Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Akureyri, Iceland

In Akureyri, Iceland the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:58 and rises at 07:06. Daylight lasts 11h 51m; evening golden hour runs from 17:51 to 19:29.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
06:16
Sunrise
07:06
Solar noon
13:03
Sunset
18:58
Last light
19:49
Day length
11h 51m

18h 56m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:51 – 19:29
Blue hour
19:29 – 19:49
Max sun altitude
22.9°
Moon
🌕 Full moon
Moonrise / moonset
18:16 / 06:52

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 07:10 Sunset 18:54 Golden hour 17:47 – 19:25 Day length 11h 44m vs today 7 minutes shorter

Where Akureyri is

Coordinates
65.6835° N, 18.0878° W
Time zone
Atlantic/Reykjavik
Current offset
UTC+00:00
Population
19,219

Sunrise and sunset in Akureyri, September 2026

September 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 04:51 05:48 13:12 20:33 21:30 14h 45m −7:02 19:25–21:07 🌖 81%
Wed 2 04:54 05:51 13:12 20:30 21:26 14h 38m −7:01 19:21–21:03 🌖 71%
Thu 3 04:58 05:55 13:11 20:26 21:22 14h 31m −7:01 19:18–20:59 🌖 60%
Fri 4 05:02 05:58 13:11 20:22 21:17 14h 24m −7:00 19:14–20:55 🌗 48%
Sat 5 05:05 06:01 13:11 20:18 21:13 14h 17m −6:59 19:11–20:51 🌘 36%
Sun 6 05:09 06:04 13:10 20:14 21:09 14h 10m −6:59 19:07–20:47 🌘 25%
Mon 7 05:12 06:07 13:10 20:10 21:05 14h 3m −6:58 19:03–20:43 🌘 16%
Tue 8 05:16 06:10 13:10 20:07 21:01 13h 56m −6:58 19:00–20:39 🌘 8%
Wed 9 05:20 06:14 13:09 20:03 20:56 13h 49m −6:57 18:56–20:35 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:23 06:17 13:09 19:59 20:52 13h 42m −6:57 18:52–20:31 🌘 0%
Fri 11 05:26 06:20 13:08 19:55 20:48 13h 35m −6:56 18:49–20:27 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:30 06:23 13:08 19:51 20:44 13h 28m −6:56 18:45–20:23 🌒 3%
Sun 13 05:33 06:26 13:08 19:48 20:40 13h 21m −6:56 18:41–20:19 🌒 7%
Mon 14 05:37 06:29 13:07 19:44 20:36 13h 14m −6:55 18:37–20:15 🌒 13%
Tue 15 05:40 06:32 13:07 19:40 20:32 13h 7m −6:55 18:34–20:11 🌒 20%
Wed 16 05:43 06:35 13:07 19:36 20:28 13h 0m −6:55 18:30–20:07 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:47 06:39 13:06 19:32 20:24 12h 53m −6:54 18:26–20:04 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:50 06:42 13:06 19:29 20:20 12h 46m −6:54 18:22–20:00 🌓 47%
Sat 19 05:53 06:45 13:06 19:25 20:16 12h 40m −6:54 18:18–19:56 🌔 56%
Sun 20 05:57 06:48 13:05 19:21 20:12 12h 33m −6:54 18:14–19:52 🌔 65%
Mon 21 06:00 06:51 13:05 19:17 20:08 12h 26m −6:54 18:11–19:48 🌔 74%
Tue 22 06:03 06:54 13:05 19:13 20:04 12h 19m −6:54 18:07–19:44 🌔 82%
Wed 23 06:06 06:57 13:04 19:10 20:00 12h 12m −6:54 18:03–19:40 🌔 89%
Thu 24 06:10 07:00 13:04 19:06 19:56 12h 5m −6:54 17:59–19:37 🌔 94%
Fri 25 06:13 07:03 13:04 19:02 19:52 11h 58m −6:54 17:55–19:33 🌔 98%
Sat 26 06:16 07:06 13:03 18:58 19:49 11h 51m −6:54 17:51–19:29 🌕 100%
Sun 27 06:19 07:10 13:03 18:54 19:45 11h 44m −6:54 17:47–19:25 🌖 99%
Mon 28 06:22 07:13 13:03 18:51 19:41 11h 38m −6:54 17:43–19:21 🌖 96%
Tue 29 06:25 07:16 13:02 18:47 19:37 11h 31m −6:54 17:39–19:18 🌖 91%
