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

Moon: 71.5%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 1:01:02 am
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)
Location of FairbanksLocation

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)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Fairbanks Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:54 am
Astro. Twilight4:54 am – 6:03 am
Nautical Twilight6:03 am – 7:03 am
Civil Twilight7:03 am – 7:52 am
Daylight7:52 am – 8:06 pm
Civil Twilight8:06 pm – 8:55 pm
Nautical Twilight8:55 pm – 9:55 pm
Astro. Twilight9:55 pm – 11:05 pm
Night11:05 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Fairbanks - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 197:52 am8:06 pm12:14:03+6:431:58 pm (25.1°)92.566
Mar 207:48 am8:09 pm12:20:47+6:431:58 pm (25.5°)92.591
Mar 217:44 am8:12 pm12:27:31+6:431:57 pm (25.9°)92.617
Mar 227:41 am8:15 pm12:34:14+6:431:57 pm (26.3°)92.643
Mar 237:37 am8:18 pm12:40:58+6:431:57 pm (26.7°)92.669
Mar 247:33 am8:21 pm12:47:42+6:431:56 pm (27.1°)92.695
Mar 257:30 am8:24 pm12:54:26+6:441:56 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?

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Today's Moon in Fairbanks

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Fairbanks - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-Up all day-10:34 pm(48.3°)249,57179.0%
Mar 20-8:52 am1:17 pm11:20 pm(44.2°)251,11586.4%
Mar 21-8:31 am3:11 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 22-8:16 am4:51 pm12:04 am(39.4°)252,05292.3%
Mar 23-8:05 am6:26 pm12:44 am(34.1°)252,44096.7%
Mar 24-7:54 am7:57 pm1:24 am(28.3°)252,34399.3%
Mar 25-7:43 am9:30 pm2:03 am(22.5°)251,812100.0%
* 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

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Fairbanks This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:45 amTue 10:18 pmTue 3:00 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 8:01 amTue 5:34 pmTue 12:46 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 7:56 amTue 4:04 pmTue 12:00 noonNot visible
JupiterTue 8:19 amWed 1:19 amTue 4:49 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 8:05 amTue 5:46 pmTue 12:56 pmNot visible
UranusTue 8:14 amWed 2:05 amTue 5:10 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 8:05 amTue 7:38 pmTue 1:51 pmNot visible
* All times are local time for Fairbanks.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Fairbanks