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8:00 am08:00 AST (UTC-4), Nov 6, 2026 = 10:00 am10:00 WGT (UTC-2), Nov 6, 2026

AST is 2 hours behind Nuuk.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, ADT is 2 hours behind Nuuk. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, AST is 2 hours behind Nuuk. From Mar 14 to Mar 27, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, ADT is 1 hour behind Nuuk.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in ADT correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in Nuuk. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AST correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in Nuuk or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in ADT correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in Nuuk.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in ADT correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in Nuuk. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AST correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in Nuuk or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in ADT correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in Nuuk.

Compare AST time with Nuuk time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Atlantic Standard Time is 2 hours behind WGT (West Greenland Time).
8:00 am08:00 in AST is 10:00 am10:00 in Nuuk, Greenland

AST to Nuuk call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in AST which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in Nuuk

8:00 am08:00 Atlantic Standard Time (AST). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
10:00 am10:00 WGT (West Greenland Time) (Nuuk, Greenland). Offset UTC -2:00 hours

8:00 am08:00 AST / 10:00 am10:00 Nuuk, Greenland

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Atlantic Standard Time

Offset: AST is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, US Virgin Islands

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AST time zone is Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, with about 2.202 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Santiago de los Caballeros, Halifax, San Juan, San Pedro de Macorís.

French: HNA - Heure Normale de l'Atlantique

Spanish: AST - Tiempo Estándar del Atlántico

Map of the areas on Atlantic Standard Time (AST)
AST all year AST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on AST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT).

123456789101112Start: Atlantic Standard Time (AST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Atlantic Standard Time (AST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See Canada daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

AST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for AST
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Anguilla
  • America/Antigua
  • America/Aruba
  • America/Barbados
  • America/Blanc-Sablon
  • America/Curacao
  • America/Dominica
  • America/Glace_Bay
  • America/Goose_Bay
  • America/Grenada
  • America/Guadeloupe
  • America/Halifax
  • America/Kralendijk
  • America/Lower_Princes
  • America/Marigot
  • America/Martinique
  • America/Moncton
  • America/Montserrat
  • America/Port_of_Spain
  • America/Puerto_Rico
  • America/Santo_Domingo
  • America/St_Barthelemy
  • America/St_Kitts
  • America/St_Lucia
  • America/St_Thomas
  • America/St_Vincent
  • America/Thule
  • America/Tortola
  • America/Virgin
  • Atlantic/Bermuda
  • Canada/Atlantic
AST Abbreviation: Several time zones share AST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Atlantic Standard Time - UTC -4
  • Arabia Standard Time - UTC +3
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time

Nuuk Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
WGT – West Greenland Time, UTC-2 (now)
WGST – Western Greenland Summer Time, UTC-1 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Saturday, March 27, 2027 at 11:00 pmSaturday, March 27, 2027 at 23:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 12:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 00:00 (WGST). Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 31, 2027 at 12:00 amSunday, October 31, 2027 at 00:00: clocks go back 1 hour to Saturday, October 30, 2027 at 11:00 pmSaturday, October 30, 2027 at 23:00 (WGT). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

Nuuk Facts

Country
Greenland
Alternative Names
GOH, Godhopa, Godthaab, Godthab, Godthåb, Nououk, Nuk, Nuka, Nukas, Nuko, Nuuk, Nuuk (Godthab), Nuuk (Godthåb), Nuuks, Nūka, nu ke, nuk, nuka, nukeu, nuku, nwk, nwʼwq, Νουούκ, Нук, Нуук, Նուուկ, נואוק, نوك, نوک, नूक, নুক, ਨੂਕ, ନୁକ, நூக், นุก, ნუუკი, ᓅᒃ, ヌーク, 努克, 누크
Population
14,798
Currency
Krone (DKK)
Geographic Coordinates
64° 11' N Latitude / 51° 43' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+299