Daylight hours in Longyearbyen today

Longyearbyen lies at 78°N. Longyearbyen experiences midnight sun near midsummer and polar night near midwinter — the sun stays up or below the horizon for weeks at a time.

Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 12:46 in Longyearbyen, 46 minutes after the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 6.0° above the horizon in Longyearbyen. At best the midday sun reaches 35.2° here, and around midwinter it does not clear the horizon at all.

Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Longyearbyen.

The longest day in Longyearbyen is around Midnight sun (around June 21). The shortest is around Polar night (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 16 minutes per day.