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

Moon: 92.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 20, 2024 at 11:26:34 am
Sunrise Today: 4:24 am 39° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:45 pm 321° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 7:25 pm 120° Southeast
Moonset Today: 3:50 am 248° West
Daylight Hours: 18 hours, 21 minutes (+5m 17s)
Location of YellowknifeLocation

Today's Sun Position in Yellowknife

Time:11:26 am
Altitude:42.4°
Direction:138° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 18h 21m 8s (May 20, 2024)

5 minutes, 17 seconds longer than yesterday (May 19, 2024)

13 hours, 23 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 38 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Yellowknife Today

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Civil Twilight12:00 am – 12:15 am
Nautical Twilight12:15 am – 2:51 am
Civil Twilight2:51 am – 4:24 am
Daylight4:24 am – 10:45 pm
Civil Twilight10:45 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Yellowknife - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 204:24 am10:45 pm18:21:08+5:171:34 pm (47.8°)94.074
May 214:21 am10:48 pm18:26:22+5:131:34 pm (48.0°)94.091
May 224:19 am10:50 pm18:31:31+5:081:34 pm (48.2°)94.109
May 234:16 am10:53 pm18:36:35+5:041:34 pm (48.3°)94.126
May 244:14 am10:56 pm18:41:34+4:591:34 pm (48.5°)94.144
May 254:12 am10:58 pm18:46:28+4:531:34 pm (48.7°)94.161
May 264:09 am11:01 pm18:51:16+4:471:34 pm (48.9°)94.177
* 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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Today's Moon in Yellowknife

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Yellowknife - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 20-3:50 am7:25 pm11:43 pm(12.4°)247,73394.5%
May 21-3:44 am9:04 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 22-3:37 am10:55 pm12:28 am(7.4°)245,63698.2%
May 23-3:27 am-1:17 am(3.3°)243,35499.8%
May 241:04 am3:08 am-2:10 am(0.4°)241,02999.2%
May 25-Down all day-3:07 am(-0.9°)238,77396.3%
May 26-Down all day-4:06 am(-0.8°)236,66391.0%
* 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Yellowknife This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 20, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:27 amTue 7:45 pmTue 12:05 pmDifficult to see
VenusTue 4:27 amTue 10:13 pmTue 1:19 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 3:58 amMon 5:23 pmMon 10:40 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterTue 4:31 amTue 10:19 pmTue 1:25 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnMon 3:46 amMon 2:16 pmMon 9:01 amVery difficult to see
UranusMon 4:22 amMon 9:50 pmMon 1:06 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 3:48 amMon 3:35 pmMon 9:42 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Yellowknife.

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