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When is sunrise and sunset in Kiruna today?

Live countdown to the next event, plus today’s exact clocks in Europe/Stockholm.

Dawn & Sunrise
Today's Sunrise in Kiruna
05:51 AM
Civil Dawn: 04:54 AM

Horizon 62° ENE

Sunset & Dusk
Today's Sunset in Kiruna
07:18 PM
Civil Dusk:

Horizon 298° WNW

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Next 7 Days Sunrise & Sunset Forecast for Kiruna

Automatic daily forecast calculated for this location. Times update with your selected date.

Date Sunrise Sunset Solar Noon Day Length Golden Hour (Eve)
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Where on the horizon?

Sunrise and sunset compass bearings for Kiruna — face these degrees, not “due east” or “due west.”

N E S W
Sunrise Sunset
Sunrise azimuth 62° ENE Face ENE at dawn
Sunset azimuth 298° WNW Face WNW at dusk

Azimuth is degrees clockwise from true north (0°). Today the disk clears the horizon at 62° ENE and drops at 298° WNW. Use that heading to pick a rail, pier, or hill that actually sees the Sun — then jump to where to stand.

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How long is the day?

Today versus yesterday, solstice extremes, and the earliest/latest clock times for Kiruna in 2026.

Daylight (64.7% of 24h) 15h 32m day / 8h 28m night
Today
Vs yesterday
Night length
Vs longest day (June solstice (northern summer)) −7h 55m May 27, 2026 · 23h 27m 0s
Vs shortest day (December solstice (northern winter)) +15h 32m Jan 1, 2026 · 0h 0m 0s
Earliest sunrise12:53 AMMay 27, 2026
Latest sunrise11:28 AMDec 11, 2026
Earliest sunset12:02 AMMay 26, 2026
Latest sunset11:57 PMJul 19, 2026

Clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time — earliest sunrise is not always the longest day.

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When is golden hour and blue hour?

Photography windows when the Sun sits between +6° and −8° for Kiruna.

Golden hour

Morning
Evening

Warm, low light — arrive at the start of the evening window, not at sunset.

Blue hour

Morning
Evening

Indigo sky after sunset (or before sunrise). Pair with city lights or water.

Need the physics and camera settings? Open the Golden Hour and Blue Hour tools.

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Where should I stand in Kiruna?

Public viewpoints aimed at today’s sunrise (ENE) and sunset (WNW) bearings.

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What about this month and this year?

A year-long day-length curve, then the day-by-day sun calendar (azimuth, twilight, golden/blue hour) and monthly snapshot for Kiruna.

Kiruna day length through 2026

The curve peaks near the june solstice (northern summer) (May 27, 2026, 23h 27m 0s) and bottoms out near the december solstice (northern winter) (Jan 1, 2026, 0h 0m 0s). Today is marked on the line.

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Full Month Sun Calendar

Kiruna Sun Times — September 2026

Day-by-day sunrise, sunset, compass azimuth, day-length change, civil/nautical/astronomical twilight, golden hour, blue hour, and solar noon for Kiruna in Europe/Stockholm. Times use NOAA/Meeus algorithms with standard atmospheric refraction (zenith 90.833°). Scroll sideways for photography and twilight columns, or use the arrows to browse other months.

