Sunset and sunrise times in Nuuk, Greenland

In Nuuk, Greenland the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 20:13 and rises at 08:21. Daylight lasts 11h 51m; evening golden hour runs from 19:09 to 20:42.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 07:33
Sunrise: 08:21
Solar noon: 14:18
Sunset: 20:13
Last light: 21:00
Day length: 11h 51m

20h 11m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 19:09 – 20:42
Blue hour: 20:42 – 21:00
Max sun altitude: 24.4°
Moon: 🌕 Full moon
Moonrise / moonset: 19:33 / 08:14

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 08:24 Sunset 20:09 Golden hour 19:06 – 20:38 Day length 11h 45m vs today 6 minutes shorter

Where Nuuk is

Coordinates: 64.1835° N, 51.7216° W
Time zone: America/Nuuk
Current offset: UTC-01:00
Elevation: 5 m
Population: 14,798

Sunrise and sunset in Nuuk, September 2026

September 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Tue 1	06:15	07:09	14:26	21:42	22:35	14h 33m	−6:31	20:38–22:14	🌖 80%
Wed 2	06:19	07:12	14:26	21:39	22:31	14h 26m	−6:30	20:34–22:10	🌖 70%
Thu 3	06:22	07:15	14:26	21:35	22:27	14h 20m	−6:30	20:31–22:06	🌖 59%
Fri 4	06:25	07:17	14:25	21:31	22:23	14h 13m	−6:30	20:27–22:03	🌗 47%
Sat 5	06:28	07:20	14:25	21:28	22:19	14h 7m	−6:29	20:24–21:59	🌘 36%
Sun 6	06:32	07:23	14:25	21:24	22:15	14h 0m	−6:29	20:21–21:55	🌘 25%
Mon 7	06:35	07:26	14:24	21:21	22:11	13h 54m	−6:29	20:17–21:51	🌘 15%
Tue 8	06:38	07:29	14:24	21:17	22:08	13h 47m	−6:28	20:14–21:48	🌘 8%
Wed 9	06:41	07:32	14:24	21:14	22:04	13h 41m	−6:28	20:10–21:44	🌘 3%
Thu 10	06:45	07:35	14:23	21:10	22:00	13h 35m	−6:28	20:07–21:40	🌘 0%
Fri 11	06:48	07:38	14:23	21:06	21:56	13h 28m	−6:28	20:03–21:36	🌑 0%
Sat 12	06:51	07:41	14:23	21:03	21:52	13h 22m	−6:27	20:00–21:33	🌒 3%
Sun 13	06:54	07:44	14:22	20:59	21:48	13h 15m	−6:27	19:56–21:29	🌒 7%
Mon 14	06:57	07:46	14:22	20:56	21:45	13h 9m	−6:27	19:53–21:25	🌒 13%
Tue 15	07:00	07:49	14:22	20:52	21:41	13h 2m	−6:27	19:49–21:22	🌒 20%
Wed 16	07:03	07:52	14:21	20:49	21:37	12h 56m	−6:27	19:46–21:18	🌒 29%
Thu 17	07:06	07:55	14:21	20:45	21:33	12h 49m	−6:27	19:42–21:14	🌒 38%
Fri 18	07:09	07:58	14:21	20:41	21:30	12h 43m	−6:27	19:39–21:11	🌓 47%
Sat 19	07:12	08:01	14:20	20:38	21:26	12h 36m	−6:26	19:35–21:07	🌔 56%
Sun 20	07:15	08:04	14:20	20:34	21:22	12h 30m	−6:26	19:31–21:03	🌔 66%
Mon 21	07:18	08:07	14:19	20:31	21:19	12h 24m	−6:26	19:28–21:00	🌔 74%
Tue 22	07:21	08:09	14:19	20:27	21:15	12h 17m	−6:26	19:24–20:56	🌔 82%
Wed 23	07:24	08:12	14:19	20:24	21:11	12h 11m	−6:26	19:20–20:53	🌔 89%
Thu 24	07:27	08:15	14:18	20:20	21:08	12h 4m	−6:26	19:17–20:49	🌔 94%
Fri 25	07:30	08:18	14:18	20:16	21:04	11h 58m	−6:26	19:13–20:45	🌔 98%
Sat 26	07:33	08:21	14:18	20:13	21:00	11h 51m	−6:26	19:09–20:42	🌕 100%
Sun 27	07:36	08:24	14:17	20:09	20:57	11h 45m	−6:26	19:06–20:38	🌖 99%
Mon 28	07:39	08:27	14:17	20:06	20:53	11h 39m	−6:26	19:02–20:35	🌖 96%
Tue 29	07:42	08:30	14:17	20:02	20:50	11h 32m	−6:27	18:58–20:31	🌖 91%
Wed 30	07:45	08:33	14:16	19:59	20:46	11h 26m	−6:27	18:54–20:28	🌖 83%

