Current Time in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
4:51:38 PM
16:51:38
MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) · UTC−06:00
America/Edmonton
Time zone details
Yellowknife stays on UTC−6 all year: MDT until Nov 1, 2026, then CST
Daylight in Yellowknife
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Canada
- Administrative area
- Northwest Territories
- District
- North Slave Region
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, French, Inuktitut
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 20,340
- Elevation
- Approximately 252 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 62° 27' N / 114° 22' W
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Yellowknife follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Calgary
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Yellowknife local time
Clock changes in Yellowknife
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 52 min5 min 58 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Friday, October 16, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 9 hr 52 min5 min 58 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (18.5° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- First Quarter (32% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Saturday, October 10, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Sunday, October 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 hr 52 min | 5 min 58 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 46 min | 5 min 59 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 40 min | 5 min 58 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 34 min | 5 min 59 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 28 min | 5 min 58 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 22 min | 5 min 58 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 16 min | 5 min 57 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Yellowknife
Upcoming public holidays in Northwest Territories
- Remembrance Day
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Yellowknife International AirportYZFMedium airport3.6 km west-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · YZF / CYZF
About 3.6 km (2.2 mi) west-northwest of Yellowknife
Scheduled airline service in source data
Whatì AirportYLESmall airport · Serves Whatì164 km west-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · YLE
About 164 km (102 mi) west-northwest of Yellowknife
Scheduled airline service in source data
Hay River / Merlyn Carter AirportYHYMedium airport · Serves Hay River194 km south-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · YHY / CYHY
About 194 km (121 mi) south-southwest of Yellowknife
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Yellowknife in?
- Yellowknife uses UTC−6 all year. Its IANA time zone is America/Edmonton.
- Will the clocks move when Yellowknife changes time-zone designation?
- On Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, Yellowknife's time-zone designation changes from MDT to CST without moving the clock; the UTC offset remains UTC−06:00
- Does Yellowknife observe daylight saving time?
- No. Yellowknife uses UTC−6 all year.
- What is the UTC offset of Yellowknife?
- Yellowknife is UTC−6 all year