Nuuk
Sunrise and sunset in Nuuk
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Nuuk, in local time. At 64.2° N, the day lasts from 4 h 06 min at the winter solstice to 21 h 11 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 09:38, sunset at 18:42.
Day length 9 h 04 min, 6 min 30 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 14:11, with the Sun 15° above the horizon.
Times are Nuuk time (GMT-1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:57 | 21:23 |
| Nautical twilight | 07:52 | 20:28 |
| Civil twilight | 08:48 | 19:32 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 09:38 | 18:42 |
| Golden hour | 09:38–10:54 | 17:27–18:42 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Nuuk
- Longest day: June 21, 21 h 11 min, from sunrise at 03:53 to sunset at 01:04 (next day).
- Shortest day: December 21, 4 h 06 min, from sunrise at 11:22 to sunset at 15:27.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 10:39 | 16:38 | 5 h 59 min |
| February 21 | 09:01 | 18:20 | 9 h 18 min |
| March 21 | 07:23 | 19:45 | 12 h 22 min |
| April 21 | 06:33 | 22:19 | 15 h 46 min |
| May 21 | 04:52 | 23:57 | 19 h 04 min |
| June 21 | 03:53 | 01:04 (next day) | 21 h 11 min |
| July 21 | 04:58 | 00:05 (next day) | 19 h 08 min |
| August 21 | 06:36 | 22:21 | 15 h 45 min |
| September 21 | 08:07 | 20:31 | 12 h 24 min |
| October 21 | 09:35 | 18:45 | 9 h 10 min |
| November 21 | 10:15 | 16:09 | 5 h 54 min |
| December 21 | 11:22 | 15:27 | 4 h 06 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 64.2° N, 51.7° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets