| Current Time: | May 16, 2024 at 6:16:04 am |
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| Sunrise Today: | 5:08 am↑ 45° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 10:45 pm↑ 316° Northwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 2:06 pm↑ 70° East |
| Moonset Today: | 4:29 am↑ 295° Northwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 17 hours, 38 minutes (+5m) |
Today's Sun Position in Anchorage
| Time: | 6:16 am |
| Altitude: | 5.8° |
| Direction: | 59° NE |
| Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 17h 37m 36s (May 16, 2024)
5 minutes longer than yesterday (May 15, 2024)
12 hours, 10 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
1 hour, 44 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Anchorage 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 Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Anchorage 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 – 3:55 am |
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| Civil Twilight | 3:55 am – 5:08 am |
| Daylight | 5:08 am – 10:45 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 10:45 pm – 11:59 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 11:59 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days
| 2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
| May 16 | 5:08 am | 10:45 pm | 17:37:36 | +5:00 | 1:55 pm (48.2°) | 94.002 |
| May 17 | 5:05 am | 10:48 pm | 17:42:33 | +4:57 | 1:55 pm (48.4°) | 94.020 |
| May 18 | 5:03 am | 10:50 pm | 17:47:27 | +4:53 | 1:55 pm (48.6°) | 94.039 |
| May 19 | 5:00 am | 10:53 pm | 17:52:16 | +4:49 | 1:56 pm (48.8°) | 94.057 |
| May 20 | 4:58 am | 10:55 pm | 17:57:01 | +4:45 | 1:56 pm (49.0°) | 94.075 |
| May 21 | 4:56 am | 10:57 pm | 18:01:42 | +4:40 | 1:56 pm (49.2°) | 94.093 |
| May 22 | 4:53 am | 11:00 pm | 18:06:18 | +4:35 | 1:56 pm (49.4°) | 94.111 |
| * 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. | ||||||
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 time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Anchorage
| Percent Illuminated: | 60.6% |
| Time: | 6:16 am |
| Altitude: | -11.1° |
| Direction: | 318° NW |
| Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Anchorage 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 - Next 7 days
| 2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 16 | - | 4:29 am | 2:06 pm | 9:29 pm | (36.0°) | 251,313 | 66.4% | |||
| May 17 | - | 4:26 am | 3:31 pm | 10:08 pm | (30.3°) | 251,353 | 75.2% | |||
| May 18 | - | 4:23 am | 4:54 pm | 10:47 pm | (24.4°) | 250,657 | 83.1% | |||
| May 19 | - | 4:19 am | 6:20 pm | 11:27 pm | (18.6°) | 249,338 | 89.8% | |||
| May 20 | - | 4:16 am | 7:49 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| May 21 | - | 4:13 am | 9:25 pm | 12:09 am | (13.2°) | 247,539 | 95.0% | |||
| May 22 | - | 4:09 am | 11:10 pm | 12:54 am | (8.2°) | 245,416 | 98.4% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Anchorage This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 16, 2024 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 5:06 am | Fri 7:39 pm | Fri 12:21 pm | Not visible |
| Venus | Fri 5:09 am | Fri 10:07 pm | Fri 1:37 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Thu 4:35 am | Thu 5:39 pm | Thu 11:07 am | Very difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Fri 5:18 am | Fri 10:40 pm | Fri 1:59 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Saturn | Thu 4:21 am | Thu 2:54 pm | Thu 9:37 am | Very difficult to see |
| Uranus | Fri 5:05 am | Fri 10:13 pm | Fri 1:39 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 4:25 am | Thu 4:12 pm | Thu 10:19 am | Extremely difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Anchorage. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Anchorage