Current Time in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
5:19:45 AM
05:19:45
MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) · UTC−06:00
America/Edmonton
Time zone details
Grande Prairie stays on UTC−6 all year: MDT until Nov 1, 2026, then CST
Daylight in Grande Prairie
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Canada
- Administrative area
- Alberta
- Place type
- Populated place
- Country currency
- Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, French, Inuktitut
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 70,385
- Elevation
- Approximately 653 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 55° 10' N / 118° 48' W
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Grande Prairie follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Calgary
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Grande Prairie local time
Clock changes in Grande Prairie
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM MST3:00 AM MDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Time-zone designation changes
2:00 AM MDT2:00 AM CST
MDT becomes CST without moving the clock
The UTC offset stays UTC−06:00
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 9 hr 46 min4 min 18 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Sunday, October 25, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 9 hr 46 min4 min 18 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (22.6° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Full Moon (100% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- First Quarter — Sunday, October 18, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Full Moon — Sunday, October 25, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 hr 46 min | 4 min 18 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 41 min | 4 min 17 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 37 min | 4 min 15 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 33 min | 4 min 15 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 29 min | 4 min 13 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 25 min | 4 min 12 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 20 min | 4 min 11 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Grande Prairie
Upcoming public holidays in Alberta
- Remembrance Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Grande Prairie AirportYQUMedium airport5.4 km west-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · YQU / CYQU
About 5.4 km (3.4 mi) west-northwest of Grande Prairie
Scheduled airline service in source data
Peace River AirportYPEMedium airport · Serves Peace River145 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · YPE / CYPE
About 145 km (90.3 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie
Scheduled airline service in source data
Fort St John / North Peace Regional AirportYXJMedium airport · Serves Fort Saint John170 km northwest
Source: OurAirports record · YXJ / CYXJ
About 170 km (106 mi) northwest of Grande Prairie
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Grande Prairie in?
- Grande Prairie uses UTC−6 all year. Its IANA time zone is America/Edmonton.
- Will the clocks move when Grande Prairie changes time-zone designation?
- On Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, Grande Prairie's time-zone designation changes from MDT to CST without moving the clock; the UTC offset remains UTC−06:00
- Does Grande Prairie observe daylight saving time?
- No. Grande Prairie uses UTC−6 all year.
- What is the UTC offset of Grande Prairie?
- Grande Prairie is UTC−6 all year