
Golden hour here is the sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, and blue hour from 4° to 6° below: a common convention among photographers. The times come from the sun’s position alone; clouds and haze change how it actually looks.
Sunrise and sunset tomorrow in Longyearbyen, and the weeks ahead
November 2026 in Longyearbyen, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Mon 2 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Tue 3 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Wed 4 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Thu 5 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Fri 6 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Sat 7 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Sun 8 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Mon 9 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Tue 10 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Wed 11 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Thu 12 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Fri 13 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Sat 14 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Sun 15 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Mon 16 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Tue 17 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Wed 18 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Thu 19 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Fri 20 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Sat 21 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Sun 22 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Mon 23 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Tue 24 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Wed 25 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Thu 26 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Fri 27 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Sat 28 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Sun 29 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
| Mon 30 | Down all day | Down all day | – | 0 min |
2026 in Longyearbyen: daylight through the year
DaylightCivil twilightNauticalAstronomicalSolar noon
Sunday, November 1: polar night, the sun doesn’t rise.
2026 at a glance
- Midnight sunApril 19 to August 24: the sun doesn’t set.
- Polar nightJanuary 1 to December 31: the sun doesn’t rise.
- Earliest sunriseTuesday, August 25, at 1:34 am.
- Latest sunsetTuesday, August 25, at 11:56 pm.
- Earliest sunsetFriday, April 17, at 12:12 am.
- Latest sunriseSunday, February 15, at 11:56 am.
Sunrise and sunset by month
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1Jan 1 | Down all day | Down all day | 0 min |
| February 1Feb 1 | Down all day | Down all day | 0 min |
| March 1Mar 1 | 8:27 am | 3:56 pm | 7 h 29 min |
| April 1Apr 1 | 5:15 am | 8:54 pm | 15 h 39 min |
| May 1May 1 | Up all day | Up all day | 24 hours |
| June 1Jun 1 | Up all day | Up all day | 24 hours |
| July 1Jul 1 | Up all day | Up all day | 24 hours |
| August 1Aug 1 | Up all day | Up all day | 24 hours |
| September 1Sep 1 | 3:35 am | 10:12 pm | 18 h 37 min |
| October 1Oct 1 | 7:33 am | 5:59 pm | 10 h 26 min |
| November 1Nov 1 | Down all day | Down all day | 0 min |
| December 1Dec 1 | Down all day | Down all day | 0 min |
Questions
What time is sunset in Longyearbyen today?
Polar night, with twilight from 8:42 am to 2:39 pm.
What time is sunrise in Longyearbyen today?
The sun doesn’t rise today.
What time are dawn and dusk in Longyearbyen today?
On November 1, dawn is at 8:42 am and dusk at 2:39 pm: the times the sun is 6° below the horizon, when the sky starts to brighten and when it’s dark enough for streetlights.
When is golden hour in Longyearbyen today?
On November 1, the sun stays low all day: golden light from 9:50 am–1:30 pm.
When is the midnight sun in Longyearbyen in 2026?
April 19 to August 24: the sun doesn’t set.
When is the polar night in Longyearbyen in 2026?
January 1 to December 31: the sun doesn’t rise.
What is golden hour?
The time just after sunrise and just before sunset when the sun is low, its light comes through more of the atmosphere, and everything turns warm and soft, with long shadows. Photographers plan around it. Here it means the sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, which is roughly the hour around sunrise and sunset in mid-latitudes, longer in winter and nearer the poles.
What is the difference between golden hour and blue hour?
Blue hour is the twilight on the other side of golden hour: before it in the morning and after it in the evening, with the sun 4° to 6° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and city lights come on. It’s short: 10 to 20 minutes in most places, under 10 near the equator, and longer nearer the poles.
What is the difference between sunrise and first light?
Sunrise is when the top of the sun clears the horizon. First light, or civil dawn, comes about half an hour earlier in most places, when the sun is 6° below the horizon and there is enough light to see outdoors. Nautical and astronomical twilight are earlier still.
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