Sunset and sunrise times in Yellowknife, Canada
In Yellowknife, Canada the sun sets today, Friday 25 September, at 7:27 pm and rises at 7:29 am. Daylight lasts 11h 57m; evening golden hour runs from 6:27 pm to 7:54 pm.
Today, Friday 25 September
- First light
- 6:44 am
- Sunrise
- 7:29 am
- Solar noon
- 1:29 pm
- Sunset
- 7:27 pm
- Last light
- 8:11 pm
- Day length
- 11h 57m
19h 25m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:27 pm – 7:54 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:54 pm – 8:11 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 26.5°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:50 pm / 6:05 am
The sun sets at 269° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Saturday 26 September
Sunrise 7:32 am Sunset 7:23 pm Golden hour 6:24 pm – 7:51 pm Day length 11h 51m vs today 6 minutes shorterWhere Yellowknife is
- Coordinates
- 62.4541° N, 114.3725° W
- Time zone
- America/Edmonton
- Current offset
- UTC-06:00
- Elevation
- 252 m
- Population
- 20,340
Sunrise and sunset in Yellowknife, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:36 am | 6:25 am | 1:37 pm | 8:47 pm | 9:36 pm | 14h 21m | −5:59 | 7:46 pm–9:16 pm | 🌖 78% |
| Wed 2 | 5:39 am | 6:28 am | 1:37 pm | 8:43 pm | 9:32 pm | 14h 15m | −5:59 | 7:43 pm–9:13 pm | 🌖 68% |
| Thu 3 | 5:42 am | 6:31 am | 1:36 pm | 8:40 pm | 9:28 pm | 14h 9m | −5:59 | 7:40 pm–9:09 pm | 🌖 57% |
| Fri 4 | 5:45 am | 6:34 am | 1:36 pm | 8:37 pm | 9:25 pm | 14h 3m | −5:59 | 7:37 pm–9:06 pm | 🌗 45% |
| Sat 5 | 5:48 am | 6:36 am | 1:36 pm | 8:33 pm | 9:21 pm | 13h 57m | −5:59 | 7:33 pm–9:02 pm | 🌘 33% |
| Sun 6 | 5:51 am | 6:39 am | 1:35 pm | 8:30 pm | 9:18 pm | 13h 51m | −5:59 | 7:30 pm–8:59 pm | 🌘 23% |
| Mon 7 | 5:54 am | 6:41 am | 1:35 pm | 8:27 pm | 9:14 pm | 13h 45m | −5:59 | 7:27 pm–8:55 pm | 🌘 14% |
| Tue 8 | 5:57 am | 6:44 am | 1:35 pm | 8:23 pm | 9:10 pm | 13h 39m | −5:59 | 7:24 pm–8:52 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Wed 9 | 6:00 am | 6:47 am | 1:34 pm | 8:20 pm | 9:07 pm | 13h 33m | −5:59 | 7:21 pm–8:48 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Thu 10 | 6:02 am | 6:49 am | 1:34 pm | 8:17 pm | 9:03 pm | 13h 27m | −5:59 | 7:17 pm–8:45 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 6:05 am | 6:52 am | 1:34 pm | 8:13 pm | 9:00 pm | 13h 21m | −5:59 | 7:14 pm–8:42 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sat 12 | 6:08 am | 6:55 am | 1:33 pm | 8:10 pm | 8:56 pm | 13h 15m | −5:58 | 7:11 pm–8:38 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sun 13 | 6:11 am | 6:57 am | 1:33 pm | 8:07 pm | 8:53 pm | 13h 9m | −5:58 | 7:08 pm–8:35 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Mon 14 | 6:14 am | 7:00 am | 1:32 pm | 8:03 pm | 8:49 pm | 13h 3m | −5:58 | 7:04 pm–8:31 pm | 🌒 15% |
| Tue 15 | 6:17 am | 7:03 am | 1:32 pm | 8:00 pm | 8:46 pm | 12h 57m | −5:58 | 7:01 pm–8:28 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Wed 16 | 6:19 am | 7:05 am | 1:32 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:42 pm | 12h 51m | −5:58 | 6:58 pm–8:24 pm | 🌒 31% |
| Thu 17 | 6:22 am | 7:08 am | 1:31 pm | 7:53 pm | 8:39 pm | 12h 45m | −5:58 | 6:54 pm–8:21 pm | 🌒 40% |
| Fri 18 | 6:25 am | 7:11 am | 1:31 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:35 pm | 12h 39m | −5:58 | 6:51 pm–8:18 pm | 🌓 49% |
| Sat 19 | 6:28 am | 7:13 am | 1:31 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:32 pm | 12h 33m | −5:58 | 6:47 pm–8:14 pm | 🌔 58% |
| Sun 20 | 6:30 am | 7:16 am | 1:30 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:28 pm | 12h 27m | −5:58 | 6:44 pm–8:11 pm | 🌔 67% |
| Mon 21 | 6:33 am | 7:18 am | 1:30 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:25 pm | 12h 21m | −5:58 | 6:41 pm–8:07 pm | 🌔 76% |
