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Nuuk, Greenland — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2023

Daylight

10:52 am – 3:40 pm
4 hours, 48 minutes

Current Time: Dec 4, 2023 at 7:36:09 am
Sun Direction: 104° East
Sun Altitude: -17.9°
Sun Distance: 91.623 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 22, 2023 1:27 am (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 10:52 am 147° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:40 pm 213° Southwest
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2023 Sun Graph for Nuuk

December 2023 — Sun in Nuuk

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
110:44 am (145°)3:46 pm (215°)5:01:33−4:537:30 am7:01 pm8:28 am6:02 pm9:34 am4:56 pm1:15 pm (4.2°)91.662
210:47 am (146°)3:44 pm (214°)4:56:48−4:447:31 am7:00 pm8:30 am6:01 pm9:36 am4:55 pm1:16 pm (4.0°)91.648
310:50 am (146°)3:42 pm (213°)4:52:13−4:357:33 am6:59 pm8:32 am6:00 pm9:38 am4:54 pm1:16 pm (3.9°)91.634
410:52 am (147°)3:40 pm (213°)4:47:46−4:267:34 am6:58 pm8:33 am5:59 pm9:40 am4:53 pm1:17 pm (3.8°)91.620
510:55 am (148°)3:39 pm (212°)4:43:30−4:167:36 am6:58 pm8:35 am5:59 pm9:42 am4:52 pm1:17 pm (3.6°)91.607
610:57 am (148°)3:37 pm (212°)4:39:25−4:057:37 am6:57 pm8:37 am5:58 pm9:44 am4:51 pm1:17 pm (3.5°)91.595
711:00 am (148°)3:35 pm (211°)4:35:31−3:537:39 am6:56 pm8:38 am5:57 pm9:45 am4:50 pm1:18 pm (3.4°)91.583
811:02 am (149°)3:34 pm (211°)4:31:49−3:417:40 am6:56 pm8:39 am5:57 pm9:47 am4:49 pm1:18 pm (3.3°)91.571
911:04 am (149°)3:33 pm (211°)4:28:20−3:297:41 am6:56 pm8:41 am5:56 pm9:49 am4:48 pm1:19 pm (3.2°)91.559
1011:06 am (150°)3:32 pm (210°)4:25:04−3:167:43 am6:55 pm8:42 am5:56 pm9:50 am4:48 pm1:19 pm (3.1°)91.548
1111:08 am (150°)3:30 pm (210°)4:22:01−3:027:44 am6:55 pm8:44 am5:55 pm9:52 am4:47 pm1:20 pm (3.0°)91.537
1211:10 am (150°)3:30 pm (210°)4:19:13−2:487:45 am6:55 pm8:45 am5:55 pm9:53 am4:47 pm1:20 pm (3.0°)91.527
1311:12 am (151°)3:29 pm (209°)4:16:40−2:337:46 am6:55 pm8:46 am5:55 pm9:54 am4:46 pm1:21 pm (2.9°)91.516
1411:14 am (151°)3:28 pm (209°)4:14:23−2:177:47 am6:55 pm8:47 am5:55 pm9:56 am4:46 pm1:21 pm (2.8°)91.506
1511:15 am (151°)3:28 pm (209°)4:12:21−2:017:48 am6:55 pm8:48 am5:55 pm9:57 am4:46 pm1:21 pm (2.8°)91.497
1611:17 am (151°)3:27 pm (208°)4:10:36−1:457:49 am6:55 pm8:49 am5:55 pm9:58 am4:46 pm1:22 pm (2.8°)91.487
1711:18 am (152°)3:27 pm (208°)4:09:08−1:287:50 am6:55 pm8:50 am5:55 pm9:59 am4:46 pm1:22 pm (2.7°)91.478
1811:19 am (152°)3:27 pm (208°)4:07:57−1:107:51 am6:55 pm8:51 am5:55 pm10:00 am4:46 pm1:23 pm (2.7°)91.470
1911:20 am (152°)3:27 pm (208°)4:07:03−0:537:51 am6:56 pm8:51 am5:55 pm10:01 am4:46 pm1:23 pm (2.7°)91.462
2011:21 am (152°)3:27 pm (208°)4:06:27−0:357:52 am6:56 pm8:52 am5:56 pm10:01 am4:47 pm1:24 pm (2.6°)91.454
2111:21 am (152°)3:28 pm (208°)4:06:10−0:177:53 am6:56 pm8:53 am5:56 pm10:02 am4:47 pm1:24 pm (2.6°)91.447
2211:22 am (152°)3:28 pm (208°)4:06:10< 1s7:53 am6:57 pm8:53 am5:57 pm10:02 am4:48 pm1:25 pm (2.6°)91.440
2311:22 am (152°)3:29 pm (208°)4:06:28+0:187:53 am6:57 pm8:54 am5:57 pm10:03 am4:48 pm1:25 pm (2.6°)91.434
2411:22 am (152°)3:30 pm (208°)4:07:04+0:357:54 am6:58 pm8:54 am5:58 pm10:03 am4:49 pm1:26 pm (2.7°)91.428
2511:22 am (152°)3:30 pm (208°)4:07:57+0:537:54 am6:59 pm8:54 am5:59 pm10:03 am4:50 pm1:26 pm (2.7°)91.423
2611:22 am (152°)3:32 pm (208°)4:09:09+1:117:54 am7:00 pm8:54 am6:00 pm10:03 am4:51 pm1:27 pm (2.7°)91.419
2711:22 am (152°)3:33 pm (209°)4:10:37+1:287:55 am7:00 pm8:55 am6:00 pm10:03 am4:51 pm1:27 pm (2.8°)91.415
2811:22 am (151°)3:34 pm (209°)4:12:22+1:457:55 am7:01 pm8:55 am6:01 pm10:03 am4:53 pm1:28 pm (2.8°)91.412
2911:21 am (151°)3:36 pm (209°)4:14:24+2:017:55 am7:02 pm8:55 am6:02 pm10:03 am4:54 pm1:28 pm (2.8°)91.409
3011:21 am (151°)3:37 pm (209°)4:16:42+2:177:55 am7:03 pm8:54 am6:04 pm10:03 am4:55 pm1:29 pm (2.9°)91.407
3111:20 am (150°)3:39 pm (210°)4:19:15+2:337:55 am7:04 pm8:54 am6:05 pm10:03 am4:56 pm1:29 pm (3.0°)91.406
* All times are local time for Nuuk. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Nuuk is at 1:27 am on Friday, December 22, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 17 hours, 4 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 18. The latest sunrise is on December 25.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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