What time is it in Nuuk?
15:42:00
Friday 13 November 2026
- Nuuk, Greenland
- Time zone UTC−02:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 09:49 · sunset 16:32
Time difference with Nuuk
Nuuk is on UTC−02:00 right now: 2 hours behind UTC in winter and 1 hour behind in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Nuuk |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:42 | 2 hours ahead |
| New York United States | 12:42 | 3 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:42 | 6 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:42 | 3 hours ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 18:42 | 3 hours ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:42 | 6 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:12 | 7 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:42 | 10 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:42 | 10 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:42 | 11 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:42 | 13 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:42 | 1 hour behind |
Compare any two places with the time zone converter or find a slot with the meeting planner.
Daylight saving time in Nuuk
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sunday 28 March 2027 | at 23:00 it becomes 00:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC−02:00 → UTC−01:00, summer time) |
| Saturday 30 October 2027 | at 00:00 it becomes 23:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC−01:00 → UTC−02:00) |
Last change: Saturday 24 October 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
History of local time in Nuuk
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 2024 | UTC−2, summer time UTC−1 |
| 1980 – 2023 | UTC−3, summer time UTC−2 |
| until 1979 | UTC−3 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): America/Nuuk. Daylight saving time in Greenland: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Nuuk
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 1,404 km away, Keflavík (Iceland) is 2 hours ahead of Nuuk in winter and 1 hour ahead in summer.
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Nuuk
- Sunrise
- 09:49
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Day length
- 6 h 42 min
- Tomorrow
- −6 min
Dawn 08:51, dusk 17:31, solar noon 13:11. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (4 h 6 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (21 h 11 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 03:52 (20 June 2027), latest at 11:22 (22 December 2026); earliest sunset at 15:27 (16 December 2026), latest at 01:04 (20 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 19 % illuminated
Moonrise none that day · moonset none that day · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 09:47 · moon calendar
Good to know about the time in Nuuk
Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, is on UTC−2 in winter and UTC−1 in summer: it is 3 hours behind Paris all year round.
In 2023, Greenland put its time forward by one hour to reduce the difference with Europe and Denmark: Copenhagen is 3 hours ahead of Nuuk all year round. Time in Greenland