Today's golden hours are over. Tomorrow morning's starts at , in 12 hr 11 min.
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Direction
This evening the sun set at 245°, well south of due west. Right now the sun is below the horizon. Tap the map anywhere to see where the light comes from there; drag the time slider above to watch shadows swing through the day.
Through the year
Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. The jumps in early March are the clocks changing.
| Month | Morning gold | Evening gold | Sunset | Sun sets toward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9:07 – 11:59 AM | 1:35 – 4:27 PM | 3:48 PM | 222° SW |
| February | 7:54 – 9:35 AM | 4:08 – 5:49 PM | 5:19 PM | 244° WSW |
| March | 7:27 – 8:54 AM | 6:39 – 8:07 PM | 7:39 PM | 268° W |
| April | 5:41 – 7:13 AM | 8:02 – 9:36 PM | 9:05 PM | 294° WNW |
| May | 3:54 – 5:54 AM | 9:14 – 11:15 PM | 10:30 PM | 317° NW |
| June | 2:09 – 5:16 AM | 10:00 PM – 1:09 AM | 11:36 PM | 332° NNW |
| July | 3:17 – 5:40 AM | 9:45 PM – 12:06 AM | 11:09 PM | 325° NW |
| August | 5:05 – 6:45 AM | 8:36 – 10:16 PM | 9:42 PM | 303° WNW |
| September | 6:35 – 8:02 AM | 7:01 – 8:28 PM | 8:00 PM | 277° W |
| October | 7:55 – 9:28 AM | 5:16 – 6:49 PM | 6:21 PM | 252° WSW |
| November | 9:18 – 11:30 AM | 3:12 – 5:25 PM | 4:50 PM | 228° SW |
| December | — | 10:18 AM – 4:47 PM | 4:03 PM | 214° SW |
Times on the 15th of each month, 2026, Yellowknife local time.
Around 87 to 189 minutes each evening. It's shortest in March and September, about 87 minutes, and longest in June, about 189 minutes. In December the sun stays low all day, so the gold merges into one long window or doesn't come at all. The farther from the equator, the longer it lasts, because the sun crosses the horizon at a shallower angle.
Toward the southwest in December, around 214°, swinging to the north-northwest in June, around 332°. Today it sets at 245°, well south of due west.
Evening golden hour, in each city's own local time.