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Anchorage, Alaska, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2020
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Daylight
7:07 am – 8:57 pm
13 hours, 50 minutes
Current Time: Apr 5, 2020 at 2:16:29 am
Sun Direction: ↑ 4° North
Sun Altitude: -22.4°
Sun Distance: 93.004 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2020 1:43 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 7:07 am↑ 75° East
Sunset Today: 8:57 pm↑ 285° West
December 2020 — Sun in Anchorage
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| 2020 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 9:46 am ↑ (139°) | 3:50 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:04:04 | −3:32 | 6:58 am | 6:39 pm | 7:50 am | 5:46 pm | 8:48 am | 4:48 pm | 12:48 pm (7.0°) | 91.644 |
| 2 | 9:48 am ↑ (139°) | 3:49 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:00:40 | −3:24 | 6:59 am | 6:38 pm | 7:52 am | 5:45 pm | 8:50 am | 4:47 pm | 12:49 pm (6.8°) | 91.630 |
| 3 | 9:50 am ↑ (139°) | 3:48 pm ↑ (221°) | 5:57:24 | −3:16 | 7:01 am | 6:37 pm | 7:53 am | 5:45 pm | 8:51 am | 4:46 pm | 12:49 pm (6.7°) | 91.616 |
| 4 | 9:52 am ↑ (140°) | 3:47 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:54:16 | −3:07 | 7:02 am | 6:37 pm | 7:55 am | 5:44 pm | 8:53 am | 4:46 pm | 12:50 pm (6.6°) | 91.603 |
| 5 | 9:54 am ↑ (140°) | 3:45 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:51:18 | −2:58 | 7:03 am | 6:36 pm | 7:56 am | 5:43 pm | 8:55 am | 4:45 pm | 12:50 pm (6.4°) | 91.590 |
| 6 | 9:56 am ↑ (140°) | 3:45 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:48:28 | −2:49 | 7:05 am | 6:36 pm | 7:58 am | 5:43 pm | 8:56 am | 4:44 pm | 12:50 pm (6.3°) | 91.578 |
| 7 | 9:58 am ↑ (141°) | 3:44 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:45:49 | −2:39 | 7:06 am | 6:36 pm | 7:59 am | 5:42 pm | 8:58 am | 4:44 pm | 12:51 pm (6.2°) | 91.566 |
| 8 | 9:59 am ↑ (141°) | 3:43 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:43:19 | −2:29 | 7:07 am | 6:35 pm | 8:00 am | 5:42 pm | 8:59 am | 4:43 pm | 12:51 pm (6.1°) | 91.555 |
| 9 | 10:01 am ↑ (141°) | 3:42 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:40:59 | −2:19 | 7:08 am | 6:35 pm | 8:01 am | 5:42 pm | 9:00 am | 4:43 pm | 12:52 pm (6.0°) | 91.544 |
| 10 | 10:03 am ↑ (142°) | 3:42 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:38:50 | −2:08 | 7:09 am | 6:35 pm | 8:03 am | 5:42 pm | 9:02 am | 4:42 pm | 12:52 pm (5.9°) | 91.533 |
| 11 | 10:04 am ↑ (142°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:36:52 | −1:58 | 7:10 am | 6:35 pm | 8:04 am | 5:41 pm | 9:03 am | 4:42 pm | 12:53 pm (5.9°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 10:06 am ↑ (142°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:35:04 | −1:47 | 7:11 am | 6:35 pm | 8:05 am | 5:41 pm | 9:04 am | 4:42 pm | 12:53 pm (5.8°) | 91.513 |
| 13 | 10:07 am ↑ (142°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:33:28 | −1:36 | 7:12 am | 6:35 pm | 8:06 am | 5:41 pm | 9:05 am | 4:42 pm | 12:54 pm (5.7°) | 91.504 |
| 14 | 10:08 am ↑ (142°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:32:04 | −1:24 | 7:13 am | 6:35 pm | 8:07 am | 5:41 pm | 9:06 am | 4:42 pm | 12:54 pm (5.7°) | 91.494 |
| 15 | 10:09 am ↑ (143°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:30:51 | −1:12 | 7:14 am | 6:35 pm | 8:08 am | 5:41 pm | 9:07 am | 4:42 pm | 12:55 pm (5.6°) | 91.485 |
