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

Moon: 56.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 11:17:35 pm
Sunrise Today: 4:59 am↑ 48° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:10 pm↑ 312° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:23 am↑ 147° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:38 am↑ 216° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 17 hours, 11 minutes (+5m 50s)
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Today's Sun Position in Yellowknife

Time: 11:17 pm
Altitude: -5.8°
Direction: 327° NW
Phase: Civil Twilight

Day length today: 17h 11m 17s (May 8, 2026)

5 minutes, 50 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2026)

12 hours, 13 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

2 hours, 48 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

Today it does not get darker than Nautical Twilight.

Nautical Twilight 12:00 am – 3:50 am
Civil Twilight 3:50 am – 4:59 am
Daylight 4:59 am – 10:10 pm
Civil Twilight 10:10 pm – 11:20 pm
Nautical Twilight 11:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Yellowknife - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 8 4:59 am 10:10 pm 17:11:17 +5:50 1:33 pm (44.8°) 93.823
May 9 4:56 am 10:13 pm 17:17:06 +5:49 1:33 pm (45.1°) 93.845
May 10 4:53 am 10:16 pm 17:22:54 +5:47 1:33 pm (45.3°) 93.867
May 11 4:50 am 10:19 pm 17:28:40 +5:45 1:33 pm (45.6°) 93.889
May 12 4:47 am 10:22 pm 17:34:23 +5:43 1:33 pm (45.8°) 93.911
May 13 4:44 am 10:24 pm 17:40:05 +5:41 1:33 pm (46.1°) 93.932
May 14 4:41 am 10:27 pm 17:45:44 +5:39 1:33 pm (46.3°) 93.952
* All times are local time for Yellowknife. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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: 56.7%
Time: 11:17 pm
Altitude: -32.6°
Direction: 70° E
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
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 8 4:23 am 9:38 am - 6:54 am (4.6°) 248,129 63.2%
May 9 4:16 am 11:21 am - 7:41 am (8.8°) 245,387 53.2%
May 10 4:11 am 1:00 pm - 8:26 am (14.0°) 242,046 42.9%
May 11 4:05 am 2:38 pm - 9:11 am (20.0°) 238,260 32.5%
May 12 4:00 am 4:17 pm - 9:56 am (26.4°) 234,284 22.6%
May 13 3:55 am 6:01 pm - 10:42 am (33.2°) 230,412 13.7%
May 14 3:50 am 7:53 pm - 11:32 am (39.8°) 227,002 6.6%
* All times are local time for Yellowknife. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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, May 8, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:01 am Sat 9:27 pm Sat 1:11 pm Difficult to see
Venus Fri 5:30 am Sat 1:45 am Fri 3:36 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 4:45 am Sat 7:03 pm Sat 11:53 am Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 8:21 am Sat 3:32 am Fri 5:57 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:48 am Sat 5:27 pm Sat 11:07 am Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Fri 5:20 am Fri 11:30 pm Fri 2:25 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 4:37 am Sat 4:47 pm Sat 10:42 am Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Yellowknife.

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