Sunrise & Sunset Times in Nuuk, Greenland 🇬🇱
Sun: Night
Sunrise Today: 05:52 ↑ 49.5° NE
Sunset Today: 22:57 ↑ 311.1° NW
Day Length: 17h 05m
Sun Direction: N
Sun Altitude: -9.64°
Sun Distance: 150.785 million km
Next Solstice: Sunday, 21 June 2026 (June Solstice)
May 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Nuuk
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
05:59
↑
51° NE
|
22:51
↑
309° NW
|
16h 51m | +6m 40s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 04:48 | N/A | 14:24 | 150.73 |
| 2 |
05:55
↑
50° NE
|
22:54
↑
310° NW
|
16h 58m | +6m 40s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 04:43 | 00:03 | 14:23 | 150.76 |
| 3 |
05:52
↑
50° NE
|
22:57
↑
311° NW
|
17h 05m | +6m 40s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 04:38 | 00:08 | 14:23 | 150.80 |
| 4 |
05:48
↑
49° NE
|
23:00
↑
312° NW
|
17h 11m | +6m 40s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 04:33 | 00:12 | 14:23 | 150.84 |
| 5 |
05:45
↑
48° NE
|
23:04
↑
313° NW
|
17h 18m | +6m 39s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 04:28 | 00:17 | 14:23 | 150.88 |
| 6 |
05:42
↑
47° NE
|
23:07
↑
314° NW
|
17h 25m | +6m 39s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 04:23 | 00:22 | 14:23 | 150.91 |
| 7 |
05:38
↑
46° NE
|
23:10
↑
314° NW
|
17h 31m | +6m 38s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 04:17 | 00:28 | 14:23 | 150.95 |
| 8 |
05:35
↑
45° NE
|
23:13
↑
315° NW
|
17h 38m | +6m 38s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 04:12 | 00:33 | 14:23 | 150.99 |
| 9 |
05:31
↑
44° NE
|
23:17
↑
316° NW
|
17h 45m | +6m 37s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 04:06 | 00:39 | 14:23 | 151.02 |
| 10 |
05:28
↑
44° NE
|
23:20
↑
317° NW
|
17h 51m | +6m 36s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 04:00 | 00:44 | 14:23 | 151.06 |
| 11 |
05:25
↑
43° NE
|
23:23
↑
318° NW
|
17h 58m | +6m 36s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 03:54 | 00:50 | 14:23 | 151.09 |
| 12 |
05:22
↑
42° NE
|
23:26
↑
319° NW
|
18h 04m | +6m 35s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 03:48 | 00:57 | 14:23 | 151.13 |
| 13 |
05:18
↑
41° NE
|
23:30
↑
320° NW
|
18h 11m | +6m 33s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 03:41 | 01:04 | 14:23 | 151.16 |
| 14 |
05:15
↑
40° NE
|
23:33
↑
320° NW
|
18h 18m | +6m 32s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 03:34 | 01:11 | 14:23 | 151.20 |
| 15 |
05:12
↑
40° NE
|
23:36
↑
321° NW
|
18h 24m | +6m 31s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 03:26 | 01:19 | 14:23 | 151.23 |
| 16 |
05:08
↑
39° NE
|
23:40
↑
322° NW
|
18h 31m | +6m 29s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 03:17 | 01:27 | 14:23 | 151.26 |
| 17 |
05:05
↑
38° NE
|
23:43
↑
323° NW
|
18h 37m | +6m 27s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 03:07 | 01:38 | 14:23 | 151.29 |
| 18 |
05:02
↑
37° NE
|
23:46
↑
324° NW
|
18h 43m | +6m 25s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 02:54 | 01:51 | 14:23 | 151.32 |
| 19 |
04:59
↑
36° NE
|
23:49
↑
324° NW
|
18h 50m | +6m 23s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 02:28 | N/A | 14:23 | 151.35 |
| 20 |
04:56
↑
36° NE
|
23:53
↑
325° NW
|
18h 56m | +6m 20s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14:23 | 151.38 |
| 21 |
04:53
↑
35° NE
|
23:56
↑
326° NW
|
19h 02m | +6m 17s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14:23 | 151.41 |
| 22 |
04:50
↑
34° NE
|
23:59
↑
327° NNW
|
19h 09m | +6m 14s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14:23 | 151.44 |
| 23 |
04:47
↑
33° NNE
|
N/A
|
0h 00m | -1149m 12s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14:23 | 151.47 |
| 24 |
04:44
↑
32° NNE
|
00:02
↑
327° NNW
|
0h 00m | +0m 00s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14:23 | 151.49 |
| 25 |
04:41
↑
32° NNE
|
00:05
↑
328° NNW
|
0h 00m | +0m 00s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14:23 | 151.52 |
| 26 |
04:38
↑
31° NNE
|
00:08
↑
329° NNW
|
0h 00m | +0m 00s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14:23 | 151.54 |
| 27 |
04:35
↑
30° NNE
|
00:11
↑
330° NNW
|
0h 00m | +0m 00s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14:24 | 151.57 |
| 28 |
04:32
↑
30° NNE
|
00:15
↑
330° NNW
|
0h 00m | +0m 00s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14:24 | 151.59 |
| 29 |
04:30
↑
29° NNE
|
00:18
↑
331° NNW
|
0h 00m | +0m 00s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14:24 | 151.62 |
| 30 |
04:27
↑
28° NNE
|
00:21
↑
332° NNW
|
0h 00m | +0m 00s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14:24 | 151.64 |
| 31 |
04:24
↑
28° NNE
|
00:23
↑
332° NNW
|
0h 00m | +0m 00s | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14:24 | 151.67 |
|
All times are in local time for Nuuk. Time is adjusted for Daylight Saving Time (DST) when applicable. Today's date is in the table. |
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In Nuuk, the earliest sunrise of May is on May 31 or the latest sunset of May is on May 22.
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