Sunset and sunrise times in Kirkenes, Norway
In Kirkenes, Norway the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:45 and rises at 05:54. Daylight lasts 11h 50m; evening golden hour runs from 16:24 to 18:21.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 04:54
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Last light
- 18:45
- Day length
- 11h 50m
17h 43m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 16:24 – 18:21
- Blue hour
- 18:21 – 18:45
- Max sun altitude
- 18.9°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 16:57 / 05:27
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 05:58 Sunset 17:40 Golden hour 16:19 – 18:17 Day length 11h 42m vs today 8 minutes shorterWhere Kirkenes is
- Coordinates
- 69.7271° N, 30.0458° E
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
- Current offset
- UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Population
- 3,529
Sunrise and sunset in Kirkenes, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 03:01 | 04:15 | 11:59 | 19:40 | 20:53 | 15h 24m | −8:56 | 18:18–20:23 | 🌖 81% |
| Wed 2 | 03:07 | 04:20 | 11:59 | 19:36 | 20:47 | 15h 16m | −8:54 | 18:14–20:18 | 🌖 72% |
| Thu 3 | 03:12 | 04:24 | 11:59 | 19:31 | 20:42 | 15h 7m | −8:51 | 18:09–20:13 | 🌖 61% |
| Fri 4 | 03:17 | 04:28 | 11:58 | 19:26 | 20:36 | 14h 58m | −8:49 | 18:05–20:07 | 🌗 49% |
| Sat 5 | 03:22 | 04:32 | 11:58 | 19:22 | 20:30 | 14h 49m | −8:46 | 18:01–20:02 | 🌘 37% |
| Sun 6 | 03:27 | 04:36 | 11:58 | 19:17 | 20:25 | 14h 40m | −8:44 | 17:56–19:57 | 🌘 26% |
| Mon 7 | 03:32 | 04:40 | 11:57 | 19:12 | 20:19 | 14h 32m | −8:42 | 17:52–19:52 | 🌘 17% |
| Tue 8 | 03:37 | 04:44 | 11:57 | 19:08 | 20:14 | 14h 23m | −8:40 | 17:48–19:47 | 🌘 9% |
| Wed 9 | 03:41 | 04:48 | 11:57 | 19:03 | 20:09 | 14h 14m | −8:39 | 17:43–19:42 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 03:46 | 04:52 | 11:56 | 18:58 | 20:03 | 14h 6m | −8:37 | 17:39–19:37 | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 03:51 | 04:56 | 11:56 | 18:54 | 19:58 | 13h 57m | −8:35 | 17:34–19:32 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 03:55 | 05:00 | 11:56 | 18:49 | 19:53 | 13h 49m | −8:34 | 17:30–19:27 | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 04:00 | 05:04 | 11:55 | 18:44 | 19:48 | 13h 40m | −8:33 | 17:25–19:23 | 🌒 6% |
| Mon 14 | 04:04 | 05:08 | 11:55 | 18:40 | 19:43 | 13h 32m | −8:32 | 17:21–19:18 | 🌒 12% |
| Tue 15 | 04:08 | 05:12 | 11:55 | 18:35 | 19:38 | 13h 23m | −8:31 | 17:16–19:13 | 🌒 19% |
| Wed 16 | 04:13 | 05:16 | 11:54 | 18:31 | 19:33 | 13h 15m | −8:30 | 17:12–19:08 | 🌒 28% |
| Thu 17 | 04:17 | 05:19 | 11:54 | 18:26 | 19:28 | 13h 6m | −8:29 | 17:07–19:03 | 🌒 37% |
| Fri 18 | 04:21 | 05:23 | 11:54 | 18:21 | 19:23 | 12h 58m | −8:28 | 17:02–18:59 | 🌓 46% |
| Sat 19 | 04:25 | 05:27 | 11:53 | 18:17 | 19:18 | 12h 49m | −8:28 | 16:58–18:54 | 🌔 55% |