Date Sunrise Sunset Day Length Diff Solar Noon Civil Nautical Astronomical Golden hour Blue hour
Time Azimuth Time Azimuth Dawn Dusk Dawn Dusk Dawn Dusk Morning Evening Morning Evening
Tue, Sep 105:05 AM65° ENE08:13 PM295° WNW15h 8m 0s—12:39 PM04:00 AM09:19 PM02:13 AM11:06 PM——04:26 AM – 06:21 AM06:58 PM – 08:52 PM03:30 AM – 04:26 AM08:52 PM – 09:48 PM
Wed, Sep 205:09 AM66° ENE08:09 PM294° WNW15h 0m 0s−8m 0s12:39 PM04:04 AM09:14 PM02:21 AM10:56 PM——04:30 AM – 06:24 AM06:54 PM – 08:47 PM03:35 AM – 04:30 AM08:47 PM – 09:42 PM
Thu, Sep 305:12 AM67° ENE08:05 PM293° WNW14h 53m 0s−7m 0s12:38 PM04:09 AM09:08 PM02:29 AM10:48 PM——04:34 AM – 06:27 AM06:50 PM – 08:43 PM03:40 AM – 04:34 AM08:43 PM – 09:37 PM
Fri, Sep 405:16 AM68° ENE08:01 PM292° WNW14h 45m 0s−8m 0s12:38 PM04:13 AM09:04 PM02:37 AM10:40 PM——04:38 AM – 06:31 AM06:46 PM – 08:38 PM03:45 AM – 04:38 AM08:38 PM – 09:31 PM
Sat, Sep 505:20 AM69° ENE07:56 PM291° WNW14h 36m 0s−9m 0s12:38 PM04:17 AM08:59 PM02:44 AM10:32 PM——04:42 AM – 06:34 AM06:42 PM – 08:33 PM03:50 AM – 04:42 AM08:33 PM – 09:26 PM
Sun, Sep 605:23 AM70° ENE07:52 PM290° WNW14h 29m 0s−7m 0s12:37 PM04:21 AM08:54 PM02:51 AM10:24 PM——04:46 AM – 06:37 AM06:38 PM – 08:29 PM03:55 AM – 04:46 AM08:29 PM – 09:20 PM
Mon, Sep 705:27 AM71° ENE07:48 PM289° WNW14h 21m 0s−8m 0s12:37 PM04:26 AM08:49 PM02:57 AM10:17 PM——04:50 AM – 06:41 AM06:34 PM – 08:24 PM03:59 AM – 04:50 AM08:24 PM – 09:15 PM
Tue, Sep 805:30 AM72° ENE07:44 PM288° WNW14h 14m 0s−7m 0s12:37 PM04:30 AM08:44 PM03:03 AM10:10 PM——04:54 AM – 06:44 AM06:30 PM – 08:20 PM04:04 AM – 04:54 AM08:20 PM – 09:10 PM
Wed, Sep 905:34 AM73° ENE07:39 PM286° WNW14h 5m 0s−9m 0s12:36 PM04:34 AM08:39 PM03:09 AM10:04 PM——04:58 AM – 06:47 AM06:26 PM – 08:15 PM04:08 AM – 04:58 AM08:15 PM – 09:05 PM
Thu, Sep 1005:37 AM74° ENE07:35 PM285° WNW13h 58m 0s−7m 0s12:36 PM04:38 AM08:35 PM03:15 AM09:57 PM——05:02 AM – 06:51 AM06:22 PM – 08:11 PM04:13 AM – 05:02 AM08:11 PM – 09:00 PM
Fri, Sep 1105:41 AM76° ENE07:31 PM284° WNW13h 50m 0s−8m 0s12:36 PM04:42 AM08:30 PM03:21 AM09:51 PM——05:05 AM – 06:54 AM06:18 PM – 08:06 PM04:17 AM – 05:05 AM08:06 PM – 08:55 PM
Sat, Sep 1205:44 AM76° ENE07:27 PM283° WNW13h 43m 0s−7m 0s12:35 PM04:46 AM08:25 PM03:26 AM09:45 PM——05:09 AM – 06:58 AM06:14 PM – 08:02 PM04:21 AM – 05:09 AM08:02 PM – 08:50 PM
Sun, Sep 1305:48 AM78° ENE07:23 PM282° WNW13h 35m 0s−8m 0s12:35 PM04:50 AM08:21 PM03:31 AM09:39 PM01:12 AM12:00 AM05:13 AM – 07:01 AM06:10 PM – 07:58 PM04:26 AM – 05:13 AM07:58 PM – 08:45 PM
Mon, Sep 14 Today05:51 AM78° ENE07:18 PM281° W13h 27m 0s−8m 0s12:34 PM04:54 AM08:16 PM03:36 AM09:33 PM01:31 AM11:40 PM05:17 AM – 07:04 AM06:05 PM – 07:53 PM04:30 AM – 05:17 AM07:53 PM – 08:40 PM
Tue, Sep 1505:55 AM80° E07:14 PM280° W13h 19m 0s−8m 0s12:34 PM04:58 AM08:12 PM03:41 AM09:28 PM01:45 AM11:25 PM05:20 AM – 07:08 AM06:01 PM – 07:49 PM04:34 AM – 05:20 AM07:49 PM – 08:35 PM
