United States
Time now in Greenland
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 07:56Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
1,259
Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
07:56
Day length
13h 14m
Coordinates
36.00, -94.19
Time difference from Greenland
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Greenland right now.
Greenland on the map
About the time in Greenland
Greenland sits at latitude 36.00, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 14m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Greenland runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Sunrise today lands at 06:42 and sunset at 07:56 local time, giving 13h 14m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (36.00, -94.19) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Greenland.
Frequently asked questions about time in Greenland
- Which time zone is Greenland in?
- Greenland uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What are normal business hours in Greenland in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Greenland runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Greenland right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Greenland, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Does Greenland change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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