| Tue 22 | 6:36 am | 7:21 am | 1:30 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:22 pm | 12h 15m | −5:58 | 6:37 pm–8:04 pm | 🌔 84% |
| Wed 23 | 6:39 am | 7:24 am | 1:29 pm | 7:33 pm | 8:18 pm | 12h 9m | −5:58 | 6:34 pm–8:01 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Thu 24 | 6:41 am | 7:26 am | 1:29 pm | 7:30 pm | 8:15 pm | 12h 3m | −5:58 | 6:30 pm–7:57 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Fri 25 | 6:44 am | 7:29 am | 1:29 pm | 7:27 pm | 8:11 pm | 11h 57m | −5:58 | 6:27 pm–7:54 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sat 26 | 6:47 am | 7:32 am | 1:28 pm | 7:23 pm | 8:08 pm | 11h 51m | −5:58 | 6:24 pm–7:51 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 6:49 am | 7:34 am | 1:28 pm | 7:20 pm | 8:05 pm | 11h 45m | −5:58 | 6:20 pm–7:47 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 6:52 am | 7:37 am | 1:28 pm | 7:17 pm | 8:01 pm | 11h 39m | −5:58 | 6:17 pm–7:44 pm | 🌖 95% |
| Tue 29 | 6:55 am | 7:40 am | 1:27 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:58 pm | 11h 33m | −5:58 | 6:13 pm–7:41 pm | 🌖 89% |
| Wed 30 | 6:57 am | 7:42 am | 1:27 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:55 pm | 11h 27m | −5:59 | 6:10 pm–7:37 pm | 🌖 81% |
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 2:48 am | 4:29 am | 6:25 am | 8:47 pm | 10:41 pm | 12:17 am | 9h 41m | 35.6° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 2 | 2:57 am | 4:33 am | 6:28 am | 8:43 pm | 10:37 pm | 12:09 am | 9h 47m | 35.2° | 288° WNW |
| Thu 3 | 3:05 am | 4:37 am | 6:31 am | 8:40 pm | 10:32 pm | 12:01 am | 9h 53m | 34.9° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 4 | 3:13 am | 4:41 am | 6:34 am | 8:37 pm | 10:28 pm | 11:53 pm | 9h 59m | 34.5° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 5 | 3:19 am | 4:45 am | 6:36 am | 8:33 pm | 10:24 pm | 11:46 pm | 10h 5m | 34.1° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 6 | 3:26 am | 4:48 am | 6:39 am | 8:30 pm | 10:19 pm | 11:40 pm | 10h 11m | 33.8° | 285° WNW |
| Mon 7 | 3:32 am | 4:52 am | 6:41 am | 8:27 pm | 10:15 pm | 11:33 pm | 10h 17m | 33.4° | 284° WNW |
| Tue 8 | 3:37 am | 4:56 am | 6:44 am | 8:23 pm | 10:11 pm | 11:27 pm | 10h 23m | 33.0° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 9 | 3:43 am | 4:59 am | 6:47 am | 8:20 pm | 10:07 pm | 11:21 pm | 10h 29m | 32.6° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 10 | 3:48 am | 5:03 am | 6:49 am | 8:17 pm | 10:03 pm | 11:15 pm | 10h 35m | 32.2° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 11 | 3:53 am | 5:06 am | 6:52 am | 8:13 pm | 9:58 pm | 11:10 pm | 10h 41m | 31.9° | 281° W |
| Sat 12 | 3:58 am | 5:09 am | 6:55 am | 8:10 pm | 9:54 pm | 11:04 pm | 10h 47m | 31.5° | 280° W |
| Sun 13 | 4:03 am | 5:13 am | 6:57 am | 8:07 pm | 9:50 pm | 10:59 pm | 10h 53m | 31.1° | 279° W |
| Mon 14 | 4:07 am | 5:16 am | 7:00 am | 8:03 pm | 9:47 pm | 10:54 pm | 10h 59m | 30.7° | 278° W |
| Tue 15 | 4:12 am | 5:19 am | 7:03 am | 8:00 pm | 9:43 pm | 10:49 pm | 11h 5m | 30.3° | 277° W |
| Wed 16 | 4:16 am | 5:22 am | 7:05 am | 7:57 pm | 9:39 pm | 10:44 pm | 11h 11m | 29.9° | 277° W |
| Thu 17 | 4:20 am | 5:26 am | 7:08 am | 7:53 pm | 9:35 pm | 10:39 pm | 11h 17m | 29.6° | 276° W |
| Fri 18 | 4:24 am | 5:29 am | 7:11 am | 7:50 pm | 9:31 pm | 10:35 pm | 11h 23m | 29.2° | 275° W |
| Sat 19 | 4:28 am | 5:32 am | 7:13 am | 7:47 pm | 9:27 pm | 10:30 pm | 11h 29m | 28.8° | 274° W |
| Sun 20 | 4:32 am | 5:35 am | 7:16 am | 7:43 pm | 9:23 pm | 10:25 pm | 11h 35m | 28.4° | 273° W |
| Mon 21 | 4:36 am | 5:38 am | 7:18 am | 7:40 pm | 9:20 pm | 10:21 pm | 11h 41m | 28.0° | 272° W |
| Tue 22 | 4:40 am | 5:41 am | 7:21 am | 7:37 pm | 9:16 pm | 10:17 pm | 11h 47m | 27.6° | 272° W |
