Sunrise and sunset in Greenland

Average length of day in Nuuk

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Greenland

The cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun course. Since the orbit of the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for October 6th., localtime in Greenland

Sunrise and sunset by month (Nuuk)

Where does the sun rise in Greenland?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Greenland is Tasiilaq in the region of Sermersooq. There, the sun rises at 6:51 am and sets at 5:46 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Upernavik (Qaasuitsup) at 6:44 pm.

Duration of the sunset

The distance from the equator and the path of the sun determines not only the time of sunrise and sunset. The farther a country is from the equator, the more oblique the sun's path is to the horizon. And this causes a different duration that a sunset takes. Nuuk lies on the 64th degree of northern latitude and is therefore very far away from the equator. While a sunset near the equator only lasts about 20 minutes, in Greenland this period averages 32 minutes. In June, it's about -7 minutes in Nuuk, while in December it's 71 minutes.

International cities for comparison