Current time in Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Central European Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central European Time · Arctic/Longyearbyen
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 CEST
- Abbreviation
- CET / CEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 02:00, back the last Sunday in October at 03:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00 (CEST → CET).
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen (capital) · 78.22° N, 15.65° E
- Population
- 2,368
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Longyearbyen at about 11:57 standard time: the clock runs about 3 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:41 and 13:04 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:51 | 18:21 | 12h 30m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | — | — | 24 h (midnight sun) |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:34 | 19:00 | 12h 26m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | — | — | 0 h (polar night) |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:18–18:14 (10 h 56 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.