| 16 | 10:10 am ↑ (143°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:29:50 | −1:01 | 7:15 am | 6:35 pm | 8:08 am | 5:42 pm | 9:08 am | 4:42 pm | 12:55 pm (5.6°) | 91.477 |
| 17 | 10:11 am ↑ (143°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:29:01 | −0:49 | 7:16 am | 6:35 pm | 8:09 am | 5:42 pm | 9:09 am | 4:42 pm | 12:56 pm (5.6°) | 91.468 |
| 18 | 10:12 am ↑ (143°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:28:24 | −0:36 | 7:16 am | 6:36 pm | 8:10 am | 5:42 pm | 9:10 am | 4:42 pm | 12:56 pm (5.5°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 10:13 am ↑ (143°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:27:59 | −0:24 | 7:17 am | 6:36 pm | 8:11 am | 5:43 pm | 9:10 am | 4:43 pm | 12:57 pm (5.5°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 10:13 am ↑ (143°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:27:47 | −0:12 | 7:17 am | 6:37 pm | 8:11 am | 5:43 pm | 9:11 am | 4:43 pm | 12:57 pm (5.5°) | 91.446 |
| 21 | 10:14 am ↑ (143°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:27:47 | < 1s | 7:18 am | 6:37 pm | 8:12 am | 5:43 pm | 9:11 am | 4:44 pm | 12:58 pm (5.5°) | 91.439 |
| 22 | 10:14 am ↑ (143°) | 3:42 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:27:59 | +0:12 | 7:18 am | 6:38 pm | 8:12 am | 5:44 pm | 9:12 am | 4:44 pm | 12:58 pm (5.5°) | 91.433 |
| 23 | 10:14 am ↑ (143°) | 3:43 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:28:24 | +0:24 | 7:19 am | 6:38 pm | 8:12 am | 5:45 pm | 9:12 am | 4:45 pm | 12:59 pm (5.5°) | 91.427 |
| 24 | 10:15 am ↑ (143°) | 3:44 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:29:01 | +0:36 | 7:19 am | 6:39 pm | 8:13 am | 5:45 pm | 9:13 am | 4:46 pm | 12:59 pm (5.6°) | 91.422 |
| 25 | 10:15 am ↑ (143°) | 3:45 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:29:50 | +0:49 | 7:19 am | 6:40 pm | 8:13 am | 5:46 pm | 9:13 am | 4:46 pm | 1:00 pm (5.6°) | 91.417 |
| 26 | 10:15 am ↑ (143°) | 3:46 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:30:51 | +1:01 | 7:20 am | 6:41 pm | 8:13 am | 5:47 pm | 9:13 am | 4:47 pm | 1:00 pm (5.6°) | 91.413 |
| 27 | 10:15 am ↑ (143°) | 3:47 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:32:04 | +1:13 | 7:20 am | 6:41 pm | 8:13 am | 5:48 pm | 9:13 am | 4:48 pm | 1:01 pm (5.7°) | 91.409 |
| 28 | 10:14 am ↑ (142°) | 3:48 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:33:29 | +1:24 | 7:20 am | 6:42 pm | 8:13 am | 5:49 pm | 9:13 am | 4:49 pm | 1:01 pm (5.7°) | 91.406 |
| 29 | 10:14 am ↑ (142°) | 3:49 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:35:05 | +1:36 | 7:20 am | 6:43 pm | 8:13 am | 5:50 pm | 9:13 am | 4:50 pm | 1:01 pm (5.8°) | 91.403 |
| 30 | 10:14 am ↑ (142°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:36:53 | +1:47 | 7:20 am | 6:44 pm | 8:13 am | 5:51 pm | 9:13 am | 4:52 pm | 1:02 pm (5.9°) | 91.402 |
| 31 | 10:13 am ↑ (142°) | 3:52 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:38:51 | +1:58 | 7:20 am | 6:45 pm | 8:13 am | 5:52 pm | 9:12 am | 4:53 pm | 1:02 pm (5.9°) | 91.400 |
| * All times are local time for Anchorage. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
December Solstice (Winter Solstice) is on Monday, December 21, 2020 at 1:02 am in Anchorage. In terms of daylight, this day is 13 hours, 54 minutes shorter than on June Solstice. In most locations north of Equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
Earliest sunset is on December 16. Latest sunrise is on December 25 or December 26.
Why is the earliest sunset not on Winter Solstice?
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