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Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:40:22 am
Sun Direction: 129° Southeast
Sun Altitude: -8.9°
Sun Distance: 91.634 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 3:46 pm (Vernal)
Sun: Down, doesn’t rise

2026 Sun Graph for Longyearbyen

December 2026 — Sun in Longyearbyen

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 Down, doesn’t rise 6:53 am 4:38 pm 9:27 am 2:03 pm Not above -6° 11:46 am (-10.1°) 91.665
2 Down, doesn’t rise 6:56 am 4:35 pm 9:33 am 1:58 pm Not above -6° 11:46 am (-10.2°) 91.651
3 Down, doesn’t rise 7:00 am 4:33 pm 9:39 am 1:53 pm Not above -6° 11:47 am (-10.4°) 91.637
4 Down, doesn’t rise 7:03 am 4:30 pm 9:45 am 1:48 pm Not above -6° 11:47 am (-10.5°) 91.624
5 Down, doesn’t rise 7:06 am 4:28 pm 9:51 am 1:43 pm Not above -6° 11:48 am (-10.6°) 91.611
6 Down, doesn’t rise 7:09 am 4:26 pm 9:57 am 1:38 pm Not above -6° 11:48 am (-10.7°) 91.598
7 Down, doesn’t rise 7:12 am 4:24 pm 10:02 am 1:34 pm Not above -6° 11:48 am (-10.9°) 91.585
8 Down, doesn’t rise 7:15 am 4:22 pm 10:08 am 1:29 pm Not above -6° 11:49 am (-11.0°) 91.573
9 Down, doesn’t rise 7:17 am 4:20 pm 10:13 am 1:24 pm Not above -6° 11:49 am (-11.1°) 91.561
10 Down, doesn’t rise 7:20 am 4:19 pm 10:19 am 1:20 pm Not above -6° 11:50 am (-11.2°) 91.549
11 Down, doesn’t rise 7:22 am 4:17 pm 10:24 am 1:16 pm Not above -6° 11:50 am (-11.2°) 91.538
12 Down, doesn’t rise 7:24 am 4:16 pm 10:29 am 1:12 pm Not above -6° 11:51 am (-11.3°) 91.527
13 Down, doesn’t rise 7:26 am 4:15 pm 10:34 am 1:08 pm Not above -6° 11:51 am (-11.4°) 91.516
14 Down, doesn’t rise 7:28 am 4:14 pm 10:38 am 1:05 pm Not above -6° 11:52 am (-11.4°) 91.506
15 Down, doesn’t rise 7:30 am 4:14 pm 10:42 am 1:01 pm Not above -6° 11:52 am (-11.5°) 91.496
16 Down, doesn’t rise 7:31 am 4:13 pm 10:46 am 12:59 pm Not above -6° 11:53 am (-11.5°) 91.487
17 Down, doesn’t rise 7:33 am 4:13 pm 10:50 am 12:56 pm Not above -6° 11:53 am (-11.6°) 91.478
18 Down, doesn’t rise 7:34 am 4:13 pm 10:52 am 12:54 pm Not above -6° 11:54 am (-11.6°) 91.469
19 Down, doesn’t rise 7:35 am 4:13 pm 10:55 am 12:53 pm Not above -6° 11:54 am (-11.6°) 91.461
20 Down, doesn’t rise 7:36 am 4:13 pm 10:57 am 12:52 pm Not above -6° 11:55 am (-11.7°) 91.453
21 Down, doesn’t rise 7:37 am 4:13 pm 10:58 am 12:52 pm Not above -6° 11:55 am (-11.7°) 91.446
22 Down, doesn’t rise 7:37 am 4:14 pm 10:58 am 12:53 pm Not above -6° 11:56 am (-11.7°) 91.440
23 Down, doesn’t rise 7:37 am 4:15 pm 10:58 am 12:54 pm Not above -6° 11:56 am (-11.6°) 91.434
24 Down, doesn’t rise 7:38 am 4:16 pm 10:57 am 12:56 pm Not above -6° 11:56 am (-11.6°) 91.429
25 Down, doesn’t rise 7:38 am 4:17 pm 10:56 am 12:58 pm Not above -6° 11:57 am (-11.6°) 91.424
26 Down, doesn’t rise 7:37 am 4:18 pm 10:54 am 1:01 pm Not above -6° 11:57 am (-11.6°) 91.420
27 Down, doesn’t rise 7:37 am 4:19 pm 10:51 am 1:05 pm Not above -6° 11:58 am (-11.5°) 91.416
28 Down, doesn’t rise 7:37 am 4:21 pm 10:48 am 1:09 pm Not above -6° 11:58 am (-11.5°) 91.414
29 Down, doesn’t rise 7:36 am 4:23 pm 10:45 am 1:13 pm Not above -6° 11:59 am (-11.4°) 91.411
30 Down, doesn’t rise 7:35 am 4:24 pm 10:42 am 1:18 pm Not above -6° 11:59 am (-11.4°) 91.409
31 Down, doesn’t rise 7:34 am 4:26 pm 10:38 am 1:22 pm Not above -6° 12:00 pm (-11.3°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Longyearbyen. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Longyearbyen is at 9:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

Longyearbyen has polar nights in December.

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