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Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

8:29 am – 3:10 pm
6 hours, 41 minutes

Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 11:45:39 am
Sun Direction: ↑ 179° South
Sun Altitude: 7.8°
Sun Distance: 91.990 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2026 3:50 pm (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 8:29 am↑ 133° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:10 pm↑ 227° Southwest

2026 Sun Graph for Cape Dorset

December 2026 — Sun in Cape Dorset

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 9:25 am ↑ (146°) 2:24 pm ↑ (214°) 4:58:20 −4:52 6:09 am 5:39 pm 7:08 am 4:41 pm 8:14 am 3:35 pm 11:55 am (4.1°) 91.662
2 9:28 am ↑ (146°) 2:22 pm ↑ (214°) 4:53:36 −4:43 6:11 am 5:39 pm 7:10 am 4:40 pm 8:16 am 3:34 pm 11:55 am (3.9°) 91.648
3 9:31 am ↑ (147°) 2:20 pm ↑ (213°) 4:49:02 −4:34 6:13 am 5:38 pm 7:12 am 4:39 pm 8:18 am 3:32 pm 11:56 am (3.8°) 91.634
4 9:33 am ↑ (147°) 2:18 pm ↑ (213°) 4:44:37 −4:24 6:14 am 5:37 pm 7:13 am 4:38 pm 8:20 am 3:31 pm 11:56 am (3.7°) 91.620
5 9:36 am ↑ (148°) 2:16 pm ↑ (212°) 4:40:23 −4:14 6:16 am 5:36 pm 7:15 am 4:37 pm 8:22 am 3:30 pm 11:56 am (3.5°) 91.607
6 9:38 am ↑ (148°) 2:15 pm ↑ (212°) 4:36:20 −4:03 6:17 am 5:36 pm 7:17 am 4:37 pm 8:24 am 3:29 pm 11:57 am (3.4°) 91.594
7 9:41 am ↑ (149°) 2:13 pm ↑ (211°) 4:32:28 −3:51 6:19 am 5:35 pm 7:18 am 4:36 pm 8:26 am 3:28 pm 11:57 am (3.3°) 91.582
8 9:43 am ↑ (149°) 2:12 pm ↑ (211°) 4:28:49 −3:39 6:20 am 5:35 pm 7:20 am 4:35 pm 8:27 am 3:28 pm 11:58 am (3.2°) 91.570
9 9:45 am ↑ (150°) 2:11 pm ↑ (210°) 4:25:22 −3:26 6:21 am 5:35 pm 7:21 am 4:35 pm 8:29 am 3:27 pm 11:58 am (3.1°) 91.558
10 9:47 am ↑ (150°) 2:10 pm ↑ (210°) 4:22:09 −3:13 6:23 am 5:34 pm 7:22 am 4:35 pm 8:31 am 3:26 pm 11:59 am (3.0°) 91.546
11 9:49 am ↑ (150°) 2:08 pm ↑ (210°) 4:19:10 −2:58 6:24 am 5:34 pm 7:24 am 4:34 pm 8:32 am 3:26 pm 11:59 am (3.0°) 91.535
12 9:51 am ↑ (151°) 2:08 pm ↑ (209°) 4:16:26 −2:44 6:25 am 5:34 pm 7:25 am 4:34 pm 8:33 am 3:25 pm 12:00 pm (2.9°) 91.524
13 9:53 am ↑ (151°) 2:07 pm ↑ (209°) 4:13:57 −2:28 6:26 am 5:34 pm 7:26 am 4:34 pm 8:35 am 3:25 pm 12:00 pm (2.8°) 91.514
14 9:54 am ↑ (151°) 2:06 pm ↑ (209°) 4:11:44 −2:13 6:27 am 5:34 pm 7:27 am 4:34 pm 8:36 am 3:25 pm 12:00 pm (2.8°) 91.504
15 9:56 am ↑ (152°) 2:06 pm ↑ (208°) 4:09:47 −1:56 6:28 am 5:34 pm 7:28 am 4:34 pm 8:37 am 3:25 pm 12:01 pm (2.7°) 91.494
