Sunset and sunrise times in Ilulissat, Greenland
In Ilulissat, Greenland the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 22:34 and rises at 06:15. Daylight lasts 16h 18m; evening golden hour runs from 21:10 to 23:20.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 04:54
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Solar noon
- 14:26
- Sunset
- 22:34
- Last light
- 23:53
- Day length
- 16h 18m
5h 13m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 21:10 – 23:20
- Blue hour
- 23:20 – 23:53
- Max sun altitude
- 31.4°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 23:35 / —
The sun sets at 303° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 06:19 Sunset 22:29 Golden hour 21:05 – 23:14 Day length 16h 9m vs today 9 minutes shorterWhere Ilulissat is
- Coordinates
- 69.2198° N, 51.0986° W
- Time zone
- America/Nuuk
- Current offset
- UTC-01:00
- Elevation
- 11 m
- Population
- 4,413
Sunrise and sunset in Ilulissat, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | — | 04:14 | 14:30 | 00:41 | — | 20h 27m | −13:34 | 22:40–06:21 | 🌖 92% |
| Sun 2 | — | 04:20 | 14:30 | 00:35 | — | 20h 14m | −13:01 | 22:37–06:25 | 🌖 85% |
| Mon 3 | — | 04:27 | 14:30 | 00:28 | — | 20h 1m | −12:33 | 22:33–06:28 | 🌖 77% |
| Tue 4 | — | 04:33 | 14:30 | 00:22 | — | 19h 49m | −12:09 | 22:30–06:31 | 🌖 67% |
| Wed 5 | — | 04:39 | 14:30 | 00:16 | — | 19h 37m | −11:48 | 22:26–06:35 | 🌗 56% |
| Thu 6 | — | 04:44 | 14:30 | 00:11 | — | 19h 26m | −11:30 | 22:23–01:47 | 🌘 44% |
| Fri 7 | — | 04:50 | 14:30 | 00:05 | — | 19h 15m | −11:14 | 22:19–01:32 | 🌘 33% |
| Sat 8 | — | 04:55 | 14:30 | 23:59 | — | 19h 4m | −11:00 | 22:15–01:20 | 🌘 22% |
| Sun 9 | — | 05:01 | 14:29 | 23:54 | — | 18h 53m | −10:47 | 22:12–01:09 | 🌘 13% |
| Mon 10 | — | 05:06 | 14:29 | 23:49 | — | 18h 42m | −10:35 | 22:08–01:00 | 🌘 6% |
| Tue 11 | — | 05:11 | 14:29 | 23:43 | — | 18h 32m | −10:25 | 22:04–00:51 | 🌘 2% |
| Wed 12 | — | 05:16 | 14:29 | 23:38 | — | 18h 21m | −10:15 | 22:00–00:43 | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 02:53 | 05:21 | 14:29 | 23:33 | 01:43 | 18h 11m | −10:07 | 21:57–00:35 | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 03:16 | 05:26 | 14:29 | 23:28 | 01:27 | 18h 1m | −9:59 | 21:53–00:28 | 🌒 4% |
| Sat 15 | 03:31 | 05:31 | 14:28 | 23:23 | 01:15 | 17h 52m | −9:51 | 21:49–00:21 | 🌒 10% |
| Sun 16 | 03:43 | 05:35 | 14:28 | 23:18 | 01:04 | 17h 42m | −9:44 | 21:45–00:14 | 🌒 17% |
| Mon 17 | 03:53 | 05:40 | 14:28 | 23:13 | 00:54 | 17h 32m | −9:38 | 21:41–00:07 | 🌒 26% |
| Tue 18 | 04:03 | 05:44 | 14:28 | 23:08 | 00:45 | 17h 23m | −9:32 | 21:37–00:01 | 🌒 35% |
| Wed 19 | 04:11 | 05:49 | 14:28 | 23:03 | 00:37 | 17h 13m | −9:26 | 21:33–23:54 | 🌒 44% |
| Thu 20 | 04:19 | 05:53 | 14:27 | 22:58 | 00:29 | 17h 4m | −9:21 | 21:29–23:48 | 🌓 54% |
