Sunset and sunrise times in Hammerfest, Norway
In Hammerfest, Norway the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:10 and rises at 06:20. Daylight lasts 11h 49m; evening golden hour runs from 16:45 to 18:48.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Last light
- 19:13
- Day length
- 11h 49m
18h 8m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 16:45 – 18:48
- Blue hour
- 18:48 – 19:13
- Max sun altitude
- 18.0°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 17:21 / 05:56
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 06:24 Sunset 18:05 Golden hour 16:40 – 18:43 Day length 11h 40m vs today 9 minutes shorterWhere Hammerfest is
- Coordinates
- 70.6631° N, 23.6809° E
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
- Current offset
- UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Population
- 11,448
Sunrise and sunset in Hammerfest, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 03:15 | 04:35 | 12:25 | 20:11 | 21:30 | 15h 36m | −9:32 | 18:45–20:57 | 🌖 81% |
| Wed 2 | 03:21 | 04:40 | 12:25 | 20:06 | 21:23 | 15h 26m | −9:28 | 18:40–20:51 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 03:27 | 04:44 | 12:24 | 20:01 | 21:17 | 15h 17m | −9:25 | 18:36–20:46 | 🌖 61% |
| Fri 4 | 03:33 | 04:48 | 12:24 | 19:56 | 21:11 | 15h 8m | −9:22 | 18:31–20:40 | 🌗 49% |
| Sat 5 | 03:38 | 04:53 | 12:24 | 19:51 | 21:05 | 14h 58m | −9:19 | 18:27–20:35 | 🌘 37% |
| Sun 6 | 03:44 | 04:57 | 12:23 | 19:46 | 20:59 | 14h 49m | −9:16 | 18:22–20:29 | 🌘 26% |
| Mon 7 | 03:49 | 05:01 | 12:23 | 19:42 | 20:53 | 14h 40m | −9:13 | 18:17–20:24 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 03:54 | 05:06 | 12:23 | 19:37 | 20:47 | 14h 31m | −9:11 | 18:13–20:19 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 03:59 | 05:10 | 12:22 | 19:32 | 20:41 | 14h 21m | −9:09 | 18:08–20:13 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 04:04 | 05:14 | 12:22 | 19:27 | 20:36 | 14h 12m | −9:07 | 18:04–20:08 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 04:09 | 05:18 | 12:21 | 19:22 | 20:30 | 14h 3m | −9:05 | 17:59–20:03 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 04:14 | 05:22 | 12:21 | 19:17 | 20:25 | 13h 54m | −9:03 | 17:54–19:58 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 04:19 | 05:27 | 12:21 | 19:12 | 20:19 | 13h 45m | −9:01 | 17:49–19:52 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 04:24 | 05:31 | 12:20 | 19:07 | 20:14 | 13h 36m | −9:00 | 17:45–19:47 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 04:28 | 05:35 | 12:20 | 19:03 | 20:09 | 13h 27m | −8:59 | 17:40–19:42 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 04:33 | 05:39 | 12:20 | 18:58 | 20:03 | 13h 18m | −8:57 | 17:35–19:37 | 🌒 28% |
| Thu 17 | 04:38 | 05:43 | 12:19 | 18:53 | 19:58 | 13h 9m | −8:56 | 17:30–19:32 | 🌒 37% |
| Fri 18 | 04:42 | 05:47 | 12:19 | 18:48 | 19:53 | 13h 0m | −8:55 | 17:25–19:27 | 🌓 46% |
