Canada
Time now in Fort Simpson
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 09:44Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Edmonton
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
—
Sunrise
06:32
Sunset
09:44
Day length
15h 12m
Coordinates
61.81, -121.32
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About the time in Fort Simpson
Fort Simpson is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −6 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Fort Simpson runs on America/Edmonton, which puts the city UTC −6 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Fort Simpson sits at latitude 61.81, in the high-latitude band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 15h 12m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Fort Simpson
- What are normal business hours in Fort Simpson in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Fort Simpson runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- Does Fort Simpson change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What time is it in Fort Simpson right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Fort Simpson, updating every second from America/Edmonton (UTC −6).
- Which time zone is Fort Simpson in?
- Fort Simpson uses America/Edmonton, currently UTC −6.
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