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

Moon: 85.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 25, 2023 at 7:58:44 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:37 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:37 pm 269° West
Moonrise Today: 6:02 pm 129° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:26 am 224° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours (-4m 30s)
Location of KetchikanLocation

Today's Sun Position in Ketchikan

Time:7:58 pm
Altitude:-12.2°
Direction:286° W
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 11h 59m 53s (Sep 25, 2023)

4 minutes, 30 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 24, 2023)

4 hours, 54 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

5 hours, 27 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Ketchikan Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:32 am
Astro. Twilight4:32 am – 5:18 am
Nautical Twilight5:18 am – 6:01 am
Civil Twilight6:01 am – 6:37 am
Daylight6:37 am – 6:37 pm
Civil Twilight6:37 pm – 7:14 pm
Nautical Twilight7:14 pm – 7:57 pm
Astro. Twilight7:57 pm – 8:42 pm
Night8:42 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Ketchikan - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 256:37 am6:37 pm11:59:53−4:3012:38 pm (33.7°)93.222
Sep 266:39 am6:35 pm11:55:23−4:3012:38 pm (33.3°)93.195
Sep 276:41 am6:32 pm11:50:53−4:3012:37 pm (32.9°)93.169
Sep 286:43 am6:29 pm11:46:23−4:3012:37 pm (32.5°)93.142
Sep 296:45 am6:27 pm11:41:53−4:3012:37 pm (32.1°)93.115
Sep 306:47 am6:24 pm11:37:23−4:2912:36 pm (31.7°)93.089
Oct 16:49 am6:22 pm11:32:53−4:2912:36 pm (31.3°)93.063
* All times are local time for Ketchikan. 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 Ketchikan

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Ketchikan - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 25-12:26 am6:02 pm9:58 pm(13.9°)225,25285.7%
Sep 26-2:07 am6:16 pm10:53 pm(19.9°)223,93793.3%
Sep 27-3:48 am6:25 pm11:46 pm(26.9°)223,68298.2%
Sep 28-5:26 am6:33 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Sep 29-7:02 am6:41 pm12:37 am(34.3°)224,578100.0%
Sep 30-8:37 am6:50 pm1:27 am(41.5°)226,58198.6%
Oct 1-10:12 am7:01 pm2:18 am(48.2°)229,51594.4%
* All times are local time for Ketchikan. 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 Ketchikan This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Sep 25, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:54 amTue 6:21 pmTue 11:38 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 2:42 amTue 5:03 pmTue 9:52 amGreat visibility
MarsTue 8:17 amTue 6:58 pmTue 1:38 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterTue 7:39 pmWed 10:47 amWed 3:13 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 5:56 pmTue 3:33 amMon 10:45 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 7:47 pmWed 11:40 amWed 3:44 amAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 6:27 pmTue 6:02 amTue 12:14 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Ketchikan.

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