| Sat 19 | 04:47 | 05:51 | 12:19 | 18:43 | 19:48 | 12h 51m | −8:55 | 17:21–19:22 | 🌔 55% |
| Sun 20 | 04:51 | 05:56 | 12:18 | 18:39 | 19:43 | 12h 43m | −8:54 | 17:16–19:17 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 04:55 | 06:00 | 12:18 | 18:34 | 19:37 | 12h 34m | −8:53 | 17:11–19:12 | 🌔 73% |
| Tue 22 | 05:00 | 06:04 | 12:18 | 18:29 | 19:32 | 12h 25m | −8:53 | 17:06–19:08 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 05:04 | 06:08 | 12:17 | 18:24 | 19:27 | 12h 16m | −8:53 | 17:01–19:03 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 05:08 | 06:12 | 12:17 | 18:19 | 19:22 | 12h 7m | −8:53 | 16:56–18:58 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 05:13 | 06:16 | 12:16 | 18:15 | 19:18 | 11h 58m | −8:53 | 16:51–18:53 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 05:17 | 06:20 | 12:16 | 18:10 | 19:13 | 11h 49m | −8:53 | 16:45–18:48 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 05:21 | 06:24 | 12:16 | 18:05 | 19:08 | 11h 40m | −8:53 | 16:40–18:43 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:25 | 06:28 | 12:15 | 18:00 | 19:03 | 11h 31m | −8:53 | 16:35–18:39 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:30 | 06:33 | 12:15 | 17:56 | 18:58 | 11h 23m | −8:54 | 16:30–18:34 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 05:34 | 06:37 | 12:15 | 17:51 | 18:53 | 11h 14m | −8:54 | 16:24–18:29 | 🌖 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 | — | — | 04:35 | 20:11 | — | — | 8h 28m | 27.5° | 298° WNW |
| Wed 2 | — | — | 04:40 | 20:06 | — | — | 8h 37m | 27.2° | 297° WNW |
| Thu 3 | — | — | 04:44 | 20:01 | — | — | 8h 47m | 26.8° | 295° WNW |
| Fri 4 | — | 00:43 | 04:48 | 19:56 | 23:36 | — | 8h 56m | 26.4° | 294° WNW |
| Sat 5 | — | 01:13 | 04:53 | 19:51 | 23:18 | — | 9h 5m | 26.1° | 293° WNW |
| Sun 6 | — | 01:30 | 04:57 | 19:46 | 23:04 | — | 9h 14m | 25.7° | 292° WNW |
| Mon 7 | — | 01:44 | 05:01 | 19:42 | 22:51 | — | 9h 24m | 25.3° | 291° WNW |
| Tue 8 | — | 01:56 | 05:06 | 19:37 | 22:40 | — | 9h 33m | 24.9° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 9 | — | 02:06 | 05:10 | 19:32 | 22:30 | — | 9h 42m | 24.6° | 288° WNW |
| Thu 10 | — | 02:15 | 05:14 | 19:27 | 22:21 | — | 9h 51m | 24.2° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 11 | — | 02:24 | 05:18 | 19:22 | 22:12 | — | 10h 0m | 23.8° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 12 | — | 02:32 | 05:22 | 19:17 | 22:04 | — | 10h 9m | 23.4° | 285° WNW |
| Sun 13 | — | 02:40 | 05:27 | 19:12 | 21:56 | — | 10h 18m | 23.0° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 14 | — | 02:47 | 05:31 | 19:07 | 21:48 | — | 10h 27m | 22.7° | 282° WNW |
| Tue 15 | — | 02:54 | 05:35 | 19:03 | 21:40 | — | 10h 36m | 22.3° | 281° W |
| Wed 16 | — | 03:01 | 05:39 | 18:58 | 21:33 | — | 10h 45m | 21.9° | 280° W |
| Thu 17 | — | 03:07 | 05:43 | 18:53 | 21:26 | — | 10h 54m | 21.5° | 279° W |
