Current Time: | Apr 23, 2024 at 2:11:37 am |
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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) |
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)
The Sun's altitude in Anchorage today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Anchorage today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Today it does not get darker than Astronomical Twilight.
Astro. Twilight | 12:00 am – 4:02 am |
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Nautical Twilight | 4:02 am – 5:19 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:19 am – 6:12 am |
Daylight | 6:12 am – 9:45 pm |
Civil Twilight | 9:45 pm – 10:37 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 10:37 pm – 11:56 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 11:56 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Apr | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Apr 23 | 6:12 am | 9:45 pm | 15:32:52 | +5:39 | 1:57 pm (41.8°) | 93.482 |
Apr 24 | 6:09 am | 9:47 pm | 15:38:30 | +5:38 | 1:57 pm (42.1°) | 93.507 |
Apr 25 | 6:06 am | 9:50 pm | 15:44:08 | +5:38 | 1:57 pm (42.4°) | 93.532 |
Apr 26 | 6:03 am | 9:53 pm | 15:49:46 | +5:37 | 1:57 pm (42.7°) | 93.557 |
Apr 27 | 6:00 am | 9:55 pm | 15:55:22 | +5:36 | 1:57 pm (43.0°) | 93.582 |
Apr 28 | 5:57 am | 9:58 pm | 16:00:58 | +5:35 | 1:56 pm (43.4°) | 93.606 |
Apr 29 | 5:54 am | 10:00 pm | 16:06:33 | +5:34 | 1:56 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. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 7:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 12:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 4:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 12:21 am |
* All times are local Anchorage time. |
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Today's Moon in Anchorage
Percent Illuminated: | 99.7% |
Time: | 2:11 am |
Altitude: | 16.0° |
Direction: | 190° S |
Position: | Near Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous) |
The Moon's path in Anchorage today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Anchorage - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Apr 23 | - | 6:03 am | 10:12 pm | 1:30 am | (16.6°) | 249,333 | 99.7% | |||
Apr 24 | - | 5:59 am | 11:50 pm | 2:13 am | (11.3°) | 247,686 | 99.8% | |||
Apr 25 | - | 5:56 am | - | 3:00 am | (6.6°) | 245,800 | 97.8% | |||
Apr 26 | 1:37 am | 5:53 am | - | 3:50 am | (3.0°) | 243,726 | 93.8% | |||
Apr 27 | 3:30 am | 5:52 am | - | 4:44 am | (0.7°) | 241,493 | 87.7% | |||
Apr 28 | 5:13 am | 6:09 am | - | 5:41 am | (-0.1°) | 239,124 | 79.7% | |||
Apr 29 | 5:33 am | 7:51 am | - | 6:39 am | (0.6°) | 236,651 | 70.1% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Anchorage This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Apr 23, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 6:06 am | Tue 7:33 pm | Tue 12:50 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 6:16 am | Tue 8:20 pm | Tue 1:17 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Tue 5:52 am | Tue 5:14 pm | Tue 11:32 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Jupiter | Tue 6:44 am | Tue 11:37 pm | Tue 3:10 pm | Average visibility |
Saturn | Tue 5:49 am | Tue 4:13 pm | Tue 11:01 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Tue 6:38 am | Tue 11:38 pm | Tue 3:08 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Tue 5:55 am | Tue 5:39 pm | Tue 11:47 am | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Anchorage. |
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