Sunset and sunrise times in Alta, Norway
In Alta, Norway the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:12 and rises at 06:22. Daylight lasts 11h 50m; evening golden hour runs from 16:50 to 18:49.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 05:21
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Last light
- 19:12
- Day length
- 11h 50m
18h 10m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 16:50 – 18:49
- Blue hour
- 18:49 – 19:12
- Max sun altitude
- 18.7°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 17:24 / 05:57
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 06:26 Sunset 18:07 Golden hour 16:45 – 18:44 Day length 11h 41m vs today 9 minutes shorterWhere Alta is
- Coordinates
- 69.9689° N, 23.2717° E
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
- Current offset
- UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 65 m
- Population
- 15,094
Sunrise and sunset in Alta, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 03:26 | 04:41 | 12:26 | 20:09 | 21:23 | 15h 27m | −9:05 | 18:45–20:52 | 🌖 81% |
| Wed 2 | 03:31 | 04:45 | 12:26 | 20:04 | 21:17 | 15h 18m | −9:02 | 18:41–20:47 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 03:36 | 04:50 | 12:26 | 19:59 | 21:11 | 15h 9m | −8:59 | 18:37–20:42 | 🌖 61% |
| Fri 4 | 03:42 | 04:54 | 12:25 | 19:54 | 21:05 | 15h 0m | −8:57 | 18:32–20:36 | 🌗 49% |
| Sat 5 | 03:47 | 04:58 | 12:25 | 19:50 | 21:00 | 14h 51m | −8:54 | 18:28–20:31 | 🌘 37% |
| Sun 6 | 03:52 | 05:02 | 12:25 | 19:45 | 20:54 | 14h 42m | −8:52 | 18:23–20:26 | 🌘 26% |
| Mon 7 | 03:57 | 05:06 | 12:24 | 19:40 | 20:48 | 14h 34m | −8:50 | 18:19–20:21 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 04:02 | 05:10 | 12:24 | 19:35 | 20:43 | 14h 25m | −8:48 | 18:14–20:16 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 04:07 | 05:14 | 12:24 | 19:31 | 20:37 | 14h 16m | −8:46 | 18:10–20:11 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 04:11 | 05:18 | 12:23 | 19:26 | 20:32 | 14h 7m | −8:44 | 18:06–20:06 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 04:16 | 05:22 | 12:23 | 19:21 | 20:27 | 13h 59m | −8:43 | 18:01–20:01 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 04:21 | 05:26 | 12:23 | 19:17 | 20:22 | 13h 50m | −8:41 | 17:56–19:56 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 04:25 | 05:30 | 12:22 | 19:12 | 20:16 | 13h 41m | −8:40 | 17:52–19:51 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 04:30 | 05:34 | 12:22 | 19:07 | 20:11 | 13h 33m | −8:39 | 17:47–19:46 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 04:34 | 05:38 | 12:22 | 19:03 | 20:06 | 13h 24m | −8:38 | 17:43–19:41 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 04:39 | 05:42 | 12:21 | 18:58 | 20:01 | 13h 15m | −8:37 | 17:38–19:36 | 🌒 28% |
| Thu 17 | 04:43 | 05:46 | 12:21 | 18:53 | 19:56 | 13h 7m | −8:36 | 17:33–19:31 | 🌒 37% |
| Fri 18 | 04:47 | 05:50 | 12:21 | 18:49 | 19:51 | 12h 58m | −8:35 | 17:29–19:26 | 🌓 46% |
