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

Moon: 77.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 18, 2024 at 7:28:21 am
Sunrise Today: 6:08 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 7:54 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:40 pm 91° East
Moonset Today: 3:20 am 272° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 46 minutes (+1m 11s)
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Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:7:28 am
Altitude:15.5°
Direction:76° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 46m 8s (May 18, 2024)

1 minute, 11 seconds longer than yesterday (May 17, 2024)

3 hours, 35 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

20 minutes, 55 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:36 am
Astro. Twilight4:36 am – 5:09 am
Nautical Twilight5:09 am – 5:41 am
Civil Twilight5:41 am – 6:08 am
Daylight6:08 am – 7:54 pm
Civil Twilight7:54 pm – 8:21 pm
Nautical Twilight8:21 pm – 8:53 pm
Astro. Twilight8:53 pm – 9:27 pm
Night9:27 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 186:08 am7:54 pm13:46:08+1:111:01 pm (79.3°)94.036
May 196:07 am7:55 pm13:47:18+1:101:01 pm (79.5°)94.054
May 206:07 am7:55 pm13:48:27+1:081:01 pm (79.7°)94.072
May 216:06 am7:56 pm13:49:34+1:061:01 pm (79.9°)94.090
May 226:06 am7:57 pm13:50:39+1:051:01 pm (80.1°)94.108
May 236:05 am7:57 pm13:51:42+1:031:01 pm (80.3°)94.125
May 246:05 am7:58 pm13:52:44+1:011:01 pm (80.5°)94.142
* 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 18-3:20 am3:40 pm9:46 pm(56.4°)250,81681.9%
May 19-3:46 am4:33 pm10:26 pm(50.5°)249,59088.8%
May 20-4:12 am5:29 pm11:07 pm(44.9°)247,85894.2%
May 21-4:40 am6:27 pm11:52 pm(39.8°)245,77898.0%
May 22-5:12 am7:27 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-5:50 am8:30 pm12:41 am(35.5°)243,50499.8%
May 24-6:35 am9:33 pm1:34 am(32.3°)241,17899.3%
* 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, Sat, May 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:01 amSat 5:55 pmSat 11:28 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 5:56 amSat 7:30 pmSat 12:43 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 3:57 amSat 4:22 pmSat 10:10 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 6:10 amSun 7:48 pmSun 12:59 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSat 2:49 amSat 2:23 pmSat 8:36 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 5:54 amSat 7:28 pmSat 12:41 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 3:19 amSat 3:16 pmSat 9:17 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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