How the light changes today

Each colour is a stage of the sky, from full night to full daylight and back. The marker is the time in Oslo right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn05:01
Nautical dawn05:49
Civil dawn · blue hour06:37
Golden hour begins06:54
Sunrise07:21
Golden hour ends08:24

Solar noon

12:01

Sun 17.9° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins15:37
Sunset16:40
Golden hour ends · blue hour17:07
Civil dusk17:24
Nautical dusk18:12
Astronomical dusk19:00

What do civil, nautical and astronomical twilight mean? Read the guide →

Where the sun rises and sets

Directions from Oslo today. The shaded fans show how far sunrise and sunset swing between June and December; the dot is the sun right now.

Sunrise at 07:21In June it rises at 35° NE, in December at 140° SE113° ESE

Sunset at 16:40In June it sets at 325° NW, in December at 220° SW246° WSW

Coming up in Oslo

Days are getting shorter

−5.1 min a day

Shortest day 21 Dec, in 57 days

Sunrise and sunset on any date

Pick a day of 2026 to see its sunrise, sunset and daylight in Oslo.

Choose a date

Sunday, 21 June 2026

Sunrise03:54

Sunset22:44

Daylight18 h 50 min

First light (civil dawn): 02:10 · Last light (civil dusk): 00:28
Moon 46% lit

The moon tonight

Full moon

99% lit · 14.0 days old

Moonrise: 15:49
Moonset: 06:26
Full moon: tomorrow
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
99%

Mon
100%

Tue
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Today in Oslo

Today the sun rises over Oslo at 07:21 and sets at 16:40, giving 9 h 19 min of daylight.

This far north the sun sets at a shallow angle, so twilight in Oslo lasts far longer than the clock times suggest.

Across 2026 the day length in Oslo swings by 12 h 56 min, from 5 h 54 min on 21 December to 18 h 50 min on 21 June.

The earliest sunrise of 2026 falls on 19 June, at 03:54 - not on the longest day, because the equation of time pulls the two apart.

The moon is waxing tonight, 99% lit.

A year of daylight in Oslo

Every column is one day of 2026, from midnight at the top to midnight at the bottom. Hover or drag across it to read any day.

Longest day

18 h 50 min

21 June

Shortest day

5 h 54 min

21 December

Earliest sunrise

03:54

19 June, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

22:44

23 June

Clocks forward · 29 Mar

Clocks back · 25 Oct

Today Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 16:40 Daylight 9 h 19 min Dark from 19:00

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Oslo, season by season

Through the year

147 days with more than 14 hours of daylight, from 9 April to 2 September.
The sun sets at 21:00 or later on 115 days, from 26 April to 18 August.
Earliest sunset of the year: 15:11 on 16 December, 5 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise: 09:20 on 27 December, 6 days after the shortest day.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 15:37–17:07, with the sun low in the south-west (243°).
Blue hour right after: 17:07–17:24.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 15:37 today to 15:18 on 31 October.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 06:56–08:27.

Oslo compared with other cities

How much daylight each city gets between the shortest and the longest day of 2026.

On 21 June Paris gets 2 h 39 min less daylight than Oslo, and on 21 December 2 h 21 min more.

OsloThis page

5 h 54 min – 18 h 50 min

Stockholm417 km away

6 h 5 min – 18 h 37 min

Berlin838 km away

7 h 39 min – 16 h 50 min

Dublin1,265 km away

7 h 30 min – 17 h 0 min

Paris1,342 km away

8 h 15 min – 16 h 11 min

Each bar runs from the shortest to the longest day of the year.

October 2026 in Oslo

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of the month. The bar shows where the daylight falls in the 24 hours.

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of October 2026 in Oslo, NO.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	07:22	18:50	11 h 28 min	−5 min
2Fri	07:25	18:47	11 h 22 min	−6 min
3Sat	07:27	18:44	11 h 17 min	−5 min
4Sun	07:29	18:41	11 h 12 min	−5 min
5Mon	07:32	18:38	11 h 6 min	−6 min
6Tue	07:34	18:35	11 h 1 min	−5 min
7Wed	07:37	18:32	10 h 55 min	−6 min
8Thu	07:39	18:29	10 h 50 min	−5 min
9Fri	07:41	18:26	10 h 45 min	−5 min
10Sat	07:44	18:23	10 h 39 min	−6 min
11Sun	07:46	18:20	10 h 34 min	−5 min
12Mon	07:49	18:17	10 h 29 min	−5 min
13Tue	07:51	18:14	10 h 23 min	−6 min
14Wed	07:53	18:11	10 h 18 min	−5 min
15Thu	07:56	18:09	10 h 13 min	−5 min
16Fri	07:58	18:06	10 h 7 min	−6 min
17Sat	08:01	18:03	10 h 2 min	−5 min
18Sun	08:03	18:00	9 h 57 min	−5 min
19Mon	08:06	17:57	9 h 51 min	−6 min
20Tue	08:08	17:54	9 h 46 min	−5 min
21Wed	08:11	17:51	9 h 41 min	−5 min
22Thu	08:13	17:49	9 h 35 min	−6 min
23Fri	08:16	17:46	9 h 30 min	−5 min
24Sat	08:18	17:43	9 h 25 min	−5 min
25Sun	07:21	16:40	9 h 19 min	−6 min
26Mon	07:23	16:38	9 h 14 min	−5 min
27Tue	07:26	16:35	9 h 9 min	−5 min
28Wed	07:28	16:32	9 h 4 min	−5 min
29Thu	07:31	16:29	8 h 59 min	−5 min
30Fri	07:33	16:27	8 h 53 min	−6 min
31Sat	07:36	16:24	8 h 48 min	−5 min

Common questions about the sun in Oslo

What time does the sun rise in Oslo?

Today the sun rises in Oslo at 07:21, local time.

What time does the sun set in Oslo?

Today the sun sets in Oslo at 16:40, local time.

How long is the day in Oslo today?

Oslo gets 9 h 19 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Oslo?

The longest day of 2026 in Oslo is 21 June, with 18 h 50 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waxing over Oslo tonight, 99% lit.

Where does the sun rise in Oslo?

Today it rises in the south-east (113°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (35°) in June to the south-east (140°) in December.

When is golden hour in Oslo today?

In the morning from 06:54 to 08:24, and in the evening from 15:37 to 17:07.

When is the earliest sunset in Oslo?

On 16 December, at 15:11. It comes 5 days before the shortest day, which is 21 December.

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Sunrise and sunset in Oslo