Anchorage, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Anchorage, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 26, 2018 at 2:33:55 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:04 am↑ 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:51 pm↑ 301° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:21 pm↑ 83° East
Moonset Today: 6:03 am↑ 281° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 46 minutes (+5m 37s)
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
2:33 pm
Altitude
42.1°Heading
192° SPosition
DaylightDay length
15h 46m 39s
Change since
Yesterday: +5m 37s
Winter: +10h 18m
Summer: -3h 34m
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 – 12:04 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 12:04 am – 3:49 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 3:49 am – 5:11 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:11 am – 6:04 am | |
| Daylight | 6:04 am – 9:51 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 9:51 pm – 10:45 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 10:45 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Apr 26 | 6:04 am | 9:51 pm | 15:46:39 | +5:37 | 1:57 pm (42.5°) | 93.548 |
| Apr 27 | 6:01 am | 9:54 pm | 15:52:16 | +5:36 | 1:57 pm (42.9°) | 93.572 |
| Apr 28 | 5:58 am | 9:56 pm | 15:57:52 | +5:36 | 1:56 pm (43.2°) | 93.596 |
| Apr 29 | 5:56 am | 9:59 pm | 16:03:27 | +5:35 | 1:56 pm (43.5°) | 93.620 |
| Apr 30 | 5:53 am | 10:02 pm | 16:09:01 | +5:34 | 1:56 pm (43.8°) | 93.643 |
| May 1 | 5:50 am | 10:04 pm | 16:14:34 | +5:33 | 1:56 pm (44.1°) | 93.667 |
| May 2 | 5:47 am | 10:07 pm | 16:20:06 | +5:31 | 1:56 pm (44.4°) | 93.691 |
| * 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
2:33 pm
Altitude
-17.7°Heading
46° NEPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
89.3%
Moon in Anchorage - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Apr 26 | - | 6:03 am | 5:21 pm | 11:58 pm | (30.2°) | 236,260 | 91.8% | |||
| Apr 27 | - | 6:16 am | 6:47 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| Apr 28 | - | 6:29 am | 8:11 pm | 12:46 am | (25.3°) | 238,313 | 96.7% | |||
 Apr 29 | - | 6:41 am | 9:33 pm | 1:33 am | (20.7°) | 240,550 | 99.4% | |||
| Apr 30 | - | 6:56 am | 10:53 pm | 2:21 am | (16.5°) | 242,892 | 99.6% | |||
| May 1 | - | 7:14 am | - | 3:08 am | (13.0°) | 245,222 | 97.7% | |||
| May 2 | 12:09 am | 7:37 am | - | 3:57 am | (10.2°) | 247,389 | 93.8% | |||
| * 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, Apr 26, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 6:02 am | Fri 6:38 pm | Fri 12:19 pm | Not visible |
| Venus | Thu 6:34 am | Fri 12:52 am | Thu 3:42 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Fri 4:24 am | Fri 10:00 am | Fri 7:12 am | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Thu 10:53 pm | Fri 6:44 am | Fri 2:48 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Fri 3:21 am | Fri 9:11 am | Fri 6:16 am | Average visiblity |
| Uranus | Fri 6:01 am | Fri 8:48 pm | Fri 1:24 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 5:33 am | Thu 4:06 pm | Thu 10:49 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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