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

Moon: 21.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 12, 2024 at 3:37:37 am
Sunrise Today: 5:18 am 47° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:35 pm 313° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 7:35 am 20° North
Moonset Today: 4:35 am 342° North
Daylight Hours: 17 hours, 17 minutes (+5m 12s)
Location of AnchorageLocation

Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:3:37 am
Altitude:-7.9°
Direction:24° NE
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 17h 16m 52s (May 12, 2024)

5 minutes, 12 seconds longer than yesterday (May 11, 2024)

11 hours, 49 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

2 hours, 4 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Nautical Twilight12:00 am – 4:11 am
Civil Twilight4:11 am – 5:18 am
Daylight5:18 am – 10:35 pm
Civil Twilight10:35 pm – 11:43 pm
Nautical Twilight11:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 125:18 am10:35 pm17:16:52+5:121:55 pm (47.3°)93.924
May 135:15 am10:37 pm17:22:02+5:091:55 pm (47.5°)93.944
May 145:13 am10:40 pm17:27:09+5:061:55 pm (47.7°)93.963
May 155:10 am10:42 pm17:32:12+5:031:55 pm (48.0°)93.983
May 165:08 am10:45 pm17:37:12+5:001:55 pm (48.2°)94.002
May 175:05 am10:47 pm17:42:09+4:561:55 pm (48.4°)94.020
May 185:03 am10:50 pm17:47:02+4:521:56 pm (48.6°)94.039
* 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 12-4:35 am7:35 am6:29 pm(54.3°)243,34527.4%
May 13-4:36 am9:23 am7:19 pm(50.9°)246,39437.1%
May 14-4:35 am11:04 am8:06 pm(46.6°)248,81247.0%
May 15-4:32 am12:38 pm8:49 pm(41.5°)250,47056.9%
May 16-4:29 am2:06 pm9:29 pm(36.0°)251,31366.4%
May 17-4:26 am3:31 pm10:08 pm(30.3°)251,35375.2%
May 18-4:23 am4:55 pm10:47 pm(24.4°)250,65783.1%
* 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, Sun, May 12, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:20 amSun 7:18 pmSun 12:18 pmNot visible
VenusSun 5:22 amSun 9:44 pmSun 1:32 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 4:49 amSun 5:35 pmSun 11:11 amVery difficult to see
JupiterSun 5:36 amSun 10:52 pmSun 2:14 pmDifficult to see
SaturnSun 4:36 amSun 3:08 pmSun 9:52 amVery difficult to see
UranusSun 5:25 amSun 10:30 pmSun 1:57 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneSun 4:41 amSun 4:28 pmSun 10:34 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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