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Nuuk, Greenland — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 40.5%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 2, 2024 at 6:48:41 am
Sunrise Today: 5:53 am↑ 50° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:56 pm↑ 311° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:18 am↑ 135° Southeast
Moonset Today: 1:18 pm↑ 230° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 17 hours, 3 minutes (+6m 40s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nuuk

Time:6:48 am
Altitude:4.3°
Direction:62° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 17h 2m 36s (May 2, 2024)

6 minutes, 40 seconds longer than yesterday (May 1, 2024)

12 hours, 56 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

4 hours, 7 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

The Sun's altitude in Nuuk today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nuuk Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Nuuk today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Today it does not get darker than Nautical Twilight.

Civil Twilight12:00 am – 12:04 am
Nautical Twilight12:04 am – 4:42 am
Civil Twilight4:42 am – 5:53 am
Daylight5:53 am – 10:56 pm
Civil Twilight10:56 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nuuk - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 25:53 am10:56 pm17:02:36+6:412:23 pm (41.5°)93.697
May 35:50 am10:59 pm17:09:16+6:402:23 pm (41.8°)93.720
May 45:46 am11:02 pm17:15:57+6:402:23 pm (42.1°)93.744
May 55:43 am11:06 pm17:22:37+6:402:23 pm (42.4°)93.767
May 65:40 am11:09 pm17:29:17+6:402:23 pm (42.6°)93.790
May 75:36 am11:12 pm17:35:57+6:392:23 pm (42.9°)93.812
May 85:33 am11:15 pm17:42:36+6:382:23 pm (43.2°)93.834
* All times are local time for Nuuk. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinoxMar 201:06 am
June solsticeJun 207:51 pm
September equinoxSep 2211:44 am
December solsticeDec 217:21 am
* All times are local Nuuk time.

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Today's Moon in Nuuk

Percent Illuminated:40.5%
Time:6:48 am
Altitude:1.7°
Direction:141° SE
Position:Waning Crescent

The Moon's path in Nuuk today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Nuuk - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 26:18 am1:18 pm-9:38 am(8.0°)229,97939.2%
May 36:05 am3:18 pm-10:30 am(14.3°)227,96227.9%
May 45:54 am5:13 pm-11:19 am(21.2°)226,47517.7%
May 55:44 am7:08 pm-12:09 pm(28.5°)225,7199.3%
May 65:33 am9:07 pm-12:59 pm(35.7°)225,8563.4%
May 75:21 am11:15 pm-1:52 pm(42.2°)226,9640.4%
May 85:06 am--2:48 pm(47.6°)229,0140.5%
* All times are local time for Nuuk. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Nuuk This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 2, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 6:07 amFri 7:36 pmFri 12:51 pmNot visible
VenusFri 6:01 amFri 9:44 pmFri 1:51 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 5:51 amThu 5:51 pmThu 11:50 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 6:15 amFri 12:09 amThu 3:12 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnThu 5:50 amThu 4:04 pmThu 10:57 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusThu 6:06 amThu 11:59 pmThu 3:03 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 5:49 amThu 5:33 pmThu 11:41 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nuuk.

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