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Yellowknife, NT, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 16.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 7:52:35 am
Sunrise Today: 9:47 am↑ 130° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:55 pm↑ 230° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 3:47 pm↑ 164° South
Moonset Today: 6:25 pm↑ 198° South
Daylight Hours: 7 hours, 8 minutes (-5m 32s)

Today's Sun Position in Yellowknife

Time: 7:52 am
Altitude: -12.5°
Direction: 105° E
Phase: Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 7h 8m 21s (Nov 13, 2026)

5 minutes, 32 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 12, 2026)

2 hours, 10 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

12 hours, 50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Yellowknife Today

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Night 12:00 am – 7:03 am
Astro. Twilight 7:03 am – 7:56 am
Nautical Twilight 7:56 am – 8:53 am
Civil Twilight 8:53 am – 9:47 am
Daylight 9:47 am – 4:55 pm
Civil Twilight 4:55 pm – 5:49 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:49 pm – 6:45 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:45 pm – 7:38 pm
Night 7:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Yellowknife - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 13 9:47 am 4:55 pm 7:08:21 −5:32 1:21 pm (9.5°) 91.988
Nov 14 9:50 am 4:52 pm 7:02:52 −5:29 1:21 pm (9.3°) 91.966
Nov 15 9:53 am 4:50 pm 6:57:26 −5:26 1:22 pm (9.0°) 91.945
Nov 16 9:55 am 4:47 pm 6:52:02 −5:23 1:22 pm (8.8°) 91.924
Nov 17 9:58 am 4:45 pm 6:46:43 −5:19 1:22 pm (8.5°) 91.904
Nov 18 10:01 am 4:43 pm 6:41:26 −5:16 1:22 pm (8.3°) 91.884
Nov 19 10:04 am 4:40 pm 6:36:14 −5:12 1:22 pm (8.1°) 91.864
* All times are local time for Yellowknife. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Yellowknife

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Yellowknife - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 13 3:47 pm 6:25 pm - 5:03 pm (0.9°) 252,024 19.0%
Nov 14 3:40 pm 8:13 pm - 5:52 pm (3.3°) 251,504 27.2%
Nov 15 3:35 pm 9:54 pm - 6:38 pm (6.9°) 250,205 36.2%
Nov 16 3:30 pm 11:30 pm - 7:22 pm (11.4°) 248,114 45.9%
Nov 17 3:26 pm - - 8:05 pm (16.7°) 245,286 56.0%
Nov 18 - 1:03 am 3:22 pm 8:48 pm (22.6°) 241,848 66.0%
Nov 19 - 2:36 am 3:18 pm 9:31 pm (28.8°) 238,005 75.7%
* All times are local time for Yellowknife. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Yellowknife This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Nov 13, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 7:45 am Fri 4:54 pm Fri 12:19 pm Difficult to see
Venus Fri 6:47 am Fri 4:09 pm Fri 11:28 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Thu 11:47 pm Fri 4:06 pm Fri 7:57 am Average visibility
Jupiter Fri 12:03 am Fri 3:54 pm Fri 7:59 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Fri 4:28 pm Sat 4:51 am Fri 10:39 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Thu 5:02 pm Fri 11:30 am Fri 2:16 am Average visibility
Neptune Fri 4:13 pm Sat 4:12 am Fri 10:13 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Yellowknife.

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