Sunrise and sunset times in Yellowknife
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 10:36:48 am
Night ends at 6:06 am6:06:08 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.·Dawn at 7:51 am7:50:50 am
Dawn, first light: the start of civil twilight. The Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 8:37:33 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: 6:05:39 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).
Dusk at 6:52 pm6:52:16 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:37 pm8:36:33 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.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 10.34° · Azimuth: 138.7° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 28 minutes
7 hours, 28 minutes left for today's sunset in Yellowknife
Moon set on Oct 20 at 12:20 am
Moon will rise on Oct 20 at 5:20 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 6:09 am6:08:46 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.·Dawn at 7:53 am7:53:28 am
Dawn, first light: the start of civil twilight. The Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 8:40:22 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: 6:02:31 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).
Dusk at 6:49 pm6:49:19 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:34 pm8:33:37 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, 22 minutes
Tomorrow will be 6 minutes shorter than today in Yellowknife
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 1:57 am Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 5:15 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (82%)
- Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
- Latitude: 62.453972 (North)
- Longitude: -114.371788 (West)
- Time zone: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6)
Shortest day in Yellowknife, 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 4 hours, 57 minutes.Longest day in Yellowknife, 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, 59 minutes.
October 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 October in Yellowknife.
All times are in Yellowknife's time: Mountain Daylight Time (MDT, UTC−6).
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 59 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories - from 11 hours, 21 minutes on the first day to 8 hours, 22 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.7:00:41 am | 7:45:31 am | +2m 40s | 7:07:11 pm | -3m 18s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:51:50 pm | 11h 21m 40s | -5m 58s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:27:03 pm | 24.12° | 6:07:45 am | 8:44:28 pm | 5:11:12 am | 9:40:30 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 41m 0s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:27:13 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:03:21 am | 7:48:11 am | +2m 40s | 7:03:53 pm | -3m 18s | 7:48:33 pm | 11h 15m 42s | -5m 58s | 1:26:44 pm | 23.73° | 6:10:33 am | 8:41:03 pm | 5:14:23 am | 9:36:44 pm | 12h 46m 59s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:26:54 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:06:00 am | 7:50:52 am | +2m 41s | 7:00:35 pm | -3m 18s | 7:45:17 pm | 11h 9m 43s | -5m 58s | 1:26:25 pm | 23.35° | 6:13:20 am | 8:37:40 pm | 5:17:32 am | 9:33:00 pm | 12h 52m 58s | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 7:25 amLast quarter at 7:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
1:26:34 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:08:39 am | 7:53:33 am | +2m 41s | 6:57:18 pm | -3m 17s | 7:42:02 pm | 11h 3m 45s | -5m 58s | 1:26:07 pm | 22.96° | 6:16:06 am | 8:34:19 pm | 5:20:38 am | 9:29:19 pm | 12h 58m 57s | 🌘 (31%)Waning Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:26:16 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:11:18 am | 7:56:15 am | +2m 42s | 6:54:01 pm | -3m 17s | 7:38:47 pm | 10h 57m 46s | -5m 59s | 1:25:49 pm | 22.58° | 6:18:51 am | 8:30:59 pm | 5:23:42 am | 9:25:41 pm | 13h 4m 55s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:25:58 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:13:57 am | 7:58:56 am | +2m 41s | 6:50:44 pm | -3m 17s | 7:35:34 pm | 10h 51m 48s | -5m 59s | 1:25:31 pm | 22.19° | 6:21:35 am | 8:27:41 pm | 5:26:44 am | 9:22:06 pm | 13h 10m 55s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:25:40 