Wed, Sep 1605:58 AM81° E07:10 PM279° W13h 12m 0s−7m 0s12:34 PM05:01 AM08:07 PM03:46 AM09:22 PM01:57 AM11:13 PM05:24 AM – 07:11 AM05:57 PM – 07:45 PM04:38 AM – 05:24 AM07:45 PM – 08:31 PM
Thu, Sep 1706:02 AM82° E07:06 PM278° W13h 4m 0s−8m 0s12:34 PM05:05 AM08:03 PM03:51 AM09:17 PM02:06 AM11:02 PM05:28 AM – 07:15 AM05:53 PM – 07:40 PM04:42 AM – 05:28 AM07:40 PM – 08:26 PM
Fri, Sep 1806:05 AM83° E07:02 PM277° W12h 57m 0s−7m 0s12:33 PM05:09 AM07:58 PM03:56 AM09:11 PM02:15 AM10:52 PM05:31 AM – 07:18 AM05:49 PM – 07:36 PM04:46 AM – 05:31 AM07:36 PM – 08:21 PM
Sat, Sep 1906:09 AM84° E06:57 PM276° W12h 48m 0s−9m 0s12:33 PM05:13 AM07:54 PM04:00 AM09:06 PM02:23 AM10:43 PM05:35 AM – 07:22 AM05:45 PM – 07:32 PM04:50 AM – 05:35 AM07:32 PM – 08:17 PM
Sun, Sep 2006:12 AM85° E06:53 PM275° W12h 41m 0s−7m 0s12:32 PM05:16 AM07:49 PM04:05 AM09:01 PM02:31 AM10:35 PM05:38 AM – 07:25 AM05:40 PM – 07:27 PM04:54 AM – 05:38 AM07:27 PM – 08:12 PM
Mon, Sep 2106:16 AM86° E06:49 PM274° W12h 33m 0s−8m 0s12:32 PM05:20 AM07:45 PM04:09 AM08:56 PM02:38 AM10:27 PM05:42 AM – 07:29 AM05:36 PM – 07:23 PM04:57 AM – 05:42 AM07:23 PM – 08:07 PM
Tue, Sep 2206:19 AM87° E06:45 PM273° W12h 26m 0s−7m 0s12:32 PM05:24 AM07:41 PM04:14 AM08:51 PM02:45 AM10:19 PM05:46 AM – 07:33 AM05:32 PM – 07:19 PM05:01 AM – 05:46 AM07:19 PM – 08:03 PM
Wed, Sep 2306:23 AM88° E06:41 PM272° W12h 18m 0s−8m 0s12:32 PM05:27 AM07:36 PM04:18 AM08:46 PM02:51 AM10:12 PM05:49 AM – 07:36 AM05:27 PM – 07:14 PM05:05 AM – 05:49 AM07:14 PM – 07:58 PM
Thu, Sep 2406:26 AM89° E06:36 PM271° W12h 10m 0s−8m 0s12:31 PM05:31 AM07:32 PM04:22 AM08:41 PM02:58 AM10:05 PM05:53 AM – 07:40 AM05:23 PM – 07:10 PM05:09 AM – 05:53 AM07:10 PM – 07:54 PM
Fri, Sep 2506:30 AM90° E06:32 PM270° W12h 2m 0s−8m 0s12:31 PM05:35 AM07:28 PM04:26 AM08:36 PM03:04 AM09:59 PM05:56 AM – 07:43 AM05:19 PM – 07:06 PM05:13 AM – 05:56 AM07:06 PM – 07:50 PM
Sat, Sep 2606:33 AM91° E06:28 PM269° W11h 55m 0s−7m 0s12:30 PM05:38 AM07:23 PM04:30 AM08:31 PM03:09 AM09:52 PM06:00 AM – 07:47 AM05:14 PM – 07:02 PM05:16 AM – 06:00 AM07:02 PM – 07:45 PM
Sun, Sep 2706:37 AM92° E06:24 PM268° W11h 47m 0s−8m 0s12:30 PM05:42 AM07:19 PM04:34 AM08:26 PM03:15 AM09:46 PM06:03 AM – 07:51 AM05:10 PM – 06:58 PM05:20 AM – 06:03 AM06:58 PM – 07:41 PM
Mon, Sep 2806:40 AM93° E06:20 PM267° W11h 40m 0s−7m 0s12:30 PM05:45 AM07:15 PM04:38 AM08:22 PM03:20 AM09:40 PM06:07 AM – 07:55 AM05:05 PM – 06:53 PM05:24 AM – 06:07 AM06:53 PM – 07:37 PM
Tue, Sep 2906:44 AM94° E06:16 PM266° W11h 32m 0s−8m 0s12:30 PM05:49 AM07:11 PM04:42 AM08:17 PM03:25 AM09:34 PM06:10 AM – 07:58 AM05:01 PM – 06:49 PM05:27 AM – 06:10 AM06:49 PM – 07:32 PM
Wed, Sep 3006:47 AM95° E06:11 PM265° W11h 24m 0s−8m 0s12:29 PM05:52 AM07:06 PM04:46 AM08:13 PM03:30 AM09:28 PM06:14 AM – 08:02 AM04:56 PM – 06:45 PM05:31 AM – 06:14 AM06:45 PM – 07:28 PM

