Yellowknife
Sunrise and sunset in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Yellowknife, in local time. At 62.5° N, the day lasts from 4 h 57 min at the winter solstice to 20 h 00 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
In Yellowknife, Northwest Territories on Thursday, October 22, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 17:59.
Day length 9 h 16 min, 5 min 58 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:21, with the Sun 16° above the horizon.
Times are Yellowknife time (MDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:11 | 20:30 |
| Nautical twilight | 07:03 | 19:38 |
| Civil twilight | 07:56 | 18:46 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:43 | 17:59 |
| Golden hour | 08:43–09:52 | 16:50–17:59 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Yellowknife
- Longest day: June 21, 20 h 00 min, from sunrise at 03:39 to sunset at 23:39.
- Shortest day: December 21, 4 h 57 min, from sunrise at 10:07 to sunset at 15:04.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 09:32 | 16:05 | 6 h 32 min |
| February 21 | 08:05 | 17:37 | 9 h 32 min |
| March 21 | 07:34 | 19:56 | 12 h 22 min |
| April 21 | 05:52 | 21:21 | 15 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 04:23 | 22:47 | 18 h 24 min |
| June 21 | 03:39 | 23:39 | 20 h 00 min |
| July 21 | 04:30 | 22:55 | 18 h 25 min |
| August 21 | 05:56 | 21:22 | 15 h 27 min |
| September 21 | 07:19 | 19:40 | 12 h 21 min |
| October 21 | 08:40 | 18:02 | 9 h 22 min |
| November 21 | 09:10 | 15:36 | 6 h 26 min |
| December 21 | 10:07 | 15:04 | 4 h 57 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 62.5° N, 114.4° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets