Moonrise, Moonset & Phases in Nuuk

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19:07:57

Friday, 02 October 2026

🌗
Last Quarter 5836.3% illumination

Current Moon Details for Nuuk, Greenland

Moon Direction: 352.64° N

Moon Altitude: 1.62°

Moon Distance: 369,430 km


Next Moonrise: Moon is continuously above horizon

Next Moonset: N/A


Next New Moon: 10 Oct 2026, 14:50

Next Full Moon: 26 Oct 2026, 02:11

Moonrise, Moonset and Moon Phase Calendar in Nuuk, October 2026

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Oct Moon Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
1   -   06:08
(51.9°)
364,402 72.5%
2   -   07:11
(53.2°)
364,279 61.7%
3
🌗 at 12:24
 
20:23
↑ (356° N)
21:14
↑ (6° N)
08:13
(52.5°)
364,918 50.3%
4
-
19:34
↑ (332° NNW)
  09:14
(49.8°)
366,220 39.0%
5
00:05
↑ (31° NNE)
19:19
↑ (316° NW)
  10:10
(45.5°)
368,126 28.3%
6
02:12
↑ (49° NE)
19:08
↑ (300° WNW)
  11:02
(40.1°)
370,616 18.8%
7
04:07
↑ (65° ENE)
18:59
↑ (286° WNW)
  11:51
(33.9°)
373,683 10.9%
8
05:53
↑ (81° E)
18:51
↑ (271° W)
  12:37
(27.4°)
377,302 5.1%
9
07:36
↑ (97° E)
18:42
↑ (257° WSW)
  13:21
(21.0°)
381,401 1.5%
10
🌑 at 14:50
09:18
↑ (112° ESE)
18:33
↑ (242° WSW)
  14:06
(14.8°)
385,843 0.1%
11
11:03
↑ (127° SE)
18:23
↑ (228° SW)
  14:52
(9.2°)
390,416 1.0%
12
12:55
↑ (143° SE)
18:08
↑ (214° SSW)
  15:39
(4.5°)
394,845 3.9%
13
15:04
↑ (162° SSE)
17:41
↑ (196° SSW)
  16:27
(1.1°)
398,813 8.6%
14   -   17:18
(-1.0°)
401,995 14.8%
15   -   18:09
(-1.7°)
404,089 22.2%
16   -   19:01
(-1.6°)
404,859 30.5%
17   -   19:51
(-0.4°)
404,157 39.5%
18
🌓 at 15:12
18:56
↑ (157° SSE)
22:35
↑ (206° SSW)
  20:39
(2.1°)
401,946 48.9%
19   -
18:36
↑ (142° SE)
21:26
(5.9°)
398,309 58.4%
20  
00:31
↑ (222° SW)
18:23
↑ (128° SE)
22:11
(10.7°)
393,451 67.7%
21  
02:16
↑ (237° WSW)
18:13
↑ (114° ESE)
22:55
(16.3°)
387,692 76.6%
22  
03:57
↑ (252° WSW)
18:05
↑ (100° E)
23:38
(22.5°)
381,451 84.7%
23  
05:37
↑ (267° W)
17:57
↑ (86° E)
Does not pass meridian
(N/A)
N/A 91.5%
24  
07:20
↑ (282° WNW)
17:48
↑ (71° ENE)
00:23
(28.9°)
375,216 96.5%
25  
08:10
↑ (298° WNW)
16:39
↑ (56° NE)
00:10
(35.4°)
369,500 99.4%
26
🌕 at 02:11
 
10:11
↑ (316° NW)
16:29
↑ (40° NE)
01:01
(41.6°)
364,778 99.6%
27  
12:28
↑ (334° NNW)
16:11
↑ (23° NNE)
01:57
(46.9°)
361,423 97.1%
28   -   02:57
(50.8°)
359,645 91.9%
29   -   04:01
(52.8°)
359,466 84.4%
30   -   05:06
(52.7°)
360,731 75.0%
31  
16:49
↑ (336° NNW)
20:39
↑ (27° NNE)
06:08
(50.6°)
363,160 64.4%

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FAQ — The Moon Viewed from Nuuk

Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.

The current moon phase visible from Nuuk is 🌗 Last Quarter, with the moon's illuminated fraction at 5836.3%. The moon is currently above horizon as seen from Nuuk. For complementary daytime data, see sunrise and sunset in Nuuk.

The next moonrise visible from Nuuk is Moon is continuously above horizon local time. Moonrise times shift later each night because the moon orbits Earth roughly every 27 days, lagging behind the sun by about 50 minutes per day. Compare with sunrise times worldwide to see how sun and moon timing diverge.

From Nuuk, the moon currently sits at an altitude of 1.62° above the horizon, toward N. Altitude is measured in degrees above the horizon — 0° means at the horizon and 90° means directly overhead. Cloud cover from the current Nuuk weather can affect visibility.

The moon is approximately 369,430 km from Nuuk at this moment. The Earth–moon distance ranges from about 356,500 km at perigee (closest) to about 406,700 km at apogee (farthest) during each lunar orbit.

A full moon occurs roughly every 29.5 days (one synodic month). The moonrise table and phase calendar above show upcoming full and new moons visible from Nuuk. The moon phase is the same for all viewers on Earth — only the local rise and set times differ by latitude and longitude.

Yes — every observer on Earth sees the same moon at the same phase at any given moment. What differs by location is the time the moon rises and sets, the direction it appears on the horizon, and (slightly) the orientation of the visible face due to the viewer's latitude. From Nuuk, the moon's rise and set times are calculated for the city's exact coordinates — see also sunrise/sunset in Nuuk.

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