| Current Time: | May 16, 2024 at 4:39:34 am |
|---|---|
| Sunrise Today: | 4:56 am↑ 44° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 10:37 pm↑ 316° Northwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 1:29 pm↑ 66° East |
| Moonset Today: | 4:22 am↑ 299° Northwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 17 hours, 41 minutes (+5m 7s) |
Today's Sun Position in Nuuk
| Time: | 4:39 am |
| Altitude: | -1.3° |
| Direction: | 40° NE |
| Phase: | Civil Twilight |
Day length today: 17h 40m 46s (May 16, 2024)
5 minutes, 7 seconds longer than yesterday (May 15, 2024)
12 hours, 19 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
1 hour, 48 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
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.
| Nautical Twilight | 12:00 am – 3:42 am |
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| Civil Twilight | 3:42 am – 4:56 am |
| Daylight | 4:56 am – 10:37 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 10:37 pm – 11:52 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 11:52 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Nuuk - Next 7 Days
| 2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
| May 16 | 4:56 am | 10:37 pm | 17:40:46 | +5:07 | 1:45 pm (47.8°) | 93.996 |
| May 17 | 4:54 am | 10:39 pm | 17:45:50 | +5:04 | 1:46 pm (48.1°) | 94.015 |
| May 18 | 4:51 am | 10:42 pm | 17:50:51 | +5:00 | 1:46 pm (48.3°) | 94.033 |
| May 19 | 4:49 am | 10:44 pm | 17:55:48 | +4:56 | 1:46 pm (48.5°) | 94.052 |
| May 20 | 4:46 am | 10:47 pm | 18:00:41 | +4:52 | 1:46 pm (48.7°) | 94.070 |
| May 21 | 4:44 am | 10:49 pm | 18:05:29 | +4:48 | 1:46 pm (48.9°) | 94.088 |
| May 22 | 4:42 am | 10:52 pm | 18:10:13 | +4:43 | 1:46 pm (49.1°) | 94.105 |
| * 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. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
| March equinox | Mar 20 | 1:06 am |
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| June solstice | Jun 20 | 7:51 pm |
| September equinox | Sep 22 | 11:44 am |
| December solstice | Dec 21 | 7:21 am |
| * All times are local Nuuk time. | ||
Sun Articles
Today's Moon in Nuuk
| Percent Illuminated: | 57.2% |
| Time: | 4:39 am |
| Altitude: | -1.7° |
| Direction: | 302° NW |
| Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
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
Moon in Nuuk - Next 7 days
| 2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 16 | - | 4:22 am | 1:29 pm | 9:07 pm | (37.4°) | 251,148 | 63.6% | |||
| May 17 | - | 4:18 am | 2:55 pm | 9:47 pm | (31.7°) | 251,422 | 72.6% | |||
| May 18 | - | 4:14 am | 4:20 pm | 10:25 pm | (25.9°) | 250,936 | 80.8% | |||
| May 19 | - | 4:10 am | 5:45 pm | 11:05 pm | (20.1°) | 249,789 | 87.9% | |||
| May 20 | - | 4:06 am | 7:13 pm | 11:46 pm | (14.5°) | 248,117 | 93.6% | |||
| May 21 | - | 4:02 am | 8:48 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| May 22 | - | 3:58 am | 10:31 pm | 12:31 am | (9.3°) | 246,074 | 97.6% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Nuuk This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 16, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 4:59 am | Thu 7:24 pm | Thu 12:10 pm | Not visible |
| Venus | Thu 5:00 am | Thu 9:53 pm | Thu 1:25 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Thu 4:26 am | Thu 5:29 pm | Thu 10:57 am | Very difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Thu 5:11 am | Thu 10:35 pm | Thu 1:53 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Saturn | Thu 4:13 am | Thu 2:45 pm | Thu 9:29 am | Very difficult to see |
| Uranus | Thu 4:58 am | Thu 10:09 pm | Thu 1:34 pm | Not visible |
| Neptune | Thu 4:17 am | Thu 4:04 pm | Thu 10:10 am | Extremely difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Nuuk. | ||||