Greenland
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-1
- Time zone
- America/NuukUTC-1
- Sunrise
- 7:09 am
- Sunset
- 11:54 pm
- Daylight
- 16 hours 45 minutes396 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 73 days
Greenland has 4 time zones
The clock above is Nuuk. Here is every zone in the country, live, with the cities in each.
| Time zone | Now | Offset | Cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| America/Nuuk UTC-1 | 10:27 pm | UTC-1 | Nuuk |
Daylight saving
Clocks go back 1 hour on Saturday, 24th October 2026, at 11:59 pm local time (11:00 pm after the change).
That is for Nuuk. A country this wide can have zones with different rules — check the individual city page if it matters.
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 4:27 pm | 16:27 | 6 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 5:27 pm | 17:27 | 5 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 6:27 pm | 18:27 | 4 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 7:27 pm | 19:27 | 3 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 7:27 pm | 19:27 | 3 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:27 pm | 20:27 | 2 hours behind |
| London BST | 12:27 am Thu | 00:27 | 2 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 1:27 am Thu | 01:27 | 3 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 1:27 am Thu | 01:27 | 3 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:27 am Thu | 01:27 | 3 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 2:27 am Thu | 02:27 | 4 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 2:27 am Thu | 02:27 | 4 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 3:27 am Thu | 03:27 | 5 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 4:57 am Thu | 04:57 | 6 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 7:27 am Thu | 07:27 | 9 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 8:27 am Thu | 08:27 | 10 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 9:27 am Thu | 09:27 | 11 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 11:27 am Thu | 11:27 | 13 hours ahead |
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Greenland right now?
It is 10:27 pm (22:27) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 in Nuuk. Greenland spans 4 time zones, so the answer depends on where in the country you mean — the table on this page lists every zone with a live clock.
How many time zones does Greenland have?
Greenland has 4 time zones: America/Nuuk, America/Danmarkshavn, America/Scoresbysund, America/Thule.
Does Greenland observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Saturday, 24th October 2026, at 11:59 pm local time (11:00 pm after the change). Note that this applies to the capital; a country this wide can have zones that differ.
What is the time in the biggest cities in Greenland?
Right now: Nuuk 10:27 pm. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.