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How much daylight has Ottawa gained since the solstice?

Ottawa's shortest day this winter is Monday, December 21, with 8 hours, 43 minutes of daylight. That is 12 minutes less than Toronto gets on its shortest day. By January 31 it has gained 1 hour.

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Ottawa daylight dates, winter 2026–27

Earliest sunsetThursday, December 10, 4:20 pm
Shortest dayMonday, December 21, 8 h 43 min (sunrise 7:40 am, sunset 4:22 pm)
Latest sunriseSaturday, January 2, 7:43 am
9 hours of daylightMonday, January 11
First sunset after 5 pmTuesday, January 26 (5:01 pm)
10 hours of daylightSunday, February 7
11 hours of daylightSaturday, February 27
12 hours of daylightThursday, March 18
Longest dayMonday, June 21, 15 h 40 min

The December solstice is at 3:50 pm on December 21, Ottawa time.

Daylight gained in Ottawa, by date

DateSince solsticeDaylightThat daySunriseSunset
Jan 1+4 min 48 sec8 h 48 min+50 sec7:43 am4:30 pm
Jan 15+24 min9 h 07 min+1 min 49 sec7:39 am4:46 pm
Feb 1+1 h 03 min9 h 46 min+2 min 37 sec7:24 am5:10 pm
Feb 15+1 h 42 min10 h 25 min+2 min 58 sec7:05 am5:30 pm
Mar 1+2 h 25 min11 h 08 min+3 min 9 sec6:41 am5:50 pm
Mar 15+3 h 10 min11 h 53 min+3 min 12 sec7:16 am7:09 pm
Apr 1+4 h 04 min12 h 47 min+3 min 10 sec6:43 am7:31 pm

Ottawa: questions people ask

When is the earliest sunset in Ottawa?

December 10, 2026, at 4:20 pm. That is 11 days before the shortest day, because solar noon drifts later through December. The evenings are already a little lighter by the solstice.

When do the mornings start getting lighter in Ottawa?

Not until after the latest sunrise, 7:43 am on Saturday, January 2, 12 days after the shortest day. Mornings then brighten slowly: on February 1 the sun rises at 7:24 am.

Does Ottawa get less winter daylight than Toronto?

Yes. Ottawa's shortest day is 8 h 43 min, 12 minutes shorter than Toronto's (8 h 55 min). Summer is the other way round: on the longest day Ottawa gets 15 h 40 min, 13 minutes more than Toronto.

How long is the longest day in Ottawa?

15 h 40 min, on June 21, 2027. The sun rises at 5:14 am and sets at 8:55 pm. That is 6 hours, 58 minutes more daylight than on the shortest day.

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Sun times use NOAA's solar equations, checked against U.S. Naval Observatory tables. City data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).