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Anchorage, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 64.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Jul 16, 2025 at 9:25:46 am
Sunrise Today: 4:54 am 39° Northeast
Sunset Today: 11:14 pm 321° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 12:15 am 86° East
Moonset Today: 1:32 pm 281° West
Daylight Hours: 18 hours, 20 minutes (-4m 10s)
Location of AnchorageLocation

Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:9:25 am
Altitude:28.1°
Direction:97° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 18h 20m 3s (Jul 16, 2025)

4 minutes, 10 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 15, 2025)

12 hours, 52 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

1 hour, 1 minute shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Civil Twilight12:00 am – 12:46 am
Nautical Twilight12:46 am – 3:25 am
Civil Twilight3:25 am – 4:54 am
Daylight4:54 am – 11:14 pm
Civil Twilight11:14 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 164:54 am11:14 pm18:20:03−4:102:05 pm (50.0°)94.472
Jul 174:57 am11:12 pm18:15:46−4:162:05 pm (49.9°)94.468
Jul 184:59 am11:10 pm18:11:24−4:222:05 pm (49.7°)94.462
Jul 195:01 am11:08 pm18:06:56−4:272:05 pm (49.5°)94.457
Jul 205:03 am11:06 pm18:02:24−4:322:05 pm (49.3°)94.451
Jul 215:06 am11:04 pm17:57:47−4:372:06 pm (49.1°)94.444
Jul 225:08 am11:01 pm17:53:05−4:412:06 pm (48.9°)94.437
* 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.

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Today's Moon in Anchorage

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Anchorage - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 1612:15 am1:32 pm-6:40 am(31.6°)231,79965.9%
Jul 1712:12 am3:15 pm-7:27 am(38.4°)230,50854.5%
Jul 1812:09 am5:06 pm-8:18 am(44.7°)229,50842.6%
Jul 1912:07 am7:04 pm-9:12 am(50.1°)228,86831.1%
Jul 2012:05 am9:09 pm-10:11 am(54.2°)228,69820.5%
Jul 2112:08 am10:57 pm-11:13 am(56.4°)229,09511.7%
Jul 2212:33 am11:31 pm-12:17 pm(56.6°)230,1345.1%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Anchorage This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jul 16, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:39 amThu 11:07 pmThu 3:24 pmNot visible
VenusWed 2:14 amWed 8:03 pmWed 11:08 amGood visibility
MarsWed 10:46 amThu 12:19 amWed 5:33 pmSlightly difficult to see
JupiterWed 3:26 amWed 10:26 pmWed 12:56 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 12:37 amWed 12:25 pmWed 6:31 amGreat visibility
UranusWed 1:21 amWed 7:04 pmWed 10:13 amDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 12:29 amWed 12:31 pmWed 6:30 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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