When is Polar Night: The Blue Hours? 2026 Dates | Trailwind

Polar Night: The Blue HoursPolar phenomenon · Late November 2026 to mid-January 2027Annual · winterThe polar night is not black. It is blue.For seven weeks Tromsø's sun never rises, and around one in the afternoon the whole landscape floods with a glassy cobalt twilight while sunset colors burn along the southern sky. On Svalbard the famous pastel light lives at the edges of the dark season, October and February; the middle is genuinely lightless.without a sunrise in Tromsø: 49 daysWhere it is visible: Tromsø & Svalbard, NorwaySvalbard movement outside Longyearbyen requires guides for polar-bear safety. Pairs with the aurora season page.Where to watch it

Tromsø, Norway, Sun stays below the horizon Nov 27 to Jan 15

Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Movement outside town requires a guide (polar bears)

Frequently asked questionsWhen is Polar Night: The Blue Hours 2026?Polar Night: The Blue Hours in 2026 is Late November 2026 to mid-January 2027.See the full nature calendar

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