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

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 4:49:29 am
Sun Direction: 32° Northeast
Sun Altitude: -27.0°
Sun Distance: 91.633 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 12:46 pm (Vernal)
Sun: Down, doesn’t rise

2026 Sun Graph for Qaanaaq

December 2026 — Sun in Qaanaaq

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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 Down, doesn’t rise 9:28 am 7:22 pm 11:48 am 5:02 pm Not above -6° 2:25 pm (-9.3°) 91.662
2 Down, doesn’t rise 9:31 am 7:20 pm 11:53 am 4:58 pm Not above -6° 2:26 pm (-9.5°) 91.648
3 Down, doesn’t rise 9:34 am 7:17 pm 11:57 am 4:54 pm Not above -6° 2:26 pm (-9.6°) 91.634
4 Down, doesn’t rise 9:37 am 7:15 pm 12:02 pm 4:50 pm Not above -6° 2:27 pm (-9.8°) 91.621
5 Down, doesn’t rise 9:40 am 7:13 pm 12:07 pm 4:46 pm Not above -6° 2:27 pm (-9.9°) 91.608
6 Down, doesn’t rise 9:43 am 7:11 pm 12:12 pm 4:43 pm Not above -6° 2:28 pm (-10.0°) 91.595
7 Down, doesn’t rise 9:46 am 7:09 pm 12:16 pm 4:39 pm Not above -6° 2:28 pm (-10.1°) 91.582
8 Down, doesn’t rise 9:48 am 7:08 pm 12:20 pm 4:36 pm Not above -6° 2:28 pm (-10.2°) 91.570
9 Down, doesn’t rise 9:51 am 7:06 pm 12:24 pm 4:33 pm Not above -6° 2:29 pm (-10.3°) 91.558
10 Down, doesn’t rise 9:53 am 7:05 pm 12:28 pm 4:30 pm Not above -6° 2:29 pm (-10.4°) 91.547
11 Down, doesn’t rise 9:55 am 7:04 pm 12:32 pm 4:27 pm Not above -6° 2:30 pm (-10.5°) 91.535
12 Down, doesn’t rise 9:57 am 7:03 pm 12:36 pm 4:24 pm Not above -6° 2:30 pm (-10.6°) 91.525
13 Down, doesn’t rise 9:59 am 7:02 pm 12:39 pm 4:22 pm Not above -6° 2:31 pm (-10.6°) 91.514
14 Down, doesn’t rise 10:01 am 7:01 pm 12:42 pm 4:20 pm Not above -6° 2:31 pm (-10.7°) 91.504
15 Down, doesn’t rise 10:02 am 7:01 pm 12:45 pm 4:18 pm Not above -6° 2:32 pm (-10.8°) 91.494
16 Down, doesn’t rise 10:04 am 7:00 pm 12:47 pm 4:17 pm Not above -6° 2:32 pm (-10.8°) 91.485
17 Down, doesn’t rise 10:05 am 7:00 pm 12:49 pm 4:16 pm Not above -6° 2:33 pm (-10.8°) 91.476
18 Down, doesn’t rise 10:06 am 7:00 pm 12:51 pm 4:15 pm Not above -6° 2:33 pm (-10.9°) 91.467
19 Down, doesn’t rise 10:07 am 7:00 pm 12:52 pm 4:15 pm Not above -6° 2:34 pm (-10.9°) 91.459
20 Down, doesn’t rise 10:08 am 7:00 pm 12:54 pm 4:14 pm Not above -6° 2:34 pm (-10.9°) 91.452
21 Down, doesn’t rise 10:08 am 7:01 pm 12:54 pm 4:15 pm Not above -6° 2:35 pm (-10.9°) 91.445
22 Down, doesn’t rise 10:09 am 7:01 pm 12:55 pm 4:15 pm Not above -6° 2:35 pm (-10.9°) 91.438
23 Down, doesn’t rise 10:09 am 7:02 pm 12:55 pm 4:16 pm Not above -6° 2:36 pm (-10.9°) 91.433
24 Down, doesn’t rise 10:09 am 7:03 pm 12:54 pm 4:18 pm Not above -6° 2:36 pm (-10.9°) 91.427
25 Down, doesn’t rise 10:09 am 7:04 pm 12:54 pm 4:19 pm Not above -6° 2:37 pm (-10.8°) 91.423
26 Down, doesn’t rise 10:09 am 7:05 pm 12:53 pm 4:21 pm Not above -6° 2:37 pm (-10.8°) 91.419
27 Down, doesn’t rise 10:09 am 7:07 pm 12:51 pm 4:24 pm Not above -6° 2:38 pm (-10.8°) 91.416
28 Down, doesn’t rise 10:08 am 7:08 pm 12:50 pm 4:27 pm Not above -6° 2:38 pm (-10.7°) 91.413
29 Down, doesn’t rise 10:08 am 7:10 pm 12:48 pm 4:29 pm Not above -6° 2:39 pm (-10.7°) 91.411
30 Down, doesn’t rise 10:07 am 7:12 pm 12:46 pm 4:33 pm Not above -6° 2:39 pm (-10.6°) 91.409
31 Down, doesn’t rise 10:06 am 7:14 pm 12:43 pm 4:36 pm Not above -6° 2:39 pm (-10.5°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Qaanaaq. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Qaanaaq is at 6:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

Qaanaaq has polar nights in December.

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