Sunrise and sunset times in Fort Simpson
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 11:02:26 am
Night ends at 6:35 am6:35:11 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 8:18 am8:17:49 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 9:03:33 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:35:31 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 7:21 pm7:21:09 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 9:03 pm9:03:24 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 10.60° · Azimuth: 138.0° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 31 minutes
7 hours, 33 minutes left for today's sunset in Fort Simpson
Moonset: 12:54 am
Moonrise: 5:44 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (69%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 10:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 1:02 amTomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 6:38 am6:37:44 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 8:20 am8:20:22 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 9:06:18 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:32:27 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 7:18 pm7:18:17 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 9:01 pm9:00:33 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 9 hours, 26 minutes
Tomorrow will be 6 minutes shorter than today in Fort Simpson
Moonset: 2:30 am Moonrise: 5:41 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (82%)
- Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
- Latitude: 61.862797 (North)
- Longitude: -121.353035 (West)
- Time zone: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6)
Shortest day in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 1 day, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 5 hours, 12 minutes.Longest day in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 19 hours, 40 minutes.
October 2026 - Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Fort Simpson.
All times are in Fort Simpson's time: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6).
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 54 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories - from 11 hours, 22 minutes on the first day to 8 hours, 28 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.7:29:02 am | 8:13:00 am | +2m 36s | 7:35:34 pm | -3m 14s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:19:22 pm | 11h 22m 34s | -5m 49s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:54:59 pm | 24.70° | 6:37:11 am | 9:10:56 pm | 5:42:00 am | 10:05:38 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 40m 2s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:55:09 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:31:37 am | 8:15:36 am | +2m 36s | 7:32:21 pm | -3m 13s | 8:16:09 pm | 11h 16m 45s | -5m 49s | 1:54:39 pm | 24.32° | 6:39:54 am | 9:07:36 pm | 5:45:05 am | 10:01:58 pm | 12h 45m 51s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:54:48 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:34:12 am | 8:18:12 am | +2m 36s | 7:29:07 pm | -3m 14s | 8:12:57 pm | 11h 10m 55s | -5m 49s | 1:54:21 pm | 23.93° | 6:42:36 am | 9:04:18 pm | 5:48:07 am | 9:58:21 pm | 12h 51m 42s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 7:25 amLast quarter at 7:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
1:54:31 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:36:47 am | 8:20:49 am | +2m 37s | 7:25:55 pm | -3m 12s | 8:09:46 pm | 11h 5m 6s | -5m 50s | 1:54:02 pm | 23.55° | 6:45:17 am | 9:01:01 pm | 5:51:07 am | 9:54:46 pm | 12h 57m 31s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:54:11 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:39:22 am | 8:23:26 am | +2m 37s | 7:22:42 pm | -3m 13s | 8:06:36 pm | 10h 59m 16s | -5m 50s | 1:53:44 pm | 23.16° | 6:47:57 am | 8:57:46 pm | 5:54:04 am | 9:51:14 pm | 13h 3m 21s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:53:53 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:41:56 am | 8:26:03 am | +2m 37s | 7:19:30 pm | -3m 12s | 8:03:27 pm | 10h 53m 27s | -5m 50s | 1:53:26 pm | 22.78° | 6:50:36 am | 8:54:32 pm | 5:57:00 am | 9:47:45 pm | 13h 9m 11s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:53:35 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:44:30 