This is the earliest that the sun will set in Calgary all winter

The days of darkening skies are soon to be behind us.

We’re currently experiencing the earliest time that the sun will set in Calgary all year, at a dark and early 4:29 pm, according to timeanddate.com.

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While the total length of sunlight per day will still be getting shorter – due to later sunrises until the Winter Solstice on December 21 – sunsets will only get later and later from here on out.

Sunrise and sunset times in Calgary (timeanddate.com)

We’ll be seeing a 4:29 pm sunset for the next week or so, but once December 17 hits, we can expect an extra minute of evening sunlight.

hello darkness my old friend
why are you here its 4pm

— jonny sun (@jonnysun) November 3, 2019

Not quite the 9:55 pm sunset we’re used to seeing around the end of June, but hey, it’s a start, people.

That daily commute home (or end of the WFH workday) will see some sun again soon enough, we promise.