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

Moon: 0.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Jan 19, 2026 at 12:41:31 am
Sunrise Today: 1:40 pm 178° South
Sunset Today: 2:02 pm 183° South
Moonrise Today: 2:15 pm 172° South
Moonset Today: 3:42 pm 192° South
Daylight Hours: 22 minutes (+21m 59s)
Location of WainwrightLocation

Today's Sun Position in Wainwright

Time:12:41 am
Altitude:-38.6°
Direction:339° N
Phase:Night

Day length today:21m 59s (Jan 19, 2026)

21 minutes, 59 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 18, 2026)

21 minutes, 59 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

23 hours, 38 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wainwright Today

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Night12:00 am – 8:03 am
Astro. Twilight8:03 am – 9:20 am
Nautical Twilight9:20 am – 10:52 am
Civil Twilight10:52 am – 1:40 pm
Daylight1:40 pm – 2:02 pm
Civil Twilight2:02 pm – 4:50 pm
Nautical Twilight4:50 pm – 6:22 pm
Astro. Twilight6:22 pm – 7:39 pm
Night7:39 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wainwright - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 191:40 pm2:02 pm22:001:50 pm (-0.2°)91.471
Jan 201:14 pm2:29 pm1:15:02+53:011:51 pm (-0.0°)91.479
Jan 2112:59 pm2:44 pm1:44:33+29:301:51 pm (0.2°)91.487
Jan 2212:48 pm2:56 pm2:08:00+23:261:51 pm (0.4°)91.495
Jan 2312:38 pm3:06 pm2:28:17+20:161:52 pm (0.6°)91.503
Jan 2412:29 pm3:16 pm2:46:33+18:161:52 pm (0.8°)91.512
Jan 2512:21 pm3:24 pm3:03:25+16:511:52 pm (1.0°)91.522
* All times are local time for Wainwright. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Wainwright

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Wainwright - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 192:15 pm3:42 pm-2:48 pm(0.0°)243,3171.4%
Jan 2012:39 pm6:56 pm-3:35 pm(4.9°)241,1695.0%
Jan 2111:59 am9:12 pm-4:20 pm(10.8°)239,04010.7%
Jan 2211:28 am11:18 pm-5:05 pm(17.2°)236,94918.4%
Jan 2310:59 am--5:50 pm(23.8°)234,90727.7%
Jan 24-1:27 am10:28 am6:36 pm(30.2°)232,93838.4%
Jan 25-3:53 am9:43 am7:27 pm(36.2°)231,09550.0%
* All times are local time for Wainwright. 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 Wainwright This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jan 19, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryDown, doesn’t riseMon 1:48 pmNot visible
VenusDown, doesn’t riseMon 2:05 pmNot visible
MarsDown, doesn’t riseMon 1:41 pmNot visible
JupiterUp, doesn’t set Mon 1:06 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 12:04 pmMon 11:08 pmMon 5:36 pmAverage visibility
UranusUp, doesn’t set Mon 9:22 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 11:52 amMon 11:35 pmMon 5:43 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wainwright.

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