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

Moon: 70.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 18, 2024 at 10:36:20 pm
Sunrise Today: 8:04 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 8:11 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 10:48 am 17° North
Moonset Today: 8:12 am 344° North
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 7 minutes (+5m 44s)
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Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:10:36 pm
Altitude:-17.3°
Direction:304° NW
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 6m 42s (Mar 18, 2024)

5 minutes, 44 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 17, 2024)

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

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

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:33 am
Astro. Twilight5:33 am – 6:30 am
Nautical Twilight6:30 am – 7:21 am
Civil Twilight7:21 am – 8:04 am
Daylight8:04 am – 8:11 pm
Civil Twilight8:11 pm – 8:54 pm
Nautical Twilight8:54 pm – 9:46 pm
Astro. Twilight9:46 pm – 10:43 pm
Night10:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 188:04 am8:11 pm12:06:42+5:442:07 pm (28.4°)92.541
Mar 198:01 am8:13 pm12:12:27+5:442:07 pm (28.8°)92.566
Mar 207:58 am8:16 pm12:18:12+5:442:06 pm (29.2°)92.592
Mar 217:55 am8:19 pm12:23:57+5:442:06 pm (29.5°)92.617
Mar 227:52 am8:21 pm12:29:41+5:442:06 pm (29.9°)92.643
Mar 237:48 am8:24 pm12:35:26+5:442:05 pm (30.3°)92.669
Mar 247:45 am8:26 pm12:41:10+5:442:05 pm (30.7°)92.695
* 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.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Anchorage 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 Anchorage

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Anchorage - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 18-8:12 am10:48 am9:53 pm(54.9°)247,39970.3%
Mar 19-8:14 am12:33 pm10:43 pm(51.9°)249,58379.0%
Mar 20-8:12 am2:14 pm11:29 pm(47.9°)251,12386.4%
Mar 21-8:09 am3:48 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 22-8:06 am5:17 pm12:13 am(43.1°)252,05692.4%
Mar 23-8:03 am6:42 pm12:53 am(37.7°)252,44196.7%
Mar 24-8:00 am8:06 pm1:33 am(32.0°)252,34199.3%
* 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.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Anchorage on Mar 24 – Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Anchorage This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 8:05 amTue 10:15 pmTue 3:08 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 7:58 amTue 5:53 pmTue 12:55 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 7:46 amTue 4:31 pmTue 12:08 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterMon 8:56 amTue 1:06 amMon 5:01 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 8:03 amTue 6:05 pmTue 1:04 pmNot visible
UranusMon 8:57 amTue 1:47 amMon 5:22 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 8:12 amTue 7:48 pmTue 2:00 pmNot visible
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Anchorage