Sunrise
20° NNE
Sunrise and Sunset in Akranes, Iceland
Today — Monday, June 15, 2026
Today the sun rises in Akranes at and sets at , giving 21h 11m of daylight.
Sunset
341° NNW
Day length
21h 11m
3 min longer than yesterday
Solar noon
Sun altitude: 49.0°
Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik · GMT · UTC+00:00
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Sun Position
Sunrise 2026-06-15T02:54:47+00:00
Daylight 21.2h
Sunset 2026-06-16T00:05:23+00:00
Morning blue hour —
Morning golden hour
Evening golden hour
Evening blue hour —
Twilight phases
Mon, Jun 15, 2026Twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sky is lit by scattered sunlight. There are three phases, each defined by how far the sun is below the horizon.
Sun alt / az 46.6° 29° NNE
Sky phase Daylight
Now 14:54
02:54 Sunrise
13:30 Solar noon
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Night Astronomical twilight Nautical twilight Civil twilight Golden hour Daylight
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
Sun direction and altitude
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west — but the exact compass direction shifts with the seasons. At the solstices the difference can be 50° or more.
Sun path over the day
A polar view of the sun's path across the sky today as seen from Akranes. The outer ring is the horizon; the centre is directly overhead.
Akranes on the map · sun bearings today
Akranes, Iceland
- Sunrise02:54
- Sunset00:05
- Daylight21h 11m
- Sunrise bearing20°
- Sunset bearing341°
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Iceland
- City
- Akranes
- Population
- 7.4K
- Coordinates
- 64.32°, -22.07°
Longest and shortest day of 2026
The earth's tilt makes the day length swing through the year. In Akranes these are the extremes for 2026.
Spring equinox
March 18, 2026
Day length ~ 12h 00m
Longest day
June 21, 2026
Day length 21h 18m
Autumn equinox
September 25, 2026
Day length ~ 12h 00m
Shortest day
December 22, 2026
Day length 4h 01m
Time zone and daylight saving
Time zone
Atlantic/Reykjavik
UTC offset
UTC+00:00
Next clock change
This time zone does not observe daylight saving time.
Yearly extremes
Earliest sunrise
June 20, 2026
Latest sunset
June 11, 2026
Day length throughout 2026
The length of the day across the entire year in Akranes. Solstices are the peaks and troughs; equinoxes are the 12-hour crossings.
Longest day Shortest day
Akranes sunrise calendar — June 2026
A full month of sunrise, sunset, twilight, and solar-noon times for Akranes. Scroll horizontally on mobile to see all columns.
1Mon
20h 11m2Tue
20h 17m3Wed
20h 22m4Thu
20h 28m5Fri
20h 33m6Sat
20h 37m7Sun
20h 42m8Mon
20h 47m9Tue
20h 51m10Wed
20h 55m11Thu
20h 59m12Fri
21h 02m13Sat
21h 05m14Sun
21h 08m15MonToday
21h 11m16Tue
21h 13m17Wed
21h 15m18Thu
21h 16m19Fri
21h 17m20Sat
21h 18m21SunNotable
21h 18m22Mon
21h 18m23Tue
21h 18m24Wed
21h 17m25Thu
21h 15m26Fri
21h 14m27Sat
21h 12m28Sun
21h 09m29Mon
21h 07m30Tue
21h 04m| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Diff | Civil dawn | Civil dusk | Solar noon | Noon alt. | Rise dir. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Mon | 20h 11m | — | 47.7° | 27° NNE | |||||
2Tue | 20h 17m | +5m | 47.9° | 26° NNE | |||||
3Wed | 20h 22m | +5m | 48.0° | 25° NNE | |||||
4Thu | 20h 28m | +5m | 48.1° | 25° NNE | |||||
5Fri | 20h 33m | +5m | 48.2° | 24° NNE | |||||
6Sat | 20h 37m | +5m | 48.3° | 24° NNE | |||||
7Sun | 20h 42m | +5m | 48.4° | 23° NNE | |||||
8Mon | 20h 47m | +4m | 48.5° | 22° NNE | |||||
9Tue | 20h 51m | +4m | 48.6° | 22° NNE | |||||
10Wed | 20h 55m | +4m | 48.7° | 22° NNE | |||||
11Thu | 20h 59m | +4m | 48.8° | 21° NNE | |||||
12Fri | 21h 02m | +3m | 48.8° | 21° NNE | |||||
13Sat | 21h 05m | +3m | 48.9° | 20° NNE | |||||
14Sun | 21h 08m | +3m | 48.9° | 20° NNE | |||||
15MonToday | 21h 11m | +3m | 49.0° | 20° NNE | |||||
16Tue | 21h 13m | +2m | 49.0° | 19° NNE | |||||
17Wed | 21h 15m | +2m | 49.1° | 19° NNE | |||||
18Thu | 21h 16m | +1m | 49.1° | 19° NNE | |||||
19Fri | 21h 17m | +1m | 49.1° | 19° NNE | |||||
20Sat | 21h 18m | +1m | 49.1° | 19° NNE | |||||
21Sun★ | 21h 18m | 0m | 49.1° | 19° NNE | |||||
22Mon | 21h 18m | 0m | 49.1° | 19° NNE | |||||
23Tue | 21h 18m | 0m | 49.1° | 19° NNE | |||||
24Wed | 21h 17m | -1m | 49.1° | 19° NNE | |||||
25Thu | 21h 15m | -1m | 49.1° | 19° NNE | |||||
26Fri | 21h 14m | -2m | 49.0° | 19° NNE | |||||
27Sat | 21h 12m | -2m | 49.0° | 19° NNE | |||||
28Sun | 21h 09m | -2m | 49.0° | 20° NNE | |||||
29Mon | 21h 07m | -3m | 48.9° | 20° NNE | |||||
30Tue | 21h 04m | -3m | 48.9° | 20° NNE |
Sunrise & sunset in other Iceland cities
Sunrise and sunset for other cities in Iceland.
Frequently Asked Questions
The sun rises in Akranes today at (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
The sun sets in Akranes today at (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Today's day length in Akranes is 21h 11m, with 3 min longer than yesterday compared to yesterday.
The longest day of 2026 in Akranes is June 21, with 21h 18m of daylight.
The shortest day of 2026 in Akranes is December 22, with 4h 01m of daylight.
Golden hour in Akranes today runs from to in the morning and from to in the evening — when the sun is low and warm.
Today the sun rises 20° east of north in Akranes (approximately NNE) and sets at 341° (NNW).
No. Akranes uses Atlantic/Reykjavik year-round with no daylight saving.
The sun reaches its highest point over Akranes today at (Atlantic/Reykjavik), climbing to an altitude of 49.0° above the horizon.
Civil twilight covers the sun between 0° and 6° below the horizon; nautical twilight is 6° to 12°; astronomical twilight is 12° to 18°. After astronomical twilight the sky is fully dark.
Earth's rotational axis is tilted about 23.5° relative to its orbit, so as the planet circles the sun each hemisphere faces toward the sun for part of the year and away for the other. That tilt is why days grow longer around each summer solstice and shorter around each winter solstice — the effect is strongest near the poles and vanishes at the equator.
Data source
Times computed with the NOAA / SunCalc solar-geometry model. Sea-level horizon is assumed; local terrain and buildings may shift actual times by several minutes.
Sunrise JSON API https://worldstats.org/api/sunrise/akranes-is
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