Sunset and sunrise times in Reykjavík, Iceland
In Reykjavík, Iceland the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 19:14 and rises at 07:21. Daylight lasts 11h 52m; evening golden hour runs from 18:10 to 19:43.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 06:34
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Solar noon
- 13:18
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Last light
- 20:01
- Day length
- 11h 52m
19h 12m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 18:10 – 19:43
- Blue hour
- 19:43 – 20:01
- Max sun altitude
- 24.5°
- Moon
- 🌕 Full moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 18:35 / 07:08
The sun sets at 268° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September
Sunrise 07:24 Sunset 19:10 Golden hour 18:07 – 19:39 Day length 11h 46m vs today 6 minutes shorterWhere Reykjavík is
- Coordinates
- 64.1355° N, 21.8954° W
- Time zone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Current offset
- UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 37 m
- Population
- 118,918
Sunrise and sunset in Reykjavík, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:16 | 06:09 | 13:27 | 20:43 | 21:36 | 14h 33m | −6:30 | 19:38–21:15 | 🌖 81% |
| Wed 2 | 05:19 | 06:12 | 13:27 | 20:39 | 21:32 | 14h 27m | −6:29 | 19:35–21:11 | 🌖 71% |
| Thu 3 | 05:23 | 06:15 | 13:26 | 20:36 | 21:28 | 14h 20m | −6:29 | 19:32–21:07 | 🌖 60% |
| Fri 4 | 05:26 | 06:18 | 13:26 | 20:32 | 21:24 | 14h 14m | −6:29 | 19:28–21:03 | 🌗 48% |
| Sat 5 | 05:29 | 06:21 | 13:26 | 20:29 | 21:20 | 14h 7m | −6:28 | 19:25–21:00 | 🌘 36% |
| Sun 6 | 05:32 | 06:24 | 13:25 | 20:25 | 21:16 | 14h 1m | −6:28 | 19:22–20:56 | 🌘 25% |
| Mon 7 | 05:36 | 06:27 | 13:25 | 20:22 | 21:12 | 13h 54m | −6:28 | 19:18–20:52 | 🌘 16% |
| Tue 8 | 05:39 | 06:30 | 13:25 | 20:18 | 21:08 | 13h 48m | −6:28 | 19:15–20:48 | 🌘 8% |
| Wed 9 | 05:42 | 06:33 | 13:24 | 20:14 | 21:05 | 13h 41m | −6:27 | 19:11–20:45 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 05:45 | 06:35 | 13:24 | 20:11 | 21:01 | 13h 35m | −6:27 | 19:08–20:41 | 🌘 0% |
| Fri 11 | 05:48 | 06:38 | 13:24 | 20:07 | 20:57 | 13h 28m | −6:27 | 19:04–20:37 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 05:52 | 06:41 | 13:23 | 20:04 | 20:53 | 13h 22m | −6:27 | 19:01–20:34 | 🌒 3% |
| Sun 13 | 05:55 | 06:44 | 13:23 | 20:00 | 20:49 | 13h 16m | −6:26 | 18:57–20:30 | 🌒 7% |
| Mon 14 | 05:58 | 06:47 | 13:23 | 19:57 | 20:45 | 13h 9m | −6:26 | 18:54–20:26 | 🌒 13% |
| Tue 15 | 06:01 | 06:50 | 13:22 | 19:53 | 20:42 | 13h 3m | −6:26 | 18:50–20:23 | 🌒 20% |
| Wed 16 | 06:04 | 06:53 | 13:22 | 19:49 | 20:38 | 12h 56m | −6:26 | 18:47–20:19 | 🌒 28% |
| Thu 17 | 06:07 | 06:56 | 13:22 | 19:46 | 20:34 | 12h 50m | −6:26 | 18:43–20:15 | 🌒 37% |
| Fri 18 | 06:10 | 06:58 | 13:21 | 19:42 | 20:31 | 12h 43m | −6:26 | 18:40–20:12 | 🌓 47% |
