Time in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories right now
Yellowknife is in Northwest Territories and uses Mountain Time. The clock on this page is live, and the times below are worked out for the coordinates of Yellowknife.
- Territory
- Northwest Territories
- Time zone
- Mountain Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- No, UTC-6 all year since 8 Mar 2026
- Population
- 20,340
- Coordinates
- 62.4541° N, 114.3725° W
Sunrise and sunset times in Yellowknife today.
Worked out for 62.4541° N, 114.3725° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Yellowknife for 19h 59m, and on the shortest day for 4h 57m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
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Time difference between Yellowknife and other cities.
How the clock in Yellowknife lines up with the rest of Canada and a few cities around the world, right now.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Yellowknife |
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| Toronto | Eastern Time | --:-- | |
| Halifax | Atlantic Time | --:-- | |
| St. John's | Newfoundland Time | --:-- | |
| Winnipeg | Central Time | --:-- | |
| Calgary | Mountain Time | --:-- | |
| Vancouver | Pacific Time | --:-- | |
| New York | United States | --:-- | |
| London | United Kingdom | --:-- | |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | --:-- | |
| Tokyo | Japan | --:-- | |
| Sydney | Australia | --:-- |
Yellowknife time zone and daylight saving time.
Yellowknife moved its clocks forward for the last time on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and now stays on UTC-6 all year. The dates on the right are when the rest of Canada changes. Clock change dates come from the IANA time zone database.
- 8 March 2026 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 1 November 2026 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
- 14 March 2027 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 7 November 2027 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
Because the clocks never change here, the gap to cities that do change moves by one hour twice a year.
Quick answers about time in Yellowknife.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of Yellowknife.
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What time is it in Yellowknife right now?
Yellowknife is on Mountain Time, UTC-6 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time to the second.
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What time zone is Yellowknife in?
Yellowknife uses Mountain Time. The Northwest Territories page shows every zone used in the territory.
03
Does Yellowknife observe daylight saving time?
No. Yellowknife stays on UTC-6 all year, so the difference from cities that do change moves by one hour twice a year.
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What time does the sun rise in Yellowknife?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 03:39 and sets at 23:38, and on the shortest day it rises at 11:06 and sets at 16:04.
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How long is the longest day in Yellowknife?
The sun is up for 19h 59m on the longest day of the year and for 4h 57m on the shortest. Day length changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September.
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What is the time difference between Yellowknife and Toronto?
Yellowknife is 1 hour behind Toronto in January and 2 hours behind Toronto in July.
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What is the time difference between Yellowknife and New York?
Yellowknife is 1 hour behind New York in January and 2 hours behind New York in July.
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How many people live in Yellowknife?
Yellowknife has about 20,340 people, which makes it one of the places listed for Northwest Territories on Time Dates. Population figures come from GeoNames.
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Where is Yellowknife?
Yellowknife sits at 62.4541° N, 114.3725° W in Northwest Territories.
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Which places are closest to Yellowknife?
Yellowknife is the only place listed for Northwest Territories on Time Dates.