| Sun 20 | 04:30 | 05:31 | 11:53 | 18:12 | 19:13 | 12h 41m | −8:27 | 16:53–18:49 | 🌔 64% |
| Mon 21 | 04:34 | 05:35 | 11:52 | 18:08 | 19:08 | 12h 32m | −8:27 | 16:48–18:45 | 🌔 73% |
| Tue 22 | 04:38 | 05:39 | 11:52 | 18:03 | 19:04 | 12h 24m | −8:26 | 16:44–18:40 | 🌔 81% |
| Wed 23 | 04:42 | 05:43 | 11:52 | 17:59 | 18:59 | 12h 15m | −8:26 | 16:39–18:35 | 🌔 88% |
| Thu 24 | 04:46 | 05:47 | 11:51 | 17:54 | 18:54 | 12h 7m | −8:26 | 16:34–18:31 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 04:50 | 05:51 | 11:51 | 17:49 | 18:49 | 11h 58m | −8:26 | 16:29–18:26 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 04:54 | 05:54 | 11:51 | 17:45 | 18:45 | 11h 50m | −8:26 | 16:24–18:21 | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 04:58 | 05:58 | 11:50 | 17:40 | 18:40 | 11h 42m | −8:26 | 16:19–18:17 | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 05:02 | 06:02 | 11:50 | 17:36 | 18:36 | 11h 33m | −8:26 | 16:15–18:12 | 🌖 97% |
| Tue 29 | 05:06 | 06:06 | 11:50 | 17:31 | 18:31 | 11h 25m | −8:27 | 16:10–18:08 | 🌖 92% |
| Wed 30 | 05:10 | 06:10 | 11:49 | 17:27 | 18:26 | 11h 16m | −8:27 | 16:05–18:03 | 🌖 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 | — | — | 04:15 | 19:40 | — | — | 8h 39m | 28.5° | 296° WNW |
| Wed 2 | — | 00:37 | 04:20 | 19:36 | 23:02 | — | 8h 48m | 28.1° | 295° WNW |
| Thu 3 | — | 00:57 | 04:24 | 19:31 | 22:47 | — | 8h 56m | 27.7° | 294° WNW |
| Fri 4 | — | 01:11 | 04:28 | 19:26 | 22:34 | — | 9h 5m | 27.4° | 293° WNW |
| Sat 5 | — | 01:23 | 04:32 | 19:22 | 22:23 | — | 9h 14m | 27.0° | 292° WNW |
| Sun 6 | — | 01:34 | 04:36 | 19:17 | 22:13 | — | 9h 23m | 26.6° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 7 | — | 01:43 | 04:40 | 19:12 | 22:04 | — | 9h 31m | 26.3° | 290° WNW |
| Tue 8 | — | 01:52 | 04:44 | 19:08 | 21:55 | — | 9h 40m | 25.9° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 9 | — | 02:00 | 04:48 | 19:03 | 21:46 | — | 9h 49m | 25.5° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 10 | — | 02:08 | 04:52 | 18:58 | 21:39 | — | 9h 57m | 25.1° | 286° WNW |
| Fri 11 | — | 02:15 | 04:56 | 18:54 | 21:31 | — | 10h 6m | 24.7° | 285° WNW |
| Sat 12 | — | 02:22 | 05:00 | 18:49 | 21:24 | — | 10h 14m | 24.4° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 13 | — | 02:29 | 05:04 | 18:44 | 21:17 | — | 10h 23m | 24.0° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 14 | — | 02:35 | 05:08 | 18:40 | 21:10 | — | 10h 31m | 23.6° | 282° WNW |
| Tue 15 | — | 02:41 | 05:12 | 18:35 | 21:03 | — | 10h 40m | 23.2° | 281° W |
| Wed 16 | — | 02:47 | 05:16 | 18:31 | 20:57 | — | 10h 48m | 22.8° | 279° W |
| Thu 17 | — | 02:53 | 05:19 | 18:26 | 20:50 | — | 10h 57m | 22.4° | 278° W |
| Fri 18 | 00:33 | 02:59 | 05:23 | 18:21 | 20:44 | 22:55 | 11h 5m | 22.1° | 277° W |
| Sat 19 | 00:53 | 03:04 | 05:27 | 18:17 | 20:38 | 22:40 | 11h 14m | 21.7° | 276° W |