| Sat 19 | 06:13 | 07:01 | 13:21 | 19:39 | 20:27 | 12h 37m | −6:26 | 18:36–20:08 | 🌔 56% |
| Sun 20 | 06:16 | 07:04 | 13:21 | 19:35 | 20:23 | 12h 31m | −6:26 | 18:32–20:04 | 🌔 65% |
| Mon 21 | 06:19 | 07:07 | 13:20 | 19:32 | 20:19 | 12h 24m | −6:25 | 18:29–20:01 | 🌔 74% |
| Tue 22 | 06:22 | 07:10 | 13:20 | 19:28 | 20:16 | 12h 18m | −6:25 | 18:25–19:57 | 🌔 82% |
| Wed 23 | 06:25 | 07:13 | 13:19 | 19:25 | 20:12 | 12h 11m | −6:25 | 18:21–19:54 | 🌔 89% |
| Thu 24 | 06:28 | 07:16 | 13:19 | 19:21 | 20:09 | 12h 5m | −6:25 | 18:18–19:50 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 06:31 | 07:19 | 13:19 | 19:17 | 20:05 | 11h 58m | −6:25 | 18:14–19:46 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 06:34 | 07:21 | 13:18 | 19:14 | 20:01 | 11h 52m | −6:26 | 18:10–19:43 | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 06:37 | 07:24 | 13:18 | 19:10 | 19:58 | 11h 46m | −6:26 | 18:07–19:39 | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 06:40 | 07:27 | 13:18 | 19:07 | 19:54 | 11h 39m | −6:26 | 18:03–19:36 | 🌖 96% |
| Tue 29 | 06:42 | 07:30 | 13:17 | 19:03 | 19:51 | 11h 33m | −6:26 | 17:59–19:32 | 🌖 91% |
| Wed 30 | 06:45 | 07:33 | 13:17 | 19:00 | 19:47 | 11h 26m | −6:26 | 17:55–19:29 | 🌖 84% |
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | — | 04:01 | 06:09 | 20:43 | 22:49 | — | 9h 29m | 34.0° | 291° WNW |
| Wed 2 | — | 04:06 | 06:12 | 20:39 | 22:44 | — | 9h 35m | 33.6° | 290° WNW |
| Thu 3 | 02:00 | 04:11 | 06:15 | 20:36 | 22:39 | 00:36 | 9h 42m | 33.3° | 289° WNW |
| Fri 4 | 02:17 | 04:15 | 06:18 | 20:32 | 22:34 | 00:23 | 9h 48m | 32.9° | 288° WNW |
| Sat 5 | 02:30 | 04:19 | 06:21 | 20:29 | 22:29 | 00:12 | 9h 55m | 32.5° | 287° WNW |
| Sun 6 | 02:41 | 04:24 | 06:24 | 20:25 | 22:24 | 00:02 | 10h 1m | 32.2° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 7 | 02:50 | 04:28 | 06:27 | 20:22 | 22:19 | 23:53 | 10h 8m | 31.8° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 8 | 02:58 | 04:32 | 06:30 | 20:18 | 22:14 | 23:45 | 10h 14m | 31.4° | 284° WNW |
| Wed 9 | 03:06 | 04:36 | 06:33 | 20:14 | 22:10 | 23:37 | 10h 21m | 31.0° | 283° WNW |
| Thu 10 | 03:13 | 04:40 | 06:35 | 20:11 | 22:05 | 23:30 | 10h 27m | 30.7° | 283° WNW |
| Fri 11 | 03:19 | 04:44 | 06:38 | 20:07 | 22:01 | 23:23 | 10h 33m | 30.3° | 282° WNW |
| Sat 12 | 03:25 | 04:48 | 06:41 | 20:04 | 21:56 | 23:16 | 10h 40m | 29.9° | 281° W |
| Sun 13 | 03:31 | 04:51 | 06:44 | 20:00 | 21:52 | 23:10 | 10h 46m | 29.5° | 280° W |
| Mon 14 | 03:37 | 04:55 | 06:47 | 19:57 | 21:47 | 23:04 | 10h 53m | 29.1° | 279° W |
| Tue 15 | 03:42 | 04:59 | 06:50 | 19:53 | 21:43 | 22:58 | 10h 59m | 28.8° | 278° W |
| Wed 16 | 03:48 | 05:02 | 06:53 | 19:49 | 21:39 | 22:52 | 11h 6m | 28.4° | 277° W |
| Thu 17 | 03:53 | 05:06 | 06:56 | 19:46 | 21:35 | 22:46 | 11h 12m | 28.0° | 276° W |
| Fri 18 | 03:57 | 05:09 | 06:58 | 19:42 | 21:30 | 22:41 | 11h 18m | 27.6° | 275° W |