| Sat 19 | 04:52 | 05:54 | 12:20 | 18:44 | 19:46 | 12h 50m | −8:34 | 17:24–19:22 | 🌔 55% |
| Sun 20 | 04:56 | 05:58 | 12:20 | 18:40 | 19:41 | 12h 41m | −8:34 | 17:19–19:17 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 05:00 | 06:02 | 12:20 | 18:35 | 19:36 | 12h 32m | −8:33 | 17:15–19:12 | 🌔 73% |
| Tue 22 | 05:04 | 06:06 | 12:19 | 18:30 | 19:31 | 12h 24m | −8:33 | 17:10–19:07 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 05:08 | 06:10 | 12:19 | 18:26 | 19:27 | 12h 15m | −8:33 | 17:05–19:03 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 05:12 | 06:14 | 12:18 | 18:21 | 19:22 | 12h 7m | −8:33 | 17:00–18:58 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 05:17 | 06:18 | 12:18 | 18:16 | 19:17 | 11h 58m | −8:33 | 16:55–18:53 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 05:21 | 06:22 | 12:18 | 18:12 | 19:12 | 11h 50m | −8:33 | 16:50–18:49 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:25 | 06:26 | 12:17 | 18:07 | 19:08 | 11h 41m | −8:33 | 16:45–18:44 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:29 | 06:30 | 12:17 | 18:03 | 19:03 | 11h 33m | −8:33 | 16:40–18:40 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:33 | 06:33 | 12:17 | 17:58 | 18:58 | 11h 24m | −8:33 | 16:35–18:35 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 05:37 | 06:37 | 12:16 | 17:53 | 18:54 | 11h 15m | −8:34 | 16:30–18:30 | 🌖 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 | — | — | 04:41 | 20:09 | — | — | 8h 36m | 28.2° | 297° WNW |
| Wed 2 | — | 00:39 | 04:45 | 20:04 | 23:41 | — | 8h 45m | 27.9° | 296° WNW |
| Thu 3 | — | 01:12 | 04:50 | 19:59 | 23:23 | — | 8h 54m | 27.5° | 294° WNW |
| Fri 4 | — | 01:30 | 04:54 | 19:54 | 23:09 | — | 9h 3m | 27.1° | 293° WNW |
| Sat 5 | — | 01:43 | 04:58 | 19:50 | 22:57 | — | 9h 12m | 26.8° | 292° WNW |
| Sun 6 | — | 01:55 | 05:02 | 19:45 | 22:46 | — | 9h 21m | 26.4° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 7 | — | 02:05 | 05:06 | 19:40 | 22:36 | — | 9h 30m | 26.0° | 290° WNW |
| Tue 8 | — | 02:14 | 05:10 | 19:35 | 22:26 | — | 9h 38m | 25.6° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 9 | — | 02:23 | 05:14 | 19:31 | 22:18 | — | 9h 47m | 25.3° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 10 | — | 02:31 | 05:18 | 19:26 | 22:10 | — | 9h 56m | 24.9° | 286° WNW |
| Fri 11 | — | 02:38 | 05:22 | 19:21 | 22:02 | — | 10h 4m | 24.5° | 285° WNW |
| Sat 12 | — | 02:46 | 05:26 | 19:17 | 21:54 | — | 10h 13m | 24.1° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 13 | — | 02:52 | 05:30 | 19:12 | 21:47 | — | 10h 22m | 23.7° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 14 | — | 02:59 | 05:34 | 19:07 | 21:40 | — | 10h 30m | 23.4° | 282° WNW |
| Tue 15 | — | 03:05 | 05:38 | 19:03 | 21:33 | — | 10h 39m | 23.0° | 281° W |
| Wed 16 | — | 03:11 | 05:42 | 18:58 | 21:26 | — | 10h 48m | 22.6° | 279° W |
| Thu 17 | — | 03:17 | 05:46 | 18:53 | 21:20 | — | 10h 56m | 22.2° | 278° W |