More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction

September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Tue 1	—	05:00	07:09	21:42	23:48	—	9h 29m	33.9°	290° WNW
Wed 2	—	05:05	07:12	21:39	23:43	—	9h 36m	33.6°	290° WNW
Thu 3	02:58	05:10	07:15	21:35	23:38	01:36	9h 42m	33.2°	289° WNW
Fri 4	03:16	05:14	07:17	21:31	23:33	01:23	9h 49m	32.8°	288° WNW
Sat 5	03:29	05:19	07:20	21:28	23:28	01:11	9h 55m	32.5°	287° WNW
Sun 6	03:39	05:23	07:23	21:24	23:23	01:01	10h 1m	32.1°	286° WNW
Mon 7	03:49	05:27	07:26	21:21	23:18	00:52	10h 8m	31.7°	285° WNW
Tue 8	03:57	05:31	07:29	21:17	23:14	00:44	10h 14m	31.3°	284° WNW
Wed 9	04:05	05:35	07:32	21:14	23:09	00:36	10h 21m	31.0°	283° WNW
Thu 10	04:12	05:39	07:35	21:10	23:04	00:29	10h 27m	30.6°	283° WNW
Fri 11	04:18	05:43	07:38	21:06	23:00	00:22	10h 34m	30.2°	282° WNW
Sat 12	04:25	05:47	07:41	21:03	22:55	00:16	10h 40m	29.8°	281° W
Sun 13	04:30	05:51	07:44	20:59	22:51	00:09	10h 47m	29.4°	280° W
Mon 14	04:36	05:54	07:46	20:56	22:47	00:03	10h 53m	29.1°	279° W
Tue 15	04:42	05:58	07:49	20:52	22:42	23:57	11h 0m	28.7°	278° W
Wed 16	04:47	06:02	07:52	20:49	22:38	23:51	11h 6m	28.3°	277° W
Thu 17	04:52	06:05	07:55	20:45	22:34	23:46	11h 13m	27.9°	276° W
Fri 18	04:57	06:09	07:58	20:41	22:30	23:40	11h 19m	27.5°	275° W
Sat 19	05:01	06:12	08:01	20:38	22:25	23:35	11h 25m	27.1°	275° W
Sun 20	05:06	06:16	08:04	20:34	22:21	23:30	11h 32m	26.7°	274° W
Mon 21	05:10	06:19	08:07	20:31	22:17	23:25	11h 38m	26.3°	273° W
Tue 22	05:15	06:22	08:09	20:27	22:13	23:20	11h 45m	26.0°	272° W
Wed 23	05:19	06:26	08:12	20:24	22:09	23:15	11h 51m	25.6°	271° W
Thu 24	05:23	06:29	08:15	20:20	22:05	23:10	11h 58m	25.2°	270° W
Fri 25	05:27	06:32	08:18	20:16	22:01	23:06	12h 4m	24.8°	269° W
Sat 26	05:31	06:36	08:21	20:13	21:58	23:01	12h 10m	24.4°	268° W
Sun 27	05:35	06:39	08:24	20:09	21:54	22:56	12h 17m	24.0°	267° W
Mon 28	05:39	06:42	08:27	20:06	21:50	22:52	12h 23m	23.6°	266° W
Tue 29	05:43	06:45	08:30	20:02	21:46	22:48	12h 30m	23.2°	266° W
Wed 30	05:47	06:48	08:33	19:59	21:42	22:43	12h 36m	22.8°	265° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Thu 1	07:48	08:35	14:16	19:55	20:43	11h 19m	−6:27	18:51–20:24	🌖 74%
Fri 2	07:51	08:38	14:16	19:52	20:39	11h 13m	−6:27	18:47–20:21	🌖 63%
Sat 3	07:54	08:41	14:15	19:48	20:36	11h 6m	−6:27	18:43–20:17	🌗 51%
Sun 4	07:56	08:44	14:15	19:45	20:32	11h 0m	−6:27	18:39–20:14	🌘 39%
Mon 5	07:59	08:47	14:15	19:41	20:29	10h 53m	−6:27	18:35–20:10	🌘 28%
Tue 6	08:02	08:50	14:14	19:37	20:25	10h 47m	−6:28	18:31–20:07	🌘 18%
Wed 7	08:05	08:53	14:14	19:34	20:22	10h 40m	−6:28	18:28–20:03	🌘 10%
Thu 8	08:08	08:56	14:14	19:30	20:18	10h 34m	−6:28	18:24–20:00	🌘 5%
Fri 9	08:11	08:59	14:14	19:27	20:15	10h 28m	−6:28	18:20–19:56	🌘 1%
Sat 10	08:14	09:02	14:13	19:23	20:11	10h 21m	−6:28	18:16–19:53	🌑 0%
Sun 11	08:17	09:05	14:13	19:20	20:08	10h 15m	−6:29	18:12–19:50	🌒 1%
Mon 12	08:19	09:08	14:13	19:16	20:05	10h 8m	−6:29	18:08–19:46	🌒 4%
Tue 13	08:22	09:11	14:13	19:13	20:01	10h 2m	−6:29	18:04–19:43	🌒 9%
Wed 14	08:25	09:14	14:12	19:10	19:58	9h 55m	−6:29	18:00–19:39	🌒 15%
Thu 15	08:28	09:17	14:12	19:06	19:55	9h 49m	−6:29	17:56–19:36	🌒 23%