| Sat 19 | 04:02 | 05:13 | 07:01 | 19:39 | 21:26 | 22:36 | 11h 25m | 27.2° | 275° W |
| Sun 20 | 04:07 | 05:16 | 07:04 | 19:35 | 21:22 | 22:31 | 11h 31m | 26.8° | 274° W |
| Mon 21 | 04:11 | 05:20 | 07:07 | 19:32 | 21:18 | 22:25 | 11h 38m | 26.4° | 273° W |
| Tue 22 | 04:16 | 05:23 | 07:10 | 19:28 | 21:14 | 22:21 | 11h 44m | 26.0° | 272° W |
| Wed 23 | 04:20 | 05:26 | 07:13 | 19:25 | 21:10 | 22:16 | 11h 51m | 25.7° | 271° W |
| Thu 24 | 04:24 | 05:30 | 07:16 | 19:21 | 21:06 | 22:11 | 11h 57m | 25.3° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 04:28 | 05:33 | 07:19 | 19:17 | 21:02 | 22:06 | 12h 3m | 24.9° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 04:32 | 05:36 | 07:21 | 19:14 | 20:58 | 22:02 | 12h 10m | 24.5° | 268° W |
| Sun 27 | 04:36 | 05:39 | 07:24 | 19:10 | 20:55 | 21:57 | 12h 16m | 24.1° | 267° W |
| Mon 28 | 04:40 | 05:43 | 07:27 | 19:07 | 20:51 | 21:53 | 12h 23m | 23.7° | 267° W |
| Tue 29 | 04:44 | 05:46 | 07:30 | 19:03 | 20:47 | 21:48 | 12h 29m | 23.3° | 266° W |
| Wed 30 | 04:47 | 05:49 | 07:33 | 19:00 | 20:43 | 21:44 | 12h 36m | 22.9° | 265° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 06:48 | 07:36 | 13:17 | 18:56 | 19:43 | 11h 20m | −6:26 | 17:52–19:25 | 🌖 74% |
| Fri 2 | 06:51 | 07:39 | 13:16 | 18:53 | 19:40 | 11h 13m | −6:26 | 17:48–19:22 | 🌖 63% |
| Sat 3 | 06:54 | 07:42 | 13:16 | 18:49 | 19:36 | 11h 7m | −6:26 | 17:44–19:18 | 🌗 52% |
| Sun 4 | 06:57 | 07:45 | 13:16 | 18:46 | 19:33 | 11h 1m | −6:26 | 17:40–19:15 | 🌘 40% |
| Mon 5 | 07:00 | 07:47 | 13:15 | 18:42 | 19:30 | 10h 54m | −6:27 | 17:36–19:11 | 🌘 29% |
| Tue 6 | 07:03 | 07:50 | 13:15 | 18:39 | 19:26 | 10h 48m | −6:27 | 17:33–19:08 | 🌘 19% |
| Wed 7 | 07:06 | 07:53 | 13:15 | 18:35 | 19:23 | 10h 41m | −6:27 | 17:29–19:04 | 🌘 11% |
| Thu 8 | 07:08 | 07:56 | 13:15 | 18:32 | 19:19 | 10h 35m | −6:27 | 17:25–19:01 | 🌘 5% |
| Fri 9 | 07:11 | 07:59 | 13:14 | 18:28 | 19:16 | 10h 28m | −6:27 | 17:21–18:57 | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 07:14 | 08:02 | 13:14 | 18:25 | 19:12 | 10h 22m | −6:27 | 17:17–18:54 | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 07:17 | 08:05 | 13:14 | 18:21 | 19:09 | 10h 15m | −6:28 | 17:13–18:51 | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 07:20 | 08:08 | 13:14 | 18:18 | 19:06 | 10h 9m | −6:28 | 17:09–18:47 | 🌒 4% |
| Tue 13 | 07:23 | 08:11 | 13:13 | 18:14 | 19:02 | 10h 2m | −6:28 | 17:05–18:44 | 🌒 9% |
| Wed 14 | 07:26 | 08:14 | 13:13 | 18:11 | 18:59 | 9h 56m | −6:28 | 17:01–18:41 | 🌒 15% |
| Thu 15 | 07:28 | 08:17 | 13:13 | 18:07 | 18:56 | 9h 49m | −6:28 | 16:57–18:37 | 🌒 22% |
| Fri 16 | 07:31 | 08:20 | 13:13 | 18:04 | 18:52 | 9h 43m | −6:29 | 16:53–18:34 | 🌒 30% |
| Sat 17 | 07:34 | 08:23 | 13:12 | 18:00 | 18:49 | 9h 37m | −6:29 | 16:49–18:31 | 🌒 39% |
| Sun 18 | 07:37 | 08:26 | 13:12 | 17:57 | 18:46 | 9h 30m | −6:29 | 16:45–18:27 | 🌓 49% |
