Current Time: | Mar 19, 2024 at 1:01:02 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:52 am↑ 89° East |
Sunset Today: | 8:06 pm↑ 272° West |
Moon: | Up all day |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 14 minutes (+6m 43s) |
Today's Sun Position in Fairbanks
Time: | 1:01 am |
Altitude: | -24.6° |
Direction: | 344° N |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 12h 14m 3s (Mar 19, 2024)
6 minutes, 43 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)
8 hours, 32 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
9 hours, 35 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Fairbanks 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
Night | 12:00 am – 4:54 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:54 am – 6:03 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:03 am – 7:03 am |
Civil Twilight | 7:03 am – 7:52 am |
Daylight | 7:52 am – 8:06 pm |
Civil Twilight | 8:06 pm – 8:55 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:55 pm – 9:55 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 9:55 pm – 11:05 pm |
Night | 11:05 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Fairbanks - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 19 | 7:52 am | 8:06 pm | 12:14:03 | +6:43 | 1:58 pm (25.1°) | 92.566 |
Mar 20 | 7:48 am | 8:09 pm | 12:20:47 | +6:43 | 1:58 pm (25.5°) | 92.591 |
Mar 21 | 7:44 am | 8:12 pm | 12:27:31 | +6:43 | 1:57 pm (25.9°) | 92.617 |
Mar 22 | 7:41 am | 8:15 pm | 12:34:14 | +6:43 | 1:57 pm (26.3°) | 92.643 |
Mar 23 | 7:37 am | 8:18 pm | 12:40:58 | +6:43 | 1:57 pm (26.7°) | 92.669 |
Mar 24 | 7:33 am | 8:21 pm | 12:47:42 | +6:43 | 1:56 pm (27.1°) | 92.695 |
Mar 25 | 7:30 am | 8:24 pm | 12:54:26 | +6:44 | 1:56 pm (27.5°) | 92.722 |
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Fairbanks is at 7:06 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
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 Fairbanks time. |
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Today's Moon in Fairbanks
Percent Illuminated: | 71.5% |
Time: | 1:01 am |
Altitude: | 40.6° |
Direction: | 241° SW |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 19 | - | Up all day | - | 10:34 pm | (48.3°) | 249,571 | 79.0% | |||
Mar 20 | - | 8:52 am | 1:17 pm | 11:20 pm | (44.2°) | 251,115 | 86.4% | |||
Mar 21 | - | 8:31 am | 3:11 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
Mar 22 | - | 8:16 am | 4:51 pm | 12:04 am | (39.4°) | 252,052 | 92.3% | |||
Mar 23 | - | 8:05 am | 6:26 pm | 12:44 am | (34.1°) | 252,440 | 96.7% | |||
Mar 24 | - | 7:54 am | 7:57 pm | 1:24 am | (28.3°) | 252,343 | 99.3% | |||
Mar 25 | - | 7:43 am | 9:30 pm | 2:03 am | (22.5°) | 251,812 | 100.0% | |||
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. 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. |
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Fairbanks on Mar 24 – Mar 25
Planets Visible in the Sky in Fairbanks This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 7:45 am | Tue 10:18 pm | Tue 3:00 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 8:01 am | Tue 5:34 pm | Tue 12:46 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Tue 7:56 am | Tue 4:04 pm | Tue 12:00 noon | Not visible |
Jupiter | Tue 8:19 am | Wed 1:19 am | Tue 4:49 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Tue 8:05 am | Tue 5:46 pm | Tue 12:56 pm | Not visible |
Uranus | Tue 8:14 am | Wed 2:05 am | Tue 5:10 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Tue 8:05 am | Tue 7:38 pm | Tue 1:51 pm | Not visible |
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Fairbanks