Current Time in Yellowknife, Canada 🇨🇦
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Yellowknife ranks
#54 for most northerly.
Lat/Long: 62.45° N, 114.37° W
Elevation: 252 m above sea level
Population rank: #252 of 1,358 cities in Canada by population
Province: Northwest Territories
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada (North America)
IANA Timezone: America/Yellowknife
Solar time: clocks run about 1h 35m ahead of the sun
Timezone: MDT
Daylight Saving Time: Yes ✅ (Abbreviation: MDT) (When does Daylight Savings Time end?)
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Canada: AST, CST, EST, MST, NST, PST
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in Canada: ADT, CDT, EDT, MDT, NDT, PDT
The time now in Yellowknife, Canada is shown in the live clock above and updates every second. Yellowknife currently observes MDT, UTC-6. Yellowknife keeps its clocks on UTC−07:00, in the America/Yellowknife time zone. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. The sun is up for only about 10 hours today. So far from the equator, Yellowknife swings between very long summer days and very short winter ones. Its elevation is a gentle 252 m. Yellowknife is fairly isolated: even Los Angeles lies some 3169 km off. Yellowknife is a smaller locality in Canada, handy to pin down before scheduling a call across time zones.
The sun rises over Yellowknife at 08:35 and sets at 18:08, giving 9h 33m of daylight today.
Yellowknife Time Zone and Daylight
Daylight Hours in Yellowknife
Yellowknife gets 9h 33m of daylight today. Sunrise in Yellowknife is at 08:35 and sunset in Yellowknife is at 18:08.
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Cities Sharing Yellowknife's Time Zone (UTC-06:00)
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| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 19 Oct ● | 05:58 | 08:33 | 13:22 | 15:29 | 18:10 | 19:40 |
| Tue, 20 Oct | 06:01 | 08:36 | 13:22 | 15:26 | 18:07 | 19:37 |
| Wed, 21 Oct | 06:03 | 08:39 | 13:22 | 15:24 | 18:04 | 19:34 |
| Thu, 22 Oct | 06:06 | 08:42 | 13:21 | 15:22 | 18:01 | 19:31 |
| Fri, 23 Oct | 06:09 | 08:45 | 13:21 | 15:19 | 17:58 | 19:28 |
| Sat, 24 Oct | 06:11 | 08:48 | 13:21 | 15:17 | 17:55 | 19:25 |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 06:14 | 08:50 | 13:21 | 15:15 | 17:52 | 19:22 |
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Yellowknife
Sunrise
in Yellowknife
↑
8:35 AM
Sunset
in Yellowknife
↓
6:08 PM
Day Length
9h 33m
Dawn
in Yellowknife
7:47 AM
Dusk
in Yellowknife
6:55 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Yellowknife
Current Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
58.5%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 17:27
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 00:16
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Distances & Clock Changes in Yellowknife
How Far Is Yellowknife From Other Major Cities?
| City | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 3,169 km | S (187deg) |
| New York | 3,590 km | ESE (113deg) |
| London | 6,099 km | NE (44deg) |
| Paris | 6,442 km | NE (44deg) |
| Moscow | 6,649 km | NNE (18deg) |
| Tokyo | 7,291 km | WNW (301deg) |
| Hong Kong | 9,667 km | NW (316deg) |
| Dubai | 10,225 km | N (9deg) |
When Do the Clocks Change in Yellowknife?
Yellowknife next changes its clocks on November 1, 2026, when the clocks fall back by one hour.
Yellowknife's Antipode: The Opposite Side of the Earth
Dig straight through the Earth from Yellowknife and you would surface in the open ocean, near 62.5deg S, 65.6deg E.
Frequently Asked Questions about Yellowknife
What time is it in Yellowknife right now?
The current local time in Yellowknife is 07:17 on Monday, October 19, 2026. Yellowknife follows the America/Yellowknife time zone.
What time zone is Yellowknife in?
Clocks in Yellowknife follow the America/Yellowknife IANA time zone (UTC-06:00). It applies to the wider area too and adjusts on its own for daylight saving where that is observed.
How many hours ahead or behind UTC is Yellowknife?
Right now Yellowknife sits at UTC-06:00. Going from UTC to local time in Yellowknife means moving the clock 06:00 hours backward.
Is Yellowknife on daylight saving time right now?
Yes. As of October 19, 2026, Yellowknife has its clocks advanced for daylight saving time.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yellowknife today?
Today in Yellowknife: sunrise is at 08:35 and sunset is at 18:08, giving 9h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yellowknife tonight?
The moon phase over Yellowknife tonight is Waxing Gibbous with 58.5% illumination.
What is solar time in Yellowknife?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yellowknife, clocks run about 1h 35m ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.