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

Moon: 99.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 23, 2024 at 2:11:37 am
Sunrise Today: 6:12 am 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:45 pm 300° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:12 pm 125° Southeast
Moonset Today: 6:03 am 243° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 33 minutes (+5m 39s)
Location of AnchorageLocation

Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:2:11 am
Altitude:-16.0°
Direction:4° N
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 15h 32m 52s (Apr 23, 2024)

5 minutes, 39 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 22, 2024)

10 hours, 5 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

3 hours, 48 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Astro. Twilight12:00 am – 4:02 am
Nautical Twilight4:02 am – 5:19 am
Civil Twilight5:19 am – 6:12 am
Daylight6:12 am – 9:45 pm
Civil Twilight9:45 pm – 10:37 pm
Nautical Twilight10:37 pm – 11:56 pm
Astro. Twilight11:56 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 236:12 am9:45 pm15:32:52+5:391:57 pm (41.8°)93.482
Apr 246:09 am9:47 pm15:38:30+5:381:57 pm (42.1°)93.507
Apr 256:06 am9:50 pm15:44:08+5:381:57 pm (42.4°)93.532
Apr 266:03 am9:53 pm15:49:46+5:371:57 pm (42.7°)93.557
Apr 276:00 am9:55 pm15:55:22+5:361:57 pm (43.0°)93.582
Apr 285:57 am9:58 pm16:00:58+5:351:56 pm (43.4°)93.606
Apr 295:54 am10:00 pm16:06:33+5:341:56 pm (43.7°)93.631
* 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
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 23-6:03 am10:12 pm1:30 am(16.6°)249,33399.7%
Apr 24-5:59 am11:50 pm2:13 am(11.3°)247,68699.8%
Apr 25-5:56 am-3:00 am(6.6°)245,80097.8%
Apr 261:37 am5:53 am-3:50 am(3.0°)243,72693.8%
Apr 273:30 am5:52 am-4:44 am(0.7°)241,49387.7%
Apr 285:13 am6:09 am-5:41 am(-0.1°)239,12479.7%
Apr 295:33 am7:51 am-6:39 am(0.6°)236,65170.1%
* 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Anchorage This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Apr 23, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:06 amTue 7:33 pmTue 12:50 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 6:16 amTue 8:20 pmTue 1:17 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 5:52 amTue 5:14 pmTue 11:32 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterTue 6:44 amTue 11:37 pmTue 3:10 pmAverage visibility
SaturnTue 5:49 amTue 4:13 pmTue 11:01 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusTue 6:38 amTue 11:38 pmTue 3:08 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 5:55 amTue 5:39 pmTue 11:47 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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