Wed 30 06:29 07:19 13:02 18:43 19:33 11h 24m −6:54 17:35–19:14 🌖 84%
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Tue 1 — 03:26 05:48 20:33 22:53 — 9h 18m 32.5° 292° WNW
Wed 2 — 03:32 05:51 20:30 22:46 — 9h 25m 32.1° 291° WNW
Thu 3 — 03:37 05:55 20:26 22:40 — 9h 32m 31.7° 290° WNW
Fri 4 — 03:43 05:58 20:22 22:35 — 9h 39m 31.4° 289° WNW
Sat 5 — 03:48 06:01 20:18 22:29 — 9h 46m 31.0° 288° WNW
Sun 6 — 03:53 06:04 20:14 22:23 — 9h 53m 30.6° 287° WNW
Mon 7 01:40 03:58 06:07 20:10 22:18 00:21 9h 59m 30.2° 286° WNW
Tue 8 02:00 04:03 06:10 20:07 22:13 00:06 10h 6m 29.9° 285° WNW
Wed 9 02:13 04:07 06:14 20:03 22:08 23:54 10h 13m 29.5° 284° WNW
Thu 10 02:25 04:12 06:17 19:59 22:02 23:44 10h 20m 29.1° 283° WNW
Fri 11 02:34 04:16 06:20 19:55 21:57 23:35 10h 27m 28.7° 282° WNW
Sat 12 02:43 04:20 06:23 19:51 21:52 23:26 10h 34m 28.4° 281° WNW
Sun 13 02:51 04:25 06:26 19:48 21:48 23:18 10h 41m 28.0° 281° W
Mon 14 02:59 04:29 06:29 19:44 21:43 23:10 10h 48m 27.6° 280° W
Tue 15 03:05 04:33 06:32 19:40 21:38 23:03 10h 55m 27.2° 279° W
Wed 16 03:12 04:37 06:35 19:36 21:33 22:56 11h 2m 26.8° 278° W
Thu 17 03:18 04:41 06:39 19:32 21:29 22:49 11h 9m 26.4° 277° W
Fri 18 03:24 04:45 06:42 19:29 21:24 22:43 11h 16m 26.0° 276° W
Sat 19 03:30 04:49 06:45 19:25 21:20 22:37 11h 23m 25.7° 275° W
Sun 20 03:35 04:53 06:48 19:21 21:15 22:31 11h 29m 25.3° 274° W
Mon 21 03:41 04:56 06:51 19:17 21:11 22:25 11h 36m 24.9° 273° W
Tue 22 03:46 05:00 06:54 19:13 21:06 22:19 11h 43m 24.5° 272° W
Wed 23 03:51 05:04 06:57 19:10 21:02 22:14 11h 50m 24.1° 271° W
Thu 24 03:55 05:07 07:00 19:06 20:58 22:09 11h 57m 23.7° 270° W
Fri 25 04:00 05:11 07:03 19:02 20:54 22:03 12h 4m 23.3° 269° W
Sat 26 04:05 05:14 07:06 18:58 20:49 21:58 12h 11m 22.9° 268° W
Sun 27 04:09 05:18 07:10 18:54 20:45 21:53 12h 18m 22.5° 267° W
Mon 28 04:13 05:21 07:13 18:51 20:41 21:48 12h 25m 22.2° 266° W
Tue 29 04:18 05:25 07:16 18:47 20:37 21:44 12h 32m 21.8° 265° W
Wed 30 04:22 05:28 07:19 18:43 20:33 21:39 12h 38m 21.4° 265° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 06:32 07:22 13:02 18:39 19:30 11h 17m −6:54 17:31–19:10 🌖 74%
Fri 2 06:35 07:25 13:01 18:36 19:26 11h 10m −6:55 17:27–19:06 🌖 63%
Sat 3 06:38 07:28 13:01 18:32 19:22 11h 3m −6:55 17:23–19:03 🌗 52%
Sun 4 06:41 07:31 13:01 18:28 19:18 10h 56m −6:55 17:19–18:59 🌘 40%
Mon 5 06:44 07:35 13:00 18:24 19:15 10h 49m −6:55 17:14–18:55 🌘 29%
Tue 6 06:47 07:38 13:00 18:21 19:11 10h 42m −6:56 17:10–18:52 🌘 19%
Wed 7 06:50 07:41 13:00 18:17 19:07 10h 35m −6:56 17:06–18:48 🌘 11%
Thu 8 06:53 07:44 12:59 18:13 19:04 10h 28m −6:56 17:02–18:44 🌘 5%
Fri 9 06:57 07:47 12:59 18:09 19:00 10h 21m −6:57 16:58–18:41 🌘 1%
Sat 10 07:00 07:51 12:59 18:06 18:56 10h 14m −6:57 16:53–18:37 🌑 0%
Sun 11 07:03 07:54 12:59 18:02 18:53 10h 7m −6:58 16:49–18:33 🌒 1%
Mon 12 07:06 07:57 12:58 17:58 18:49 10h 1m −6:58 16:45–18:30 🌒 4%
Tue 13 07:09 08:00 12:58 17:54 18:46 9h 54m −6:58 16:40–18:26 🌒 9%
Wed 14 07:12 08:04 12:58 17:51 18:42 9h 47m −6:59 16:36–18:22 🌒 15%
