Anchorage, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Anchorage, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: Aug 19, 2017 at 8:23:55 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:19 am↑ 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:44 pm↑ 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:30 am↑ 49° Northeast
Moonset Today: 8:53 pm↑ 307° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 25 minutes (-5m 35s)
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
8:23 pm
Altitude
8.4°Heading
281° WPosition
DaylightDay length
15h 25m 5s
Change since
Yesterday: -5m 35s
Winter: +9h 57m
Summer: -3h 56m
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.
| Astro. Twilight | 12:00 am – 4:10 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:10 am – 5:27 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:27 am – 6:19 am | |
| Daylight | 6:19 am – 9:44 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 9:44 pm – 10:36 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 10:36 pm – 11:51 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 11:51 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Aug 19 | 6:19 am | 9:44 pm | 15:25:05 | −5:35 | 2:03 pm (41.3°) | 94.063 |
| Aug 20 | 6:22 am | 9:41 pm | 15:19:29 | −5:35 | 2:02 pm (41.0°) | 94.044 |
| Aug 21 | 6:24 am | 9:38 pm | 15:13:53 | −5:36 | 2:02 pm (40.6°) | 94.025 |
| Aug 22 | 6:27 am | 9:35 pm | 15:08:16 | −5:36 | 2:02 pm (40.3°) | 94.006 |
| Aug 23 | 6:29 am | 9:32 pm | 15:02:39 | −5:37 | 2:02 pm (40.0°) | 93.986 |
| Aug 24 | 6:32 am | 9:29 pm | 14:57:02 | −5:37 | 2:01 pm (39.6°) | 93.966 |
| Aug 25 | 6:34 am | 9:26 pm | 14:51:24 | −5:37 | 2:01 pm (39.3°) | 93.945 |
| * All times are local time for Anchorage. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 2:29 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 20 | 8:24 pm |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 12:02 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 7:28 am |
| * 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
8:23 pm
Altitude
2.3°Heading
301° NWPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
3.4%
Moon in Anchorage - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 19 | 3:30 am | 8:53 pm | - | 12:18 pm | (46.0°) | 228,087 | 5.0% | |||
| Aug 20 | 4:50 am | 9:22 pm | - | 1:16 pm | (43.4°) | 229,454 | 1.0% | |||
 Aug 21 | 6:16 am | 9:44 pm | - | 2:11 pm | (39.8°) | 231,579 | 0.0% | |||
| Aug 22 | 7:43 am | 10:02 pm | - | 3:02 pm | (35.6°) | 234,328 | 1.8% | |||
| Aug 23 | 9:08 am | 10:17 pm | - | 3:52 pm | (31.1°) | 237,488 | 6.1% | |||
| Aug 24 | 10:31 am | 10:31 pm | - | 4:39 pm | (26.6°) | 240,801 | 12.3% | |||
| Aug 25 | 11:50 am | 10:45 pm | - | 5:25 pm | (22.3°) | 243,993 | 20.1% | |||
| * All times are local time for Anchorage. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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, Sat, Aug 19, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 8:05 am | Sun 9:08 pm | Sun 2:36 pm | Not visible |
| Venus | Sat 2:37 am | Sat 8:46 pm | Sat 11:42 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sat 5:22 am | Sat 9:45 pm | Sat 1:34 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sat 12:05 pm | Sat 10:34 pm | Sat 5:20 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Saturn | Sat 6:28 pm | Sun 12:25 am | Sat 9:26 pm | Average visiblity |
| Uranus | Sat 10:28 pm | Sun 1:11 pm | Sun 5:49 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sat 9:54 pm | Sun 8:12 am | Sun 3:03 am | Slightly 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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