Current Time in Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland
4:48:01 AM
04:48:01
WGST (Western Greenland Summer Time) · UTC−01:00
America/Nuuk
Time zone details
Nuuk is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Nuuk
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Greenland
- Administrative area
- Sermersooq
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Danish Krone (DKK)
Practical
- Country languages
- Kalaallisut, Danish, English
- Dialing code
- +299
- Population
- 14,798
- Elevation
- 5 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 64° 11' N / 51° 43' W
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Clock changes in Nuuk
12:00 AM WGST11:00 PM WGT
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
11:00 PM WGT12:00 AM WGST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
12:00 AM WGST11:00 PM WGT
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 9 hr 36 min6 min 29 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, October 17, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 9 hr 36 min6 min 29 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (16.5° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- First Quarter (39% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- No event on this local date
- Moonset
- No event on this local date
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Saturday, October 10, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Sunday, October 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 hr 36 min | 6 min 29 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 30 min | 6 min 30 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 23 min | 6 min 30 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 17 min | 6 min 29 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 10 min | 6 min 30 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 04 min | 6 min 30 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 8 hr 57 min | 6 min 30 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Nuuk
Upcoming national public holidays in Greenland
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland
Nuuk International AirportGOHLarge airport2.2 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · GOH / BGGH
About 2.2 km (1.4 mi) east-northeast of Nuuk
Scheduled airline service in source data
Maniitsoq AirportJSUSmall airport · Serves Maniitsoq148 km north-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · JSU / BGMQ
About 148 km (92.1 mi) north-northwest of Nuuk
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Nuuk in?
- Nuuk uses West Greenland Time (WGT, UTC−2) in winter and Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST, UTC−1) in summer. Its IANA time zone is America/Nuuk.
- When is the next clock change in Nuuk?
- Clocks in Nuuk move backward 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM, changing from WGST (UTC−01:00) to WGT (UTC−02:00)
- Does Nuuk observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Nuuk observes daylight saving time: WGST (UTC−1) in summer and WGT (UTC−2) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Nuuk?
- Nuuk is UTC−2 in winter and UTC−1 in summer