| Fri 18 | — | 03:13 | 05:47 | 18:48 | 21:20 | — | 11h 3m | 21.1° | 277° W |
| Sat 19 | — | 03:19 | 05:51 | 18:43 | 21:13 | — | 11h 12m | 20.7° | 276° W |
| Sun 20 | 00:47 | 03:25 | 05:56 | 18:39 | 21:07 | 23:26 | 11h 21m | 20.3° | 275° W |
| Mon 21 | 01:12 | 03:31 | 06:00 | 18:34 | 21:00 | 23:09 | 11h 29m | 20.0° | 274° W |
| Tue 22 | 01:28 | 03:37 | 06:04 | 18:29 | 20:54 | 22:55 | 11h 38m | 19.6° | 273° W |
| Wed 23 | 01:41 | 03:42 | 06:08 | 18:24 | 20:48 | 22:43 | 11h 47m | 19.2° | 272° W |
| Thu 24 | 01:53 | 03:47 | 06:12 | 18:19 | 20:42 | 22:32 | 11h 56m | 18.8° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 02:03 | 03:52 | 06:16 | 18:15 | 20:37 | 22:22 | 12h 5m | 18.4° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 02:12 | 03:58 | 06:20 | 18:10 | 20:31 | 22:13 | 12h 14m | 18.0° | 268° W |
| Sun 27 | 02:20 | 04:03 | 06:24 | 18:05 | 20:25 | 22:04 | 12h 23m | 17.6° | 267° W |
| Mon 28 | 02:28 | 04:08 | 06:28 | 18:00 | 20:20 | 21:56 | 12h 32m | 17.2° | 266° W |
| Tue 29 | 02:36 | 04:12 | 06:33 | 17:56 | 20:15 | 21:48 | 12h 41m | 16.8° | 265° W |
| Wed 30 | 02:43 | 04:17 | 06:37 | 17:51 | 20:09 | 21:41 | 12h 49m | 16.4° | 263° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 05:38 | 06:41 | 12:14 | 17:46 | 18:48 | 11h 5m | −8:55 | 16:19–18:24 | 🌖 75% |
| Fri 2 | 05:42 | 06:45 | 12:14 | 17:41 | 18:44 | 10h 56m | −8:56 | 16:14–18:20 | 🌖 64% |
| Sat 3 | 05:46 | 06:49 | 12:14 | 17:37 | 18:39 | 10h 47m | −8:56 | 16:08–18:15 | 🌗 53% |
| Sun 4 | 05:50 | 06:53 | 12:14 | 17:32 | 18:34 | 10h 38m | −8:58 | 16:03–18:10 | 🌘 41% |
| Mon 5 | 05:55 | 06:58 | 12:13 | 17:27 | 18:30 | 10h 29m | −8:59 | 15:57–18:06 | 🌘 30% |
| Tue 6 | 05:59 | 07:02 | 12:13 | 17:22 | 18:25 | 10h 20m | −9:00 | 15:51–18:01 | 🌘 20% |
| Wed 7 | 06:03 | 07:06 | 12:13 | 17:17 | 18:20 | 10h 11m | −9:01 | 15:45–17:56 | 🌘 11% |
| Thu 8 | 06:07 | 07:10 | 12:12 | 17:13 | 18:16 | 10h 2m | −9:03 | 15:40–17:52 | 🌘 5% |
| Fri 9 | 06:11 | 07:14 | 12:12 | 17:08 | 18:11 | 9h 53m | −9:05 | 15:34–17:47 | 🌘 2% |
| Sat 10 | 06:15 | 07:19 | 12:12 | 17:03 | 18:07 | 9h 44m | −9:06 | 15:28–17:42 | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 06:19 | 07:23 | 12:12 | 16:58 | 18:02 | 9h 35m | −9:08 | 15:21–17:38 | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 06:23 | 07:27 | 12:11 | 16:53 | 17:57 | 9h 25m | −9:10 | 15:15–17:33 | 🌒 4% |
| Tue 13 | 06:27 | 07:32 | 12:11 | 16:48 | 17:53 | 9h 16m | −9:13 | 15:09–17:28 | 🌒 8% |
| Wed 14 | 06:31 | 07:36 | 12:11 | 16:44 | 17:48 | 9h 7m | −9:15 | 15:02–17:24 | 🌒 14% |
| Thu 15 | 06:35 | 07:41 | 12:11 | 16:39 | 17:44 | 8h 58m | −9:18 | 14:55–17:19 | 🌒 22% |
| Fri 16 | 06:39 | 07:45 | 12:10 | 16:34 | 17:39 | 8h 48m | −9:20 | 14:48–17:15 | 🌒 30% |
| Sat 17 | 06:43 | 07:50 | 12:10 | 16:29 | 17:35 | 8h 39m | −9:23 | 14:41–17:10 | 🌒 39% |
| Sun 18 | 06:47 | 07:54 | 12:10 | 16:24 | 17:31 | 8h 29m | −9:26 | 14:34–17:06 | 🌓 48% |
| Mon 19 | 06:51 | 07:59 | 12:10 | 16:19 | 17:26 | 8h 20m | −9:30 | 14:26–17:01 | 🌔 57% |
