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Kangerlussuaq, Greenland — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

10:16 am – 4:57 pm
6 hours, 41 minutes

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:57:14 am
Sun Direction: 73° East
Sun Altitude: -24.5°
Sun Distance: 91.634 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 12:46 pm (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 10:16 am 133° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:57 pm 228° Southwest

2026 Sun Graph for Kangerlussuaq

December 2026 — Sun in Kangerlussuaq

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 11:31 am (157°) 2:51 pm (203°) 3:20:52 −7:51 7:32 am 6:50 pm 8:38 am 5:44 pm 9:55 am 4:27 pm 1:11 pm (1.5°) 91.663
2 11:35 am (158°) 2:48 pm (202°) 3:13:04 −7:48 7:34 am 6:49 pm 8:40 am 5:42 pm 9:58 am 4:25 pm 1:12 pm (1.3°) 91.649
3 11:39 am (159°) 2:45 pm (201°) 3:05:20 −7:43 7:36 am 6:48 pm 8:42 am 5:41 pm 10:00 am 4:23 pm 1:12 pm (1.2°) 91.635
4 11:43 am (159°) 2:41 pm (200°) 2:57:40 −7:39 7:38 am 6:47 pm 8:44 am 5:40 pm 10:03 am 4:22 pm 1:12 pm (1.1°) 91.621
5 11:48 am (160°) 2:38 pm (200°) 2:50:07 −7:33 7:39 am 6:46 pm 8:46 am 5:39 pm 10:05 am 4:20 pm 1:13 pm (1.0°) 91.608
6 11:52 am (161°) 2:34 pm (199°) 2:42:40 −7:26 7:41 am 6:45 pm 8:48 am 5:38 pm 10:07 am 4:19 pm 1:13 pm (0.9°) 91.595
7 11:56 am (162°) 2:31 pm (198°) 2:35:21 −7:19 7:42 am 6:45 pm 8:49 am 5:38 pm 10:09 am 4:18 pm 1:14 pm (0.8°) 91.583
8 12:00 pm (163°) 2:28 pm (197°) 2:28:11 −7:09 7:44 am 6:44 pm 8:51 am 5:37 pm 10:11 am 4:17 pm 1:14 pm (0.7°) 91.571
9 12:04 pm (164°) 2:25 pm (196°) 2:21:12 −6:58 7:45 am 6:44 pm 8:53 am 5:36 pm 10:13 am 4:16 pm 1:15 pm (0.6°) 91.559
10 12:08 pm (165°) 2:22 pm (195°) 2:14:26 −6:45 7:47 am 6:43 pm 8:54 am 5:36 pm 10:15 am 4:15 pm 1:15 pm (0.5°) 91.547
11 12:11 pm (165°) 2:19 pm (195°) 2:07:55 −6:31 7:48 am 6:43 pm 8:56 am 5:35 pm 10:17 am 4:14 pm 1:16 pm (0.4°) 91.536
12 12:15 pm (166°) 2:17 pm (194°) 2:01:42 −6:13 7:49 am 6:43 pm 8:57 am 5:35 pm 10:18 am 4:13 pm 1:16 pm (0.4°) 91.525
13 12:18 pm (167°) 2:14 pm (193°) 1:55:49 −5:52 7:50 am 6:42 pm 8:58 am 5:35 pm 10:20 am 4:13 pm 1:16 pm (0.3°) 91.515
14 12:22 pm (167°) 2:12 pm (193°) 1:50:21 −5:28 7:51 am 6:42 pm 8:59 am 5:34 pm 10:21 am 4:12 pm 1:17 pm (0.3°) 91.504
15 12:25 pm (168°) 2:10 pm (192°) 1:45:21 −5:00 7:52 am 6:42 pm 9:00 am 5:34 pm 10:23 am 4:12 pm 1:17 pm (0.2°) 91.494
16 12:27 pm (168°) 2:08 pm (192°) 1:40:53 −4:27 7:53 am 6:42 pm 9:01 am 5:34 pm 10:24 am 4:12 pm 1:18 pm (0.2°) 91.485
17 12:30 pm (169°) 2:07 pm (191°) 1:37:03 −3:50 7:54 am 6:42 pm 9:02 am 5:34 pm 10:25 am 4:12 pm 1:18 pm (0.2°) 91.476
18 12:32 pm (169°) 2:06 pm (191°) 1:33:55 −3:08 7:55 am 6:43 pm 9:03 am 5:35 pm 10:26 am 4:12 pm 1:19 pm (0.1°) 91.468
19 12:34 pm (170°) 2:05 pm (190°) 1:31:33 −2:21 7:56 am 6:43 pm 9:04 am 5:35 pm 10:27 am 4:12 pm 1:19 pm (0.1°) 91.460
20 12:35 pm (170°) 2:05 pm (190°) 1:30:01 −1:31 7:56 am 6:43 pm 9:05 am 5:35 pm 10:27 am 4:12 pm 1:20 pm (0.1°) 91.452
21 12:36 pm (170°) 2:05 pm (190°) 1:29:22 −0:39 7:57 am 6:44 pm 9:05 am 5:36 pm 10:28 am 4:13 pm 1:20 pm (0.1°) 91.445
22 12:36 pm (170°) 2:06 pm (190°) 1:29:37 +0:14 7:57 am 6:44 pm 9:06 am 5:36 pm 10:28 am 4:13 pm 1:21 pm (0.1°) 91.439
23 12:36 pm (170°) 2:07 pm (190°) 1:30:45 +1:08 7:58 am 6:45 pm 9:06 am 5:37 pm 10:29 am 4:14 pm 1:21 pm (0.1°) 91.433
24 12:36 pm (169°) 2:08 pm (191°) 1:32:45 +1:59 7:58 am 6:46 pm 9:06 am 5:38 pm 10:29 am 4:15 pm 1:22 pm (0.1°) 91.428
25 12:35 pm (169°) 2:10 pm (191°) 1:35:33 +2:47 7:58 am 6:46 pm 9:07 am 5:38 pm 10:29 am 4:16 pm 1:22 pm (0.1°) 91.423
26 12:33 pm (169°) 2:12 pm (191°) 1:39:05 +3:31 7:59 am 6:47 pm 9:07 am 5:39 pm 10:29 am 4:17 pm 1:23 pm (0.2°) 91.419
27 12:32 pm (168°) 2:15 pm (192°) 1:43:16 +4:11 7:59 am 6:48 pm 9:07 am 5:40 pm 10:29 am 4:18 pm 1:23 pm (0.2°) 91.416
28 12:30 pm (168°) 2:18 pm (192°) 1:48:02 +4:46 7:59 am 6:49 pm 9:07 am 5:41 pm 10:29 am 4:19 pm 1:24 pm (0.2°) 91.413
29 12:28 pm (167°) 2:21 pm (193°) 1:53:19 +5:16 7:59 am 6:50 pm 9:07 am 5:42 pm 10:28 am 4:21 pm 1:24 pm (0.3°) 91.411
30 12:25 pm (166°) 2:24 pm (194°) 1:59:02 +5:42 7:59 am 6:51 pm 9:06 am 5:44 pm 10:28 am 4:22 pm 1:25 pm (0.4°) 91.409
31 12:23 pm (166°) 2:28 pm (194°) 2:05:07 +6:05 7:58 am 6:53 pm 9:06 am 5:45 pm 10:27 am 4:24 pm 1:25 pm (0.4°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Kangerlussuaq. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Kangerlussuaq is at 6:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 22 hours, 31 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 20. The latest sunrise is on December 22.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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