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

Moon: 72.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 28, 2024 at 8:30:09 am
Sunrise Today: 4:41 am 38° Northeast
Sunset Today: 11:13 pm 323° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:41 am 143° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:30 am 220° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 18 hours, 31 minutes (+4m 1s)
Location of AnchorageLocation

Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:8:30 am
Altitude:22.8°
Direction:86° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 18h 31m 28s (May 28, 2024)

4 minutes, 1 second longer than yesterday (May 27, 2024)

13 hours, 3 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Civil Twilight12:00 am – 12:45 am
Nautical Twilight12:45 am – 3:08 am
Civil Twilight3:08 am – 4:41 am
Daylight4:41 am – 11:13 pm
Civil Twilight11:13 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 284:41 am11:13 pm18:31:28+4:011:56 pm (50.5°)94.212
May 294:40 am11:15 pm18:35:22+3:541:57 pm (50.6°)94.227
May 304:38 am11:17 pm18:39:10+3:471:57 pm (50.8°)94.243
May 314:36 am11:19 pm18:42:49+3:391:57 pm (50.9°)94.258
Jun 14:35 am11:21 pm18:46:21+3:311:57 pm (51.0°)94.273
Jun 24:33 am11:23 pm18:49:45+3:231:57 pm (51.2°)94.287
Jun 34:31 am11:24 pm18:53:00+3:151:57 pm (51.3°)94.301
* 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
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 283:41 am9:30 am-6:28 am(5.9°)232,87773.1%
May 293:38 am11:22 am-7:22 am(11.0°)231,41762.3%
May 303:35 am1:09 pm-8:12 am(17.1°)230,21150.6%
May 313:32 am2:53 pm-9:00 am(23.9°)229,31338.8%
Jun 13:29 am4:36 pm-9:48 am(30.9°)228,80527.6%
Jun 23:26 am6:21 pm-10:37 am(37.9°)228,78717.6%
Jun 33:23 am8:12 pm-11:28 am(44.3°)229,3529.4%
* 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, Tue, May 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:34 amTue 8:56 pmTue 12:43 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 4:43 amWed 10:59 pmWed 1:50 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsTue 3:55 amTue 5:52 pmTue 10:53 amVery difficult to see
JupiterTue 4:40 amTue 10:13 pmTue 1:26 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 3:35 amTue 2:11 pmTue 8:53 amSlightly difficult to see
UranusTue 4:23 amTue 9:33 pmTue 12:58 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 3:38 amTue 3:27 pmTue 9:33 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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