Anchorage, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Anchorage, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Aug 16, 2018 at 5:55:29 am
Sunrise Today: 6:11 am↑ 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:54 pm↑ 301° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:52 pm↑ 109° East
Moonset Today: 11:43 pm↑ 247° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 43 minutes (-5m 33s)
Today's Sun Position in Anchorage
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 in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
5:55 am
Altitude
-1.5°Heading
55° NEPosition
Civil TwilightDay length
15h 43m 10s
Change since
Yesterday: -5m 33s
Winter: +10h 15m
Summer: -3h 38m
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 Astronomical Twilight.
| Nautical Twilight | 12:00 am – 12:14 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 12:14 am – 3:54 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 3:54 am – 5:17 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:17 am – 6:11 am | |
| Daylight | 6:11 am – 9:54 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 9:54 pm – 10:47 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 10:47 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Aug 16 | 6:11 am | 9:54 pm | 15:43:10 | −5:33 | 2:03 pm (42.4°) | 94.122 |
| Aug 17 | 6:13 am | 9:51 pm | 15:37:36 | −5:34 | 2:03 pm (42.0°) | 94.104 |
| Aug 18 | 6:16 am | 9:48 pm | 15:32:01 | −5:34 | 2:03 pm (41.7°) | 94.085 |
| Aug 19 | 6:18 am | 9:45 pm | 15:26:26 | −5:35 | 2:03 pm (41.4°) | 94.066 |
| Aug 20 | 6:21 am | 9:42 pm | 15:20:50 | −5:35 | 2:02 pm (41.1°) | 94.047 |
| Aug 21 | 6:24 am | 9:39 pm | 15:15:14 | −5:36 | 2:02 pm (40.7°) | 94.028 |
| Aug 22 | 6:26 am | 9:36 pm | 15:09:37 | −5:36 | 2:02 pm (40.4°) | 94.008 |
| * 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 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 8:15 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 2:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 5:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 1:23 pm |
| * All times are local Anchorage time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Anchorage
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
5:55 am
Altitude
-36.7°Heading
350° NPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
32.4%
Moon in Anchorage - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 16 | 1:52 pm | 11:43 pm | - | 6:54 pm | (18.2°) | 239,798 | 37.8% | |||
 Aug 17 | 3:14 pm | 11:58 pm | - | 7:42 pm | (14.3°) | 243,404 | 48.4% | |||
| Aug 18 | 4:32 pm | - | - | 8:29 pm | (11.2°) | 246,495 | 58.7% | |||
| Aug 19 | - | 12:18 am | 5:45 pm | 9:17 pm | (8.9°) | 248,941 | 68.4% | |||
| Aug 20 | - | 12:44 am | 6:49 pm | 10:05 pm | (7.6°) | 250,683 | 77.2% | |||
| Aug 21 | - | 1:19 am | 7:43 pm | 10:54 pm | (7.3°) | 251,725 | 84.9% | |||
| Aug 22 | - | 2:05 am | 8:25 pm | 11:42 pm | (7.9°) | 252,112 | 91.2% | |||
| * 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, Aug 16, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 5:21 am | Thu 9:05 pm | Thu 1:12 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 11:26 am | Thu 10:17 pm | Thu 4:52 pm | Average visiblity |
| Mars | Thu 10:37 pm | Fri 2:19 am | Fri 12:28 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Thu 3:07 pm | Thu 11:13 pm | Thu 7:10 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 7:39 pm | Fri 1:19 am | Thu 10:29 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Uranus | Wed 10:48 pm | Thu 1:55 pm | Thu 6:21 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Wed 10:13 pm | Thu 8:44 am | Thu 3:29 am | 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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