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:16:36 am | 8:01:39 am | +2m 43s | 6:47:27 pm | -3m 17s | 7:32:21 pm | 10h 45m 48s | -5m 59s | 1:25:13 pm | 21.81° | 6:24:18 am | 8:24:24 pm | 5:29:44 am | 9:18:34 pm | 13h 16m 54s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:25:22 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:19:14 am | 8:04:21 am | +2m 42s | 6:44:11 pm | -3m 16s | 7:29:10 pm | 10h 39m 50s | -5m 59s | 1:24:56 pm | 21.43° | 6:27:00 am | 8:21:09 pm | 5:32:42 am | 9:15:04 pm | 13h 22m 54s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:25:04 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:21:53 am | 8:07:05 am | +2m 44s | 6:40:56 pm | -3m 15s | 7:25:59 pm | 10h 33m 51s | -5m 59s | 1:24:40 pm | 21.05° | 6:29:42 am | 8:17:56 pm | 5:35:38 am | 9:11:37 pm | 13h 28m 52s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:24:48 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:24:31 am | 8:09:48 am | +2m 43s | 6:37:41 pm | -3m 15s | 7:22:50 pm | 10h 27m 53s | -5m 59s | 1:24:24 pm | 20.67° | 6:32:23 am | 8:14:44 pm | 5:38:32 am | 9:08:13 pm | 13h 34m 51s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 9:50 amNew moon at 9:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:24:32 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:27:09 am | 8:12:32 am | +2m 44s | 6:34:26 pm | -3m 15s | 7:19:41 pm | 10h 21m 54s | -5m 59s | 1:24:08 pm | 20.30° | 6:35:03 am | 8:11:34 pm | 5:41:25 am | 9:04:52 pm | 13h 40m 51s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:24:16 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:29:47 am | 8:15:17 am | +2m 45s | 6:31:12 pm | -3m 14s | 7:16:34 pm | 10h 15m 55s | -5m 59s | 1:23:53 pm | 19.92° | 6:37:42 am | 8:08:26 pm | 5:44:16 am | 9:01:33 pm | 13h 46m 50s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:24:01 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:32:25 am | 8:18:02 am | +2m 45s | 6:27:58 pm | -3m 14s | 7:13:27 pm | 10h 9m 56s | -5m 59s | 1:23:38 pm | 19.55° | 6:40:20 am | 8:05:20 pm | 5:47:05 am | 8:58:16 pm | 13h 52m 50s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:23:45 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:35:03 am | 8:20:48 am | +2m 46s | 6:24:45 pm | -3m 13s | 7:10:22 pm | 10h 3m 57s | -5m 59s | 1:23:24 pm | 19.18° | 6:42:58 am | 8:02:15 pm | 5:49:52 am | 8:55:02 pm | 13h 58m 49s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:23:31 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:37:41 am | 8:23:34 am | +2m 46s | 6:21:32 pm | -3m 13s | 7:07:18 pm | 9h 57m 58s | -5m 59s | 1:23:10 pm | 18.81° | 6:45:35 am | 7:59:12 pm | 5:52:39 am | 8:51:51 pm | 14h 4m 48s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:23:17 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:40:19 am | 8:26:20 am | +2m 46s | 6:18:21 pm | -3m 11s | 7:04:15 pm | 9h 52m 1s | -5m 59s | 1:22:57 pm | 18.44° | 6:48:12 am | 7:56:11 pm | 5:55:23 am | 8:48:42 pm | 14h 10m 47s | 🌒 (37%)Waxing Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:23:03 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:42:57 am | 8:29:08 am | +2m 48s | 6:15:09 pm | -3m 12s | 7:01:13 pm | 9h 46m 1s | -5m 59s | 1:22:45 pm | 18.07° | 6:50:48 am | 7:53:12 pm | 5:58:06 am | 8:45:36 pm | 14h 16m 47s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:51 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:45:35 am | 8:31:56 am | +2m 48s | 6:11:59 pm | -3m 10s | 6:58:13 pm | 9h 40m 3s | -5m 58s | 1:22:33 pm | 17.71° | 6:53:23 am | 7:50:14 pm | 6:00:48 am | 8:42:33 pm | 14h 22m 45s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 10:12 amFirst quarter at 10:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
1:22:39 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:48:12 am | 8:34:44 am | +2m 48s | 6:08:49 pm | -3m 10s | 6:55:14 pm | 9h 34m 5s | -5m 58s | 1:22:22 pm | 17.35° | 6:55:57 am | 7:47:18 pm | 6:03:29 am | 8:39:32 pm | 14h 28m 44s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:28 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:50:50 am | 8:37:33 am | +2m 49s | 6:05:39 pm | -3m 10s | 6:52:16 pm | 9h 28m 6s | -5m 58s | 1:22:11 pm | 16.99° | 6:58:31 am | 7:44:25 pm | 6:06:08 am | 8:36:33 pm | 14h 34m 43s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:16 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:53:28 am | 8:40:22 am | +2m 49s | 6:02:31 pm | -3m 8s | 6:49:19 pm | 9h 22m 9s | -5m 58s | 