| Sun 20 | 01:07 | 03:09 | 05:31 | 18:12 | 20:32 | 22:27 | 11h 22m | 21.3° | 275° W |
| Mon 21 | 01:19 | 03:14 | 05:35 | 18:08 | 20:27 | 22:16 | 11h 31m | 20.9° | 274° W |
| Tue 22 | 01:30 | 03:20 | 05:39 | 18:03 | 20:21 | 22:06 | 11h 39m | 20.5° | 273° W |
| Wed 23 | 01:39 | 03:25 | 05:43 | 17:59 | 20:15 | 21:57 | 11h 48m | 20.1° | 272° W |
| Thu 24 | 01:48 | 03:29 | 05:47 | 17:54 | 20:10 | 21:48 | 11h 56m | 19.7° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 01:56 | 03:34 | 05:51 | 17:49 | 20:04 | 21:40 | 12h 4m | 19.3° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 02:03 | 03:39 | 05:54 | 17:45 | 19:59 | 21:32 | 12h 13m | 18.9° | 268° W |
| Sun 27 | 02:11 | 03:44 | 05:58 | 17:40 | 19:54 | 21:24 | 12h 21m | 18.6° | 267° W |
| Mon 28 | 02:17 | 03:48 | 06:02 | 17:36 | 19:49 | 21:17 | 12h 30m | 18.2° | 266° W |
| Tue 29 | 02:24 | 03:53 | 06:06 | 17:31 | 19:44 | 21:10 | 12h 38m | 17.8° | 265° W |
| Wed 30 | 02:30 | 03:57 | 06:10 | 17:27 | 19:39 | 21:04 | 12h 47m | 17.4° | 264° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 05:14 | 06:14 | 11:49 | 17:22 | 18:22 | 11h 8m | −8:28 | 15:59–17:59 | 🌖 75% |
| Fri 2 | 05:18 | 06:18 | 11:49 | 17:18 | 18:17 | 10h 59m | −8:28 | 15:54–17:54 | 🌖 64% |
| Sat 3 | 05:22 | 06:22 | 11:48 | 17:13 | 18:13 | 10h 51m | −8:29 | 15:49–17:50 | 🌗 53% |
| Sun 4 | 05:26 | 06:26 | 11:48 | 17:09 | 18:08 | 10h 42m | −8:30 | 15:44–17:45 | 🌘 41% |
| Mon 5 | 05:30 | 06:30 | 11:48 | 17:04 | 18:04 | 10h 34m | −8:31 | 15:39–17:41 | 🌘 30% |
| Tue 6 | 05:33 | 06:34 | 11:47 | 16:59 | 17:59 | 10h 25m | −8:32 | 15:33–17:36 | 🌘 20% |
| Wed 7 | 05:37 | 06:38 | 11:47 | 16:55 | 17:55 | 10h 17m | −8:33 | 15:28–17:32 | 🌘 11% |
| Thu 8 | 05:41 | 06:42 | 11:47 | 16:50 | 17:51 | 10h 8m | −8:34 | 15:23–17:27 | 🌘 5% |
| Fri 9 | 05:45 | 06:46 | 11:47 | 16:46 | 17:46 | 10h 0m | −8:35 | 15:17–17:23 | 🌘 2% |
| Sat 10 | 05:49 | 06:50 | 11:46 | 16:41 | 17:42 | 9h 51m | −8:37 | 15:11–17:19 | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 05:53 | 06:54 | 11:46 | 16:37 | 17:37 | 9h 42m | −8:38 | 15:06–17:14 | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 05:56 | 06:58 | 11:46 | 16:32 | 17:33 | 9h 34m | −8:40 | 15:00–17:10 | 🌒 4% |
| Tue 13 | 06:00 | 07:02 | 11:46 | 16:27 | 17:29 | 9h 25m | −8:42 | 14:54–17:06 | 🌒 8% |
| Wed 14 | 06:04 | 07:06 | 11:45 | 16:23 | 17:25 | 9h 16m | −8:44 | 14:48–17:01 | 🌒 14% |
| Thu 15 | 06:08 | 07:10 | 11:45 | 16:18 | 17:20 | 9h 7m | −8:46 | 14:42–16:57 | 🌒 22% |
| Fri 16 | 06:12 | 07:14 | 11:45 | 16:14 | 17:16 | 8h 59m | −8:48 | 14:36–16:52 | 🌒 30% |
| Sat 17 | 06:16 | 07:19 | 11:45 | 16:09 | 17:12 | 8h 50m | −8:50 | 14:29–16:48 | 🌒 39% |
| Sun 18 | 06:20 | 07:23 | 11:44 | 16:04 | 17:08 | 8h 41m | −8:52 | 14:23–16:44 | 🌓 48% |
| Mon 19 | 06:23 | 07:27 | 11:44 | 16:00 | 17:03 | 8h 32m | −8:55 | 14:16–16:39 | 🌔 57% |
| Tue 20 | 06:27 | 07:31 | 11:44 | 15:55 | 16:59 | 8h 23m | −8:57 | 14:09–16:35 | 🌔 67% |
