Anchorage, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
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Moon: 98.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 19, 2019 at 4:38:54 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:02 am↑ 43° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:50 pm↑ 317° Northwest
Moonset Today: 6:07 am↑ 229° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 17 hours, 47 minutes (+4m 51s)
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Today's Sun Position in Anchorage
| Time: | 4:38 pm |
| Altitude: | 39.9° |
| Direction: | 233° SW |
| Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 17h 47m 59s (May 19, 2019)
4 minutes, 51 seconds longer than yesterday (May 18, 2019)
12 hours, 20 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2018)
1 hour, 33 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2018)
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
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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.
| Civil Twilight | 12:00 am – 12:03 am |
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| Nautical Twilight | 12:03 am – 3:47 am |
| Civil Twilight | 3:47 am – 5:02 am |
| Daylight | 5:02 am – 10:50 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 10:50 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days
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| 2019 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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| May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| May 19 | 5:02 am | 10:50 pm | 17:47:59 | +4:51 | 1:56 pm (48.7°) | 94.046 |
| May 20 | 5:00 am | 10:53 pm | 17:52:47 | +4:48 | 1:56 pm (48.9°) | 94.065 |
| May 21 | 4:58 am | 10:55 pm | 17:57:31 | +4:43 | 1:56 pm (49.1°) | 94.083 |
| May 22 | 4:56 am | 10:58 pm | 18:02:10 | +4:38 | 1:56 pm (49.3°) | 94.102 |
| May 23 | 4:53 am | 11:00 pm | 18:06:44 | +4:34 | 1:56 pm (49.5°) | 94.120 |
| May 24 | 4:51 am | 11:02 pm | 18:11:13 | +4:29 | 1:56 pm (49.7°) | 94.138 |
| May 25 | 4:49 am | 11:05 pm | 18:15:37 | +4:24 | 1:56 pm (49.8°) | 94.155 |
| * 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 2019
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 1:59 pm |
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| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 7:54 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 11:50 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 7:19 pm |
| * All times are local Anchorage time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Anchorage
| Percent Illuminated: | 98.4% |
| Time: | 4:38 pm |
| Altitude: | -45.3° |
| Direction: | 34° NE |
| Position: | Waning 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
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| 2019 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 19 | - | 6:07 am | - | 2:27 am | (10.3°) | 236,770 | 99.5% | |||
| May 20 | 12:02 am | 6:32 am | - | 3:20 am | (7.6°) | 239,605 | 97.0% | |||
| May 21 | 1:16 am | 7:08 am | - | 4:13 am | (6.0°) | 242,540 | 92.4% | |||
| May 22 | 2:14 am | 7:59 am | - | 5:06 am | (5.8°) | 245,340 | 85.9% | |||
| May 23 | 2:56 am | 9:02 am | - | 5:57 am | (6.6°) | 247,776 | 78.1% | |||
| May 24 | 3:23 am | 10:15 am | - | 6:45 am | (8.5°) | 249,643 | 69.4% | |||
| May 25 | 3:42 am | 11:31 am | - | 7:32 am | (11.3°) | 250,787 | 60.0% | |||
| * 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, Sun, May 19, 2019 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 5:02 am | Sun 10:38 pm | Sun 1:47 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 4:51 am | Sun 8:01 pm | Sun 12:25 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Sun 6:27 am | Mon 2:14 am | Sun 4:21 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 12:42 am | Mon 6:24 am | Mon 3:33 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 2:31 am | Mon 8:38 am | Mon 5:34 am | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Sun 4:40 am | Sun 7:56 pm | Sun 12:18 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Mon 4:02 am | Mon 2:50 pm | Mon 9:26 am | Extremely difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Anchorage. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Anchorage
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