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

Moon: 7.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Jan 21, 2026 at 11:02:31 am
Sunrise Today: 10:39 am 138° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:38 pm 222° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 11:18 am 116° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:51 pm 250° West
Daylight Hours: 5 hours, 59 minutes (+5m 53s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nuuk

Time:11:02 am
Altitude:1.2°
Direction:144° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:5h 59m 13s (Jan 21, 2026)

5 minutes, 53 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 20, 2026)

1 hour, 53 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

15 hours, 10 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nuuk Today

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Night12:00 am – 7:36 am
Astro. Twilight7:36 am – 8:33 am
Nautical Twilight8:33 am – 9:35 am
Civil Twilight9:35 am – 10:39 am
Daylight10:39 am – 4:38 pm
Civil Twilight4:38 pm – 5:41 pm
Nautical Twilight5:41 pm – 6:43 pm
Astro. Twilight6:43 pm – 7:41 pm
Night7:41 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nuuk - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 2110:39 am4:38 pm5:59:13+5:531:38 pm (6.2°)91.484
Jan 2210:36 am4:41 pm6:05:11+5:571:38 pm (6.4°)91.492
Jan 2310:33 am4:44 pm6:11:12+6:011:38 pm (6.6°)91.501
Jan 2410:30 am4:48 pm6:17:17+6:051:39 pm (6.8°)91.510
Jan 2510:27 am4:51 pm6:23:26+6:081:39 pm (7.1°)91.519
Jan 2610:25 am4:54 pm6:29:37+6:111:39 pm (7.3°)91.529
Jan 2710:22 am4:58 pm6:35:51+6:131:39 pm (7.6°)91.539
* 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 2111:18 am8:51 pm-3:54 pm(15.4°)239,6778.7%
Jan 2211:09 am10:33 pm-4:38 pm(21.7°)237,57415.9%
Jan 2310:59 am--5:23 pm(28.3°)235,51424.8%
Jan 24-12:17 am10:50 am6:09 pm(34.8°)233,52135.1%
Jan 25-2:05 am10:39 am6:58 pm(41.0°)231,63146.4%
Jan 26-4:03 am10:26 am7:51 pm(46.4°)229,93058.2%
Jan 27-6:21 am10:04 am8:49 pm(50.6°)228,53769.7%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Nuuk This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 11:14 amWed 4:07 pmWed 1:40 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 11:02 amWed 4:46 pmWed 1:54 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 10:51 amThu 4:01 pmThu 1:26 pmNot visible
JupiterWed 2:37 pmThu 10:45 amThu 12:41 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 11:37 amWed 10:57 pmWed 5:17 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 11:49 amThu 6:16 amWed 9:02 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 11:30 amWed 11:17 pmWed 5:23 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nuuk.

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