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Sunrise and sunset in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, January 2027

January

Polar night

The sun doesn’t rise all month.

January in Longyearbyen, day by day

Each day’s sky from midnight to midnight

Every month in Longyearbyen

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Today’s sunrise and sunset in Longyearbyen · the moon tonight

Sunset on January 15 in the nearest cities

Dawn, dusk and golden hour in Longyearbyen, January 2027

DateFirst lightGolden hourDark bySolar noon
Fri 1–––12:01 pm
Sat 2–––12:02 pm
Sun 3–––12:02 pm
Mon 4–––12:03 pm
Tue 5–––12:03 pm
Wed 6–––12:04 pm
Thu 7–––12:04 pm
Fri 8–––12:04 pm
Sat 9–––12:05 pm
Sun 10–––12:05 pm
Mon 11–––12:06 pm
Tue 12–––12:06 pm
Wed 13–––12:06 pm
Thu 14–––12:07 pm
Fri 15–––12:07 pm
Sat 16–––12:07 pm
Sun 17–––12:08 pm
Mon 18–––12:08 pm
Tue 19–––12:08 pm
Wed 20–––12:09 pm
Thu 21–––12:09 pm
Fri 22–––12:09 pm
Sat 23–––12:10 pm
Sun 24–––12:10 pm
Mon 25–––12:10 pm
Tue 26–––12:10 pm
Wed 27–––12:10 pm
Thu 28–––12:11 pm
Fri 29–––12:11 pm
Sat 3011:37 am–12:47 pm12:11 pm
Sun 3111:10 am–1:14 pm12:11 pm

First light and dark by are civil twilight: the sun 6° below the horizon. Golden hour is when the evening’s starts, with the sun 6° above the horizon.

Questions

When does it get dark in Longyearbyen in January?

It’s dark enough for streetlights by 12:47–1:14 pm, about half an hour after sunset.

How many hours of daylight does Longyearbyen get in January?

The sun doesn’t rise all month.

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