Sunrise and sunset times in Yellowknife

Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.

Today

May 11, 2026

Sun rising over the horizon

First light at 9:35:39 am

Sunrise time: 10:46:14 am

Sun setting behind the horizon

Sunset time: 4:21:29 am

Last light at 5:32:04 am

Day length: 17 hours, 35 minutes

494044 hours, 21 minutes left for today's sunset in Yellowknife

Moonrise icon Moon rose on May 11 at 03:06 AMMoonset icon Moon will set on May 11 at 01:38 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (37%)

Tomorrow

May 12, 2026

Sun rising over the horizon

First light at 9:31:12 am

Sunrise time: 10:43:19 am

Sun setting behind the horizon

Sunset time: 4:24:22 am

Last light at 5:36:29 am

Day length: 17 hours, 41 minutes

Tomorrow will be approximately 6 minutes longer than today in Yellowknife

Moonrise icon Moon will rise on May 12 at 03:01 AMMoonset icon Moon will set on May 12 at 03:18 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (19%)
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Shortest day in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

The shortest day of the year will be in 8 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 5 hours and 5 minutes.

Longest day in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 8 days, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 20 hours and 9 minutes.
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May 2026 - Yellowknife, 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 May in Yellowknife.

The day length increases by 2 hours, 44 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories - from 16 hours, 35 minutes on the first day to 19 hours, 20 minutes on the last day.

