Sunset and sunrise times in Yellowknife, Canada
In Yellowknife, Canada the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 9:10 pm and rises at 6:07 am. Daylight lasts 15h 2m; evening golden hour runs from 8:07 pm to 9:41 pm.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 5:14 am
- Sunrise
- 6:07 am
- Solar noon
- 1:39 pm
- Sunset
- 9:10 pm
- Last light
- 10:01 pm
- Day length
- 15h 2m
8h 49m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 8:07 pm – 9:41 pm
- Blue hour
- 9:41 pm – 10:01 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 38.1°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 8:54 pm / 2:00 am
The sun sets at 295° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 6:09 am Sunset 9:06 pm Golden hour 8:04 pm – 9:37 pm Day length 14h 56m 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, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 3:47 am | 5:00 am | 1:43 pm | 10:25 pm | 11:37 pm | 17h 24m | −5:41 | 9:12 pm–11:06 pm | 🌖 91% |
| Sun 2 | 3:51 am | 5:03 am | 1:43 pm | 10:22 pm | 11:32 pm | 17h 18m | −5:43 | 9:10 pm–11:02 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Mon 3 | 3:55 am | 5:06 am | 1:43 pm | 10:19 pm | 11:28 pm | 17h 13m | −5:45 | 9:07 pm–10:58 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Tue 4 | 3:59 am | 5:08 am | 1:43 pm | 10:16 pm | 11:24 pm | 17h 7m | −5:47 | 9:05 pm–10:55 pm | 🌖 65% |
| Wed 5 | 4:03 am | 5:11 am | 1:43 pm | 10:13 pm | 11:20 pm | 17h 1m | −5:48 | 9:02 pm–10:51 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Thu 6 | 4:07 am | 5:14 am | 1:43 pm | 10:10 pm | 11:15 pm | 16h 55m | −5:49 | 9:00 pm–10:48 pm | 🌘 42% |
| Fri 7 | 4:11 am | 5:17 am | 1:43 pm | 10:07 pm | 11:11 pm | 16h 49m | −5:50 | 8:57 pm–10:44 pm | 🌘 30% |
| Sat 8 | 4:15 am | 5:20 am | 1:43 pm | 10:04 pm | 11:07 pm | 16h 44m | −5:52 | 8:55 pm–10:41 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Sun 9 | 4:19 am | 5:22 am | 1:42 pm | 10:01 pm | 11:03 pm | 16h 38m | −5:53 | 8:52 pm–10:37 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Mon 10 | 4:22 am | 5:25 am | 1:42 pm | 9:57 pm | 10:59 pm | 16h 32m | −5:53 | 8:50 pm–10:34 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Tue 11 | 4:26 am | 5:28 am | 1:42 pm | 9:54 pm | 10:55 pm | 16h 26m | −5:54 | 8:47 pm–10:30 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Wed 12 | 4:30 am | 5:31 am | 1:42 pm | 9:51 pm | 10:51 pm | 16h 20m | −5:55 | 8:44 pm–10:26 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 4:33 am | 5:34 am | 1:42 pm | 9:48 pm | 10:47 pm | 16h 14m | −5:56 | 8:42 pm–10:23 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Fri 14 | 4:37 am | 5:36 am | 1:42 pm | 9:45 pm | 10:43 pm | 16h 8m | −5:56 | 8:39 pm–10:19 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Sat 15 | 4:41 am | 5:39 am | 1:41 pm | 9:42 pm | 10:40 pm | 16h 2m | −5:57 | 8:36 pm–10:16 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Sun 16 | 4:44 am | 5:42 am | 1:41 pm | 9:39 pm | 10:36 pm | 15h 56m | −5:57 | 8:33 pm–10:12 pm | 🌒 19% |