| Fri 21 | 04:27 | 05:58 | 14:27 | 22:53 | 00:21 | 16h 55m | −9:16 | 21:26–23:42 | 🌔 63% |
| Sat 22 | 04:34 | 06:02 | 14:27 | 22:48 | 00:14 | 16h 45m | −9:12 | 21:22–23:37 | 🌔 72% |
| Sun 23 | 04:41 | 06:07 | 14:27 | 22:43 | 00:07 | 16h 36m | −9:07 | 21:18–23:31 | 🌔 80% |
| Mon 24 | 04:47 | 06:11 | 14:26 | 22:39 | 00:00 | 16h 27m | −9:03 | 21:14–23:25 | 🌔 87% |
| Tue 25 | 04:54 | 06:15 | 14:26 | 22:34 | 23:53 | 16h 18m | −9:00 | 21:10–23:20 | 🌔 93% |
| Wed 26 | 05:00 | 06:19 | 14:26 | 22:29 | 23:47 | 16h 9m | −8:56 | 21:05–23:14 | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 05:06 | 06:23 | 14:25 | 22:24 | 23:41 | 16h 0m | −8:53 | 21:01–23:09 | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 05:11 | 06:28 | 14:25 | 22:20 | 23:35 | 15h 52m | −8:49 | 20:57–23:03 | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 05:17 | 06:32 | 14:25 | 22:15 | 23:29 | 15h 43m | −8:46 | 20:53–22:58 | 🌖 98% |
| Sun 30 | 05:22 | 06:36 | 14:25 | 22:10 | 23:23 | 15h 34m | −8:44 | 20:49–22:53 | 🌖 94% |
| Mon 31 | 05:27 | 06:40 | 14:24 | 22:06 | 23:17 | 15h 25m | −8:41 | 20:45–22:48 | 🌖 88% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | — | — | 04:14 | 00:41 | — | — | 3h 39m | 38.7° | 334° NNW |
| Sun 2 | — | — | 04:20 | 00:35 | — | — | 3h 52m | 38.4° | 333° NNW |
| Mon 3 | — | — | 04:27 | 00:28 | — | — | 4h 4m | 38.2° | 331° NNW |
| Tue 4 | — | — | 04:33 | 00:22 | — | — | 4h 16m | 37.9° | 330° NNW |
| Wed 5 | — | — | 04:39 | 00:16 | — | — | 4h 28m | 37.6° | 328° NNW |
| Thu 6 | — | — | 04:44 | 00:11 | — | — | 4h 39m | 37.3° | 327° NNW |
| Fri 7 | — | — | 04:50 | 00:05 | — | — | 4h 50m | 37.1° | 325° NW |
| Sat 8 | — | — | 04:55 | 23:59 | — | — | 5h 1m | 36.8° | 324° NW |
| Sun 9 | — | — | 05:01 | 23:54 | — | — | 5h 11m | 36.5° | 323° NW |
| Mon 10 | — | — | 05:06 | 23:49 | — | — | 5h 22m | 36.2° | 322° NW |
| Tue 11 | — | — | 05:11 | 23:43 | — | — | 5h 32m | 35.9° | 320° NW |
| Wed 12 | — | — | 05:16 | 23:38 | — | — | 5h 42m | 35.6° | 319° NW |
| Thu 13 | — | — | 05:21 | 23:33 | — | — | 5h 53m | 35.3° | 318° NW |
| Fri 14 | — | — | 05:26 | 23:28 | — | — | 6h 2m | 35.0° | 316° NW |
| Sat 15 | — | — | 05:31 | 23:23 | — | — | 6h 12m | 34.7° | 315° NW |
| Sun 16 | — | — | 05:35 | 23:18 | — | — | 6h 22m | 34.4° | 314° NW |
| Mon 17 | — | — | 05:40 | 23:13 | — | — | 6h 31m | 34.1° | 313° NW |
| Tue 18 | — | — | 05:44 | 23:08 | — | — | 6h 41m | 33.7° | 312° NW |
| Wed 19 | — | — | 05:49 | 23:03 | — | — | 6h 50m | 33.4° | 310° NW |
| Thu 20 | — | — | 05:53 | 22:58 | — | — | 7h 0m | 33.1° | 309° NW |
| Fri 21 | — | — | 05:58 | 22:53 | — | — | 7h 9m | 32.7° | 308° NW |
| Sat 22 | — | — | 06:02 | 22:48 | — | — | 7h 18m | 32.4° | 307° NW |
| Sun 23 | — | — | 06:07 | 22:43 | — | — | 7h 27m | 32.1° | 306° NW |
