Nuuk, Greenland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Nuuk (Greenland, Sermersooq). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 12:52 (GMT-01:00) America/Godthab . All times are shown in Nuuk local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.84%, Maximal illumination for this day: 24.15%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 07:46; remaining time: 10d 18h 54m 34s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	06:21
Moonset:	05:40

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 366 606 km
227 798 mi
Nuuk ↔ Moon, nearest point: 361 842 km
224 838 mi
View angle: 0.543°

Nuuk on map:

Nuuk

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-01:00
Latitude:	64.18347°
Longitude:	-51.72157°
Country:	Greenland Sermersooq
Population:	14 798

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 19.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 7 hours, 37 minutes. (≈4.317 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 18°

Nuuk, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 27.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 88.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	00:00:00	00:00:00	06:21:00	09:23:00	11:30:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:00:00	05:40:00	04:42:00	04:25:00

Nuuk moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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