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

Daylight

9:43 am – 3:11 pm
5 hours, 29 minutes

Current Time: Dec 4, 2025 at 10:00:25 pm
Sun Direction: 311° Northwest
Sun Altitude: -42.8°
Sun Distance: 91.606 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2025 8:03 am (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 9:43 am 143° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:11 pm 217° Southwest
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2025 Sun Graph for Yellowknife

December 2025 — Sun in Yellowknife

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
19:36 am (141°)3:16 pm (219°)5:39:40−3:596:38 am6:14 pm7:33 am5:19 pm8:33 am4:18 pm12:26 pm (5.8°)91.655
29:38 am (142°)3:14 pm (218°)5:35:48−3:516:39 am6:13 pm7:34 am5:18 pm8:35 am4:17 pm12:27 pm (5.6°)91.640
39:41 am (142°)3:13 pm (218°)5:32:06−3:426:41 am6:13 pm7:36 am5:18 pm8:37 am4:16 pm12:27 pm (5.5°)91.625
49:43 am (143°)3:11 pm (217°)5:28:33−3:336:42 am6:12 pm7:37 am5:17 pm8:39 am4:15 pm12:27 pm (5.4°)91.612
59:45 am (143°)3:10 pm (217°)5:25:09−3:236:44 am6:12 pm7:39 am5:16 pm8:41 am4:15 pm12:28 pm (5.2°)91.598
69:47 am (143°)3:09 pm (217°)5:21:55−3:136:45 am6:11 pm7:40 am5:16 pm8:42 am4:14 pm12:28 pm (5.1°)91.585
79:49 am (144°)3:08 pm (216°)5:18:52−3:036:46 am6:11 pm7:42 am5:15 pm8:44 am4:13 pm12:29 pm (5.0°)91.573
89:51 am (144°)3:07 pm (216°)5:15:59−2:526:47 am6:10 pm7:43 am5:15 pm8:45 am4:13 pm12:29 pm (4.9°)91.562
99:53 am (144°)3:06 pm (216°)5:13:17−2:416:49 am6:10 pm7:44 am5:14 pm8:47 am4:12 pm12:30 pm (4.8°)91.550
109:54 am (145°)3:05 pm (215°)5:10:47−2:306:50 am6:10 pm7:46 am5:14 pm8:48 am4:12 pm12:30 pm (4.7°)91.540
119:56 am (145°)3:05 pm (215°)5:08:29−2:186:51 am6:10 pm7:47 am5:14 pm8:49 am4:11 pm12:30 pm (4.7°)91.530
129:58 am (145°)3:04 pm (215°)5:06:23−2:056:52 am6:10 pm7:48 am5:14 pm8:51 am4:11 pm12:31 pm (4.6°)91.520
139:59 am (145°)3:04 pm (214°)5:04:30−1:536:53 am6:10 pm7:49 am5:14 pm8:52 am4:11 pm12:31 pm (4.5°)91.510
1410:00 am (146°)3:03 pm (214°)5:02:49−1:406:54 am6:10 pm7:50 am5:14 pm8:53 am4:11 pm12:32 pm (4.5°)91.501
1510:02 am (146°)3:03 pm (214°)5:01:22−1:276:55 am6:10 pm7:51 am5:14 pm8:54 am4:11 pm12:32 pm (4.4°)91.493
1610:03 am (146°)3:03 pm (214°)5:00:08−1:136:56 am6:10 pm7:52 am5:14 pm8:55 am4:11 pm12:33 pm (4.4°)91.485
1710:04 am (146°)3:03 pm (214°)4:59:08−1:006:56 am6:10 pm7:53 am5:14 pm8:56 am4:11 pm12:33 pm (4.3°)91.477
1810:05 am (146°)3:03 pm (214°)4:58:21−0:466:57 am6:11 pm7:53 am5:14 pm8:57 am4:11 pm12:34 pm (4.3°)91.469
1910:05 am (146°)3:03 pm (214°)4:57:49−0:326:58 am6:11 pm7:54 am5:15 pm8:57 am4:11 pm12:34 pm (4.3°)91.462
2010:06 am (146°)3:04 pm (214°)4:57:31−0:186:58 am6:11 pm7:55 am5:15 pm8:58 am4:12 pm12:35 pm (4.3°)91.455
2110:07 am (146°)3:04 pm (214°)4:57:26−0:046:59 am6:12 pm7:55 am5:16 pm8:58 am4:12 pm12:35 pm (4.3°)91.449
2210:07 am (146°)3:05 pm (214°)4:57:36+0:096:59 am6:12 pm7:56 am5:16 pm8:59 am4:13 pm12:36 pm (4.3°)91.443
2310:07 am (146°)3:05 pm (214°)4:58:00+0:237:00 am6:13 pm7:56 am5:17 pm8:59 am4:13 pm12:36 pm (4.3°)91.437
2410:08 am (146°)3:06 pm (214°)4:58:38+0:377:00 am6:14 pm7:56 am5:17 pm9:00 am4:14 pm12:37 pm (4.3°)91.432
2510:08 am (146°)3:07 pm (214°)4:59:30+0:517:00 am6:14 pm7:56 am5:18 pm9:00 am4:15 pm12:37 pm (4.4°)91.427
2610:08 am (146°)3:08 pm (214°)5:00:35+1:057:01 am6:15 pm7:57 am5:19 pm9:00 am4:16 pm12:38 pm (4.4°)91.422
2710:07 am (146°)3:09 pm (214°)5:01:55+1:197:01 am6:16 pm7:57 am5:20 pm9:00 am4:17 pm12:38 pm (4.4°)91.418
2810:07 am (146°)3:11 pm (214°)5:03:27+1:327:01 am6:17 pm7:57 am5:21 pm9:00 am4:18 pm12:39 pm (4.5°)91.414
2910:07 am (145°)3:12 pm (215°)5:05:13+1:457:01 am6:18 pm7:57 am5:22 pm9:00 am4:19 pm12:39 pm (4.5°)91.411
3010:06 am (145°)3:13 pm (215°)5:07:12+1:587:01 am6:19 pm7:57 am5:23 pm8:59 am4:20 pm12:40 pm (4.6°)91.408
3110:06 am (145°)3:15 pm (215°)5:09:23+2:117:01 am6:20 pm7:57 am5:24 pm8:59 am4:22 pm12:40 pm (4.7°)91.406
* 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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