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Cape Dorset, NU, Canada — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 96.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 6, 2025 at 4:16:16 am
Sunrise Today: 9:39 am 148° Southeast
Sunset Today: 2:14 pm 211° Southwest
Moon: Up all day
Daylight Hours: 4 hours, 35 minutes (-4m)
Location of Cape DorsetLocation

Today's Sun Position in Cape Dorset

Time:4:16 am
Altitude:-31.1°
Direction:77° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 4h 35m 22s (Dec 6, 2025)

4 minutes shorter than yesterday (Dec 5, 2025)

31 minutes, 15 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

16 hours, 37 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cape Dorset Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:18 am
Astro. Twilight6:18 am – 7:17 am
Nautical Twilight7:17 am – 8:24 am
Civil Twilight8:24 am – 9:39 am
Daylight9:39 am – 2:14 pm
Civil Twilight2:14 pm – 3:29 pm
Nautical Twilight3:29 pm – 4:36 pm
Astro. Twilight4:36 pm – 5:36 pm
Night5:36 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cape Dorset - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 69:39 am2:14 pm4:35:22−4:0011:57 am (3.4°)91.587
Dec 79:41 am2:13 pm4:31:33−3:4811:57 am (3.3°)91.575
Dec 89:44 am2:12 pm4:27:57−3:3611:58 am (3.2°)91.563
Dec 99:46 am2:10 pm4:24:34−3:2311:58 am (3.1°)91.552
Dec 109:48 am2:09 pm4:21:24−3:0911:59 am (3.0°)91.541
Dec 119:50 am2:08 pm4:18:28−2:5511:59 am (2.9°)91.531
Dec 129:52 am2:07 pm4:15:48−2:4012:00 pm (2.9°)91.521
* All times are local time for Cape Dorset. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cape Dorset

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Cape Dorset - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 6-Up all day-1:17 am(53.3°)223,77797.3%
Dec 7-1:37 pm4:21 pm2:22 am(51.4°)226,53591.9%
Dec 8-1:08 pm6:48 pm3:22 am(47.7°)230,12084.2%
Dec 9-12:53 pm8:47 pm4:16 am(42.7°)234,13375.0%
Dec 10-12:43 pm10:32 pm5:04 am(36.9°)238,23264.8%
Dec 11-12:33 pm-5:48 am(30.8°)242,08954.4%
Dec 1212:09 am12:24 pm-6:29 am(24.7°)245,48044.1%
* All times are local time for Cape Dorset. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Cape Dorset This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 6, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 6:59 amSat 2:08 pmSat 10:35 amAverage visibility
VenusSat 8:47 amSat 2:03 pmSat 11:25 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 10:50 amSat 2:19 pmSat 12:34 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 5:02 pmSat 12:35 pmSat 2:49 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 1:17 pmSun 12:19 amSat 6:48 pmGreat visibility
UranusSat 1:29 pmSun 8:06 amSat 10:47 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 1:10 pmSun 12:53 amSat 7:01 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Cape Dorset.

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