Tip: pair this calendar with our Day Length, Twilight, and Golden Hour tools for photography and planning.

Hourly sun altitude in Kiruna

Altitude (degrees above the horizon) and azimuth (clockwise from north) at each local clock hour. Negative altitude means the Sun is down. Polar Day stays positive all 24 rows; Polar Night stays negative.

Local clock hours in Europe/Stockholm for 2026-08-29.

Local timeAltitudeAzimuthSky
00:00-12.3°349.8°Astronomical twilight
01:00-12.6°4.9°Astronomical twilight
02:00-11.4°20.0°Nautical twilight
03:00-8.8°34.8°Nautical twilight
04:00-5.1°49.2°Civil twilight
05:00-0.4°63.3°Golden hour
06:00+4.9°77.1°Golden hour
07:00+10.5°91.0°Daylight
08:00+16.1°105.1°Daylight
09:00+21.3°119.7°Daylight
10:00+25.7°135.1°Daylight
11:00+29.1°151.4°Daylight
12:00+31.0°168.3°Daylight
13:00+31.3°185.7°Daylight
14:00+29.9°202.8°Daylight
15:00+27.0°219.3°Daylight
16:00+22.8°235.0°Daylight
17:00+17.8°249.9°Daylight
18:00+12.3°264.1°Daylight
19:00+6.6°278.0°Daylight
20:00+1.2°291.8°Golden hour
21:00-3.8°305.8°Golden hour
22:00-8.3°320.1°Nautical twilight
23:00-11.3°334.8°Nautical twilight

Kiruna Sunrise & Sunset by Month (2026)

This table shows the sunrise, sunset, and day length in Kiruna on the 1st of every month, computed with the same NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms used across this site. Day length is longest in June and shortest in January.

MonthSunriseSunsetDay Length
January 1N/AN/APolar Night (0h)
February 108:56 AM02:48 PM5h 52m 0s
March 106:58 AM04:43 PM9h 45m 0s
April 105:49 AM07:35 PM13h 46m 0s
May 103:38 AM09:33 PM17h 55m 0s
June 1N/AN/APolar Day (24h)
July 1N/AN/APolar Day (24h)
August 102:56 AM10:34 PM19h 38m 0s
September 105:05 AM08:13 PM15h 8m 0s
October 106:51 AM06:07 PM11h 16m 0s
November 107:47 AM02:58 PM7h 11m 0s
December 110:07 AM12:47 PM2h 40m 0s
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Why is Kiruna special?

Facts, daylight saving, and how Kiruna sits in the Sweden east–west spread.

