Sunrise
21° NNE
Sunrise and Sunset in Kópavogur, Iceland
Today — Monday, June 15, 2026
Today the sun rises in Kópavogur at and sets at , giving 21h 00m of daylight.
Sunset
340° NNW
Day length
21h 00m
2 min longer than yesterday
Solar noon
Sun altitude: 49.2°
Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik · GMT · UTC+00:00
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Sun Position
Sunrise 2026-06-15T02:59:26+00:00
Daylight 21h
Sunset 2026-06-15T23:59:26+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 48.2° 341° NNW
Sky phase Daylight
Now 12:34
02:59 Sunrise
13:29 Solar noon
23:59 Sunset
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Night Astronomical twilight Nautical twilight Civil twilight Golden hour Daylight
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
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 Kópavogur. The outer ring is the horizon; the centre is directly overhead.
Kópavogur on the map · sun bearings today
Kópavogur, Iceland
- Sunrise02:59
- Sunset23:59
- Daylight21h 00m
- Sunrise bearing21°
- Sunset bearing340°
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Iceland
- City
- Kópavogur
- Population
- 38K
- Coordinates
- 64.11°, -21.91°
Longest and shortest day of 2026
The earth's tilt makes the day length swing through the year. In Kópavogur these are the extremes for 2026.
Spring equinox
March 18, 2026
Day length ~ 12h 00m
Longest day
June 21, 2026
Day length 21h 07m
Autumn equinox
September 25, 2026
Day length ~ 12h 00m
Shortest day
December 22, 2026
Day length 4h 08m
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 15, 2026
Day length throughout 2026
The length of the day across the entire year in Kópavogur. Solstices are the peaks and troughs; equinoxes are the 12-hour crossings.
Longest day Shortest day
Kópavogur sunrise calendar — June 2026
A full month of sunrise, sunset, twilight, and solar-noon times for Kópavogur. Scroll horizontally on mobile to see all columns.
1Mon
20h 04m2Tue
20h 09m3Wed
20h 14m4Thu
20h 19m5Fri
20h 24m6Sat
20h 29m7Sun
20h 33m8Mon
20h 37m9Tue
20h 41m10Wed
20h 45m11Thu
20h 49m12Fri
20h 52m13Sat
20h 55m14Sun
20h 58m15MonToday
21h 00m16Tue
21h 02m17Wed
21h 04m18Thu
21h 05m19Fri
21h 06m20Sat
21h 07m21SunNotable
21h 07m22Mon
21h 07m23Tue
21h 07m24Wed
21h 06m25Thu
21h 05m26Fri
21h 03m27Sat
21h 01m28Sun
20h 59m29Mon
20h 56m30Tue
20h 54m| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Diff | Civil dawn | Civil dusk | Solar noon | Noon alt. | Rise dir. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Mon | 20h 04m | — | 47.9° | 27° NNE | |||||
2Tue | 20h 09m | +5m | 48.1° | 27° NNE | |||||
3Wed | 20h 14m | +5m | 48.2° | 26° NNE | |||||
4Thu | 20h 19m | +5m | 48.3° | 26° NNE | |||||
5Fri | 20h 24m | +5m | 48.4° | 25° NNE | |||||
6Sat | 20h 29m | +5m | 48.5° | 25° NNE | |||||
7Sun | 20h 33m | +4m | 48.6° | 24° NNE | |||||
8Mon | 20h 37m | +4m | 48.7° | 24° NNE | |||||
9Tue | 20h 41m | +4m | 48.8° | 23° NNE | |||||
10Wed | 20h 45m | +4m | 48.9° | 23° NNE | |||||
11Thu | 20h 49m | +4m | 49.0° | 22° NNE | |||||
12Fri | 20h 52m | +3m | 49.0° | 22° NNE | |||||
13Sat | 20h 55m | +3m | 49.1° | 21° NNE | |||||
14Sun | 20h 58m | +3m | 49.1° | 21° NNE | |||||
15MonToday | 21h 00m | +2m | 49.2° | 21° NNE | |||||
16Tue | 21h 02m | +2m | 49.2° | 21° NNE | |||||
17Wed | 21h 04m | +2m | 49.3° | 20° NNE | |||||
18Thu | 21h 05m | +1m | 49.3° | 20° NNE | |||||
19Fri | 21h 06m | +1m | 49.3° | 20° NNE | |||||
20Sat | 21h 07m | +1m | 49.3° | 20° NNE | |||||
21Sun★ | 21h 07m | 0m | 49.3° | 20° NNE | |||||
22Mon | 21h 07m | 0m | 49.3° | 20° NNE | |||||
23Tue | 21h 07m | 0m | 49.3° | 20° NNE | |||||
24Wed | 21h 06m | -1m | 49.3° | 20° NNE | |||||
25Thu | 21h 05m | -1m | 49.3° | 20° NNE | |||||
26Fri | 21h 03m | -2m | 49.2° | 20° NNE | |||||
27Sat | 21h 01m | -2m | 49.2° | 21° NNE | |||||
28Sun | 20h 59m | -2m | 49.2° | 21° NNE | |||||
29Mon | 20h 56m | -3m | 49.1° | 21° NNE | |||||
30Tue | 20h 54m | -3m | 49.1° | 22° NNE |
Sunrise & sunset in other Iceland cities
Sunrise and sunset for other cities in Iceland.
Frequently Asked Questions
The sun rises in Kópavogur today at (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
The sun sets in Kópavogur today at (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Today's day length in Kópavogur is 21h 00m, with 2 min longer than yesterday compared to yesterday.
The longest day of 2026 in Kópavogur is June 21, with 21h 07m of daylight.
The shortest day of 2026 in Kópavogur is December 22, with 4h 08m of daylight.
Golden hour in Kópavogur today runs from to in the morning and from to in the evening — when the sun is low and warm.
Today the sun rises 21° east of north in Kópavogur (approximately NNE) and sets at 340° (NNW).
No. Kópavogur uses Atlantic/Reykjavik year-round with no daylight saving.
The sun reaches its highest point over Kópavogur today at (Atlantic/Reykjavik), climbing to an altitude of 49.2° 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/kopavogur-is
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