| Wed 21 | 06:31 | 07:36 | 11:44 | 15:50 | 16:55 | 8h 14m | −9:00 | 14:02–16:31 | 🌔 76% |
| Thu 22 | 06:35 | 07:40 | 11:44 | 15:46 | 16:51 | 8h 5m | −9:03 | 13:55–16:27 | 🌔 84% |
| Fri 23 | 06:39 | 07:45 | 11:44 | 15:41 | 16:47 | 7h 56m | −9:06 | 13:47–16:22 | 🌔 91% |
| Sat 24 | 06:43 | 07:49 | 11:43 | 15:36 | 16:43 | 7h 47m | −9:09 | 13:39–16:18 | 🌔 96% |
| Sun 25 | 05:46 | 06:54 | 10:43 | 14:32 | 15:39 | 7h 38m | −9:12 | 12:30–15:14 | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 05:50 | 06:58 | 10:43 | 14:27 | 15:35 | 7h 28m | −9:16 | 12:21–15:10 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 05:54 | 07:03 | 10:43 | 14:22 | 15:31 | 7h 19m | −9:20 | 12:11–15:05 | 🌖 98% |
| Wed 28 | 05:58 | 07:07 | 10:43 | 14:17 | 15:27 | 7h 10m | −9:24 | 12:00–15:01 | 🌖 94% |
| Thu 29 | 06:02 | 07:12 | 10:43 | 14:13 | 15:23 | 7h 0m | −9:28 | 11:47–14:57 | 🌖 87% |
| Fri 30 | 06:06 | 07:17 | 10:43 | 14:08 | 15:19 | 6h 51m | −9:32 | 11:31–14:53 | 🌖 78% |
| Sat 31 | 06:10 | 07:21 | 10:43 | 14:03 | 15:15 | 6h 41m | −9:37 | 11:06–14:49 | 🌖 68% |
Longest and shortest day in Kirkenes
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 11:14 on 26 November; the latest is 23:24 on 16 May. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 00:37 on 27 July to 10:57 on 15 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 32m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Kirkenes different
On standard time the sun peaks at 10:51, 69 minutes before clock noon, because the city sits near the eastern edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 11:51.
From sunset to full civil darkness is 60 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 69.7°N accounts for the 36-minute difference.
Photographers get 117 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 2.9× 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.
Sunset drifts 5 minutes earlier each day this month — 134 minutes from the first of September to the last.
On 25 October 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 14:32 instead of 15:36. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Of the 16 Norway cities tracked here, this one sees the earliest sunset today — 101 minutes apart from Bergen at the other end of the country.
Planning a sunset photo in Kirkenes
Arrive by 16:09. Golden hour opens at 16:24 and the sun is down by 17:45, 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 18:21 and runs to 18:45, the end of civil twilight and 59m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Kirkenes today?
The sun sets in Kirkenes at 17:45 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Kirkenes?
It takes 59m. Civil twilight ends at 18:45 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Kirkenes?
Evening golden hour runs 16:24 to 18:21 today, lasting 1h 57m.