16 9:57 am ↑ (152°) 2:05 pm ↑ (208°) 4:08:06 −1:40 6:29 am 5:34 pm 7:29 am 4:34 pm 8:38 am 3:25 pm 12:01 pm (2.7°) 91.484
17 9:58 am ↑ (152°) 2:05 pm ↑ (208°) 4:06:43 −1:23 6:29 am 5:34 pm 7:30 am 4:34 pm 8:39 am 3:25 pm 12:02 pm (2.6°) 91.475
18 10:00 am ↑ (152°) 2:05 pm ↑ (208°) 4:05:38 −1:05 6:30 am 5:34 pm 7:30 am 4:34 pm 8:40 am 3:25 pm 12:02 pm (2.6°) 91.467
19 10:00 am ↑ (152°) 2:05 pm ↑ (208°) 4:04:50 −0:47 6:31 am 5:35 pm 7:31 am 4:35 pm 8:41 am 3:25 pm 12:03 pm (2.6°) 91.459
20 10:01 am ↑ (152°) 2:06 pm ↑ (208°) 4:04:20 −0:29 6:32 am 5:35 pm 7:32 am 4:35 pm 8:41 am 3:25 pm 12:03 pm (2.6°) 91.451
21 10:02 am ↑ (152°) 2:06 pm ↑ (208°) 4:04:08 −0:11 6:32 am 5:36 pm 7:32 am 4:35 pm 8:42 am 3:26 pm 12:04 pm (2.6°) 91.445
22 10:02 am ↑ (152°) 2:07 pm ↑ (208°) 4:04:15 +0:06 6:33 am 5:36 pm 7:33 am 4:36 pm 8:42 am 3:26 pm 12:04 pm (2.6°) 91.438
23 10:03 am ↑ (152°) 2:07 pm ↑ (208°) 4:04:39 +0:24 6:33 am 5:37 pm 7:33 am 4:37 pm 8:43 am 3:27 pm 12:05 pm (2.6°) 91.433
24 10:03 am ↑ (152°) 2:08 pm ↑ (208°) 4:05:21 +0:42 6:33 am 5:37 pm 7:34 am 4:37 pm 8:43 am 3:28 pm 12:05 pm (2.6°) 91.427
25 10:03 am ↑ (152°) 2:09 pm ↑ (208°) 4:06:22 +1:00 6:34 am 5:38 pm 7:34 am 4:38 pm 8:43 am 3:29 pm 12:06 pm (2.6°) 91.423
26 10:03 am ↑ (152°) 2:10 pm ↑ (208°) 4:07:39 +1:17 6:34 am 5:39 pm 7:34 am 4:39 pm 8:43 am 3:30 pm 12:06 pm (2.7°) 91.419
27 10:02 am ↑ (152°) 2:12 pm ↑ (208°) 4:09:14 +1:35 6:34 am 5:40 pm 7:34 am 4:40 pm 8:43 am 3:31 pm 12:07 pm (2.7°) 91.416
28 10:02 am ↑ (151°) 2:13 pm ↑ (209°) 4:11:06 +1:51 6:34 am 5:41 pm 7:34 am 4:41 pm 8:43 am 3:32 pm 12:07 pm (2.8°) 91.413
29 10:01 am ↑ (151°) 2:15 pm ↑ (209°) 4:13:15 +2:08 6:34 am 5:42 pm 7:34 am 4:42 pm 8:43 am 3:33 pm 12:08 pm (2.8°) 91.411
30 10:01 am ↑ (151°) 2:16 pm ↑ (209°) 4:15:39 +2:24 6:34 am 5:43 pm 7:34 am 4:43 pm 8:43 am 3:34 pm 12:08 pm (2.9°) 91.409
31 10:00 am ↑ (151°) 2:18 pm ↑ (209°) 4:18:19 +2:40 6:34 am 5:44 pm 7:34 am 4:44 pm 8:42 am 3:36 pm 12:09 pm (2.9°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Cape Dorset. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Cape Dorset is at 3:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 17 hours, 9 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 18. The latest sunrise is on December 24 or December 25.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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