| Wed 23 | 4:43 am | 5:44 am | 7:24 am | 7:33 pm | 9:12 pm | 10:12 pm | 11h 53m | 27.2° | 271° W |
| Thu 24 | 4:47 am | 5:47 am | 7:26 am | 7:30 pm | 9:09 pm | 10:08 pm | 11h 59m | 26.8° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 4:50 am | 5:50 am | 7:29 am | 7:27 pm | 9:05 pm | 10:04 pm | 12h 4m | 26.5° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 4:54 am | 5:53 am | 7:32 am | 7:23 pm | 9:02 pm | 10:00 pm | 12h 10m | 26.1° | 268° W |
| Sun 27 | 4:57 am | 5:56 am | 7:34 am | 7:20 pm | 8:58 pm | 9:56 pm | 12h 16m | 25.7° | 267° W |
| Mon 28 | 5:01 am | 5:59 am | 7:37 am | 7:17 pm | 8:54 pm | 9:52 pm | 12h 22m | 25.3° | 267° W |
| Tue 29 | 5:04 am | 6:02 am | 7:40 am | 7:13 pm | 8:51 pm | 9:48 pm | 12h 28m | 24.9° | 266° W |
| Wed 30 | 5:07 am | 6:04 am | 7:42 am | 7:10 pm | 8:48 pm | 9:44 pm | 12h 34m | 24.5° | 265° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:00 am | 7:45 am | 1:27 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:51 pm | 11h 21m | −5:59 | 6:06 pm–7:34 pm | 🌖 72% |
| Fri 2 | 7:03 am | 7:48 am | 1:26 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:48 pm | 11h 15m | −5:59 | 6:03 pm–7:31 pm | 🌖 60% |
| Sat 3 | 7:05 am | 7:50 am | 1:26 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:45 pm | 11h 9m | −5:59 | 5:59 pm–7:28 pm | 🌗 49% |
| Sun 4 | 7:08 am | 7:53 am | 1:26 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:42 pm | 11h 3m | −5:59 | 5:56 pm–7:24 pm | 🌘 37% |
| Mon 5 | 7:11 am | 7:56 am | 1:25 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:38 pm | 10h 57m | −5:59 | 5:52 pm–7:21 pm | 🌘 26% |
| Tue 6 | 7:13 am | 7:58 am | 1:25 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:35 pm | 10h 51m | −5:59 | 5:48 pm–7:18 pm | 🌘 17% |
| Wed 7 | 7:16 am | 8:01 am | 1:25 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:32 pm | 10h 45m | −5:59 | 5:45 pm–7:15 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Thu 8 | 7:19 am | 8:04 am | 1:24 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:29 pm | 10h 39m | −5:59 | 5:41 pm–7:11 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Fri 9 | 7:21 am | 8:07 am | 1:24 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:26 pm | 10h 33m | −5:59 | 5:38 pm–7:08 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 7:24 am | 8:09 am | 1:24 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:22 pm | 10h 27m | −5:59 | 5:34 pm–7:05 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 7:27 am | 8:12 am | 1:24 pm | 6:34 pm | 7:19 pm | 10h 22m | −5:59 | 5:30 pm–7:02 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Mon 12 | 7:29 am | 8:15 am | 1:23 pm | 6:31 pm | 7:16 pm | 10h 16m | −5:59 | 5:27 pm–6:59 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Tue 13 | 7:32 am | 8:17 am | 1:23 pm | 6:28 pm | 7:13 pm | 10h 10m | −5:59 | 5:23 pm–6:56 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Wed 14 | 7:35 am | 8:20 am | 1:23 pm | 6:24 pm | 7:10 pm | 10h 4m | −5:59 | 5:20 pm–6:52 pm | 🌒 17% |
| Thu 15 | 7:37 am | 8:23 am | 1:23 pm | 6:21 pm | 7:07 pm | 9h 58m | −5:59 | 5:16 pm–6:49 pm | 🌒 24% |
| Fri 16 | 7:40 am | 8:26 am | 1:22 pm | 6:18 pm | 7:04 pm | 9h 52m | −5:59 | 5:12 pm–6:46 pm | 🌒 33% |
| Sat 17 | 7:42 am | 8:29 am | 1:22 pm | 6:15 pm | 7:01 pm | 9h 46m | −5:59 | 5:09 pm–6:43 pm | 🌒 42% |
| Sun 18 | 7:45 am | 8:31 am | 1:22 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:58 pm | 9h 40m | −5:59 | 5:05 pm–6:40 pm | 🌓 51% |
| Mon 19 | 7:48 am | 8:34 am | 1:22 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:55 pm | 9h 34m | −5:59 | 5:01 pm–6:37 pm | 🌔 60% |
