Regional capital · Northwest Territories
Prayer times in Yellowknife
Muslims living in Yellowknife can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Yellowknife is a regional capital in Canada, in Northwest Territories, with about 20,340 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated from the position of the sun for its coordinates and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Adhan times in Yellowknife today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method.
Yellowknife prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Summer and winter prayer times in Yellowknife
Prayer times in Yellowknife vary a lot between the seasons. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at about 2:39 AM and Maghrib at 11:39 PM, for a day of 19 h 59 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 8:27 AM and Maghrib to 4:04 PM, and the day lasts only 4 h 58 min. That is a difference of 15 h 02 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves so much from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:30 AM | 7:39 AM | 1:45 PM | 4:47 PM | 7:53 PM | 10:02 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 2:39 AM | 3:40 AM | 1:39 PM | 6:27 PM | 11:39 PM | 12:39 AM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 5:15 AM | 7:24 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:31 PM | 7:35 PM | 9:43 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 8:27 AM | 11:07 AM | 1:36 PM | 2:10 PM | 4:04 PM | 6:45 PM |
Yellowknife is in a different time zone from the capital Ottawa: local time here is UTC−6. On the local clocks, Dhuhr in Yellowknife is called about 35 minutes later than in Ottawa, but the real solar difference comes from the 3,087 km that separate them.
Finding the Qibla from Yellowknife
From Yellowknife you face towards the north-east, at an angle of 24.0° from true north; the Kaaba is 10,414 km away. We computed this angle with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Yellowknife and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Remember that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Ramadan timetable for Yellowknife
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin on 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Yellowknife is at about 7:26 AM and iftar at 5:59 PM, for a fast of 10 h 22 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak moves to 6:01 AM and iftar to 7:22 PM, for a fast of 13 h 12 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table on this page when the month arrives.
Where Yellowknife is located
Yellowknife lies at 62.4541° N, 114.3725° W, in Northwest Territories, in Canada. Close by you will find Fort McMurray (659 km), Fort St. John (781 km), and Grande Prairie (849 km). We use these coordinates directly to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Yellowknife
- Type
- Regional capital
- Part of
- Northwest Territories, Canada
- Population
- 20,340
- Coordinates
- 62.45411, -114.37248
- Time zone
- UTC−6
- Calculation method
- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
- Qibla direction
- 24.0° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 10,414 km
Friday prayer and Asr time in Yellowknife
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Yellowknife is held at the time of Dhuhr, around 1:45 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 81 minutes around 21 June: 6:27 PM for the majority, 7:49 PM for the Hanafis. Select the method your mosque follows in the settings.
Good to know: add this page to your home screen to check today’s times in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or your mosque.
Nearby cities to Yellowknife
- Fort McMurray659 km · south
- Fort St. John781 km · south-west
- Grande Prairie849 km · south
- St. Albert982 km · south
- Edmonton991 km · south
- Stony Plain992 km · south
- Spruce Grove992 km · south
- Sherwood Park996 km · south
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Yellowknife
Which calculation method is used for Yellowknife?
We use the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) method: Fajr at 15° and Isha when the sun is 15° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.
What time is Fajr in Yellowknife?
Fajr in Yellowknife depends on the season: about 2:39 AM on 21 June and about 8:27 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Yellowknife?
The Qibla in Yellowknife is 24.0° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 10,414 km away.
How long is the fast in Yellowknife during Ramadan?
Roughly 10 h 22 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 12 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
When is Maghrib in Yellowknife?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 4:04 PM on 21 December and 11:39 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.