Sunset in Ilulissat today

Ilulissat lies at 69°N. Ilulissat experiences midnight sun near midsummer and polar night near midwinter — the sun stays up or below the horizon for weeks at a time.

The sun goes down towards the west-southwest in Ilulissat today, at a bearing of 256°. Civil twilight then lasts another 59 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 14 minutes earlier in Ilulissat than in Nuuk, 561 km to the south.

Sunset shifts later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for Ilulissat.

The longest day in Ilulissat is around Midnight sun (around June 21). The shortest is around Polar night (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 8 minutes per day.