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

Moon: 94.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 20, 2024 at 7:36:14 pm
Sunrise Today: 4:08 am 33° Northeast
Sunset Today: 11:29 pm 328° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 8:02 pm 125° Southeast
Moonset Today: 3:53 am 245° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 19 hours, 21 minutes (+6m 52s)
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Today's Sun Position in Fairbanks

Time:7:36 pm
Altitude:19.5°
Direction:276° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 19h 21m 4s (May 20, 2024)

6 minutes, 52 seconds longer than yesterday (May 19, 2024)

15 hours, 39 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

2 hours, 28 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Fairbanks Today

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Civil Twilight12:00 am – 4:08 am
Daylight4:08 am – 11:29 pm
Civil Twilight11:29 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Fairbanks - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 204:08 am11:29 pm19:21:04+6:521:47 pm (45.4°)94.075
May 214:04 am11:32 pm19:27:55+6:501:47 pm (45.6°)94.093
May 224:01 am11:36 pm19:34:44+6:481:47 pm (45.8°)94.111
May 233:58 am11:39 pm19:41:30+6:461:47 pm (46.0°)94.128
May 243:55 am11:43 pm19:48:14+6:431:47 pm (46.2°)94.145
May 253:51 am11:46 pm19:54:55+6:401:47 pm (46.3°)94.162
May 263:48 am11:50 pm20:01:32+6:371:48 pm (46.5°)94.179
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. 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 Fairbanks

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Fairbanks - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 20-3:53 am8:02 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 21-3:40 am9:53 pm12:00 am(9.6°)247,55195.0%
May 22-3:22 am-12:46 am(4.7°)245,43098.4%
May 2312:11 am2:46 am-1:35 am(0.8°)243,13999.9%
May 24-Down all day-2:29 am(-1.7°)240,81699.1%
May 25-Down all day-3:26 am(-4.0°)238,57095.9%
May 26-Down all day-4:25 am(-3.7°)236,47690.4%
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Fairbanks This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 20, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:29 amTue 8:11 pmTue 12:18 pmDifficult to see
VenusTue 4:16 amTue 10:52 pmTue 1:32 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:03 amTue 5:43 pmTue 10:52 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterTue 4:19 amTue 10:58 pmTue 1:38 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnTue 4:01 amTue 2:20 pmTue 9:10 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusTue 4:08 amTue 10:23 pmTue 1:15 pmNot visible
NeptuneTue 3:58 amTue 3:44 pmTue 9:51 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Fairbanks.

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