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

Moon: 0.5%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Jan 18, 2026 at 3:52:23 am
Sunrise Today: 12:33 pm 165° South
Sunset Today: 2:42 pm 195° South
Moon: Down, doesn’t rise
Daylight Hours: 2 hours, 9 minutes (+19m 20s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nuuk

Time:3:52 am
Altitude:-36.9°
Direction:40° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today:2h 9m 4s (Jan 18, 2026)

19 minutes, 20 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 17, 2026)

2 hours, 9 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

21 hours, 50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nuuk Today

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Night12:00 am – 7:51 am
Astro. Twilight7:51 am – 9:04 am
Nautical Twilight9:04 am – 10:31 am
Civil Twilight10:31 am – 12:33 pm
Daylight12:33 pm – 2:42 pm
Civil Twilight2:42 pm – 4:45 pm
Nautical Twilight4:45 pm – 6:12 pm
Astro. Twilight6:12 pm – 7:25 pm
Night7:25 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nuuk - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 1812:33 pm2:42 pm2:09:04+19:201:37 pm (0.4°)91.462
Jan 1912:25 pm2:51 pm2:26:22+17:181:38 pm (0.6°)91.469
Jan 2012:17 pm3:00 pm2:42:18+15:551:38 pm (0.8°)91.476
Jan 2112:10 pm3:07 pm2:57:14+14:551:38 pm (1.0°)91.484
Jan 2212:03 pm3:15 pm3:11:22+14:081:39 pm (1.2°)91.492
Jan 2311:57 am3:22 pm3:24:54+13:311:39 pm (1.4°)91.501
Jan 2411:51 am3:29 pm3:37:54+13:001:39 pm (1.6°)91.510
* All times are local time for Nuuk. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Nuuk

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Nuuk - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 18-Down, doesn’t rise-1:32 pm(-4.9°)246,0610.1%
Jan 19-Down, doesn’t rise-2:21 pm(-0.3°)243,9590.8%
Jan 2012:27 pm6:12 pm-3:09 pm(4.2°)241,8143.7%
Jan 2111:49 am8:26 pm-3:54 pm(9.9°)239,6768.7%
Jan 2211:21 am10:29 pm-4:39 pm(16.2°)237,57415.9%
Jan 2310:56 am--5:23 pm(22.8°)235,51424.8%
Jan 24-12:31 am10:30 am6:09 pm(29.3°)233,52035.1%
* All times are local time for Nuuk. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Nuuk This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Jan 18, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryDown, doesn’t riseSun 1:31 pmNot visible
VenusSun 1:41 pmSun 2:01 pmSun 1:50 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsDown, doesn’t riseSun 1:29 pmNot visible
JupiterUp, doesn’t set Sun 1:00 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 11:55 amSun 11:01 pmSun 5:28 pmAverage visibility
UranusSun 10:01 amMon 8:28 amSun 9:15 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 11:44 amSun 11:27 pmSun 5:35 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nuuk.

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