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

Moon: 82.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 18, 2024 at 9:07:05 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:03 am 43° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:50 pm 317° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:55 pm 95° East
Moonset Today: 4:23 am 271° West
Daylight Hours: 17 hours, 47 minutes (+4m 52s)
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Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:9:07 pm
Altitude:9.3°
Direction:295° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 17h 47m 2s (May 18, 2024)

4 minutes, 52 seconds longer than yesterday (May 17, 2024)

12 hours, 19 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 34 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Civil Twilight12:00 am – 12:02 am
Nautical Twilight12:02 am – 3:48 am
Civil Twilight3:48 am – 5:03 am
Daylight5:03 am – 10:50 pm
Civil Twilight10:50 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 185:03 am10:50 pm17:47:02+4:521:56 pm (48.6°)94.039
May 195:01 am10:52 pm17:51:51+4:481:56 pm (48.8°)94.057
May 204:58 am10:55 pm17:56:35+4:441:56 pm (49.0°)94.075
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
* 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 18-4:23 am4:55 pm10:47 pm(24.4°)250,65783.1%
May 19-4:19 am6:20 pm11:27 pm(18.7°)249,33889.8%
May 20-4:16 am7:49 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
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%
* 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, Sat, May 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:00 amSun 7:50 pmSun 12:24 pmDifficult to see
VenusSun 5:04 amSun 10:16 pmSun 1:39 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 4:25 amSun 5:42 pmSun 11:03 amVery difficult to see
JupiterSun 5:11 amSun 10:35 pmSun 1:53 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSun 4:09 amSun 2:44 pmSun 9:26 amVery difficult to see
UranusSat 5:02 amSat 10:09 pmSat 1:35 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 4:14 amSun 4:01 pmSun 10:07 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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