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

Moon: 2.4%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 6, 2024 at 12:07:26 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:34 am 51° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:19 pm 309° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:14 am 68° East
Moonset Today: 8:55 pm 301° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 45 minutes (+5m 25s)
Location of AnchorageLocation

Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:12:07 pm
Altitude:41.6°
Direction:144° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 16h 45m 2s (May 6, 2024)

5 minutes, 25 seconds longer than yesterday (May 5, 2024)

11 hours, 17 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

2 hours, 36 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Nautical Twilight12:00 am – 1:37 am
Astro. Twilight1:37 am – 2:13 am
Nautical Twilight2:13 am – 4:33 am
Civil Twilight4:33 am – 5:34 am
Daylight5:34 am – 10:19 pm
Civil Twilight10:19 pm – 11:21 pm
Nautical Twilight11:21 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 65:34 am10:19 pm16:45:02+5:251:56 pm (45.7°)93.796
May 75:31 am10:22 pm16:50:26+5:231:56 pm (46.0°)93.818
May 85:29 am10:24 pm16:55:48+5:211:55 pm (46.2°)93.840
May 95:26 am10:27 pm17:01:07+5:191:55 pm (46.5°)93.861
May 105:23 am10:30 pm17:06:25+5:171:55 pm (46.8°)93.883
May 115:21 am10:32 pm17:11:40+5:141:55 pm (47.0°)93.903
May 125:18 am10:35 pm17:16:52+5:121:55 pm (47.3°)93.924
* 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 65:14 am8:55 pm-12:46 pm(40.5°)226,0612.3%
May 75:11 am10:51 pm-1:40 pm(46.8°)227,4340.1%
May 85:09 am--2:36 pm(51.8°)229,7201.0%
May 9-12:53 am5:08 am3:35 pm(55.2°)232,7404.6%
May 10-2:53 am5:13 am4:35 pm(56.7°)236,22710.6%
May 11-4:17 am5:54 am5:34 pm(56.3°)239,86618.4%
May 12-4:35 am7:35 am6:29 pm(54.3°)243,34527.4%
* 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, Mon, May 6, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:34 amTue 7:05 pmTue 12:19 pmNot visible
VenusTue 5:36 amTue 9:22 pmTue 1:27 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 5:09 amMon 5:28 pmMon 11:18 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterMon 5:57 amMon 11:06 pmMon 2:31 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 4:59 amMon 3:29 pmMon 10:14 amVery difficult to see
UranusMon 5:48 amMon 10:51 pmMon 2:20 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 5:04 amMon 4:50 pmMon 10:57 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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