| Mon 17 | 4:48 am | 5:45 am | 1:41 pm | 9:35 pm | 10:32 pm | 15h 50m | −5:58 | 8:31 pm–10:09 pm | 🌒 27% |
| Tue 18 | 4:51 am | 5:47 am | 1:41 pm | 9:32 pm | 10:28 pm | 15h 44m | −5:58 | 8:28 pm–10:05 pm | 🌒 37% |
| Wed 19 | 4:54 am | 5:50 am | 1:41 pm | 9:29 pm | 10:24 pm | 15h 38m | −5:58 | 8:25 pm–10:02 pm | 🌓 46% |
| Thu 20 | 4:58 am | 5:53 am | 1:40 pm | 9:26 pm | 10:20 pm | 15h 32m | −5:58 | 8:22 pm–9:58 pm | 🌔 56% |
| Fri 21 | 5:01 am | 5:56 am | 1:40 pm | 9:23 pm | 10:17 pm | 15h 26m | −5:59 | 8:19 pm–9:55 pm | 🌔 65% |
| Sat 22 | 5:04 am | 5:58 am | 1:40 pm | 9:19 pm | 10:13 pm | 15h 20m | −5:59 | 8:16 pm–9:51 pm | 🌔 74% |
| Sun 23 | 5:08 am | 6:01 am | 1:40 pm | 9:16 pm | 10:09 pm | 15h 14m | −5:59 | 8:13 pm–9:48 pm | 🌔 82% |
| Mon 24 | 5:11 am | 6:04 am | 1:39 pm | 9:13 pm | 10:05 pm | 15h 8m | −5:59 | 8:10 pm–9:44 pm | 🌔 88% |
| Tue 25 | 5:14 am | 6:07 am | 1:39 pm | 9:10 pm | 10:01 pm | 15h 2m | −5:59 | 8:07 pm–9:41 pm | 🌔 94% |
| Wed 26 | 5:17 am | 6:09 am | 1:39 pm | 9:06 pm | 9:58 pm | 14h 56m | −5:59 | 8:04 pm–9:37 pm | 🌔 98% |
| Thu 27 | 5:20 am | 6:12 am | 1:38 pm | 9:03 pm | 9:54 pm | 14h 51m | −5:59 | 8:01 pm–9:34 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Fri 28 | 5:24 am | 6:15 am | 1:38 pm | 9:00 pm | 9:50 pm | 14h 45m | −5:59 | 7:58 pm–9:30 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 5:27 am | 6:17 am | 1:38 pm | 8:56 pm | 9:47 pm | 14h 39m | −5:59 | 7:55 pm–9:27 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Sun 30 | 5:30 am | 6:20 am | 1:38 pm | 8:53 pm | 9:43 pm | 14h 33m | −5:59 | 7:52 pm–9:23 pm | 🌖 93% |
| Mon 31 | 5:33 am | 6:23 am | 1:37 pm | 8:50 pm | 9:39 pm | 14h 27m | −5:59 | 7:49 pm–9:20 pm | 🌖 87% |
More columns for August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | — | — | 5:00 am | 10:25 pm | — | — | 6h 38m | 45.4° | 313° NW |
| Sun 2 | — | — | 5:03 am | 10:22 pm | — | — | 6h 43m | 45.1° | 313° NW |
| Mon 3 | — | — | 5:06 am | 10:19 pm | — | — | 6h 49m | 44.9° | 312° NW |
| Tue 4 | — | — | 5:08 am | 10:16 pm | — | — | 6h 55m | 44.6° | 311° NW |
| Wed 5 | — | — | 5:11 am | 10:13 pm | — | — | 7h 1m | 44.3° | 310° NW |
| Thu 6 | — | — | 5:14 am | 10:10 pm | — | — | 7h 7m | 44.1° | 310° NW |
| Fri 7 | — | — | 5:17 am | 10:07 pm | — | — | 7h 12m | 43.8° | 309° NW |
| Sat 8 | — | — | 5:20 am | 10:04 pm | — | — | 7h 18m | 43.5° | 308° NW |
| Sun 9 | — | — | 5:22 am | 10:01 pm | — | — | 7h 24m | 43.2° | 307° NW |
| Mon 10 | — | 1:53 am | 5:25 am | 9:57 pm | 1:07 am | — | 7h 30m | 42.9° | 307° NW |
| Tue 11 | — | 2:19 am | 5:28 am | 9:54 pm | 12:53 am | — | 7h 36m | 42.6° | 306° NW |
| Wed 12 | — | 2:32 am | 5:31 am | 9:51 pm | 12:42 am | — | 7h 42m | 42.3° | 305° NW |
| Thu 13 | — | 2:43 am | 5:34 am | 9:48 pm | 12:32 am | — | 7h 48m | 42.0° | 304° NW |
| Fri 14 | — | 2:52 am | 5:36 am | 9:45 pm | 12:23 am | — | 7h 54m | 41.7° | 304° WNW |
| Sat 15 | — | 3:01 am | 5:39 am | 9:42 pm | 12:16 am | — | 8h 0m | 41.4° | 303° WNW |
| Sun 16 | — | 3:08 am | 5:42 am | 9:39 pm | 12:08 am | — | 8h 6m | 41.1° | 302° WNW |
