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

Moon: 93.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 3, 2026 at 11:58:10 pm
Sunrise Today: 8:59 am↑ 126° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:43 pm↑ 235° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 7:50 pm↑ 77° East
Moonset Today: 9:27 am↑ 289° West
Daylight Hours: 7 hours, 44 minutes (+5m 47s)
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Today's Sun Position in Yellowknife

Time: 11:58 pm
Altitude: -42.8°
Direction: 342° N
Phase: Night

Day length today: 7h 44m 24s (Feb 3, 2026)

5 minutes, 47 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 2, 2026)

2 hours, 46 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

12 hours, 14 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Yellowknife today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Yellowknife Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Yellowknife today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 6:21 am
Astro. Twilight 6:21 am – 7:13 am
Nautical Twilight 7:13 am – 8:08 am
Civil Twilight 8:08 am – 8:59 am
Daylight 8:59 am – 4:43 pm
Civil Twilight 4:43 pm – 5:35 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:35 pm – 6:30 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:30 pm – 7:22 pm
Night 7:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Yellowknife - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 3 8:59 am 4:43 pm 7:44:24 +5:47 12:51 pm (11.3°) 91.627
Feb 4 8:56 am 4:46 pm 7:50:13 +5:48 12:51 pm (11.6°) 91.641
Feb 5 8:53 am 4:49 pm 7:56:04 +5:50 12:51 pm (11.9°) 91.656
Feb 6 8:51 am 4:52 pm 8:01:56 +5:52 12:51 pm (12.2°) 91.672
Feb 7 8:48 am 4:55 pm 8:07:49 +5:53 12:51 pm (12.5°) 91.688
Feb 8 8:45 am 4:58 pm 8:13:44 +5:54 12:51 pm (12.8°) 91.704
Feb 9 8:42 am 5:01 pm 8:19:39 +5:55 12:51 pm (13.1°) 91.721
* All times are local time for Yellowknife. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 20 8:46 am
June solstice Jun 21 2:25 am
September equinox Sep 22 6:05 pm
December solstice Dec 21 1:50 pm
* All times are local Yellowknife time.

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Today's Moon in Yellowknife

Percent Illuminated: 93.3%
Time: 11:58 pm
Altitude: 24.2°
Direction: 133° SE
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Yellowknife today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Yellowknife - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 3 - 9:27 am 7:50 pm 2:04 am (37.6°) 234,652 97.4%
Feb 4 - 9:21 am 9:27 pm 2:50 am (31.2°) 237,923 92.6%
Feb 5 - 9:16 am 11:01 pm 3:34 am (24.7°) 241,303 86.1%
Feb 6 - 9:10 am - 4:16 am (18.6°) 244,522 78.1%
Feb 7 12:35 am 9:04 am - 4:58 am (13.0°) 247,313 69.1%
Feb 8 2:12 am 8:58 am - 5:42 am (8.0°) 249,478 59.6%
Feb 9 3:54 am 8:49 am - 6:28 am (4.0°) 250,861 49.8%
* 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, Tue, Feb 3, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 9:25 am Wed 5:45 pm Wed 1:34 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 9:20 am Wed 5:22 pm Wed 1:20 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 9:04 am Wed 3:50 pm Wed 12:27 pm Not visible
Jupiter Tue 1:13 pm Wed 8:34 am Tue 10:53 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 9:51 am Wed 9:22 pm Wed 3:36 pm Average visibility
Uranus Tue 10:25 am Wed 4:16 am Tue 7:21 pm Average visibility
Neptune Wed 9:44 am Wed 9:35 pm Wed 3:40 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Yellowknife.

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