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Sunset in Nuuk today
October 8, 2026 · Nuuk, Greenland
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Sunset in Nuuk today is at 19:34. Day length is 10h 37m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Nuuk's coordinates and updated daily.
Nuuk lies at 64°N. In Nuuk, day length ranges from 4h 6m in winter to 21h 10m in summer — a swing of about 17h 4m.
The sun goes down towards the west-southwest in Nuuk today, at a bearing of 258°. Civil twilight then lasts another 48 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 14 minutes later in Nuuk than in Ilulissat, 561 km to the north.
Through the year sunset drifts later across spring and earlier across 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 Nuuk.
The longest day in Nuuk is around 21h 10m (around June 21). The shortest is around 4h 6m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 6 minutes per day.
Sunset in Nuuk by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16:15 | 10:58 | 5h 17m |
| February | 17:57 | 09:27 | 8h 29m |
| March | 19:24 | 07:50 | 11h 33m |
| April | 21:56 | 06:59 | 14h 57m |
| May | 23:32 | 05:16 | 18h 16m |
| June | 00:58 | 03:57 | 21h 1m |
| July | 00:29 | 04:37 | 19h 52m |
| August | 22:50 | 06:15 | 16h 35m |
| September | 20:59 | 07:47 | 13h 12m |
| October | 19:13 | 09:14 | 9h 59m |
| November | 16:31 | 09:53 | 6h 39m |
| December | 15:29 | 11:15 | 4h 14m |