1:22:02 pm | 16.64° | 7:01:05 am | 7:41:33 pm | 6:08:46 am | 8:33:37 pm | 14h 40m 41s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:07 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:56:06 am | 8:43:12 am | +2m 50s | 5:59:23 pm | -3m 8s | 6:46:24 pm | 9h 16m 11s | -5m 58s | 1:21:52 pm | 16.28° | 7:03:38 am | 7:38:43 pm | 6:11:23 am | 8:30:44 pm | 14h 46m 40s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:56 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:58:43 am | 8:46:03 am | +2m 51s | 5:56:16 pm | -3m 7s | 6:43:30 pm | 9h 10m 13s | -5m 57s | 1:21:44 pm | 15.93° | 7:06:10 am | 7:35:55 pm | 6:13:58 am | 8:27:53 pm | 14h 52m 38s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:48 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 8:01:21 am | 8:48:54 am | +2m 51s | 5:53:10 pm | -3m 6s | 6:40:38 pm | 9h 4m 16s | -5m 57s | 1:21:36 pm | 15.59° | 7:08:42 am | 7:33:09 pm | 6:16:32 am | 8:25:05 pm | 14h 58m 36s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:40 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 8:03:58 am | 8:51:46 am | +2m 52s | 5:50:05 pm | -3m 5s | 6:37:47 pm | 8h 58m 19s | -5m 57s | 1:21:29 pm | 15.24° | 7:11:13 am | 7:30:25 pm | 6:19:05 am | 8:22:20 pm | 15h 4m 33s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 10:11 pmFull moon at 10:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:21:32 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 8:06:36 am | 8:54:38 am | +2m 52s | 5:47:01 pm | -3m 4s | 6:34:58 pm | 8h 52m 23s | -5m 56s | 1:21:23 pm | 14.90° | 7:13:43 am | 7:27:43 pm | 6:21:37 am | 8:19:37 pm | 15h 10m 30s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:26 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 8:09:13 am | 8:57:31 am | +2m 53s | 5:43:58 pm | -3m 3s | 6:32:11 pm | 8h 46m 27s | -5m 56s | 1:21:17 pm | 14.56° | 7:16:13 am | 7:25:03 pm | 6:24:08 am | 8:16:56 pm | 15h 16m 26s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:20 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 8:11:50 am | 9:00:24 am | +2m 53s | 5:40:56 pm | -3m 2s | 6:29:25 pm | 8h 40m 32s | -5m 55s | 1:21:12 pm | 14.23° | 7:18:42 am | 7:22:25 pm | 6:26:38 am | 8:14:19 pm | 15h 22m 22s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:14 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 8:14:27 am | 9:03:18 am | +2m 54s | 5:37:55 pm | -3m 1s | 6:26:41 pm | 8h 34m 37s | -5m 55s | 1:21:08 pm | 13.90° | 7:21:11 am | 7:19:50 pm | 6:29:06 am | 8:11:44 pm | 15h 28m 17s | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:10 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 8:17:04 am | 9:06:12 am | +2m 54s | 5:34:56 pm | -2m 59s | 6:23:58 pm | 8h 28m 44s | -5m 54s | 1:21:05 pm | 13.57° | 7:23:39 am | 7:17:17 pm | 6:31:33 am | 8:09:12 pm | 15h 34m 10s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:07 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 8:19:41 am | 9:09:06 am | +2m 54s | 5:31:57 pm | -2m 59s | 6:21:18 pm | 8h 22m 51s | -5m 53s | 1:21:02 pm | 13.25° | 7:26:06 am | 7:14:46 pm | 6:34:00 am | 8:06:42 pm | 15h 40m 4s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:03 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories for every day of the year. The jump in the graph is the clock change in Yellowknife, 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 Yellowknife
In Yellowknife, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 19 at 3:39 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 25 at 11:08 am. The earliest sunset is on January 1 at 3:17 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 22 at 11:39 pm.
Yellowknife gets 15h 02m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (19h 59m versus 4h 57m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 26m.
Yellowknife Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Yellowknife. 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 Yellowknife.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 3.8° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 50.4° (around Jun 21) in Yellowknife. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Yellowknife the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:21 and 12:51 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 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Yellowknife, Northwest Territories — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar: