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

Moon: 62.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Aug 14, 2025 at 7:48:56 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:35 am 53° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:12 pm 307° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:38 pm 42° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:06 pm 313° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 37 minutes (-6m 53s)
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Today's Sun Position in Fairbanks

Time:7:48 pm
Altitude:13.4°
Direction:275° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 16h 36m 49s (Aug 14, 2025)

6 minutes, 53 seconds shorter than yesterday (Aug 13, 2025)

12 hours, 55 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

5 hours, 12 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Fairbanks Today

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Nautical Twilight12:00 am – 4:26 am
Civil Twilight4:26 am – 5:35 am
Daylight5:35 am – 10:12 pm
Civil Twilight10:12 pm – 11:20 pm
Nautical Twilight11:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Fairbanks - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AugSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Aug 145:35 am10:12 pm16:36:49−6:531:55 pm (39.2°)94.148
Aug 155:39 am10:09 pm16:29:56−6:521:55 pm (38.9°)94.132
Aug 165:42 am10:05 pm16:23:03−6:521:55 pm (38.6°)94.115
Aug 175:45 am10:01 pm16:16:11−6:521:54 pm (38.3°)94.098
Aug 185:48 am9:58 pm16:09:20−6:511:54 pm (38.0°)94.081
Aug 195:51 am9:54 pm16:02:29−6:511:54 pm (37.6°)94.063
Aug 205:55 am9:50 pm15:55:39−6:501:54 pm (37.3°)94.045
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Fairbanks - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AugMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Aug 14-3:06 pm9:38 pm6:06 am(39.3°)229,47168.5%
Aug 15-5:29 pm9:09 pm6:59 am(45.1°)229,60556.9%
Aug 16-Up all day-7:56 am(49.5°)230,09945.0%
Aug 17-Up all day-8:56 am(52.3°)230,92133.4%
Aug 18-Up all day-9:58 am(53.2°)232,05922.7%
Aug 19-Up all day-10:59 am(52.0°)233,51113.7%
Aug 20-10:31 pm-11:57 am(49.0°)235,2836.8%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Fairbanks This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Aug 14, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 3:54 amThu 9:32 pmThu 12:42 pmDifficult to see
VenusThu 1:27 amThu 9:29 pmThu 11:29 amGood visibility
MarsThu 10:43 amThu 10:26 pmThu 4:35 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 12:59 amThu 9:41 pmThu 11:20 amFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 10:32 pmFri 10:10 amFri 4:21 amGreat visibility
UranusThu 10:36 pmFri 5:44 pmFri 8:10 amDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 10:23 pmFri 10:22 amFri 4:22 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Fairbanks.

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