Anchorage, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Anchorage, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 22, 2018 at 6:29:39 am
Sunrise Today: 9:00 am↑ 112° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:25 pm↑ 248° West
Moonrise Today: 6:41 pm↑ 91° East
Moonset Today: 5:56 am↑ 264° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 25 minutes (-5m 36s)
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
6:29 am
Altitude
-18.7°Heading
79° EPosition
NightDay length
9h 25m
Change since
Yesterday: -5m 36s
Winter: +3h 57m
Summer: -9h 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
| Night | 12:00 am – 6:35 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:35 am – 7:25 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:25 am – 8:15 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:15 am – 9:00 am | |
| Daylight | 9:00 am – 6:25 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:25 pm – 7:10 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:10 pm – 8:01 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:01 pm – 8:50 pm | |
| Night | 8:50 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Oct 22 | 9:00 am | 6:25 pm | 9:25:00 | −5:36 | 1:43 pm (17.6°) | 92.496 |
| Oct 23 | 9:03 am | 6:22 pm | 9:19:24 | −5:36 | 1:43 pm (17.2°) | 92.470 |
| Oct 24 | 9:06 am | 6:20 pm | 9:13:48 | −5:35 | 1:43 pm (16.9°) | 92.445 |
| Oct 25 | 9:08 am | 6:17 pm | 9:08:13 | −5:35 | 1:43 pm (16.6°) | 92.419 |
| Oct 26 | 9:11 am | 6:14 pm | 9:02:38 | −5:34 | 1:43 pm (16.2°) | 92.395 |
| Oct 27 | 9:14 am | 6:11 pm | 8:57:04 | −5:33 | 1:43 pm (15.9°) | 92.370 |
| Oct 28 | 9:17 am | 6:08 pm | 8:51:32 | −5:32 | 1:43 pm (15.5°) | 92.346 |
| * 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
6:29 am
Altitude
-4.6°Heading
272° WPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
95.1%
Moon in Anchorage - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Oct 22 | - | 5:56 am | 6:41 pm | 12:05 am | (24.3°) | 244,455 | 93.9% | |||
| Oct 23 | - | 7:18 am | 6:52 pm | 12:50 am | (29.1°) | 241,839 | 97.9% | |||
 Oct 24 | - | 8:42 am | 7:03 pm | 1:37 am | (33.9°) | 239,234 | 99.7% | |||
| Oct 25 | - | 10:09 am | 7:18 pm | 2:25 am | (38.5°) | 236,814 | 99.2% | |||
| Oct 26 | - | 11:36 am | 7:38 pm | 3:16 am | (42.7°) | 234,707 | 96.2% | |||
| Oct 27 | - | 1:02 pm | 8:06 pm | 4:10 am | (46.1°) | 232,992 | 90.7% | |||
| Oct 28 | - | 2:21 pm | 8:47 pm | 5:06 am | (48.5°) | 231,692 | 82.9% | |||
| * 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, Mon, Oct 22, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 11:29 am | Mon 6:26 pm | Mon 2:58 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 10:34 am | Mon 5:20 pm | Mon 1:56 pm | Not visible |
| Mars | Mon 5:36 pm | Tue 12:47 am | Mon 9:11 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 11:57 am | Mon 7:05 pm | Mon 3:31 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Saturn | Mon 3:23 pm | Mon 9:00 pm | Mon 6:12 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Uranus | Sun 6:23 pm | Mon 9:19 am | Mon 1:51 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Mon 5:44 pm | Tue 4:06 am | Mon 10:55 pm | 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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