| Tue 20 | 7:50 am | 8:37 am | 1:22 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:52 pm | 9h 28m | −5:58 | 4:57 pm–6:34 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Wed 21 | 7:53 am | 8:40 am | 1:22 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:49 pm | 9h 22m | −5:58 | 4:54 pm–6:31 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Thu 22 | 7:56 am | 8:43 am | 1:21 pm | 5:59 pm | 6:46 pm | 9h 16m | −5:58 | 4:50 pm–6:28 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Fri 23 | 7:58 am | 8:46 am | 1:21 pm | 5:56 pm | 6:43 pm | 9h 10m | −5:58 | 4:46 pm–6:25 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Sat 24 | 8:01 am | 8:48 am | 1:21 pm | 5:53 pm | 6:40 pm | 9h 4m | −5:57 | 4:42 pm–6:22 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sun 25 | 8:03 am | 8:51 am | 1:21 pm | 5:50 pm | 6:37 pm | 8h 58m | −5:57 | 4:38 pm–6:19 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Mon 26 | 8:06 am | 8:54 am | 1:21 pm | 5:47 pm | 6:35 pm | 8h 52m | −5:57 | 4:35 pm–6:16 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 8:09 am | 8:57 am | 1:21 pm | 5:43 pm | 6:32 pm | 8h 46m | −5:56 | 4:31 pm–6:13 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Wed 28 | 8:11 am | 9:00 am | 1:21 pm | 5:40 pm | 6:29 pm | 8h 40m | −5:56 | 4:27 pm–6:11 pm | 🌖 92% |
| Thu 29 | 8:14 am | 9:03 am | 1:21 pm | 5:37 pm | 6:26 pm | 8h 34m | −5:55 | 4:23 pm–6:08 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Fri 30 | 8:17 am | 9:06 am | 1:21 pm | 5:34 pm | 6:23 pm | 8h 28m | −5:54 | 4:19 pm–6:05 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Sat 31 | 8:19 am | 9:09 am | 1:21 pm | 5:31 pm | 6:21 pm | 8h 22m | −5:53 | 4:15 pm–6:02 pm | 🌖 64% |
Longest and shortest day in Yellowknife
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 19h 59m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 4h 57m.
Between them the day length swings by 15h 2m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 3:03 pm on 17 December; the latest is 11:39 pm on 22 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 3:39 am on 19 June to 10:08 am on 25 December.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 25m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Yellowknife different
Clock noon and solar noon are 89 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 13:29 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.
At 62.5°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 45 minutes to arrive: 21 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.
Photographers get 87 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 2.2× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 15h 2m here — among the widest of the 83 cities tracked in Canada.
Between solstices the sunset walks 119° across the horizon — SSW in midwinter, NNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.
Sunset drifts 3 minutes earlier each day this month — 96 minutes from the first of September to the last.
On 1 November 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 5:29 pm instead of 5:31 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in Yellowknife
Arrive by 6:12 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:27 pm and the sun is down by 7:27 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 269° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 7:54 pm and runs to 8:11 pm, the end of civil twilight and 44m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Yellowknife today?
The sun sets in Yellowknife at 7:27 pm today, Friday 25 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Yellowknife?
It takes 44m. Civil twilight ends at 8:11 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Yellowknife?
Evening golden hour runs 6:27 pm to 7:54 pm today, lasting 1h 27m.