| Mon 24 | — | — | 06:11 | 22:39 | — | — | 7h 36m | 31.7° | 305° NW |
| Tue 25 | — | — | 06:15 | 22:34 | — | — | 7h 45m | 31.4° | 303° WNW |
| Wed 26 | — | — | 06:19 | 22:29 | — | — | 7h 54m | 31.0° | 302° WNW |
| Thu 27 | — | — | 06:23 | 22:24 | — | — | 8h 3m | 30.7° | 301° WNW |
| Fri 28 | — | — | 06:28 | 22:20 | — | — | 8h 12m | 30.3° | 300° WNW |
| Sat 29 | — | — | 06:32 | 22:15 | — | — | 8h 20m | 30.0° | 299° WNW |
| Sun 30 | — | — | 06:36 | 22:10 | — | — | 8h 29m | 29.6° | 298° WNW |
| Mon 31 | — | 02:50 | 06:40 | 22:06 | 01:35 | — | 8h 38m | 29.3° | 297° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 05:33 | 06:44 | 14:24 | 22:01 | 23:11 | 15h 17m | −8:38 | 20:41–22:42 | 🌖 80% |
| Wed 2 | 05:38 | 06:48 | 14:24 | 21:57 | 23:06 | 15h 8m | −8:36 | 20:37–22:37 | 🌖 70% |
| Thu 3 | 05:43 | 06:52 | 14:23 | 21:52 | 23:00 | 15h 0m | −8:34 | 20:32–22:32 | 🌖 59% |
| Fri 4 | 05:47 | 06:56 | 14:23 | 21:47 | 22:55 | 14h 51m | −8:32 | 20:28–22:27 | 🌗 47% |
| Sat 5 | 05:52 | 07:00 | 14:23 | 21:43 | 22:49 | 14h 43m | −8:30 | 20:24–22:22 | 🌘 36% |
| Sun 6 | 05:57 | 07:04 | 14:22 | 21:38 | 22:44 | 14h 34m | −8:28 | 20:20–22:17 | 🌘 25% |
| Mon 7 | 06:02 | 07:08 | 14:22 | 21:34 | 22:39 | 14h 26m | −8:26 | 20:15–22:13 | 🌘 15% |
| Tue 8 | 06:06 | 07:11 | 14:22 | 21:29 | 22:34 | 14h 17m | −8:25 | 20:11–22:08 | 🌘 8% |
| Wed 9 | 06:11 | 07:15 | 14:21 | 21:25 | 22:28 | 14h 9m | −8:23 | 20:07–22:03 | 🌘 3% |
| Thu 10 | 06:15 | 07:19 | 14:21 | 21:20 | 22:23 | 14h 0m | −8:22 | 20:02–21:58 | 🌘 0% |
| Fri 11 | 06:20 | 07:23 | 14:21 | 21:16 | 22:18 | 13h 52m | −8:20 | 19:58–21:53 | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 06:24 | 07:27 | 14:20 | 21:11 | 22:13 | 13h 44m | −8:19 | 19:54–21:49 | 🌒 3% |
| Sun 13 | 06:28 | 07:31 | 14:20 | 21:07 | 22:08 | 13h 36m | −8:18 | 19:49–21:44 | 🌒 7% |
| Mon 14 | 06:32 | 07:34 | 14:19 | 21:02 | 22:03 | 13h 27m | −8:17 | 19:45–21:39 | 🌒 13% |
| Tue 15 | 06:37 | 07:38 | 14:19 | 20:58 | 21:59 | 13h 19m | −8:16 | 19:41–21:34 | 🌒 20% |
| Wed 16 | 06:41 | 07:42 | 14:19 | 20:53 | 21:54 | 13h 11m | −8:16 | 19:36–21:30 | 🌒 29% |
| Thu 17 | 06:45 | 07:46 | 14:18 | 20:49 | 21:49 | 13h 2m | −8:15 | 19:32–21:25 | 🌒 38% |
| Fri 18 | 06:49 | 07:50 | 14:18 | 20:44 | 21:44 | 12h 54m | −8:14 | 19:27–21:21 | 🌓 47% |
| Sat 19 | 06:53 | 07:53 | 14:18 | 20:40 | 21:39 | 12h 46m | −8:14 | 19:23–21:16 | 🌔 56% |
| Sun 20 | 06:57 | 07:57 | 14:17 | 20:35 | 21:35 | 12h 38m | −8:13 | 19:18–21:11 | 🌔 66% |
| Mon 21 | 07:01 | 08:01 | 14:17 | 20:31 | 21:30 | 12h 30m | −8:13 | 19:13–21:07 | 🌔 74% |
| Tue 22 | 07:05 | 08:05 | 14:17 | 20:26 | 21:25 | 12h 21m | −8:13 | 19:09–21:02 | 🌔 82% |
| Wed 23 | 07:09 | 08:08 | 14:16 | 20:22 | 21:21 | 12h 13m | −8:13 | 19:04–20:58 | 🌔 89% |
