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

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Moon: 90.8%

Waning Gibbous

Current Time: May 21, 2019 at 10:46:58 am


Sunrise Today: 4:58 am↑ 42° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:55 pm↑ 318° Northwest


Moonrise Today: 1:16 am↑ 141° Southeast
Moonset Today: 7:08 am↑ 218° Southwest


Daylight Hours: 17 hours, 57 minutes (+4m 43s)

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Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:10:46 am
Altitude:37.6°
Direction:120° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 17h 57m 31s (May 21, 2019)

4 minutes, 43 seconds longer than yesterday (May 20, 2019)

12 hours, 29 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2018)

1 hour, 23 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 Twilight12:00 am – 12:11 am
Nautical Twilight12:11 am – 3:39 am
Civil Twilight3:39 am – 4:58 am
Daylight4:58 am – 10:55 pm
Civil Twilight10:55 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
May 214:58 am10:55 pm17:57:31+4:431:56 pm (49.1°)94.083
May 224:56 am10:58 pm18:02:10+4:381:56 pm (49.3°)94.102
May 234:53 am11:00 pm18:06:44+4:341:56 pm (49.5°)94.120
May 244:51 am11:02 pm18:11:13+4:291:56 pm (49.7°)94.138
May 254:49 am11:05 pm18:15:37+4:241:56 pm (49.8°)94.155
May 264:47 am11:07 pm18:19:56+4:181:56 pm (50.0°)94.172
May 274:45 am11:09 pm18:24:08+4:121:56 pm (50.2°)94.189
* 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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Equinoxes & Solstices 2019

March EquinoxMar 201:59 pm
June SolsticeJun 217:54 am
September EquinoxSep 2211:50 pm
December SolsticeDec 217:19 pm
* All times are local Anchorage time.

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Today's Moon in Anchorage

Percent Illuminated:90.8%
Time:10:46 am
Altitude:-22.4°
Direction:263° W
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

Year 2019 Moon Phases

Moon in Anchorage - Next 7 days

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2019Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 211:16 am7:08 am-4:13 am(6.0°)242,54092.4%
May 222:14 am7:59 am-5:06 am(5.8°)245,34085.9%
May 232:56 am9:02 am-5:57 am(6.6°)247,77678.1%
May 243:23 am10:15 am-6:45 am(8.5°)249,64369.4%
May 253:42 am11:31 am-7:32 am(11.3°)250,78760.0%
May 263:56 am12:49 pm-8:16 am(14.8°)251,11450.2%
May 274:06 am2:06 pm-8:59 am(18.9°)250,59440.5%
* 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, Tue, May 21, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:57 amTue 11:03 pmTue 1:57 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
VenusTue 4:45 amTue 8:09 pmTue 12:26 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 6:25 amWed 2:11 amTue 4:18 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 12:34 amWed 6:15 amWed 3:24 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 2:23 amWed 8:29 amWed 5:26 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 4:32 amTue 7:49 pmTue 12:11 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 3:58 amTue 2:46 pmTue 9:22 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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