Sun & light planner
Golden hour in Reykjavík
Light in Reykjavík across 2026: when the sun is low enough to shoot, where it sets, and how the polar months change the day. The tool is set to Reykjavík.
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Atlantic/Reykjavik
- golden (sun 6° to −0.8°)
- dusk (−0.8° to −4°)
- blue (−4° to −6°)
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One column per day, midnight at the top. Click a day to open it. Breaks in the bands are clock changes.
| 15th of | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden pm | Length | Blue until | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10:56 | 16:19 | all day | 5 h 23 min | 17:27 | 5 h 23 min |
| Feb | 09:25 | 18:01 | 16:42–18:01 | 1 h 19 min | 18:52 | 8 h 36 min |
| Mar | 07:48 | 19:27 | 18:23–19:27 | 1 h 04 min | 20:15 | 11 h 39 min |
| Apr | 05:57 | 21:00 | 19:54–21:00 | 1 h 06 min | 21:55 | 15 h 03 min |
| May | 04:14 | 22:36 | 21:12–22:36 | 1 h 24 min | 00:18 | 18 h 22 min |
| Jun | 02:58 | 00:00 | 22:05–00:00 | 1 h 55 min | — | 21 h 02 min |
| Jul | 03:41 | 23:27 | 21:50–23:27 | 1 h 38 min | — | 19 h 46 min |
| Aug | 05:19 | 21:47 | 20:36–21:47 | 1 h 11 min | 22:53 | 16 h 28 min |
| Sep | 06:51 | 19:57 | 18:54–19:57 | 1 h 03 min | 20:46 | 13 h 06 min |
| Oct | 08:18 | 18:11 | 17:01–18:11 | 1 h 10 min | 18:59 | 9 h 53 min |
| Nov | 09:57 | 16:30 | 14:32–16:30 | 1 h 58 min | 17:30 | 6 h 34 min |
| Dec | 11:17 | 15:30 | all day | 4 h 14 min | 16:49 | 4 h 14 min |
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Golden hour in Reykjavík, month by month
In the darkest months the sun in Reykjavík never climbs above 6° — the whole short day is golden light (marked “all day”). In summer the evening window runs 63 to 118 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour, evening | Length | Blue hour until | Daylight |
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| January | 10:56 | 16:19 | all day | 5 h 23 min | 17:27 | 5 h 23 min |
| February | 09:25 | 18:01 | 16:42–18:01 | 1 h 19 min | 18:52 | 8 h 36 min |
| March | 07:48 | 19:27 | 18:23–19:27 | 1 h 04 min | 20:15 | 11 h 39 min |
| April | 05:57 | 21:00 | 19:54–21:00 | 1 h 06 min | 21:55 | 15 h 03 min |
| May | 04:14 | 22:36 | 21:12–22:36 | 1 h 24 min | 00:18 | 18 h 22 min |
| June | 02:58 | 00:00 | 22:05–00:00 | 1 h 55 min | — | 21 h 02 min |
| July | 03:41 | 23:27 | 21:50–23:27 | 1 h 38 min | — | 19 h 46 min |
| August | 05:19 | 21:47 | 20:36–21:47 | 1 h 11 min | 22:53 | 16 h 28 min |
| September | 06:51 | 19:57 | 18:54–19:57 | 1 h 03 min | 20:46 | 13 h 06 min |
| October | 08:18 | 18:11 | 17:01–18:11 | 1 h 10 min | 18:59 | 9 h 53 min |
| November | 09:57 | 16:30 | 14:32–16:30 | 1 h 58 min | 17:30 | 6 h 34 min |
| December | 11:17 | 15:30 | all day | 4 h 14 min | 16:49 | 4 h 14 min |
Where the sun goes down
Around the June solstice the sun sets in Reykjavík at 336° (NNW), around the December solstice at 204° (SSW) — 132° apart. A façade that gets backlight at the end of a summer day is lit from the side in winter, and a street that frames the sunset in July may not see it at all in January.
The highest sun of the year stands at 49° at noon, the lowest at 2°. Below about 15° the light turns warm and the shadows long enough to shape a face; the day chart in the tool shows when the sun crosses that line on your date.
Frequently asked
When does golden hour start in Reykjavík today?
The tool above opens on today’s date for Reykjavík. As a guide: in mid-June it starts at 22:05, in mid-December at 11:17.
How long is golden hour in Reykjavík?
It depends strongly on the season this far north; outside the polar months the evening window runs 63 to 118 minutes.
Does a building to the west change this?
Yes. Set the obstruction slider to its angle: a four-storey building 100 m away is about 5° and ends direct sun noticeably before sunset. The tool shows how many minutes you lose.