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

Moon: 94.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 20, 2024 at 7:19:06 pm
Sunrise Today: 4:32 am 49° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:25 pm 311° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:29 pm 116° Southeast
Moonset Today: 3:30 am 251° West
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 53 minutes (+3m 35s)
Location of SitkaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Sitka

Time:7:19 pm
Altitude:14.2°
Direction:286° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 16h 53m (May 20, 2024)

3 minutes, 35 seconds longer than yesterday (May 19, 2024)

10 hours, 11 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

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

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sitka Today

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Nautical Twilight12:00 am – 12:03 am
Astro. Twilight12:03 am – 1:51 am
Nautical Twilight1:51 am – 3:36 am
Civil Twilight3:36 am – 4:32 am
Daylight4:32 am – 9:25 pm
Civil Twilight9:25 pm – 10:21 pm
Nautical Twilight10:21 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sitka - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 204:32 am9:25 pm16:53:00+3:3512:57 pm (53.2°)94.075
May 214:30 am9:26 pm16:56:31+3:3012:57 pm (53.4°)94.092
May 224:28 am9:28 pm16:59:58+3:2612:58 pm (53.6°)94.110
May 234:27 am9:30 pm17:03:20+3:2112:58 pm (53.8°)94.127
May 244:25 am9:32 pm17:06:37+3:1712:58 pm (53.9°)94.145
May 254:24 am9:33 pm17:09:49+3:1212:58 pm (54.1°)94.162
May 264:22 am9:35 pm17:12:55+3:0612:58 pm (54.3°)94.178
* All times are local time for Sitka. 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 Sitka

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Sitka - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 20-3:30 am6:29 pm11:09 pm(17.5°)247,61994.8%
May 21-3:35 am7:55 pm11:54 pm(12.5°)245,50698.3%
May 22-3:42 am9:24 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-3:53 am10:54 pm12:44 am(8.4°)243,21999.9%
May 24-4:14 am-1:37 am(5.4°)240,89599.1%
May 2512:14 am4:52 am-2:34 am(3.9°)238,64696.0%
May 261:12 am5:57 am-3:33 am(4.1°)236,54590.6%
* All times are local time for Sitka. 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 Sitka This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 20, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:11 amTue 6:49 pmTue 11:29 amDifficult to see
VenusMon 4:31 amMon 8:54 pmMon 12:42 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 3:27 amTue 4:40 pmTue 10:03 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 4:34 amTue 9:04 pmTue 12:49 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnTue 2:57 amTue 1:45 pmTue 8:21 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 4:22 amMon 8:37 pmMon 12:30 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 3:07 amTue 2:56 pmTue 9:02 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sitka.

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