Current time in Yellowknife
Yellowknife is 1 hour behind New York. Yellowknife–New York overlap
A workday in Yellowknife
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America/Edmonton zone- Time zone
- MDT · UTC−6Mountain Daylight Time
- Daylight saving
- Not observedSame offset all year
- Sunrise · sunset
- 09:14 · 17:278h 14m of daylight · by month
- Next public holiday
- Christmas Day2026-12-25 · all Canada holidays
- Coordinates
- 62.45, -114.37Canada
- Same clock as
- Calgary10 other listed cities
Yellowknife is in Canada and keeps Mountain Daylight Time (America/Edmonton), UTC−6. The clock moves for daylight saving, so the offset changes during the year. Treat Yellowknife as reachable 09:00–18:00 local on a weekday that isn’t a public holiday.
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What time zone is Yellowknife in?
Yellowknife uses Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), UTC−6. The IANA zone is America/Edmonton. Yellowknife observes daylight saving time.
What is the time difference between Yellowknife and New York?
Yellowknife is 1 hour behind New York. When it is 09:00 in New York, it is 08:00 in Yellowknife.
When is it okay to message someone in Yellowknife?
PING is 09:00–18:00 Yellowknife time on a weekday that isn’t a public holiday. Avoid 21:00–07:00 local (NOT NOW). Early mornings, evenings and weekends are MAYBE.
What is the time difference between Yellowknife and Los Angeles?
Yellowknife is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. 09:00 in Los Angeles is 11:00 in Yellowknife.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yellowknife today?
Sunrise is at 09:14 and sunset at 17:27, giving 8h 14m of daylight.
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