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Nuuk, Greenland — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

11:22 am – 3:31 pm
4 hours, 9 minutes

Current Time: Dec 25, 2024 at 5:32:15 am
Sun Direction: 74° East
Sun Altitude: -33.3°
Sun Distance: 91.425 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2025 7:01 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 11:22 am 152° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:31 pm 208° Southwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Nuuk

December 2024 — Sun in Nuuk

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
110:46 am (146°)3:44 pm (214°)4:57:55−4:467:31 am7:00 pm8:29 am6:01 pm9:35 am4:55 pm1:16 pm (4.1°)91.655
210:49 am (146°)3:42 pm (214°)4:53:17−4:387:32 am6:59 pm8:31 am6:00 pm9:37 am4:54 pm1:16 pm (3.9°)91.641
310:52 am (147°)3:41 pm (213°)4:48:49−4:287:34 am6:58 pm8:33 am6:00 pm9:39 am4:53 pm1:16 pm (3.8°)91.626
410:54 am (147°)3:39 pm (212°)4:44:30−4:187:36 am6:58 pm8:35 am5:59 pm9:41 am4:52 pm1:17 pm (3.7°)91.612
510:57 am (148°)3:37 pm (212°)4:40:22−4:077:37 am6:57 pm8:36 am5:58 pm9:43 am4:51 pm1:17 pm (3.6°)91.599
610:59 am (148°)3:36 pm (212°)4:36:26−3:567:38 am6:57 pm8:38 am5:57 pm9:45 am4:50 pm1:18 pm (3.4°)91.585
711:02 am (149°)3:34 pm (211°)4:32:41−3:447:40 am6:56 pm8:39 am5:57 pm9:47 am4:49 pm1:18 pm (3.3°)91.572
811:04 am (149°)3:33 pm (211°)4:29:08−3:327:41 am6:56 pm8:41 am5:56 pm9:48 am4:49 pm1:19 pm (3.2°)91.559
911:06 am (150°)3:32 pm (210°)4:25:49−3:197:42 am6:55 pm8:42 am5:56 pm9:50 am4:48 pm1:19 pm (3.1°)91.547
1011:08 am (150°)3:31 pm (210°)4:22:44−3:057:44 am6:55 pm8:43 am5:55 pm9:51 am4:47 pm1:19 pm (3.1°)91.535
1111:10 am (150°)3:30 pm (210°)4:19:52−2:517:45 am6:55 pm8:44 am5:55 pm9:53 am4:47 pm1:20 pm (3.0°)91.524
1211:12 am (151°)3:29 pm (209°)4:17:16−2:367:46 am6:55 pm8:46 am5:55 pm9:54 am4:46 pm1:20 pm (2.9°)91.513
1311:13 am (151°)3:28 pm (209°)4:14:55−2:217:47 am6:55 pm8:47 am5:55 pm9:55 am4:46 pm1:21 pm (2.9°)91.503
1411:15 am (151°)3:28 pm (209°)4:12:49−2:057:48 am6:55 pm8:48 am5:55 pm9:57 am4:46 pm1:21 pm (2.8°)91.494
1511:16 am (151°)3:27 pm (209°)4:11:00−1:497:49 am6:55 pm8:49 am5:55 pm9:58 am4:46 pm1:22 pm (2.8°)91.484
1611:18 am (152°)3:27 pm (208°)4:09:28−1:327:50 am6:55 pm8:50 am5:55 pm9:59 am4:46 pm1:22 pm (2.7°)91.476
1711:19 am (152°)3:27 pm (208°)4:08:13−1:157:50 am6:55 pm8:50 am5:55 pm10:00 am4:46 pm1:23 pm (2.7°)91.468
1811:20 am (152°)3:27 pm (208°)4:07:15−0:577:51 am6:55 pm8:51 am5:55 pm10:00 am4:46 pm1:23 pm (2.7°)91.461
1911:20 am (152°)3:27 pm (208°)4:06:35−0:407:52 am6:56 pm8:52 am5:56 pm10:01 am4:47 pm1:24 pm (2.7°)91.454
2011:21 am (152°)3:27 pm (208°)4:06:12−0:227:52 am6:56 pm8:52 am5:56 pm10:02 am4:47 pm1:24 pm (2.6°)91.448
2111:22 am (152°)3:28 pm (208°)4:06:08−0:047:53 am6:57 pm8:53 am5:57 pm10:02 am4:47 pm1:25 pm (2.6°)91.442
2211:22 am (152°)3:28 pm (208°)4:06:21+0:137:53 am6:57 pm8:53 am5:57 pm10:03 am4:48 pm1:25 pm (2.6°)91.437
2311:22 am (152°)3:29 pm (208°)4:06:53+0:317:54 am6:58 pm8:54 am5:58 pm10:03 am4:49 pm1:26 pm (2.7°)91.432
2411:22 am (152°)3:30 pm (208°)4:07:42+0:497:54 am6:59 pm8:54 am5:59 pm10:03 am4:49 pm1:26 pm (2.7°)91.428
2511:22 am (152°)3:31 pm (208°)4:08:49+1:067:54 am6:59 pm8:54 am5:59 pm10:03 am4:50 pm1:27 pm (2.7°)91.424
2611:22 am (152°)3:32 pm (208°)4:10:13+1:247:55 am7:00 pm8:55 am6:00 pm10:03 am4:51 pm1:27 pm (2.7°)91.420
2711:22 am (151°)3:34 pm (209°)4:11:54+1:417:55 am7:01 pm8:55 am6:01 pm10:03 am4:52 pm1:28 pm (2.8°)91.417
2811:21 am (151°)3:35 pm (209°)4:13:52+1:587:55 am7:02 pm8:55 am6:02 pm10:03 am4:53 pm1:28 pm (2.8°)91.415
2911:21 am (151°)3:37 pm (209°)4:16:06+2:147:55 am7:03 pm8:54 am6:03 pm10:03 am4:55 pm1:29 pm (2.9°)91.412
3011:20 am (151°)3:39 pm (209°)4:18:36+2:297:55 am7:04 pm8:54 am6:04 pm10:03 am4:56 pm1:29 pm (3.0°)91.410
3111:19 am (150°)3:41 pm (210°)4:21:21+2:457:54 am7:05 pm8:54 am6:06 pm10:02 am4:57 pm1:30 pm (3.0°)91.409
* All times are local time for Nuuk. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Nuuk is at 7:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 17 hours, 4 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 17. The latest sunrise is on December 24.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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