| Fri 18 | 00:40 | 03:23 | 05:50 | 18:49 | 21:14 | 23:33 | 11h 5m | 21.8° | 277° W |
| Sat 19 | 01:09 | 03:29 | 05:54 | 18:44 | 21:08 | 23:15 | 11h 13m | 21.4° | 276° W |
| Sun 20 | 01:26 | 03:34 | 05:58 | 18:40 | 21:02 | 23:01 | 11h 22m | 21.0° | 275° W |
| Mon 21 | 01:39 | 03:39 | 06:02 | 18:35 | 20:56 | 22:49 | 11h 31m | 20.6° | 274° W |
| Tue 22 | 01:51 | 03:45 | 06:06 | 18:30 | 20:50 | 22:38 | 11h 39m | 20.3° | 273° W |
| Wed 23 | 02:01 | 03:50 | 06:10 | 18:26 | 20:44 | 22:29 | 11h 48m | 19.9° | 272° W |
| Thu 24 | 02:10 | 03:55 | 06:14 | 18:21 | 20:39 | 22:19 | 11h 56m | 19.5° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 02:19 | 04:00 | 06:18 | 18:16 | 20:33 | 22:11 | 12h 5m | 19.1° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 02:27 | 04:04 | 06:22 | 18:12 | 20:28 | 22:03 | 12h 13m | 18.7° | 268° W |
| Sun 27 | 02:34 | 04:09 | 06:26 | 18:07 | 20:22 | 21:55 | 12h 22m | 18.3° | 267° W |
| Mon 28 | 02:41 | 04:14 | 06:30 | 18:03 | 20:17 | 21:47 | 12h 30m | 17.9° | 266° W |
| Tue 29 | 02:48 | 04:18 | 06:33 | 17:58 | 20:12 | 21:40 | 12h 39m | 17.5° | 265° W |
| Wed 30 | 02:54 | 04:23 | 06:37 | 17:53 | 20:07 | 21:34 | 12h 47m | 17.1° | 264° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 05:41 | 06:41 | 12:16 | 17:49 | 18:49 | 11h 7m | −8:34 | 16:25–18:26 | 🌖 75% |
| Fri 2 | 05:45 | 06:45 | 12:16 | 17:44 | 18:45 | 10h 58m | −8:35 | 16:20–18:21 | 🌖 64% |
| Sat 3 | 05:49 | 06:49 | 12:15 | 17:40 | 18:40 | 10h 50m | −8:36 | 16:15–18:17 | 🌗 53% |
| Sun 4 | 05:53 | 06:53 | 12:15 | 17:35 | 18:35 | 10h 41m | −8:37 | 16:09–18:12 | 🌘 41% |
| Mon 5 | 05:57 | 06:57 | 12:15 | 17:30 | 18:31 | 10h 32m | −8:38 | 16:04–18:08 | 🌘 30% |
| Tue 6 | 06:00 | 07:01 | 12:15 | 17:26 | 18:26 | 10h 24m | −8:39 | 15:59–18:03 | 🌘 20% |
| Wed 7 | 06:04 | 07:06 | 12:14 | 17:21 | 18:22 | 10h 15m | −8:40 | 15:53–17:59 | 🌘 11% |
| Thu 8 | 06:08 | 07:10 | 12:14 | 17:17 | 18:18 | 10h 6m | −8:41 | 15:48–17:54 | 🌘 5% |
| Fri 9 | 06:12 | 07:14 | 12:14 | 17:12 | 18:13 | 9h 58m | −8:43 | 15:42–17:50 | 🌘 2% |
| Sat 10 | 06:16 | 07:18 | 12:13 | 17:07 | 18:09 | 9h 49m | −8:44 | 15:36–17:45 | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 06:20 | 07:22 | 12:13 | 17:03 | 18:04 | 9h 40m | −8:46 | 15:30–17:41 | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 06:24 | 07:26 | 12:13 | 16:58 | 18:00 | 9h 31m | −8:48 | 15:25–17:36 | 🌒 4% |
| Tue 13 | 06:28 | 07:30 | 12:13 | 16:53 | 17:56 | 9h 23m | −8:49 | 15:19–17:32 | 🌒 8% |
| Wed 14 | 06:32 | 07:34 | 12:12 | 16:49 | 17:51 | 9h 14m | −8:51 | 15:12–17:28 | 🌒 14% |
| Thu 15 | 06:36 | 07:39 | 12:12 | 16:44 | 17:47 | 9h 5m | −8:54 | 15:06–17:23 | 🌒 22% |
| Fri 16 | 06:39 | 07:43 | 12:12 | 16:39 | 17:43 | 8h 56m | −8:56 | 15:00–17:19 | 🌒 30% |
| Sat 17 | 06:43 | 07:47 | 12:12 | 16:35 | 17:38 | 8h 47m | −8:58 | 14:53–17:14 | 🌒 39% |
| Sun 18 | 06:47 | 07:51 | 12:12 | 16:30 | 17:34 | 8h 38m | −9:01 | 14:46–17:10 | 🌓 48% |
| Mon 19 | 06:51 | 07:56 | 12:11 | 16:25 | 17:30 | 8h 29m | −9:03 | 14:40–17:06 | 🌔 57% |
