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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Sept-Îles, Quebec, giving 10 hours, 14 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 33 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Toronto (UTC−4)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 24 | 10h 14m | −3m 33s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 10m | −3m 32s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 07m | −3m 32s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 03m | −3m 30s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 00m | −3m 29s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 9h 56m | −3m 28s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 53m | −3m 27s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | March 20, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice longest day | June 21, 2026 | |
| September equinox | September 22, 2026 | |
| December solstice shortest day | December 21, 2026 | |
| Clocks go forward | March 8, 2026 | EDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
97% illuminated · 13.1 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Sept-Îles.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Sept-Îles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port-Cartier | 39 km WSW | 1 minute 36 seconds later | ||
| Sainte-Anne-des-Monts | 120 km S | 1 minute 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Baie-Comeau | 168 km SW | 5 minutes 10 seconds later | ||
| Matane | 173 km SSW | 1 minute 55 seconds later | ||
| Hauterive | 175 km SW | 5 minutes 33 seconds later | ||
| Gaspé | 205 km SE | 10 minutes 15 seconds earlier | ||
| Amqui | 207 km SSW | 52 seconds later | ||
| Mont-Joli | 222 km SW | 4 minutes 8 seconds later | ||
| Chandler | 240 km SSE | 10 minutes 22 seconds earlier | ||
| Heron Bay NB | 242 km S | other time zone |
Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the sun meets a flat, sea-level horizon, with standard atmospheric refraction (the sun's centre 0.833° below the horizon). Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight begin when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below. Golden hour is the sun between 6° above and 4° below.
Sunrise in Sept-Îles, Quebec today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:03 AM EDT, and sunset is at 5:16 PM.
Sept-Îles gets 10 hours, 14 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 33 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Sept-Îles runs from 4:30 PM to 5:37 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Sept-Îles is June 21, 2026, with 16 hours, 24 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 3 minutes.
Sept-Îles uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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