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Daylight hours in Tórshavn today
October 8, 2026 · Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Capital13,200 people
Tórshavn has 10h 46m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 07:52 and sunset is at 18:38. All times are calculated astronomically for Tórshavn's exact coordinates.
Tórshavn lies at 62°N. In Tórshavn, day length ranges from 5h 9m in winter to 19h 45m in summer — a swing of about 14h 36m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 13:15 in Tórshavn, 76 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 22.2° above the horizon in Tórshavn. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 4.6° at the winter solstice to 51.4° at the summer solstice.
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 Tórshavn.
The longest day in Tórshavn is around 19h 45m (around June 21). The shortest is around 5h 9m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 6 minutes per day.
Daylight hours in Tórshavn by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6h 4m | 09:35 | 15:39 |
| February | 8h 49m | 08:18 | 17:07 |
| March | 11h 35m | 06:50 | 18:25 |
| April | 14h 40m | 06:08 | 20:48 |
| May | 17h 34m | 04:37 | 22:11 |
| June | 19h 39m | 03:39 | 23:18 |
| July | 18h 52m | 04:08 | 22:59 |
| August | 16h 8m | 05:29 | 21:37 |
| September | 13h 7m | 06:50 | 19:57 |
| October | 10h 11m | 08:08 | 18:19 |
| November | 7h 13m | 08:36 | 15:49 |
| December | 5h 15m | 09:45 | 15:00 |