| Tue 20 | 06:55 | 08:00 | 12:11 | 16:21 | 17:26 | 8h 20m | −9:06 | 14:32–17:01 | 🌔 67% |
| Wed 21 | 06:59 | 08:05 | 12:11 | 16:16 | 17:21 | 8h 11m | −9:09 | 14:25–16:57 | 🌔 76% |
| Thu 22 | 07:03 | 08:09 | 12:11 | 16:11 | 17:17 | 8h 1m | −9:12 | 14:17–16:52 | 🌔 84% |
| Fri 23 | 07:07 | 08:14 | 12:11 | 16:06 | 17:13 | 7h 52m | −9:15 | 14:09–16:48 | 🌔 91% |
| Sat 24 | 07:11 | 08:18 | 12:11 | 16:02 | 17:09 | 7h 43m | −9:19 | 14:00–16:44 | 🌔 96% |
| Sun 25 | 06:15 | 07:23 | 11:10 | 14:57 | 16:05 | 7h 34m | −9:23 | 12:51–15:40 | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 06:18 | 07:27 | 11:10 | 14:52 | 16:01 | 7h 24m | −9:27 | 12:41–15:35 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 06:22 | 07:32 | 11:10 | 14:47 | 15:57 | 7h 15m | −9:31 | 12:30–15:31 | 🌖 98% |
| Wed 28 | 06:26 | 07:37 | 11:10 | 14:42 | 15:52 | 7h 5m | −9:35 | 12:18–15:27 | 🌖 94% |
| Thu 29 | 06:30 | 07:41 | 11:10 | 14:37 | 15:48 | 6h 55m | −9:40 | 12:02–15:22 | 🌖 87% |
| Fri 30 | 06:34 | 07:46 | 11:10 | 14:32 | 15:44 | 6h 46m | −9:45 | 11:41–15:18 | 🌖 78% |
| Sat 31 | 06:38 | 07:51 | 11:10 | 14:27 | 15:40 | 6h 36m | −9:50 | 07:05–15:14 | 🌖 68% |
Longest and shortest day in Alta
The longest day falls on 19 May 2026, 4 months ago, with 24h 0m of daylight.
The shortest is 1 January 2026, 9 months ago, with no sunrise at all.
Between them the day length swings by 24h 0m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 11:34 on 25 November; the latest is 23:46 on 28 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 00:53 on 16 May to 11:06 on 17 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 21m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Alta different
Clock noon and solar noon are 42 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 11:18 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 12:18.
From sunset to full civil darkness is 61 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 70°N accounts for the 37-minute difference.
Photographers get 119 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 3× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 24h 0m, one of the widest swings of any Norway city on the site.
Sunset drifts 5 minutes earlier each day this month — 135 minutes from the first of September to the last.
The clocks go back on 25 October 2026, so the sunset jumps from 16:02 to 14:57 overnight — the sun has not moved, the clock has.
Planning a sunset photo in Alta
Arrive by 16:35. Golden hour opens at 16:50 and the sun is down by 18:12, 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 18:49 and runs to 19:12, the end of civil twilight and 1h 0m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Alta today?
The sun sets in Alta at 18:12 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Alta?
It takes 1h 0m. Civil twilight ends at 19:12 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Alta?
Evening golden hour runs 16:50 to 18:49 today, lasting 1h 58m.