| Thu 24 | 07:13 | 08:12 | 14:16 | 20:18 | 21:16 | 12h 5m | −8:12 | 18:59–20:53 | 🌔 94% |
| Fri 25 | 07:17 | 08:16 | 14:16 | 20:13 | 21:12 | 11h 57m | −8:12 | 18:55–20:49 | 🌔 98% |
| Sat 26 | 07:21 | 08:20 | 14:15 | 20:09 | 21:07 | 11h 48m | −8:13 | 18:50–20:44 | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 07:25 | 08:23 | 14:15 | 20:04 | 21:03 | 11h 40m | −8:13 | 18:45–20:40 | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 07:29 | 08:27 | 14:15 | 20:00 | 20:58 | 11h 32m | −8:13 | 18:40–20:35 | 🌖 96% |
| Tue 29 | 07:32 | 08:31 | 14:14 | 19:55 | 20:54 | 11h 24m | −8:13 | 18:36–20:31 | 🌖 91% |
| Wed 30 | 07:36 | 08:35 | 14:14 | 19:51 | 20:49 | 11h 16m | −8:14 | 18:31–20:27 | 🌖 83% |
Longest and shortest day in Ilulissat
The longest day falls on 22 May 2026, 3 months ago, with 24h 0m of daylight.
The shortest is 1 January 2026, 8 months ago, with no sunrise at all.
Between them the day length swings by 24h 0m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 13:31 on 29 November; the latest is 01:51 on 24 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 02:51 on 24 July to 13:17 on 12 January.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 22m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Ilulissat different
Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 13:26, a full 86 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 14:26.
From sunset to full civil darkness is 80 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 69.2°N accounts for the 56-minute difference.
Evening golden hour runs 130 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 69.2° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
By the end of August the sun will be setting 1285 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 43 minutes a day.
The clocks go back on 24 October 2026, so the sunset jumps from 18:08 to 18:04 overnight — the sun has not moved, the clock has.
Astronomical darkness never arrives at this time of year. The sun only gets -10° below the horizon at 02:26, short of the -18° that makes the sky properly black, so faint stars stay washed out all night.
Planning a sunset photo in Ilulissat
Arrive by 20:55. Golden hour opens at 21:10 and the sun is down by 22:34, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 303° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 23:20 and runs to 23:53, the end of civil twilight and 1h 19m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Ilulissat today?
The sun sets in Ilulissat at 22:34 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Ilulissat?
It takes 1h 19m. Civil twilight ends at 23:53 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Ilulissat?
Evening golden hour runs 21:10 to 23:20 today, lasting 2h 10m.