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

Moon: 66.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 29, 2024 at 3:39:38 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:54 am 56° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:00 pm 304° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:33 am 166° South
Moonset Today: 7:51 am 195° South
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 7 minutes (+5m 34s)
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Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:3:39 pm
Altitude:40.1°
Direction:213° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 16h 6m 33s (Apr 29, 2024)

5 minutes, 34 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 28, 2024)

10 hours, 38 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

3 hours, 14 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Nautical Twilight12:00 am – 12:25 am
Astro. Twilight12:25 am – 3:27 am
Nautical Twilight3:27 am – 4:58 am
Civil Twilight4:58 am – 5:54 am
Daylight5:54 am – 10:00 pm
Civil Twilight10:00 pm – 10:57 pm
Nautical Twilight10:57 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 295:54 am10:00 pm16:06:33+5:341:56 pm (43.7°)93.631
Apr 305:51 am10:03 pm16:12:07+5:331:56 pm (44.0°)93.655
May 15:48 am10:06 pm16:17:39+5:321:56 pm (44.3°)93.679
May 25:45 am10:08 pm16:23:11+5:311:56 pm (44.6°)93.703
May 35:42 am10:11 pm16:28:41+5:301:56 pm (44.8°)93.727
May 45:40 am10:14 pm16:34:10+5:281:56 pm (45.1°)93.750
May 55:37 am10:16 pm16:39:37+5:271:56 pm (45.4°)93.773
* 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 295:33 am7:51 am-6:39 am(0.6°)236,65170.1%
Apr 305:32 am9:52 am-7:37 am(3.0°)234,13159.3%
May 15:30 am11:50 am-8:32 am(7.1°)231,66247.7%
May 25:27 am1:43 pm-9:25 am(12.6°)229,38936.1%
May 35:23 am3:31 pm-10:16 am(19.1°)227,49525.0%
May 45:20 am5:17 pm-11:05 am(26.2°)226,18815.2%
May 55:17 am7:04 pm-11:55 am(33.5°)225,6637.4%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Anchorage This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Apr 29, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:53 amMon 7:08 pmMon 12:31 pmNot visible
VenusTue 5:55 amTue 8:51 pmTue 1:22 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 5:32 amMon 5:20 pmMon 11:26 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterMon 6:22 amMon 11:23 pmMon 2:52 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 5:26 amMon 3:52 pmMon 10:39 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusMon 6:15 amMon 11:16 pmMon 2:45 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 5:32 amMon 5:16 pmMon 11:24 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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