Golden hour in Whitehorse in February

Whitehorse lies at 60.72° N, in the subpolar zone, with drawn-out twilight either side of midsummer. Its longest measured day falls on Thu 18 June 2026 with 19h 09m of daylight, and its shortest on Sat 19 December 2026 with 5h 38m — a difference of 13h 31m between the two extremes.

The sun sets toward 327° NNW in late June and toward 218° SW in late December, a shift of about 109° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Whitehorse, around midsummer the sky never reaches full darkness — evening blue hour runs into morning twilight.