Current Time: | May 21, 2024 at 10:26:39 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 4:00 am↑ 32° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 11:27 pm↑ 329° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 9:48 pm↑ 141° Southeast |
Moonset Today: | 3:36 am↑ 231° Southwest |
Daylight Hours: | 19 hours, 27 minutes (+6m 49s) |
Today's Sun Position in Fairbanks, AK Metro Area
Time: | 10:26 pm |
Altitude: | 3.4° |
Direction: | 315° NW |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 19h 26m 59s (May 21, 2024)
6 minutes, 49 seconds longer than yesterday (May 20, 2024)
15 hours, 44 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
2 hours, 20 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Fairbanks, AK Metro Area today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Fairbanks, AK Metro Area Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Fairbanks, AK Metro Area today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Today it does not get darker than Civil Twilight.
Civil Twilight | 12:00 am – 4:00 am |
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Daylight | 4:00 am – 11:27 pm |
Civil Twilight | 11:27 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Fairbanks, AK Metro Area - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 21 | 4:00 am | 11:27 pm | 19:26:59 | +6:49 | 1:42 pm (45.6°) | 94.093 |
May 22 | 3:57 am | 11:31 pm | 19:33:46 | +6:46 | 1:43 pm (45.8°) | 94.111 |
May 23 | 3:54 am | 11:34 pm | 19:40:30 | +6:44 | 1:43 pm (46.0°) | 94.128 |
May 24 | 3:50 am | 11:38 pm | 19:47:12 | +6:41 | 1:43 pm (46.2°) | 94.145 |
May 25 | 3:47 am | 11:41 pm | 19:53:51 | +6:38 | 1:43 pm (46.4°) | 94.162 |
May 26 | 3:44 am | 11:44 pm | 20:00:26 | +6:35 | 1:43 pm (46.5°) | 94.179 |
May 27 | 3:41 am | 11:48 pm | 20:06:57 | +6:31 | 1:43 pm (46.7°) | 94.195 |
* All times are local time for Fairbanks, AK Metro Area. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 7:06 pm |
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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 Fairbanks, AK Metro Area time. |
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Today's Moon in Fairbanks, AK Metro Area
Percent Illuminated: | 98.2% |
Time: | 10:26 pm |
Altitude: | 1.7° |
Direction: | 149° SE |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Fairbanks, AK Metro Area today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Fairbanks, AK Metro Area - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 21 | - | 3:36 am | 9:48 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
May 22 | - | 3:18 am | - | 12:41 am | (4.7°) | 245,437 | 98.4% | |||
May 23 | 12:05 am | 2:43 am | - | 1:30 am | (0.8°) | 243,146 | 99.9% | |||
May 24 | - | Down all day | - | 2:24 am | (-1.7°) | 240,823 | 99.1% | |||
May 25 | - | Down all day | - | 3:21 am | (-4.0°) | 238,577 | 95.9% | |||
May 26 | - | Down all day | - | 4:20 am | (-3.6°) | 236,483 | 90.4% | |||
May 27 | - | Down all day | - | 5:18 am | (-0.9°) | 234,581 | 82.7% | |||
* All times are local time for Fairbanks, AK Metro Area. 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. Below horizon is marked in red. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Fairbanks, AK Metro Area This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 21, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 4:21 am | Wed 8:14 pm | Wed 12:15 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 4:08 am | Wed 10:53 pm | Wed 1:29 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Wed 3:55 am | Wed 5:40 pm | Wed 10:46 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Jupiter | Wed 4:11 am | Wed 10:51 pm | Wed 1:31 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Saturn | Wed 3:52 am | Wed 2:12 pm | Wed 9:02 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Wed 4:00 am | Wed 10:14 pm | Wed 1:07 pm | Not visible |
Neptune | Wed 3:50 am | Wed 3:35 pm | Wed 9:43 am | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Fairbanks, AK Metro Area. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Fairbanks, AK Metro Area