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Night Sky Tonight in Nuuk, Greenland (Godthåb)

Moon: 60.0%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:4 hours, 27 minutes
Sunset:Jul 17 at 12:19 am
End of Twilight*:None
Start of Twilight*:None
Sunrise:Jul 17 at 4:46 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Nuuk, Jul 17

Venus rise and set in Nuuk

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Thu, Jul 17 ↑2:08 am

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Mars rise and set in Nuuk

Try after sunset.

Mars sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Thu, Jul 17 ↓12:54 am

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Jupiter rise and set in Nuuk

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Jupiter is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Thu, Jul 17 ↑3:03 am

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Saturn rise and set in Nuuk

View before sunrise.

Saturn can be seen for more than 3 hours before sunrise.

Thu, Jul 17 ↑1:03 am

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Uranus rise and set in Nuuk

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.

Thu, Jul 17 ↑1:15 am

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Neptune rise and set in Nuuk

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 3 hours before sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

Thu, Jul 17 ↑12:54 am

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Planets Visible in Nuuk

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jul 17, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:50 amThu 11:52 pmThu 3:52 pmNot visible
VenusThu 2:08 amThu 9:05 pmThu 11:36 amGood visibility
MarsWed 11:06 amThu 12:54 amWed 6:01 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterThu 3:03 amThu 11:39 pmThu 1:21 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnThu 1:03 amThu 12:49 pmThu 6:56 amFairly good visibility
UranusThu 1:15 amThu 8:00 pmThu 10:37 amDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 12:54 amThu 12:56 pmThu 6:55 amDifficult to see