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

Moon: 70.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 8:10:09 am
Sunrise Today: 4:32 am 53° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:54 pm 308° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:20 pm 83° East
Moonset Today: 3:03 am 282° West
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 22 minutes (+3m 27s)
Location of KetchikanLocation

Today's Sun Position in Ketchikan

Time:8:10 am
Altitude:28.3°
Direction:96° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 16h 22m 29s (May 17, 2024)

3 minutes, 27 seconds longer than yesterday (May 16, 2024)

9 hours, 16 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 5 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Ketchikan Today

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Astro. Twilight12:00 am – 2:26 am
Nautical Twilight2:26 am – 3:43 am
Civil Twilight3:43 am – 4:32 am
Daylight4:32 am – 8:54 pm
Civil Twilight8:54 pm – 9:44 pm
Nautical Twilight9:44 pm – 11:02 pm
Astro. Twilight11:02 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Ketchikan - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 174:32 am8:54 pm16:22:29+3:2712:43 pm (54.2°)94.019
May 184:30 am8:56 pm16:25:52+3:2312:43 pm (54.5°)94.038
May 194:29 am8:58 pm16:29:12+3:1912:43 pm (54.7°)94.056
May 204:27 am9:00 pm16:32:28+3:1512:43 pm (54.9°)94.074
May 214:26 am9:01 pm16:35:39+3:1112:43 pm (55.1°)94.092
May 224:24 am9:03 pm16:38:47+3:0712:43 pm (55.3°)94.110
May 234:23 am9:05 pm16:41:50+3:0212:43 pm (55.4°)94.127
* All times are local time for Ketchikan. 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 Ketchikan

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Ketchikan - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 17-3:03 am2:20 pm8:53 pm(36.5°)251,37074.8%
May 18-3:09 am3:34 pm9:32 pm(30.6°)250,70882.7%
May 19-3:14 am4:50 pm10:12 pm(24.8°)249,41889.5%
May 20-3:19 am6:08 pm10:54 pm(19.3°)247,63994.8%
May 21-3:27 am7:30 pm11:39 pm(14.3°)245,52998.3%
May 22-3:37 am8:56 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-3:52 am10:21 pm12:29 am(10.1°)243,24299.8%
* All times are local time for Ketchikan. 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 Ketchikan This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:09 amFri 6:10 pmFri 11:09 amVery difficult to see
VenusFri 4:29 amFri 8:20 pmFri 12:24 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:26 amFri 4:20 pmFri 9:53 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 4:39 amSat 8:47 pmSat 12:43 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnFri 2:56 amFri 1:47 pmFri 8:21 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 4:28 amFri 8:25 pmFri 12:26 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:07 amFri 2:57 pmFri 9:02 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Ketchikan.

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