| Mon 19 | 07:40 | 08:29 | 13:12 | 17:53 | 18:43 | 9h 24m | −6:29 | 16:41–18:24 | 🌔 58% |
| Tue 20 | 07:43 | 08:32 | 13:12 | 17:50 | 18:40 | 9h 17m | −6:29 | 16:37–18:21 | 🌔 67% |
| Wed 21 | 07:46 | 08:36 | 13:12 | 17:47 | 18:36 | 9h 11m | −6:29 | 16:33–18:18 | 🌔 76% |
| Thu 22 | 07:48 | 08:39 | 13:12 | 17:43 | 18:33 | 9h 4m | −6:29 | 16:28–18:14 | 🌔 84% |
| Fri 23 | 07:51 | 08:42 | 13:11 | 17:40 | 18:30 | 8h 58m | −6:29 | 16:24–18:11 | 🌔 91% |
| Sat 24 | 07:54 | 08:45 | 13:11 | 17:36 | 18:27 | 8h 51m | −6:29 | 16:20–18:08 | 🌔 96% |
| Sun 25 | 07:57 | 08:48 | 13:11 | 17:33 | 18:24 | 8h 45m | −6:29 | 16:16–18:05 | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 08:00 | 08:51 | 13:11 | 17:30 | 18:21 | 8h 38m | −6:29 | 16:11–18:02 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 08:03 | 08:54 | 13:11 | 17:26 | 18:18 | 8h 32m | −6:29 | 16:07–17:58 | 🌖 98% |
| Wed 28 | 08:05 | 08:57 | 13:11 | 17:23 | 18:15 | 8h 25m | −6:29 | 16:02–17:55 | 🌖 93% |
| Thu 29 | 08:08 | 09:01 | 13:11 | 17:20 | 18:12 | 8h 19m | −6:29 | 15:58–17:52 | 🌖 87% |
| Fri 30 | 08:11 | 09:04 | 13:11 | 17:16 | 18:09 | 8h 12m | −6:29 | 15:53–17:49 | 🌖 78% |
| Sat 31 | 08:14 | 09:07 | 13:11 | 17:13 | 18:06 | 8h 6m | −6:28 | 15:49–17:46 | 🌖 67% |
Longest and shortest day in Reykjavík
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 21h 8m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 4h 7m.
Between them the day length swings by 17h 0m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 15:28 on 18 December; the latest is 00:03 on 22 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 02:55 on 20 June to 11:23 on 25 December.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 29m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Reykjavík different
On standard time the sun peaks at 13:18, 79 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 47 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 23 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 64.1°N buys you.
The shallow approach angle at 64.1° stretches this evening's golden hour to 92 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it SSW, June swings it 132° round to NNW. Tonight, W.
Across September the sunset moves 103 minutes earlier, averaging about 4 minutes a day.
Planning a sunset photo in Reykjavík
Arrive by 17:55. Golden hour opens at 18:10 and the sun is down by 19:14, 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 19:43 and runs to 20:01, the end of civil twilight and 47m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Reykjavík today?
The sun sets in Reykjavík at 19:14 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Reykjavík?
It takes 47m. Civil twilight ends at 20:01 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Reykjavík?
Evening golden hour runs 18:10 to 19:43 today, lasting 1h 32m.