  
Day Twilight Start Sunrise Sunset Twilight End Day Length Day Length Variation Solar Noon Info Time 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 Length Info Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. Moon phase
Fri, May 1 10:17:34 am 11:16:37 am 3:52:29 am 4:51:31 am 16h 35m 52s 16h 35m 52s 7:34:33 pm 77.7° 8:08:14 am 7:00:52 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 7h 21m 1s 🌔 (100%)
Sat, May 2 10:13:32 am 11:13:30 am 3:55:23 am 4:55:20 am 16h 41m 53s 6m 1s 7:34:26 pm 78° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 7h 15m 0s 🌕 (100%)
Sun, May 3 10:09:29 am 11:10:23 am 3:58:17 am 4:59:11 am 16h 47m 54s 6m 1s 7:34:20 pm 78.3° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 7h 9m 1s 🌖 (98%)
Mon, May 4 10:05:23 am 11:07:18 am 4:01:11 am 5:03:06 am 16h 53m 53s 5m 59s 7:34:15 pm 78.6° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 7h 3m 3s 🌖 (95%)
Tue, May 5 10:01:16 am 11:04:14 am 4:04:05 am 5:07:03 am 16h 59m 51s 5m 58s 7:34:10 pm 78.9° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 6h 57m 6s 🌖 (90%)
Wed, May 6 9:57:06 am 11:01:11 am 4:07:00 am 5:11:04 am 17h 5m 49s 5m 58s 7:34:05 pm 79.2° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 6h 51m 9s 🌖 (84%)
Thu, May 7 9:52:54 am 10:58:09 am 4:09:54 am 5:15:08 am 17h 11m 45s 5m 56s 7:34:01 pm 79.4° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 6h 45m 14s 🌖 (77%)
Fri, May 8 9:48:40 am 10:55:08 am 4:12:48 am 5:19:16 am 17h 17m 40s 5m 55s 7:33:58 pm 79.7° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 6h 39m 20s 🌖 (68%)
Sat, May 9 9:44:23 am 10:52:08 am 4:15:42 am 5:23:28 am 17h 23m 34s 5m 54s 7:33:55 pm 80° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 6h 33m 28s 🌖 (59%)
Sun, May 10 9:40:03 am 10:49:10 am 4:18:36 am 5:27:44 am 17h 29m 26s 5m 52s 7:33:53 pm 80.2° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 6h 27m 38s 🌗 (49%)
Mon, May 11 9:35:39 am 10:46:14 am 4:21:29 am 5:32:04 am 17h 35m 15s 5m 49s 7:33:52 pm 80.5° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 6h 21m 50s 🌘 (39%)
Tue, May 12 9:31:12 am 10:43:19 am 4:24:22 am 5:36:29 am 17h 41m 3s 5m 48s 7:33:51 pm 80.7° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 6h 16m 4s 🌘 (29%)
Wed, May 13 9:26:41 am 10:40:26 am 4:27:15 am 5:41:00 am 17h 46m 49s 5m 46s 7:33:50 pm 81° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 6h 10m 19s 🌘 (19%)
Thu, May 14 9:22:05 am 10:37:34 am 4:30:07 am 5:45:36 am 17h 52m 33s 5m 44s 7:33:50 pm 81.2° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 6h 4m 37s 🌘 (11%)
Fri, May 15 9:17:24 am 10:34:44 am 4:32:58 am 5:50:18 am 17h 58m 14s 5m 41s 7:33:51 pm 81.5° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 5h 58m 58s 🌘 (5%)
Sat, May 16 9:12:37 am 10:31:56 am 4:35:49 am 5:55:08 am 18h 3m 53s 5m 39s 7:33:52 pm 81.7° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 5h 53m 21s 🌘 (1%)
Sun, May 17 9:07:43 am 10:29:10 am 4:38:38 am 6:00:05 am 18h 9m 28s 5m 35s 7:33:54 pm 81.9° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 5h 47m 48s 🌑 (0%)
Mon, May 18 9:02:41 am 10:26:26 am 4:41:27 am 6:05:12 am 18h 15m 1s 5m 33s 7:33:57 pm 82.1° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 5h 42m 18s 🌒 (2%)
Tue, May 19 8:57:30 am 10:23:45 am 4:44:14 am 6:10:30 am 18h 20m 29s 5m 28s 7:34:00 pm 82.4° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 5h 36m 52s 🌒 (7%)
Wed, May 20 8:52:07 am 10:21:06 am 4:47:00 am 6:15:59 am 18h 25m 54s 5m 25s 7:34:03 pm 82.6° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 5h 31m 29s 🌒 (14%)
Thu, May 21 8:46:30 am 10:18:29 am 4:49:45 am 6:21:44 am 18h 31m 16s 5m 22s 7:34:07 pm 82.8° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 5h 26m 10s 🌒 (24%)
Fri, May 22 8:40:35 am 10:15:55 am 4:52:28 am 6:27:48 am 18h 36m 33s 5m 17s 7:34:12 pm 83° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 5h 20m 55s 🌒 (34%)
Sat, May 23 8:34:18 am 10:13:23 am 4:55:10 am 6:34:16 am 18h 41m 47s 5m 14s 7:34:17 pm 83.1° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 5h 15m 45s 🌓 (45%)
Sun, May 24 8:27:29 am 10:10:55 am 4:57:49 am 6:41:15 am 18h 46m 54s 5m 7s 7:34:22 pm 83.3° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 5h 10m 41s 🌓 (56%)
Mon, May 25 8:19:55 am 10:08:30 am 5:00:27 am 6:49:02 am 18h 51m 57s 5m 3s 7:34:28 pm 83.5° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 5h 5m 41s 🌔 (66%)
Tue, May 26 8:11:07 am 10:06:08 am 5:03:02 am 6:58:03 am 18h 56m 54s 4m 57s 7:34:35 pm 83.7° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 5h 0m 47s 🌔 (75%)
Wed, May 27 7:59:48 am 10:03:49 am 5:05:35 am 7:09:36 am 19h 1m 46s 4m 52s 7:34:42 pm 83.9° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 4h 55m 59s 🌔 (83%)
Thu, May 28 12:00:01 am 10:01:34 am 5:08:05 am 12:00:01 am 19h 6m 31s 4m 45s 7:34:49 pm 84° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 4h 51m 18s 🌔 (90%)
Fri, May 29 12:00:01 am 9:59:23 am 5:10:32 am 12:00:01 am 19h 11m 9s 4m 38s 7:34:57 pm 84.2° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 4h 46m 43s 🌔 (95%)
Sat, May 30 12:00:01 am 9:57:15 am 5:12:56 am 12:00:01 am 19h 15m 41s 4m 32s 7:35:06 pm 84.3° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 4h 42m 16s 🌔 (98%)
Sun, May 31 12:00:01 am 9:55:12 am 5:15:17 am 12:00:01 am 19h 20m 5s 4m 24s 7:35:14 pm 84.5° 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 12:00:01 am 4h 37m 57s 🌕 (100%)

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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories - 2026

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