am | 8:28:41 am | +2m 38s | 7:16:18 pm | -3m 12s | 8:00:19 pm | 10h 47m 37s | -5m 50s | 1:53:09 pm | 22.40° | 6:53:15 am | 8:51:20 pm | 5:59:54 am | 9:44:19 pm | 13h 15m 1s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:53:18 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:47:05 am | 8:31:19 am | +2m 38s | 7:13:06 pm | -3m 12s | 7:57:12 pm | 10h 41m 47s | -5m 50s | 1:52:51 pm | 22.02° | 6:55:53 am | 8:48:10 pm | 6:02:46 am | 9:40:55 pm | 13h 20m 51s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:52:59 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:49:39 am | 8:33:57 am | +2m 38s | 7:09:55 pm | -3m 11s | 7:54:06 pm | 10h 35m 58s | -5m 50s | 1:52:35 pm | 21.64° | 6:58:29 am | 8:45:01 pm | 6:05:37 am | 9:37:34 pm | 13h 26m 41s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:52:43 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:52:12 am | 8:36:36 am | +2m 39s | 7:06:45 pm | -3m 10s | 7:51:01 pm | 10h 30m 9s | -5m 50s | 1:52:19 pm | 21.26° | 7:01:06 am | 8:41:54 pm | 6:08:25 am | 9:34:15 pm | 13h 32m 31s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 9:50 amNew moon at 9:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:52:27 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:54:46 am | 8:39:16 am | +2m 40s | 7:03:35 pm | -3m 10s | 7:47:56 pm | 10h 24m 19s | -5m 50s | 1:52:03 pm | 20.88° | 7:03:41 am | 8:38:49 pm | 6:11:12 am | 9:30:59 pm | 13h 38m 21s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:52:11 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:57:20 am | 8:41:56 am | +2m 40s | 7:00:25 pm | -3m 10s | 7:44:53 pm | 10h 18m 29s | -5m 49s | 1:51:48 pm | 20.51° | 7:06:16 am | 8:35:45 pm | 6:13:58 am | 9:27:45 pm | 13h 44m 11s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:51:56 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:59:54 am | 8:44:36 am | +2m 40s | 6:57:16 pm | -3m 9s | 7:41:51 pm | 10h 12m 40s | -5m 49s | 1:51:33 pm | 20.13° | 7:08:50 am | 8:32:43 pm | 6:16:42 am | 9:24:34 pm | 13h 50m 1s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:51:40 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 8:02:28 am | 8:47:17 am | +2m 41s | 6:54:08 pm | -3m 8s | 7:38:50 pm | 10h 6m 51s | -5m 49s | 1:51:19 pm | 19.76° | 7:11:23 am | 8:29:43 pm | 6:19:24 am | 9:21:25 pm | 13h 55m 50s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:51:26 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 8:05:01 am | 8:49:58 am | +2m 41s | 6:51:00 pm | -3m 8s | 7:35:50 pm | 10h 1m 2s | -5m 49s | 1:51:06 pm | 19.39° | 7:13:56 am | 8:26:44 pm | 6:22:05 am | 9:18:19 pm | 14h 1m 40s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:51:13 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 8:07:35 am | 8:52:40 am | +2m 42s | 6:47:53 pm | -3m 7s | 7:32:52 pm | 9h 55m 13s | -5m 49s | 1:50:53 pm | 19.02° | 7:16:28 am | 8:23:47 pm | 6:24:45 am | 9:15:15 pm | 14h 7m 30s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:51:00 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 8:10:08 am | 8:55:23 am | +2m 43s | 6:44:46 pm | -3m 7s | 7:29:54 pm | 9h 49m 23s | -5m 49s | 1:50:40 pm | 18.66° | 7:19:00 am | 8:20:52 pm | 6:27:23 am | 9:12:13 pm | 14h 13m 20s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:50:46 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 8:12:42 am | 8:58:06 am | +2m 43s | 6:41:40 pm | -3m 6s | 7:26:58 pm | 9h 43m 34s | -5m 49s | 1:50:28 pm | 18.30° | 7:21:31 am | 8:17:59 pm | 6:30:00 am | 9:09:14 pm | 14h 19m 9s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 10:12 amFirst quarter at 10:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
1:50:34 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 8:15:15 am | 9:00:49 am | +2m 43s | 6:38:35 pm | -3m 5s | 7:24:03 pm | 9h 37m 46s | -5m 49s | 1:50:17 pm | 17.93° | 7:24:02 am | 8:15:07 pm | 6:32:36 am | 9:06:18 pm | 14h 24m 58s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:50:22 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 8:17:49 am | 9:03:33 am | +2m 44s | 6:35:31 pm | -3m 4s | 7:21:09 pm | 9h 31m 58s | -5m 48s | 1:50:07 pm | 17.58° | 7:26:31 am | 8:12:17 pm | 6:35:11 am | 9:03:24 pm | 14h 30m 47s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:50:12 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 8:20:22 am | 9:06:18 am | +2m 