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

Moon: 91.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 26, 2024 at 2:49:21 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:47 am 55° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:09 pm 306° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:44 am 166° South
Moonset Today: 4:46 am 192° South
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 22 minutes (+6m 36s)
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Today's Sun Position in Alaska

Time:2:49 pm
Altitude:39.1°
Direction:196° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 16h 22m 4s (Apr 26, 2024)

6 minutes, 36 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 25, 2024)

12 hours, 9 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

4 hours, 38 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Alaska Today

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Nautical Twilight12:00 am – 1:23 am
Astro. Twilight1:23 am – 2:30 am
Nautical Twilight2:30 am – 4:44 am
Civil Twilight4:44 am – 5:47 am
Daylight5:47 am – 10:09 pm
Civil Twilight10:09 pm – 11:14 pm
Nautical Twilight11:14 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Alaska - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 265:47 am10:09 pm16:22:04+6:361:57 pm (39.9°)93.557
Apr 275:44 am10:12 pm16:28:40+6:361:57 pm (40.2°)93.582
Apr 285:40 am10:16 pm16:35:16+6:361:57 pm (40.5°)93.606
Apr 295:37 am10:19 pm16:41:52+6:361:57 pm (40.8°)93.631
Apr 305:34 am10:22 pm16:48:29+6:361:57 pm (41.2°)93.655
May 15:30 am10:25 pm16:55:05+6:361:56 pm (41.5°)93.679
May 25:27 am10:28 pm17:01:41+6:351:56 pm (41.7°)93.703
* All times are local time for Alaska. 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 Alaska

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Alaska - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 262:44 am4:46 am-3:50 am(0.4°)243,72593.8%
Apr 27-Down all day-4:44 am(-1.6°)241,49287.7%
Apr 28-Down all day-5:42 am(-3.1°)239,12379.7%
Apr 29-Down all day-6:40 am(-1.7°)236,65070.1%
Apr 306:39 am8:47 am-7:37 am(0.5°)234,13059.3%
May 16:03 am11:20 am-8:33 am(4.4°)231,66247.7%
May 25:46 am1:26 pm-9:26 am(9.8°)229,38836.1%
* All times are local time for Alaska. 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Alaska This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Apr 26, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:53 amSat 7:20 pmSat 12:37 pmNot visible
VenusSat 5:55 amSat 8:48 pmSat 1:20 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 5:44 amFri 5:16 pmFri 11:29 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 6:11 amFri 11:53 pmFri 3:02 pmAverage visibility
SaturnFri 5:45 amFri 3:57 pmFri 10:51 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusFri 6:03 amFri 11:51 pmFri 2:57 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 5:45 amFri 5:27 pmFri 11:36 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Alaska.

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