Latitude67.8558°
Longitude20.2253°
TimezoneEurope/Stockholm
Elevation530m

Solar facts

  • 1Midnight sun typically lasts from late May to mid-July; polar night is a shorter window around the December solstice.
  • 2At about 67.9°N, Polar Day lasts longer here than in Rovaniemi on the Circle, but shorter than in Tromsø.
  • 3Luossavaara fell and the iron-ore mountain lookouts are the open-horizon spots when the disk returns.

Daylight Saving Time

Kiruna observes Daylight Saving Time. On spring-forward and fall-back weekends, sunrise and sunset jump one hour on the clock even though the Sun has barely moved. Recheck this page after those weekends rather than last week’s memory.

East–west spread

Across Sweden on this site, the Sun rises first in Umeå (05:13 AM, 20.263°) and last in Gothenburg (06:06 AM, 11.9746°). That east–west spread is about 53m. Both cities share the same clock, so this gap shows up directly on the wall clock. Kiruna sits at 20.2253°.

Kiruna is Sweden’s northernmost city, well above the Arctic Circle. Around the June solstice the Sun does not set; around the December solstice it does not rise. Official tables switch to Polar Day and Polar Night instead of clock-time sunrise.

Plan beyond sunrise

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Sunrise & Sunset Articles About Sweden

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Why Kiruna Has Midnight Sun While Stockholm Still Sets (Sweden Daylight Explained) Sweden Guides
10 min read • August 22, 2026

Why Kiruna Has Midnight Sun While Stockholm Still Sets (Sweden Daylight Explained)

Sweden uses one CET/CEST clock from Malmö to Kiruna. Here is why Stockholm’s June sunset is after 10:00 PM, why Kiruna lists Polar Day, and how Swedish Lapland winter days shrink to polar night.

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Kiruna Sunrise & Sunset FAQ

Yes. For weeks around the June solstice the Sun stays above the horizon. The city page lists Polar Day instead of a sunset time.
Yes, a shorter stretch than Tromsø or Svalbard — typically around early December to early January. Midday can still be civil twilight.
Sunrise and sunset in Kiruna are calculated daily from its coordinates and the Europe/Stockholm timezone. Check the live solar cards on this page for today’s exact local times, day length, and the countdown to the next event.
Today the sun rises at 62° ENE and sets at 298° WNW in Kiruna. Face that compass bearing from an open viewpoint — sunrise is rarely due east, and sunset is rarely due west.
Evening golden hour in Kiruna starts about an hour before sunset; evening blue hour follows as the Sun drops below the horizon. Morning windows are listed in the golden hour section on this page.
In 2026, the longest day in Kiruna is May 27, 2026 with 23h 27m 0s of daylight, and the shortest is Jan 1, 2026 with 0h 0m 0s.
In 2026, the earliest sunrise in Kiruna is 12:53 AM on May 27, 2026. The latest sunset is 11:57 PM on Jul 19, 2026. The latest sunrise is 11:28 AM on Dec 11, 2026, and the earliest sunset is 12:02 AM on May 26, 2026. These clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.
Yes, Kiruna shifts its clocks for Daylight Saving Time, which changes sunrise and sunset by one hour on the local clock during part of the year.
At 67.9° latitude, Kiruna can have days with no sunrise or no sunset. When that happens this site labels the day Polar Day (midnight sun) or Polar Night instead of inventing a clock time. See the Midnight Sun hub for Arctic city dates.

Nearby Cities in Sweden

Stockholm

Sweden • Stockholm County

Stockholm, Sweden’s capital on the Baltic archipelago, sits near 59°N — so June days stretch past 18 hours while December shrinks to about six. Monteliusvägen and Skinnarviksberget are classic west-facing sunset ridges over City Hall and Riddarfjärden.

Gothenburg

Sweden • Västra Götaland

Check sunrise and sunset times in Gothenburg, Sweden today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 57.7089°, 11.9746° (Europe/Stockholm). Popular places to watch the sun include Skansen Kronan, Slottsskogen, Älvsborgsbron. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Malmö

Sweden • Skåne

Check sunrise and sunset times in Malmö, Sweden today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 55.605°, 13.0038° (Europe/Stockholm). Popular places to watch the sun include Västra Hamnen, Ribersborgsstranden, Malmöhus Castle. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.