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Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

10:08 am – 3:07 pm
5 hours

Current Time: Dec 25, 2024 at 9:48:53 am
Sun Direction: 142° Southeast
Sun Altitude: -1.3°
Sun Distance: 91.424 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2025 3:01 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 10:08 am 146° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:07 pm 214° Southwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Yellowknife

December 2024 — Sun in Yellowknife

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
19:37 am (141°)3:15 pm (219°)5:38:43−3:576:38 am6:14 pm7:33 am5:19 pm8:34 am4:18 pm12:26 pm (5.7°)91.653
29:39 am (142°)3:14 pm (218°)5:34:54−3:496:40 am6:13 pm7:35 am5:18 pm8:36 am4:17 pm12:27 pm (5.6°)91.638
39:41 am (142°)3:12 pm (218°)5:31:13−3:406:41 am6:13 pm7:36 am5:17 pm8:38 am4:16 pm12:27 pm (5.4°)91.624
49:43 am (143°)3:11 pm (217°)5:27:42−3:316:42 am6:12 pm7:38 am5:17 pm8:39 am4:15 pm12:27 pm (5.3°)91.610
59:46 am (143°)3:10 pm (217°)5:24:20−3:216:44 am6:12 pm7:39 am5:16 pm8:41 am4:14 pm12:28 pm (5.2°)91.596
69:48 am (143°)3:09 pm (216°)5:21:09−3:116:45 am6:11 pm7:41 am5:16 pm8:43 am4:14 pm12:28 pm (5.1°)91.583
79:50 am (144°)3:08 pm (216°)5:18:08−3:006:46 am6:11 pm7:42 am5:15 pm8:44 am4:13 pm12:29 pm (5.0°)91.570
89:51 am (144°)3:07 pm (216°)5:15:18−2:506:48 am6:10 pm7:43 am5:15 pm8:46 am4:12 pm12:29 pm (4.9°)91.557
99:53 am (144°)3:06 pm (215°)5:12:39−2:386:49 am6:10 pm7:45 am5:14 pm8:47 am4:12 pm12:30 pm (4.8°)91.545
109:55 am (145°)3:05 pm (215°)5:10:12−2:276:50 am6:10 pm7:46 am5:14 pm8:48 am4:11 pm12:30 pm (4.7°)91.533
119:56 am (145°)3:04 pm (215°)5:07:57−2:156:51 am6:10 pm7:47 am5:14 pm8:50 am4:11 pm12:31 pm (4.6°)91.522
129:58 am (145°)3:04 pm (215°)5:05:54−2:026:52 am6:10 pm7:48 am5:14 pm8:51 am4:11 pm12:31 pm (4.6°)91.512
139:59 am (146°)3:03 pm (214°)5:04:04−1:506:53 am6:10 pm7:49 am5:14 pm8:52 am4:11 pm12:32 pm (4.5°)91.501
1410:01 am (146°)3:03 pm (214°)5:02:27−1:376:54 am6:10 pm7:50 am5:14 pm8:53 am4:11 pm12:32 pm (4.5°)91.492
1510:02 am (146°)3:03 pm (214°)5:01:03−1:236:55 am6:10 pm7:51 am5:14 pm8:54 am4:11 pm12:32 pm (4.4°)91.483
1610:03 am (146°)3:03 pm (214°)4:59:53−1:106:56 am6:10 pm7:52 am5:14 pm8:55 am4:11 pm12:33 pm (4.4°)91.475
1710:04 am (146°)3:03 pm (214°)4:58:56−0:566:57 am6:10 pm7:53 am5:14 pm8:56 am4:11 pm12:33 pm (4.3°)91.467
1810:05 am (146°)3:03 pm (214°)4:58:12−0:436:57 am6:11 pm7:53 am5:14 pm8:57 am4:11 pm12:34 pm (4.3°)91.460
1910:06 am (146°)3:03 pm (214°)4:57:43−0:296:58 am6:11 pm7:54 am5:15 pm8:57 am4:11 pm12:34 pm (4.3°)91.453
2010:06 am (146°)3:04 pm (214°)4:57:28−0:156:58 am6:11 pm7:55 am5:15 pm8:58 am4:12 pm12:35 pm (4.3°)91.447
2110:07 am (146°)3:04 pm (214°)4:57:27−0:016:59 am6:12 pm7:55 am5:16 pm8:59 am4:12 pm12:35 pm (4.3°)91.441
2210:07 am (146°)3:05 pm (214°)4:57:40+0:136:59 am6:12 pm7:56 am5:16 pm8:59 am4:13 pm12:36 pm (4.3°)91.436
2310:07 am (146°)3:06 pm (214°)4:58:07+0:277:00 am6:13 pm7:56 am5:17 pm8:59 am4:14 pm12:36 pm (4.3°)91.431
2410:08 am (146°)3:06 pm (214°)4:58:48+0:417:00 am6:14 pm7:56 am5:18 pm9:00 am4:14 pm12:37 pm (4.3°)91.427
2510:08 am (146°)3:07 pm (214°)4:59:43+0:557:00 am6:15 pm7:57 am5:18 pm9:00 am4:15 pm12:37 pm (4.4°)91.423
2610:08 am (146°)3:08 pm (214°)5:00:52+1:087:01 am6:15 pm7:57 am5:19 pm9:00 am4:16 pm12:38 pm (4.4°)91.420
2710:07 am (146°)3:10 pm (214°)5:02:15+1:227:01 am6:16 pm7:57 am5:20 pm9:00 am4:17 pm12:38 pm (4.4°)91.417
2810:07 am (146°)3:11 pm (214°)5:03:50+1:357:01 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°)5:05:39+1:487:01 am6:18 pm7:57 am5:22 pm9:00 am4:19 pm12:39 pm (4.6°)91.412
3010:06 am (145°)3:14 pm (215°)5:07:41+2:017:01 am6:19 pm7:57 am5:23 pm8:59 am4:21 pm12:40 pm (4.6°)91.410
3110:05 am (145°)3:15 pm (215°)5:09:55+2:147:01 am6:20 pm7:56 am5:24 pm8:59 am4:22 pm12:40 pm (4.7°)91.409
* 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 2:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. 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. The latest sunrise is on December 25.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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