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

Moon: 68.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 3:27:32 am
Sunrise Today: 4:37 am 50° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:19 pm 310° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:34 pm 83° East
Moonset Today: 3:21 am 282° West
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 42 minutes (+3m 47s)
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Today's Sun Position in Sitka

Time:3:27 am
Altitude:-7.3°
Direction:35° NE
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 16h 42m 3s (May 17, 2024)

3 minutes, 47 seconds longer than yesterday (May 16, 2024)

10 hours longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 12 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sitka Today

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Astro. Twilight12:00 am – 2:09 am
Nautical Twilight2:09 am – 3:43 am
Civil Twilight3:43 am – 4:37 am
Daylight4:37 am – 9:19 pm
Civil Twilight9:19 pm – 10:14 pm
Nautical Twilight10:14 pm – 11:51 pm
Astro. Twilight11:51 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sitka - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 174:37 am9:19 pm16:42:03+3:4712:57 pm (52.5°)94.020
May 184:35 am9:21 pm16:45:46+3:4312:57 pm (52.8°)94.038
May 194:33 am9:23 pm16:49:25+3:3912:57 pm (53.0°)94.056
May 204:32 am9:25 pm16:53:00+3:3512:57 pm (53.2°)94.075
May 214:30 am9:26 pm16:56:31+3:3012:57 pm (53.4°)94.092
May 224:28 am9:28 pm16:59:58+3:2612:58 pm (53.6°)94.110
May 234:27 am9:30 pm17:03:20+3:2112:58 pm (53.8°)94.127
* All times are local time for Sitka. 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 Sitka

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Sitka - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 17-3:21 am2:34 pm9:08 pm(34.7°)251,36674.8%
May 18-3:24 am3:51 pm9:47 pm(28.8°)250,69882.8%
May 19-3:27 am5:08 pm10:27 pm(23.0°)249,40289.5%
May 20-3:30 am6:29 pm11:09 pm(17.5°)247,61994.8%
May 21-3:35 am7:55 pm11:54 pm(12.5°)245,50698.3%
May 22-3:42 am9:24 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-3:53 am10:54 pm12:44 am(8.4°)243,21999.9%
* All times are local time for Sitka. 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 Sitka This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:19 amFri 6:29 pmFri 11:23 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusFri 4:36 amFri 8:43 pmFri 12:38 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:39 amFri 4:37 pmFri 10:07 amDifficult to see
JupiterFri 4:48 amFri 9:14 pmFri 1:01 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnFri 3:12 amFri 1:59 pmFri 8:36 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 4:34 amFri 8:48 pmFri 12:41 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:22 amFri 3:12 pmFri 9:17 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sitka.

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