Current Time: | May 6, 2024 at 1:31:32 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 5:26 am↑ 50° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 10:25 pm↑ 311° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 5:09 am↑ 68° East |
Moonset Today: | 8:59 pm↑ 302° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 17 hours (+5m 47s) |
Today's Sun Position in Anchorage, AK Metro Area
Time: | 1:31 am |
Altitude: | -10.9° |
Direction: | 354° N |
Phase: | Nautical Twilight |
Day length today: 16h 59m 35s (May 6, 2024)
5 minutes, 47 seconds longer than yesterday (May 5, 2024)
11 hours, 56 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
2 hours, 52 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Anchorage, 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 Anchorage, AK Metro Area Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Anchorage, 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 Nautical Twilight.
Nautical Twilight | 12:00 am – 4:20 am |
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Civil Twilight | 4:20 am – 5:25 am |
Daylight | 5:25 am – 10:25 pm |
Civil Twilight | 10:25 pm – 11:32 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 11:32 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Anchorage, 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 6 | 5:26 am | 10:25 pm | 16:59:35 | +5:47 | 1:54 pm (44.7°) | 93.796 |
May 7 | 5:23 am | 10:28 pm | 17:05:21 | +5:46 | 1:54 pm (44.9°) | 93.818 |
May 8 | 5:20 am | 10:31 pm | 17:11:06 | +5:44 | 1:54 pm (45.2°) | 93.840 |
May 9 | 5:17 am | 10:34 pm | 17:16:48 | +5:42 | 1:54 pm (45.5°) | 93.861 |
May 10 | 5:14 am | 10:36 pm | 17:22:29 | +5:40 | 1:54 pm (45.7°) | 93.883 |
May 11 | 5:11 am | 10:39 pm | 17:28:08 | +5:38 | 1:54 pm (46.0°) | 93.903 |
May 12 | 5:08 am | 10:42 pm | 17:33:44 | +5:36 | 1:54 pm (46.2°) | 93.924 |
* All times are local time for Anchorage, 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 Anchorage, AK Metro Area time. |
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Today's Moon in Anchorage, AK Metro Area
Percent Illuminated: | 4.3% |
Time: | 1:31 am |
Altitude: | -18.1° |
Direction: | 18° N |
Position: | Waning Crescent |
The Moon's path in Anchorage, 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 Anchorage, AK Metro Area - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 6 | 5:09 am | 8:59 pm | - | 12:45 pm | (39.5°) | 226,060 | 2.3% | |||
May 7 | 5:03 am | 11:00 pm | - | 1:38 pm | (45.7°) | 227,432 | 0.1% | |||
May 8 | 4:56 am | - | - | 2:35 pm | (50.8°) | 229,717 | 1.0% | |||
May 9 | - | 1:10 am | 4:47 am | 3:34 pm | (54.1°) | 232,737 | 4.6% | |||
May 10 | - | 3:55 am | 4:08 am | 4:34 pm | (55.7°) | 236,224 | 10.6% | |||
May 11 | - | Up all day | - | 5:32 pm | (55.3°) | 239,863 | 18.4% | |||
May 12 | - | 5:06 am | 7:01 am | 6:27 pm | (53.2°) | 243,342 | 27.4% | |||
* All times are local time for Anchorage, 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Anchorage, AK Metro Area This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 6, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Mon 5:33 am | Mon 7:05 pm | Mon 12:18 pm | Not visible |
Venus | Mon 5:32 am | Mon 9:21 pm | Mon 1:25 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Mon 5:07 am | Mon 5:27 pm | Mon 11:17 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Jupiter | Mon 5:48 am | Mon 11:13 pm | Mon 2:30 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Mon 5:00 am | Mon 3:25 pm | Mon 10:13 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Mon 5:39 am | Mon 10:58 pm | Mon 2:18 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Mon 5:03 am | Mon 4:48 pm | Mon 10:56 am | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Anchorage, AK Metro Area. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Anchorage, AK Metro Area