Sunrise Times in Canada Today 🇨🇦

In Canada, the sun rises at 05:14 local time today in the capital, Ottawa. Sunrise times vary by a few minutes between cities depending on latitude and longitude.

Sunrise in Ottawa today is at 05:14 local time. Ottawa is the capital of Canada.

Today, the earliest sunrise in Canada is in Fort McMurray at 04:33, and the latest is in Thunder Bay at 05:55. The total spread is determined by how far east-west the country stretches.

The capital of Canada, Ottawa, gets about 15h 37m of daylight today between sunrise and sunset. Day length changes throughout the year, reaching its maximum at the summer solstice and minimum at the winter solstice.

Solar noon in Ottawa today is at 13:02. This is when the sun is at its highest point in the sky and shadows are shortest. Solar noon is not the same as clock noon; the difference depends on longitude within the time zone and the equation of time.

Civil twilight in Ottawa begins at 04:35 today. This is when the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon and the sky is bright enough to see clearly without artificial light.

Nautical twilight in Ottawa runs from 03:45 in the morning to 22:20 in the evening. During nautical twilight, the horizon is visible at sea, which historically allowed sailors to take star-fix readings for navigation.

This page lists today's sunrise times for cities across Canada. Click any city to see its full sunrise, sunset, twilight, and day-length data, plus a monthly calendar.