Sunrise and sunset in Nuuk, Greenland
9:20 AMsunrise in Nuuk
November 4, 2026 · Nuuk, Greenland
- Sunset
- 5:00 PM
- Daylight
- 7h 39m
- First light
- 8:26 AM
- Last light
- 5:54 PM
First light (civil dawn) is when it is light enough to be outdoors without lamps, and last light (civil dusk) is when that ends. Nautical twilight is when the horizon can still be seen at sea; after astronomical dusk the sky is fully dark. Calculated for Nuuk, Greenland (64.18° N, 51.72° W, GeoNames' point for the city) in Greenland Time. Times assume a level horizon at sea level; hills, buildings and weather can change what you see.
Daylight through 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 11:19 AM | 3:42 PM | 4h 23m |
| February 1 | 10:07 AM | 5:15 PM | 7h 7m |
| March 1 | 8:34 AM | 6:45 PM | 10h 11m |
| April 1 | 7:45 AM | 9:19 PM | 13h 34m |
| May 1 | 5:59 AM | 10:52 PM | 16h 53m |
| June 1 | 4:21 AM | 12:28 AM | 20h 6m |
| July 1 | 4:04 AM | 12:57 AM | 20h 53m |
| August 1 | 5:34 AM | 11:30 PM | 17h 57m |
| September 1 | 7:09 AM | 9:42 PM | 14h 33m |
| October 1 | 8:36 AM | 7:55 PM | 11h 20m |
| November 1 | 9:11 AM | 5:09 PM | 7h 59m |
| December 1 | 10:46 AM | 3:46 PM | 5h 0m |
Twilight in Nuuk
- Nautical dawn
- 7:28 AM
- Nautical dusk
- 6:52 PM
- Astronomical dawn
- 6:32 AM
- Astronomical dusk
- 7:47 PM
Sunrise and sunset in Nuuk, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 | 9:11 AM | 5:09 PM | 7h 59m | −6m 29s |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 9:14 AM | 5:06 PM | 7h 52m | −6m 28s |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 9:17 AM | 5:03 PM | 7h 46m | −6m 28s |
| Wed, Nov 4 (today) | 9:20 AM | 5:00 PM | 7h 39m | −6m 27s |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 9:24 AM | 4:56 PM | 7h 33m | −6m 26s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 9:27 AM | 4:53 PM | 7h 26m | −6m 25s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 9:30 AM | 4:50 PM | 7h 20m | −6m 24s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 9:33 AM | 4:47 PM | 7h 14m | −6m 23s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 9:37 AM | 4:44 PM | 7h 7m | −6m 22s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 9:40 AM | 4:41 PM | 7h 1m | −6m 21s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 9:43 AM | 4:38 PM | 6h 55m | −6m 19s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 9:46 AM | 4:35 PM | 6h 48m | −6m 17s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 9:50 AM | 4:32 PM | 6h 42m | −6m 15s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 9:53 AM | 4:29 PM | 6h 36m | −6m 13s |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 9:56 AM | 4:26 PM | 6h 30m | −6m 11s |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 10:00 AM | 4:23 PM | 6h 24m | −6m 8s |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 10:03 AM | 4:20 PM | 6h 17m | −6m 5s |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 10:06 AM | 4:17 PM | 6h 11m | −6m 2s |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 10:09 AM | 4:15 PM | 6h 5m | −5m 59s |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 10:12 AM | 4:12 PM | 6h 0m | −5m 55s |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 10:16 AM | 4:09 PM | 5h 54m | −5m 51s |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 10:19 AM | 4:07 PM | 5h 48m | −5m 47s |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 10:22 AM | 4:04 PM | 5h 42m | −5m 43s |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 10:25 AM | 4:02 PM | 5h 37m | −5m 38s |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 10:28 AM | 3:59 PM | 5h 31m | −5m 32s |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 10:31 AM | 3:57 PM | 5h 26m | −5m 27s |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 10:34 AM | 3:54 PM | 5h 20m | −5m 20s |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 10:37 AM | 3:52 PM | 5h 15m | −5m 14s |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 10:40 AM | 3:50 PM | 5h 10m | −5m 7s |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 10:43 AM | 3:48 PM | 5h 5m | −4m 59s |
December 2026, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 10:46 AM | 3:46 PM | 5h 0m | −4m 51s |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 10:48 AM | 3:44 PM | 4h 55m | −4m 43s |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 10:51 AM | 3:42 PM | 4h 51m | −4m 33s |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 10:54 AM | 3:40 PM | 4h 46m | −4m 24s |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 10:56 AM | 3:38 PM | 4h 42m | −4m 13s |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 10:59 AM | 3:37 PM | 4h 38m | −4m 2s |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 11:01 AM | 3:35 PM | 4h 34m | −3m 51s |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 11:03 AM | 3:34 PM | 4h 31m | −3m 39s |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 11:06 AM | 3:33 PM | 4h 27m | −3m 26s |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 11:08 AM | 3:32 PM | 4h 24m | −3m 13s |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 11:10 AM | 3:31 PM | 4h 21m | −2m 59s |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 11:11 AM | 3:30 PM | 4h 18m | −2m 44s |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 11:13 AM | 3:29 PM | 4h 16m | −2m 29s |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 11:15 AM | 3:28 PM | 4h 14m | −2m 13s |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 11:16 AM | 3:28 PM | 4h 12m | −1m 57s |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 11:18 AM | 3:27 PM | 4h 10m | −1m 41s |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 11:19 AM | 3:27 PM | 4h 9m | −1m 24s |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 11:20 AM | 3:27 PM | 4h 7m | −1m 6s |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 11:21 AM | 3:27 PM | 4h 7m | −49s |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 11:21 AM | 3:28 PM | 4h 6m | −31s |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 11:22 AM | 3:28 PM | 4h 6m | −13s |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 11:23 AM | 3:29 PM | 4h 6m | +5s |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 11:23 AM | 3:29 PM | 4h 6m | +23s |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 11:23 AM | 3:30 PM | 4h 7m | +41s |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 11:23 AM | 3:31 PM | 4h 8m | +59s |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 11:23 AM | 3:32 PM | 4h 9m | +1m 16s |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 11:23 AM | 3:33 PM | 4h 11m | +1m 33s |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 11:22 AM | 3:35 PM | 4h 13m | +1m 50s |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 11:22 AM | 3:36 PM | 4h 15m | +2m 6s |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 11:21 AM | 3:38 PM | 4h 17m | +2m 22s |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 11:20 AM | 3:40 PM | 4h 20m | +2m 38s |
The year in Nuuk, 2026
On Wednesday, November 4, Nuuk gets 6 minutes 27 seconds less daylight than the day before.
The earliest sunset is on Friday, December 18, 3 days before the shortest day, so the evenings start getting lighter while the mornings are still getting darker.
When the clocks went forward on Sunday, March 29, sunset moved from 8:07 PM the day before to 9:10 PM.
When the clocks went back on Saturday, October 24, sunset moved from 6:39 PM the day before to 6:36 PM.
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Earliest sunrise | Saturday, June 20 | 3:53 AM |
| Latest sunrise | Friday, December 25 | 11:23 AM |
| Earliest sunset | Friday, December 18 | 3:27 PM |
| Latest sunset | Monday, June 22 | 1:04 AM |
| Longest day | Sunday, June 21 | 21h 10m |
| Shortest day | Monday, December 21 | 4h 6m |
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The times are for Nuuk's point in GeoNames (64.1835, -51.7216), on Greenland Time (from the timezone-boundary-builder map, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Place data © GeoNames, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Across a large city, sunrise and sunset can differ by a minute or more from one side to the other.