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Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2025

Daylight

10:05 am – 3:03 pm
4 hours, 58 minutes

Current Time: Dec 18, 2025 at 8:37:13 pm
Sun Direction: 286° West
Sun Altitude: -34.7°
Sun Distance: 147.201 million km
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2025 8:03 am (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 10:05 am 146° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:03 pm 214° Southwest

2025 Sun Graph for Yellowknife

December 2025 — Sun in Yellowknife

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. km
1 9:36 am (141°) 3:16 pm (219°) 5:39:40 −3:59 6:38 am 6:14 pm 7:33 am 5:19 pm 8:33 am 4:18 pm 12:26 pm (5.8°) 147.504
2 9:38 am (142°) 3:14 pm (218°) 5:35:48 −3:51 6:39 am 6:13 pm 7:34 am 5:18 pm 8:35 am 4:17 pm 12:27 pm (5.6°) 147.480
3 9:41 am (142°) 3:13 pm (218°) 5:32:06 −3:42 6:41 am 6:13 pm 7:36 am 5:18 pm 8:37 am 4:16 pm 12:27 pm (5.5°) 147.457
4 9:43 am (143°) 3:11 pm (217°) 5:28:33 −3:33 6:42 am 6:12 pm 7:37 am 5:17 pm 8:39 am 4:15 pm 12:27 pm (5.4°) 147.434
5 9:45 am (143°) 3:10 pm (217°) 5:25:09 −3:23 6:44 am 6:12 pm 7:39 am 5:16 pm 8:41 am 4:15 pm 12:28 pm (5.2°) 147.413
6 9:47 am (143°) 3:09 pm (217°) 5:21:55 −3:13 6:45 am 6:11 pm 7:40 am 5:16 pm 8:42 am 4:14 pm 12:28 pm (5.1°) 147.393
7 9:49 am (144°) 3:08 pm (216°) 5:18:52 −3:03 6:46 am 6:11 pm 7:42 am 5:15 pm 8:44 am 4:13 pm 12:29 pm (5.0°) 147.373
8 9:51 am (144°) 3:07 pm (216°) 5:15:59 −2:52 6:47 am 6:10 pm 7:43 am 5:15 pm 8:45 am 4:13 pm 12:29 pm (4.9°) 147.354
9 9:53 am (144°) 3:06 pm (216°) 5:13:17 −2:41 6:49 am 6:10 pm 7:44 am 5:14 pm 8:47 am 4:12 pm 12:30 pm (4.8°) 147.336
10 9:54 am (145°) 3:05 pm (215°) 5:10:47 −2:30 6:50 am 6:10 pm 7:46 am 5:14 pm 8:48 am 4:12 pm 12:30 pm (4.7°) 147.319
11 9:56 am (145°) 3:05 pm (215°) 5:08:29 −2:18 6:51 am 6:10 pm 7:47 am 5:14 pm 8:49 am 4:11 pm 12:30 pm (4.7°) 147.303
12 9:58 am (145°) 3:04 pm (215°) 5:06:23 −2:05 6:52 am 6:10 pm 7:48 am 5:14 pm 8:51 am 4:11 pm 12:31 pm (4.6°) 147.287
13 9:59 am (145°) 3:04 pm (214°) 5:04:30 −1:53 6:53 am 6:10 pm 7:49 am 5:14 pm 8:52 am 4:11 pm 12:31 pm (4.5°) 147.272
14 10:00 am (146°) 3:03 pm (214°) 5:02:49 −1:40 6:54 am 6:10 pm 7:50 am 5:14 pm 8:53 am 4:11 pm 12:32 pm (4.5°) 147.257
15 10:02 am (146°) 3:03 pm (214°) 5:01:22 −1:27 6:55 am 6:10 pm 7:51 am 5:14 pm 8:54 am 4:11 pm 12:32 pm (4.4°) 147.244
16 10:03 am (146°) 3:03 pm (214°) 5:00:08 −1:13 6:56 am 6:10 pm 7:52 am 5:14 pm 8:55 am 4:11 pm 12:33 pm (4.4°) 147.230
17 10:04 am (146°) 3:03 pm (214°) 4:59:08 −1:00 6:56 am 6:10 pm 7:53 am 5:14 pm 8:56 am 4:11 pm 12:33 pm (4.3°) 147.218
18 10:05 am (146°) 3:03 pm (214°) 4:58:21 −0:46 6:57 am 6:11 pm 7:53 am 5:14 pm 8:57 am 4:11 pm 12:34 pm (4.3°) 147.206
19 10:05 am (146°) 3:03 pm (214°) 4:57:49 −0:32 6:58 am 6:11 pm 7:54 am 5:15 pm 8:57 am 4:11 pm 12:34 pm (4.3°) 147.194
20 10:06 am (146°) 3:04 pm (214°) 4:57:31 −0:18 6:58 am 6:11 pm 7:55 am 5:15 pm 8:58 am 4:12 pm 12:35 pm (4.3°) 147.183
21 10:07 am (146°) 3:04 pm (214°) 4:57:26 −0:04 6:59 am 6:12 pm 7:55 am 5:16 pm 8:58 am 4:12 pm 12:35 pm (4.3°) 147.173
22 10:07 am (146°) 3:05 pm (214°) 4:57:36 +0:09 6:59 am 6:12 pm 7:56 am 5:16 pm 8:59 am 4:13 pm 12:36 pm (4.3°) 147.163
23 10:07 am (146°) 3:05 pm (214°) 4:58:00 +0:23 7:00 am 6:13 pm 7:56 am 5:17 pm 8:59 am 4:13 pm 12:36 pm (4.3°) 147.153
24 10:08 am (146°) 3:06 pm (214°) 4:58:38 +0:37 7:00 am 6:14 pm 7:56 am 5:17 pm 9:00 am 4:14 pm 12:37 pm (4.3°) 147.145
25 10:08 am (146°) 3:07 pm (214°) 4:59:30 +0:51 7:00 am 6:14 pm 7:56 am 5:18 pm 9:00 am 4:15 pm 12:37 pm (4.4°) 147.137
26 10:08 am (146°) 3:08 pm (214°) 5:00:35 +1:05 7:01 am 6:15 pm 7:57 am 5:19 pm 9:00 am 4:16 pm 12:38 pm (4.4°) 147.129
27 10:07 am (146°) 3:09 pm (214°) 5:01:55 +1:19 7:01 am 6:16 pm 7:57 am 5:20 pm 9:00 am 4:17 pm 12:38 pm (4.4°) 147.123
28 10:07 am (146°) 3:11 pm (214°) 5:03:27 +1:32 7:01 am 6:17 pm 7:57 am 5:21 pm 9:00 am 4:18 pm 12:39 pm (4.5°) 147.117
29 10:07 am (145°) 3:12 pm (215°) 5:05:13 +1:45 7:01 am 6:18 pm 7:57 am 5:22 pm 9:00 am 4:19 pm 12:39 pm (4.5°) 147.112
30 10:06 am (145°) 3:13 pm (215°) 5:07:12 +1:58 7:01 am 6:19 pm 7:57 am 5:23 pm 8:59 am 4:20 pm 12:40 pm (4.6°) 147.107
31 10:06 am (145°) 3:15 pm (215°) 5:09:23 +2:11 7:01 am 6:20 pm 7:57 am 5:24 pm 8:59 am 4:22 pm 12:40 pm (4.7°) 147.104
* All times are local time for Yellowknife. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Yellowknife is at 8:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 15 hours, 2 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 16 or December 17. The latest sunrise is on December 25.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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