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

Moon: 95.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 21, 2024 at 9:43:39 am
Sunrise Today: 5:09 am↑ 41° Northeast
Sunset Today: 11:19 pm↑ 320° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:19 pm↑ 130° Southeast
Moonset Today: 4:28 am↑ 239° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 18 hours, 10 minutes (+4m 54s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nuuk

Time:9:43 am
Altitude:28.4°
Direction:100° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 18h 10m 29s (May 21, 2024)

4 minutes, 54 seconds longer than yesterday (May 20, 2024)

12 hours, 55 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 hour, 26 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 – 12:42 am
Nautical Twilight12:42 am – 3:44 am
Civil Twilight3:44 am – 5:09 am
Daylight5:09 am – 11:19 pm
Civil Twilight11:19 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nuuk - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 215:09 am11:19 pm18:10:29+4:542:13 pm (48.6°)94.088
May 225:06 am11:22 pm18:15:19+4:492:13 pm (48.8°)94.106
May 235:04 am11:24 pm18:20:04+4:442:13 pm (49.0°)94.123
May 245:02 am11:27 pm18:24:44+4:402:13 pm (49.2°)94.140
May 255:00 am11:29 pm18:29:18+4:342:14 pm (49.4°)94.158
May 264:58 am11:31 pm18:33:47+4:282:14 pm (49.6°)94.174
May 274:55 am11:34 pm18:38:09+4:222:14 pm (49.7°)94.191
* 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:95.4%
Time:9:43 am
Altitude:-35.7°
Direction:308° 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

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Nuuk - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 21-4:28 am9:19 pm12:15 am(14.1°)248,08193.7%
May 22-4:24 am11:04 pm12:59 am(9.0°)246,03397.7%
May 23-4:19 am-1:47 am(4.7°)243,77499.7%
May 2412:59 am4:12 am-2:40 am(1.5°)241,44899.5%
May 253:17 am3:52 am-3:36 am(-0.2°)239,17297.0%
May 26-Down all day-4:35 am(-0.3°)237,03192.1%
May 274:14 am7:01 am-5:34 am(1.0°)235,07585.0%
* 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Nuuk This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:07 amWed 8:27 pmWed 12:46 pmDifficult to see
VenusWed 5:11 amWed 10:50 pmWed 1:59 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:36 amTue 6:03 pmTue 11:19 amVery difficult to see
JupiterWed 5:15 amWed 10:50 pmWed 2:02 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnTue 4:21 amTue 2:54 pmTue 9:38 amVery difficult to see
UranusTue 5:05 amTue 10:21 pmTue 1:43 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 4:24 amTue 4:12 pmTue 10:18 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nuuk.

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