| Tue 20 | 06:55 | 08:03 | 12:10 | 16:14 | 17:22 | 8h 10m | −9:33 | 14:18–16:57 | 🌔 67% |
| Wed 21 | 07:00 | 08:08 | 12:09 | 16:09 | 17:17 | 8h 1m | −9:37 | 14:10–16:52 | 🌔 76% |
| Thu 22 | 07:04 | 08:13 | 12:09 | 16:04 | 17:13 | 7h 51m | −9:41 | 14:01–16:47 | 🌔 84% |
| Fri 23 | 07:08 | 08:17 | 12:09 | 15:59 | 17:09 | 7h 41m | −9:45 | 13:51–16:43 | 🌔 91% |
| Sat 24 | 07:12 | 08:22 | 12:09 | 15:54 | 17:04 | 7h 32m | −9:50 | 13:41–16:38 | 🌔 96% |
| Sun 25 | 06:16 | 07:27 | 11:09 | 14:49 | 16:00 | 7h 22m | −9:54 | 12:30–15:34 | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 06:20 | 07:32 | 11:09 | 14:44 | 15:56 | 7h 12m | −10:00 | 12:16–15:29 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 06:24 | 07:37 | 11:09 | 14:39 | 15:52 | 7h 2m | −10:05 | 12:00–15:25 | 🌖 98% |
| Wed 28 | 06:28 | 07:42 | 11:09 | 14:34 | 15:47 | 6h 51m | −10:11 | 11:37–15:20 | 🌖 94% |
| Thu 29 | 06:32 | 07:47 | 11:08 | 14:29 | 15:43 | 6h 41m | −10:17 | 06:59–15:16 | 🌖 87% |
| Fri 30 | 06:36 | 07:52 | 11:08 | 14:23 | 15:39 | 6h 31m | −10:24 | 07:04–15:11 | 🌖 78% |
| Sat 31 | 06:40 | 07:57 | 11:08 | 14:18 | 15:35 | 6h 20m | −10:31 | 07:08–15:07 | 🌖 68% |
Longest and shortest day in Hammerfest
The longest day falls on 16 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 11:46 on 21 November; the latest is 23:42 on 31 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 00:54 on 13 May to 11:12 on 20 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 21m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Hammerfest different
Clock noon and solar noon are 43 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 11:16 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 12:16.
At 70.7°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 63 minutes to arrive: 39 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.
Photographers get 123 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 3.1× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
Summer and winter days differ by 24h 0m here, more seasonal variation than almost anywhere else in Norway we track.
Across September the sunset moves 141 minutes earlier, averaging about 5 minutes a day.
On 25 October 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 14:49 instead of 15:54. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in Hammerfest
Arrive by 16:30. Golden hour opens at 16:45 and the sun is down by 18:10, 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 18:48 and runs to 19:13, the end of civil twilight and 1h 2m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Hammerfest today?
The sun sets in Hammerfest at 18:10 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Hammerfest?
It takes 1h 2m. Civil twilight ends at 19:13 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Hammerfest?
Evening golden hour runs 16:45 to 18:48 today, lasting 2h 2m.