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Night Sky Tonight in Nuuk, Greenland (Godthåb)

Moon: 90.7%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time: 10 hours, 23 minutes
Sunset: Sep 9 at 9:13 pm
End of Twilight*: Sep 9 at 11:08 pm
Start of Twilight*: Sep 10 at 5:40 am
Sunrise: Sep 10 at 7:36 am

*Nautical twilight

Skywatching in September

One of this month’s highlights is a grouping of Venus, a wafer-thin Crescent Moon, and the bright star Regulus around September 19.

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Tonight's Sky in Nuuk, Sep 9 – Sep 10, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Nuuk

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Tue, Sep 9 ↓9:25 pm
Wed, Sep 10 ↑7:07 am

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Venus rise and set in Nuuk

View just before sunrise.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Wed, Sep 10 ↑4:06 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.

Tue, Sep 9 ↓9:25 pm

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Sep 10, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Nuuk

View before sunrise.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Wed, Sep 10 ↑12:36 am

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Saturn rise and set in Nuuk

Up most of the night.

Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.

Tue, Sep 9 ↑9:27 pm

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Uranus rise and set in Nuuk

View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Tue, Sep 9 ↑9:40 pm

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Neptune rise and set in Nuuk

Up most of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, Sep 9 ↑9:17 pm

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Planets Visible in Nuuk

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Tue 6:58 am Tue 9:25 pm Tue 2:14 pm Very difficult to see
Venus Wed 4:06 am Wed 9:01 pm Wed 12:34 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Tue 11:35 am Tue 9:25 pm Tue 4:31 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 12:36 am Wed 8:27 pm Wed 10:32 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Tue 9:27 pm Wed 8:53 am Wed 3:10 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Tue 9:40 pm Wed 4:31 pm Wed 7:06 am Average visibility
Neptune Tue 9:17 pm Wed 9:12 am Wed 3:15 am Slightly difficult to see