December 8 is the earliest the sun will set in Calgary in 2018

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

This Saturday marks the earliest that the sun will set in Calgary all year, at a dark and early 4:29 pm.

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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.

Calgary sunrise and sunset times (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.

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 will see some sun again soon enough, we promise.

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• 6 horses stolen from Alberta farm on Wednesday night
• Get ready for some beautiful weather this weekend, Calgary!
• Yo Yo Ma visited a Calgary elementary school to give music lesson