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

Moon: 66.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Nov 21, 2024 at 12:12:50 am
Sunrise Today: 9:23 am 133° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:07 pm 226° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 10:15 pm 52° Northeast
Moonset Today: 2:54 pm 312° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 6 hours, 44 minutes (-4m 34s)
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Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:12:12 am
Altitude:-48.5°
Direction:348° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 6h 44m 23s (Nov 21, 2024)

4 minutes, 34 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 20, 2024)

1 hour, 16 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

12 hours, 37 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:41 am
Astro. Twilight6:41 am – 7:33 am
Nautical Twilight7:33 am – 8:28 am
Civil Twilight8:28 am – 9:23 am
Daylight9:23 am – 4:07 pm
Civil Twilight4:07 pm – 5:01 pm
Nautical Twilight5:01 pm – 5:57 pm
Astro. Twilight5:57 pm – 6:48 pm
Night6:48 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
NovSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Nov 219:23 am4:07 pm6:44:23−4:3412:45 pm (8.7°)91.813
Nov 229:25 am4:05 pm6:39:54−4:2912:45 pm (8.5°)91.795
Nov 239:28 am4:03 pm6:35:29−4:2412:46 pm (8.3°)91.778
Nov 249:30 am4:01 pm6:31:10−4:1912:46 pm (8.1°)91.761
Nov 259:33 am3:59 pm6:26:57−4:1312:46 pm (7.9°)91.745
Nov 269:35 am3:58 pm6:22:50−4:0712:47 pm (7.8°)91.728
Nov 279:37 am3:56 pm6:18:49−4:0012:47 pm (7.6°)91.712
* All times are local time for Anchorage. 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
NovMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Nov 21-2:54 pm10:15 pm6:03 am(48.8°)243,29864.1%
Nov 22-2:51 pm11:48 pm6:49 am(43.9°)246,48154.0%
Nov 23-2:47 pm-7:32 am(38.5°)248,98744.1%
Nov 241:15 am2:44 pm-8:12 am(32.7°)250,72034.5%
Nov 252:39 am2:41 pm-8:50 am(26.9°)251,65425.7%
Nov 264:02 am2:37 pm-9:29 am(21.2°)251,82617.8%
Nov 275:28 am2:34 pm-10:09 am(15.6°)251,31811.0%
* All times are local time for Anchorage. 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, Thu, Nov 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 12:05 pmThu 4:26 pmThu 2:15 pmDifficult to see
VenusThu 1:33 pmThu 6:01 pmThu 3:47 pmGood visibility
MarsWed 8:20 pmThu 2:30 pmThu 5:25 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 4:47 pmThu 11:23 amThu 2:05 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 2:52 pmFri 12:51 amThu 7:52 pmGreat visibility
UranusThu 3:45 pmFri 9:00 amFri 12:23 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 2:57 pmFri 2:31 amThu 8:44 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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