Right now, local time in Nuuk is 15:20 (GMT-2, UTC-02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nuuk ranks #34513 worldwide by population — the largest city in Greenland.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Nuuk GMT-2
- UTC offset
- UTC-02:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 71m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 09:14
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Day length
- 7h 55m
- Solar noon
- 13:11
- Daylight range
- 4h 06m (winter) – 21h 10m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nuuk — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 64.1835° N, 51.7216° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- 5 m above sea level — higher than about 5% of cities with a recorded elevation
- Region
- Sermersooq
- Country
- 🇬🇱 Greenland
- Population
- 14,798 · #34513 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nuuk through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 64.18° S, 128.28° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Queenstown, Australia, 2,694 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nuuk today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:27
- Sunrise
- 09:14
- Dhuhr
- 13:11
- Asr
- 14:37
- Maghrib
- 17:06
- Isha
- 19:43
- Qibla direction
- 79.0° from north (E (79°))
Full prayer timetable for Nuuk — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nuuk sits in the America/Nuuk time zone, UTC-02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 7h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Greenland, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Nuuk sits at just 5 m above sea level. Nuuk's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 3,246 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,299 km off. Its position on the globe is 64.18° N, 51.72° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 09:20 | −6h |
| Chicago | 11:20 | −4h |
| São Paulo | 14:20 | −1h |
| London | 17:20 | +2h |
| Paris | 18:20 | +3h |
| Moscow | 20:20 | +5h |
| Dubai | 21:20 | +6h |
| Mumbai | 22:50 | +7h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:20 | +10h |
| Hong Kong | 01:20 | +10h |
| Tokyo | 02:20 | +11h |
| Sydney | 04:20 | +13h |
Best time to call Nuuk
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nuuk local time:
Cities sharing Nuuk's time zone
Distances from Nuuk
| London | 3,246 km | E (91°) |
| Chicago | 3,367 km | WSW (240°) |
| Paris | 3,582 km | E (92°) |
| Moscow | 4,633 km | ENE (58°) |
| Los Angeles | 5,518 km | W (266°) |
| Dubai | 8,273 km | ENE (64°) |
| Tokyo | 8,864 km | N (351°) |
| Mumbai | 9,627 km | NE (51°) |
| São Paulo | 9,766 km | S (175°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,319 km | NNE (13°) |
| Singapore | 12,457 km | NNE (27°) |
| Sydney | 16,299 km | NW (324°) |
Cities near Nuuk
FAQ
What time is it in Nuuk right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nuuk (Greenland), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Nuuk in?
Nuuk runs on the America/Nuuk IANA time zone (UTC-02:00), currently abbreviated GMT-2.
Does Nuuk observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nuuk today?
Nuuk sees sunrise at 09:14 and sunset at 17:09 today, giving 7h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nuuk tonight?
The moon phase over Nuuk tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nuuk?
The antipode of Nuuk — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 64.18° S, 128.28° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Queenstown, Australia, roughly 2,694 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nuuk?
Nuuk sits at about 5 m above sea level, higher than roughly 5% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Nuuk?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nuuk, clocks run about 71 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.