45s | 6:32:27 pm | -3m 4s | 7:18:17 pm | 9h 26m 9s | -5m 48s | 1:49:57 pm | 17.22° | 7:29:01 am | 8:09:30 pm | 6:37:44 am | 9:00:33 pm | 14h 36m 36s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:50:02 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 8:22:56 am | 9:09:03 am | +2m 45s | 6:29:25 pm | -3m 2s | 7:15:26 pm | 9h 20m 22s | -5m 48s | 1:49:48 pm | 16.87° | 7:31:30 am | 8:06:44 pm | 6:40:17 am | 8:57:44 pm | 14h 42m 23s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:53 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 8:25:29 am | 9:11:48 am | +2m 45s | 6:26:23 pm | -3m 2s | 7:12:37 pm | 9h 14m 35s | -5m 47s | 1:49:39 pm | 16.52° | 7:33:58 am | 8:04:00 pm | 6:42:48 am | 8:54:57 pm | 14h 48m 12s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:43 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 8:28:03 am | 9:14:35 am | +2m 47s | 6:23:22 pm | -3m 1s | 7:09:49 pm | 9h 8m 47s | -5m 47s | 1:49:31 pm | 16.17° | 7:36:25 am | 8:01:18 pm | 6:45:18 am | 8:52:13 pm | 14h 53m 59s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:35 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 8:30:36 am | 9:17:21 am | +2m 46s | 6:20:22 pm | -3m 0s | 7:07:02 pm | 9h 3m 1s | -5m 46s | 1:49:24 pm | 15.83° | 7:38:52 am | 7:58:38 pm | 6:47:47 am | 8:49:32 pm | 14h 59m 46s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 10:11 pmFull moon at 10:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:49:27 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 8:33:09 am | 9:20:08 am | +2m 47s | 6:17:23 pm | -2m 59s | 7:04:17 pm | 8h 57m 15s | -5m 46s | 1:49:18 pm | 15.49° | 7:41:19 am | 7:56:00 pm | 6:50:14 am | 8:46:53 pm | 15h 5m 33s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:21 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 8:35:42 am | 9:22:56 am | +2m 48s | 6:14:26 pm | -2m 57s | 7:01:34 pm | 8h 51m 30s | -5m 45s | 1:49:12 pm | 15.15° | 7:43:45 am | 7:53:24 pm | 6:52:41 am | 8:44:17 pm | 15h 11m 17s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:14 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 8:38:15 am | 9:25:43 am | +2m 47s | 6:11:29 pm | -2m 57s | 6:58:52 pm | 8h 45m 46s | -5m 45s | 1:49:08 pm | 14.81° | 7:46:10 am | 7:50:50 pm | 6:55:07 am | 8:41:43 pm | 15h 17m 3s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:10 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 8:40:48 am | 9:28:32 am | +2m 49s | 6:08:33 pm | -2m 56s | 6:56:13 pm | 8h 40m 1s | -5m 44s | 1:49:04 pm | 14.48° | 7:48:35 am | 7:48:18 pm | 6:57:31 am | 8:39:12 pm | 15h 22m 47s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:06 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 8:43:20 am | 9:31:20 am | +2m 48s | 6:05:39 pm | -2m 54s | 6:53:34 pm | 8h 34m 19s | -5m 43s | 1:49:00 pm | 14.16° | 7:50:59 am | 7:45:49 pm | 6:59:55 am | 8:36:44 pm | 15h 28m 30s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:01 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 8:45:53 am | 9:34:09 am | +2m 49s | 6:02:46 pm | -2m 53s | 6:50:58 pm | 8h 28m 37s | -5m 42s | 1:48:58 pm | 13.83° | 7:53:23 am | 7:43:22 pm | 7:02:17 am | 8:34:18 pm | 15h 34m 13s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:48:59 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories for every day of the year. The jump in the graph is the clock change in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Fort Simpson
In Fort Simpson, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 19 at 4:16 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 26 at 11:28 am. The earliest sunset is on January 1 at 3:52 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 22 at 11:57 pm.
Fort Simpson gets 14h 28m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (19h 40m versus 5h 12m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 25m.
Fort Simpson Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Fort Simpson. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Fort Simpson.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 3.7° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 49.9° (around Jun 18) in Fort Simpson. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Fort Simpson the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:48 and 13:19 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar: