Right now, local time in Yellowknife is 09:15 (MDT, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yellowknife ranks #27070 worldwide by population and #381 in Canada.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Edmonton MDT
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 82m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 09:15
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Day length
- 8h 14m
- Solar noon
- 13:22
- Daylight range
- 4h 58m (winter) – 19h 59m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Yellowknife — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 62.4541° N, 114.3725° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Northwest Territories
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Population
- 20,340 · #27070 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Yellowknife through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 62.45° S, 65.63° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, 1,484 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Yellowknife today ISNA
- Fajr
- 07:05
- Sunrise
- 09:15
- Dhuhr
- 13:22
- Asr
- 14:57
- Maghrib
- 17:26
- Isha
- 19:36
- Qibla direction
- 24.0° from north (NNE (24°))
Full prayer timetable for Yellowknife — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Yellowknife sits in the America/Edmonton time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 8h 14m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Yellowknife's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 2,882 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,519 km off. Its position on the globe is 62.45° N, 114.37° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 07:15 | −2h |
| Chicago | 09:15 | same time |
| São Paulo | 12:15 | +3h |
| London | 15:15 | +6h |
| Paris | 16:15 | +7h |
| Moscow | 18:15 | +9h |
| Dubai | 19:15 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 20:45 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:15 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 23:15 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 00:15 | +15h |
| Sydney | 02:15 | +17h |
Best time to call Yellowknife
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Yellowknife local time:
Cities sharing Yellowknife's time zone
Distances from Yellowknife
| Chicago | 2,882 km | SE (130°) |
| Los Angeles | 3,170 km | S (187°) |
| London | 6,098 km | NE (44°) |
| Paris | 6,442 km | NE (44°) |
| Moscow | 6,648 km | NNE (18°) |
| Tokyo | 7,287 km | WNW (301°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,667 km | NW (316°) |
| Dubai | 10,219 km | N (9°) |
| Mumbai | 10,933 km | N (353°) |
| São Paulo | 11,249 km | ESE (120°) |
| Singapore | 12,235 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 13,519 km | WSW (256°) |
Cities near Yellowknife
- Behchokǫ̀94 km · 09:15
- Hay River197 km · 09:15
- Gamèti237 km · 09:15
- Fort Smith303 km · 09:15
- La Crête488 km · 09:15
- High Level463 km · 09:15
- Kugluktuk598 km · 08:15
- Manning642 km · 09:15
FAQ
What time is it in Yellowknife right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yellowknife (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Yellowknife in?
Yellowknife runs on the America/Edmonton IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated MDT.
Does Yellowknife observe daylight saving time?
Yellowknife does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yellowknife today?
Yellowknife sees sunrise at 09:15 and sunset at 17:29 today, giving 8h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yellowknife tonight?
The moon phase over Yellowknife tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yellowknife?
The antipode of Yellowknife — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 62.45° S, 65.63° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, roughly 1,484 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Yellowknife?
Yellowknife lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Yellowknife?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yellowknife, clocks run about 82 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.