Current Time: | Mar 28, 2025 at 6:01:06 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:33 am↑ 82° East |
Sunset Today: | 8:36 pm↑ 279° West |
Moonrise Today: | 7:33 am↑ 93° East |
Moonset Today: | 8:04 pm↑ 275° West |
Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 3 minutes (+5m 44s) |
Today's Sun Position in Anchorage
Time: | 6:01 pm |
Altitude: | 17.4° |
Direction: | 244° SW |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 13h 2m 45s (Mar 28, 2025)
5 minutes, 44 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 27, 2025)
7 hours, 35 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)
6 hours, 18 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Anchorage today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Anchorage today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 4:52 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:52 am – 5:55 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:55 am – 6:49 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:49 am – 7:33 am |
Daylight | 7:33 am – 8:36 pm |
Civil Twilight | 8:36 pm – 9:20 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 9:20 pm – 10:15 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 10:15 pm – 11:19 pm |
Night | 11:19 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days
2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 28 | 7:33 am | 8:36 pm | 13:02:45 | +5:44 | 2:04 pm (32.2°) | 92.802 |
Mar 29 | 7:30 am | 8:39 pm | 13:08:30 | +5:44 | 2:04 pm (32.6°) | 92.829 |
Mar 30 | 7:27 am | 8:41 pm | 13:14:15 | +5:44 | 2:03 pm (33.0°) | 92.855 |
Mar 31 | 7:24 am | 8:44 pm | 13:19:59 | +5:44 | 2:03 pm (33.4°) | 92.882 |
Apr 1 | 7:21 am | 8:46 pm | 13:25:44 | +5:44 | 2:03 pm (33.7°) | 92.908 |
Apr 2 | 7:17 am | 8:49 pm | 13:31:29 | +5:44 | 2:02 pm (34.1°) | 92.934 |
Apr 3 | 7:14 am | 8:52 pm | 13:37:13 | +5:44 | 2:02 pm (34.5°) | 92.960 |
* 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. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2025
March equinox | Mar 20 | 1:01 am |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 6:42 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 10:19 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 6:03 am |
* All times are local Anchorage time. |
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Today's Moon in Anchorage
Percent Illuminated: | 0.2% |
Time: | 6:01 pm |
Altitude: | 12.8° |
Direction: | 248° W |
Position: | Near New Moon (Waning Crescent) |
The Moon's path in Anchorage today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Anchorage - Next 7 days
2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 28 | 7:33 am | 8:04 pm | - | 1:35 pm | (28.5°) | 223,568 | 0.5% | |||
7:30 am | 9:56 pm | - | 2:26 pm | (36.0°) | 222,579 | 0.4% | ||||
Mar 30 | 7:26 am | 11:53 pm | - | 3:19 pm | (43.0°) | 222,856 | 3.5% | |||
Mar 31 | 7:23 am | - | - | 4:16 pm | (49.1°) | 224,320 | 9.7% | |||
Apr 1 | - | 1:57 am | 7:20 am | 5:16 pm | (53.7°) | 226,769 | 18.3% | |||
Apr 2 | - | 4:07 am | 7:19 am | 6:18 pm | (56.4°) | 229,907 | 28.6% | |||
Apr 3 | - | 6:08 am | 7:28 am | 7:20 pm | (57.0°) | 233,409 | 39.8% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Anchorage This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Mar 28, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 7:09 am | Fri 7:52 pm | Fri 1:32 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 6:21 am | Fri 8:09 pm | Fri 1:16 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Fri 11:23 am | Sat 6:59 am | Fri 9:12 pm | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Fri 9:10 am | Sat 3:49 am | Fri 6:29 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Sat 7:37 am | Sat 6:45 pm | Sat 1:11 pm | Not visible |
Uranus | Fri 8:25 am | Sat 1:39 am | Fri 5:02 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Sat 7:36 am | Sat 7:26 pm | Sat 1:31 pm | Not visible |
* All times are local time for Anchorage. |
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