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

Moon: 57.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 2:28:49 am
Sunrise Today: 5:31 am↑ 44° Northeast
Sunset Today: 11:17 pm↑ 316° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:24 am↑ 140° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:37 am↑ 224° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 17 hours, 46 minutes (+6m 38s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nuuk

Time: 2:28 am
Altitude: -8.5°
Direction: 1° N
Phase: Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 17h 45m 59s (May 9, 2026)

6 minutes, 38 seconds longer than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

13 hours, 39 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

3 hours, 23 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

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 Twilight 12:00 am – 12:37 am
Nautical Twilight 12:37 am – 4:08 am
Civil Twilight 4:08 am – 5:31 am
Daylight 5:31 am – 11:17 pm
Civil Twilight 11:17 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nuuk - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 9 5:31 am 11:17 pm 17:45:59 +6:38 2:23 pm (43.3°) 93.841
May 10 5:28 am 11:20 pm 17:52:37 +6:37 2:23 pm (43.6°) 93.863
May 11 5:24 am 11:24 pm 17:59:14 +6:36 2:23 pm (43.8°) 93.885
May 12 5:21 am 11:27 pm 18:05:50 +6:35 2:23 pm (44.1°) 93.907
May 13 5:18 am 11:30 pm 18:12:24 +6:34 2:23 pm (44.3°) 93.928
May 14 5:15 am 11:34 pm 18:18:58 +6:33 2:23 pm (44.6°) 93.949
May 15 5:11 am 11:37 pm 18:25:30 +6:32 2:23 pm (44.8°) 93.969
* 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 2026

March equinox Mar 20 12:46 pm
June solstice Jun 21 7:25 am
September equinox Sep 22 11:05 pm
December solstice Dec 21 6:50 pm
* All times are local Nuuk time.

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Today's Moon in Nuuk

Percent Illuminated: 57.4%
Time: 2:28 am
Altitude: -16.8°
Direction: 103° E
Position: Waning 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 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Nuuk - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 9 5:24 am 11:37 am - 8:22 am (6.3°) 245,911 55.0%
May 10 5:11 am 1:23 pm - 9:08 am (11.3°) 242,665 44.7%
May 11 5:01 am 3:06 pm - 9:52 am (17.1°) 238,941 34.3%
May 12 4:52 am 4:49 pm - 10:37 am (23.5°) 234,979 24.2%
May 13 4:44 am 6:36 pm - 11:23 am (30.3°) 231,062 15.1%
May 14 4:34 am 8:33 pm - 12:13 pm (36.9°) 227,548 7.7%
May 15 4:24 am 10:44 pm - 1:06 pm (43.2°) 224,759 2.5%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Nuuk This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:40 am Sat 10:26 pm Sat 2:00 pm Difficult to see
Venus Sat 5:38 am Sun 3:20 am Sat 4:27 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 5:30 am Sat 7:58 pm Sat 12:43 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 8:42 am Sun 4:45 am Sat 6:44 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 5:37 am Sat 6:18 pm Sat 11:58 am Not visible
Uranus Sat 5:47 am Sun 12:36 am Sat 3:11 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 5:26 am Sat 5:38 pm Sat 11:32 am Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nuuk.

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