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Sunset in Longyearbyen today
October 8, 2026 · Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
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Sunset in Longyearbyen today is at 17:07. Day length is 8h 43m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Longyearbyen's coordinates and updated daily.
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.
The sun goes down towards the west-southwest in Longyearbyen today, at a bearing of 245°. Civil twilight then lasts another 105 minutes before it gets properly dark.
Through the year sunset drifts later across spring and earlier across autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times 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.
Sunset in Longyearbyen by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | — | Polar night |
| February | — | — | Polar night |
| March | 17:41 | 06:33 | 11h 8m |
| April | 23:11 | 02:46 | 20h 25m |
| May | — | — | Midnight sun |
| June | — | — | Midnight sun |
| July | — | — | Midnight sun |
| August | — | — | Midnight sun |
| September | 20:11 | 05:36 | 14h 35m |
| October | 16:05 | 09:23 | 6h 42m |
| November | — | — | Polar night |
| December | — | — | Polar night |