Sun & moon times today, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Moon: 32.4%

Current Time:	May 13, 2024 at 7:24:16 am
Sunrise Today:	5:15 am↑ 47° Northeast
Sunset Today:	10:37 pm↑ 314° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	9:23 am↑ 32° Northeast
Moonset Today:	4:36 am↑ 330° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	17 hours, 22 minutes (+5m 9s)

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Time:	7:24 am
Altitude:	12.6°
Direction:	74° E
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 17h 22m 2s (May 13, 2024)

5 minutes, 9 seconds longer than yesterday (May 12, 2024)

11 hours, 54 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 59 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

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Nautical Twilight	12:00 am – 4:07 am
Civil Twilight	4:07 am – 5:15 am
Daylight	5:15 am – 10:37 pm
Civil Twilight	10:37 pm – 11:47 pm
Nautical Twilight	11:47 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2024	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 13	5:15 am	10:37 pm	17:22:02	+5:09	1:55 pm (47.5°)	93.944
May 14	5:13 am	10:40 pm	17:27:09	+5:06	1:55 pm (47.7°)	93.963
May 15	5:10 am	10:42 pm	17:32:12	+5:03	1:55 pm (48.0°)	93.983
May 16	5:08 am	10:45 pm	17:37:12	+5:00	1:55 pm (48.2°)	94.002
May 17	5:05 am	10:47 pm	17:42:09	+4:56	1:55 pm (48.4°)	94.020
May 18	5:03 am	10:50 pm	17:47:02	+4:52	1:56 pm (48.6°)	94.039
May 19	5:01 am	10:52 pm	17:51:51	+4:48	1:56 pm (48.8°)	94.057
* 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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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinox	Mar 19	7:06 pm
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 Anchorage time.

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Percent Illuminated:

32.4%

Time:	7:24 am
Altitude:	-5.1°
Direction:	6° N
Position:	Waxing Crescent

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Moon in Anchorage - Next 7 days

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2024	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 13	-	4:36 am	9:23 am	7:19 pm	(50.9°)	246,394	37.1%
May 14	-	4:35 am	11:04 am	8:06 pm	(46.6°)	248,812	47.0%
May 15	-	4:32 am	12:38 pm	8:49 pm	(41.5°)	250,470	56.9%
May 16	-	4:29 am	2:06 pm	9:29 pm	(36.0°)	251,313	66.4%
May 17	-	4:26 am	3:31 pm	10:08 pm	(30.3°)	251,353	75.2%
May 18	-	4:23 am	4:55 pm	10:47 pm	(24.4°)	250,657	83.1%
May 19	-	4:19 am	6:20 pm	11:27 pm	(18.7°)	249,338	89.8%
* 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, May 13, 2024
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Tue 5:15 am	Tue 7:25 pm	Tue 12:19 pm	Not visible
Venus	Tue 5:17 am	Tue 9:53 pm	Tue 1:34 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Mon 4:45 am	Mon 5:36 pm	Mon 11:10 am	Very difficult to see
Jupiter	Mon 5:32 am	Mon 10:49 pm	Mon 2:11 pm	Very difficult to see
Saturn	Mon 4:33 am	Mon 3:05 pm	Mon 9:49 am	Very difficult to see
Uranus	Tue 5:17 am	Tue 10:23 pm	Tue 1:50 pm	Very close to Sun, not visible
Neptune	Mon 4:37 am	Mon 4:24 pm	Mon 10:30 am	Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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