Thu 15 07:15 08:07 12:58 17:47 18:39 9h 40m −6:59 16:31–18:19 🌒 22%
Fri 16 07:18 08:10 12:57 17:43 18:35 9h 33m −7:00 16:27–18:15 🌒 30%
Sat 17 07:21 08:13 12:57 17:40 18:32 9h 26m −7:00 16:23–18:12 🌒 39%
Sun 18 07:24 08:17 12:57 17:36 18:28 9h 19m −7:01 16:18–18:08 🌓 49%
Mon 19 07:27 08:20 12:57 17:32 18:25 9h 12m −7:01 16:13–18:05 🌔 58%
Tue 20 07:30 08:23 12:57 17:28 18:21 9h 5m −7:02 16:09–18:01 🌔 67%
Wed 21 07:34 08:27 12:56 17:25 18:18 8h 57m −7:02 16:04–17:58 🌔 76%
Thu 22 07:37 08:30 12:56 17:21 18:15 8h 50m −7:03 15:59–17:54 🌔 84%
Fri 23 07:40 08:34 12:56 17:17 18:11 8h 43m −7:03 15:55–17:51 🌔 91%
Sat 24 07:43 08:37 12:56 17:14 18:08 8h 36m −7:04 15:50–17:47 🌔 96%
Sun 25 07:46 08:40 12:56 17:10 18:05 8h 29m −7:04 15:45–17:44 🌔 99%
Mon 26 07:49 08:44 12:56 17:06 18:01 8h 22m −7:05 15:40–17:41 🌕 100%
Tue 27 07:52 08:47 12:56 17:03 17:58 8h 15m −7:05 15:35–17:37 🌖 98%
Wed 28 07:55 08:51 12:56 16:59 17:55 8h 8m −7:06 15:30–17:34 🌖 93%
Thu 29 07:58 08:54 12:56 16:56 17:52 8h 1m −7:06 15:24–17:31 🌖 87%
Fri 30 08:01 08:58 12:55 16:52 17:48 7h 54m −7:06 15:19–17:27 🌖 78%
Sat 31 08:04 09:01 12:55 16:48 17:45 7h 47m −7:07 15:14–17:24 🌖 67%

Longest and shortest day in Akureyri

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 23h 30m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 3h 3m.

Between them the day length swings by 20h 26m.

Daylight through 2026

00:0006:0012:0018:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 14:41 on 19 December; the latest is 00:59 on 21 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 01:29 on 21 June to 11:39 on 24 December.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 37m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Akureyri different

On standard time the sun peaks at 13:03, 64 minutes after clock noon, because the city sits near the western edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way.

Light lingers for 50 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 26 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 65.7°N buys you.

Evening golden hour runs 98 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 65.7° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Between solstices the sunset walks 156° across the horizon — SSW in midwinter, N in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 110 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 4 minutes a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Akureyri

Arrive by 17:36. Golden hour opens at 17:51 and the sun is down by 18:58, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 268° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 19:29 and runs to 19:49, the end of civil twilight and 50m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Akureyri today?

The sun sets in Akureyri at 18:58 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Akureyri?

It takes 50m. Civil twilight ends at 19:49 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Akureyri?

Evening golden hour runs 17:51 to 19:29 today, lasting 1h 38m.

Sunset times near Akureyri