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Anchorage, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 95.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 21, 2024 at 4:31:47 am
Sunrise Today: 4:56 am 42° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:57 pm 319° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:25 pm 133° Southeast
Moonset Today: 4:13 am 236° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 18 hours, 1 minute (+4m 40s)
Location of AnchorageLocation

Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:4:31 am
Altitude:-1.8°
Direction:36° NE
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 18h 1m 15s (May 21, 2024)

4 minutes, 40 seconds longer than yesterday (May 20, 2024)

12 hours, 33 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 20 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Civil Twilight12:00 am – 12:14 am
Nautical Twilight12:14 am – 3:36 am
Civil Twilight3:36 am – 4:56 am
Daylight4:56 am – 10:57 pm
Civil Twilight10:57 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 214:56 am10:57 pm18:01:15+4:401:56 pm (49.2°)94.093
May 224:54 am11:00 pm18:05:51+4:351:56 pm (49.4°)94.111
May 234:52 am11:02 pm18:10:21+4:301:56 pm (49.6°)94.128
May 244:49 am11:04 pm18:14:46+4:251:56 pm (49.8°)94.145
May 254:47 am11:06 pm18:19:06+4:191:56 pm (50.0°)94.162
May 264:45 am11:09 pm18:23:19+4:131:56 pm (50.2°)94.179
May 274:43 am11:11 pm18:27:27+4:071:56 pm (50.3°)94.195
* All times are local time for Anchorage. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Anchorage

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Anchorage - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 21-4:13 am9:25 pm12:09 am(13.2°)247,53995.0%
May 22-4:10 am11:10 pm12:55 am(8.2°)245,41698.4%
May 23-4:07 am-1:44 am(4.2°)243,12599.9%
May 241:02 am4:06 am-2:38 am(1.4°)240,80299.0%
May 252:52 am4:16 am-3:35 am(0.1°)238,55795.9%
May 263:39 am5:32 am-4:34 am(0.3°)236,46490.3%
May 273:43 am7:31 am-5:32 am(2.2°)234,56582.7%
* All times are local time for Anchorage. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Anchorage This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:54 amTue 8:03 pmTue 12:27 pmDifficult to see
VenusTue 5:00 amTue 10:24 pmTue 1:41 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:19 amTue 5:44 pmTue 11:01 amVery difficult to see
JupiterTue 5:04 amTue 10:30 pmTue 1:47 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnTue 4:02 amTue 2:37 pmTue 9:19 amDifficult to see
UranusTue 4:50 amTue 9:58 pmTue 1:24 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 4:06 amTue 3:54 pmTue 10:00 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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