Fri 16	08:31	09:20	14:12	19:03	19:51	9h 42m	−6:30	17:52–19:33	🌒 31%
Sat 17	08:34	09:23	14:12	18:59	19:48	9h 36m	−6:30	17:48–19:29	🌒 40%
Sun 18	08:37	09:26	14:11	18:56	19:45	9h 29m	−6:30	17:44–19:26	🌓 49%
Mon 19	08:39	09:29	14:11	18:52	19:42	9h 23m	−6:30	17:39–19:23	🌔 59%
Tue 20	08:42	09:32	14:11	18:49	19:39	9h 16m	−6:30	17:35–19:20	🌔 68%
Wed 21	08:45	09:35	14:11	18:45	19:35	9h 10m	−6:30	17:31–19:16	🌔 77%
Thu 22	08:48	09:38	14:11	18:42	19:32	9h 3m	−6:30	17:27–19:13	🌔 85%
Fri 23	08:51	09:41	14:11	18:39	19:29	8h 57m	−6:30	17:23–19:10	🌔 91%
Sat 24	08:54	09:45	14:11	18:35	19:26	8h 50m	−6:30	17:18–19:07	🌔 96%
Sun 25	07:57	08:48	13:10	17:32	18:23	8h 44m	−6:30	16:14–18:04	🌔 99%
Mon 26	07:59	08:51	13:10	17:29	18:20	8h 37m	−6:30	16:10–18:00	🌕 100%
Tue 27	08:02	08:54	13:10	17:25	18:17	8h 31m	−6:30	16:05–17:57	🌖 98%
Wed 28	08:05	08:57	13:10	17:22	18:14	8h 24m	−6:30	16:01–17:54	🌖 93%
Thu 29	08:08	09:00	13:10	17:19	18:11	8h 18m	−6:30	15:56–17:51	🌖 86%
Fri 30	08:11	09:04	13:10	17:15	18:08	8h 11m	−6:30	15:52–17:48	🌖 77%
Sat 31	08:14	09:07	13:10	17:12	18:05	8h 5m	−6:29	15:47–17:45	🌖 66%

Longest and shortest day in Nuuk

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 21h 10m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 4h 5m.

Between them the day length swings by 17h 4m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night Clock change

The earliest sunset of the year is at 15:27 on 18 December; the latest is 01:04 on 21 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 03:53 on 20 June to 11:23 on 25 December.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 29m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Nuuk different

Clock noon and solar noon are 78 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 13:18 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 14:18.

Light lingers for 48 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 24 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 64.2°N buys you.

Evening golden hour runs 93 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 64.2° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Over a year the sunset point slides 133° along the horizon, from SSW at the December solstice to NNW in June. Today it is W.

Across September the sunset moves 103 minutes earlier, averaging about 4 minutes a day.

Expect a one-off hour-long step in these times on 24 October 2026: sunset goes from 18:39 the evening before to 18:35 that evening.

Planning a sunset photo in Nuuk

Arrive by 18:54. Golden hour opens at 19:09 and the sun is down by 20:13, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 268° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 20:42 and runs to 21:00, the end of civil twilight and 47m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Nuuk today?

The sun sets in Nuuk at 20:13 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Nuuk?

It takes 47m. Civil twilight ends at 21:00 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Nuuk?

Evening golden hour runs 19:09 to 20:42 today, lasting 1h 32m.