| Mon 17 | — | 3:15 am | 5:45 am | 9:35 pm | 12:01 am | — | 8h 11m | 40.8° | 301° WNW |
| Tue 18 | — | 3:21 am | 5:47 am | 9:32 pm | 11:55 pm | — | 8h 17m | 40.4° | 300° WNW |
| Wed 19 | — | 3:28 am | 5:50 am | 9:29 pm | 11:48 pm | — | 8h 23m | 40.1° | 300° WNW |
| Thu 20 | — | 3:33 am | 5:53 am | 9:26 pm | 11:42 pm | — | 8h 29m | 39.8° | 299° WNW |
| Fri 21 | — | 3:39 am | 5:56 am | 9:23 pm | 11:37 pm | — | 8h 35m | 39.4° | 298° WNW |
| Sat 22 | — | 3:44 am | 5:58 am | 9:19 pm | 11:31 pm | — | 8h 41m | 39.1° | 297° WNW |
| Sun 23 | — | 3:49 am | 6:01 am | 9:16 pm | 11:26 pm | — | 8h 47m | 38.8° | 296° WNW |
| Mon 24 | — | 3:54 am | 6:04 am | 9:13 pm | 11:20 pm | — | 8h 53m | 38.4° | 296° WNW |
| Tue 25 | — | 3:59 am | 6:07 am | 9:10 pm | 11:15 pm | — | 8h 59m | 38.1° | 295° WNW |
| Wed 26 | — | 4:04 am | 6:09 am | 9:06 pm | 11:10 pm | — | 9h 5m | 37.7° | 294° WNW |
| Thu 27 | — | 4:08 am | 6:12 am | 9:03 pm | 11:05 pm | — | 9h 11m | 37.4° | 293° WNW |
| Fri 28 | — | 4:13 am | 6:15 am | 9:00 pm | 11:00 pm | — | 9h 17m | 37.0° | 292° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 2:08 am | 4:17 am | 6:17 am | 8:56 pm | 10:55 pm | 12:51 am | 9h 23m | 36.7° | 292° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 2:26 am | 4:21 am | 6:20 am | 8:53 pm | 10:50 pm | 12:38 am | 9h 29m | 36.3° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 31 | 2:38 am | 4:25 am | 6:23 am | 8:50 pm | 10:46 pm | 12:27 am | 9h 35m | 36.0° | 290° WNW |
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% |
Longest and shortest day in Yellowknife
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 19h 59m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 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 40 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:39 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 1:39 pm.
At 62.5°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 52 minutes to arrive: 28 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.
Photographers get 93 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 2.3× the 41 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 WNW.
Sunset drifts 3 minutes earlier each day this month — 95 minutes from the first of August 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.
There is no true astronomical night here right now: the sun bottoms out at -16.8° below the horizon around 1:39 am, and the sky keeps a faint glow until dawn.
Planning a sunset photo in Yellowknife
Arrive by 7:52 pm. Golden hour opens at 8:07 pm and the sun is down by 9:10 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 295° 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 9:41 pm and runs to 10:01 pm, the end of civil twilight and 51m 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 9:10 pm today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Yellowknife?
It takes 51m. Civil twilight ends at 10:01 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Yellowknife?
Evening golden hour runs 8:07 pm to 9:41 pm today, lasting 1h 33m.