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Anchorage, Alaska, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2023

Daylight

9:51 am – 3:47 pm
5 hours, 57 minutes

Current Time: Dec 4, 2023 at 3:59:19 am
Sun Direction: 62° Northeast
Sun Altitude: -39.3°
Sun Distance: 91.621 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2023 6:27 pm (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 9:51 am 139° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:47 pm 220° Southwest
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2023 Sun Graph for Anchorage

December 2023 — Sun in Anchorage

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
19:45 am (138°)3:51 pm (222°)6:06:36−3:376:57 am6:39 pm7:49 am5:47 pm8:47 am4:49 pm12:48 pm (7.1°)91.658
29:47 am (139°)3:50 pm (221°)6:03:06−3:306:58 am6:38 pm7:51 am5:46 pm8:49 am4:48 pm12:48 pm (6.9°)91.644
39:49 am (139°)3:49 pm (221°)5:59:43−3:227:00 am6:38 pm7:52 am5:45 pm8:50 am4:47 pm12:49 pm (6.8°)91.630
49:51 am (139°)3:47 pm (220°)5:56:30−3:137:01 am6:37 pm7:54 am5:44 pm8:52 am4:46 pm12:49 pm (6.6°)91.617
59:53 am (140°)3:46 pm (220°)5:53:24−3:057:02 am6:37 pm7:55 am5:44 pm8:54 am4:45 pm12:50 pm (6.5°)91.604
69:55 am (140°)3:45 pm (220°)5:50:28−2:567:04 am6:36 pm7:57 am5:43 pm8:55 am4:45 pm12:50 pm (6.4°)91.591
79:57 am (141°)3:44 pm (219°)5:47:42−2:467:05 am6:36 pm7:58 am5:43 pm8:57 am4:44 pm12:51 pm (6.3°)91.579
89:58 am (141°)3:43 pm (219°)5:45:04−2:377:06 am6:35 pm7:59 am5:42 pm8:58 am4:44 pm12:51 pm (6.2°)91.568
910:00 am (141°)3:43 pm (219°)5:42:37−2:277:07 am6:35 pm8:01 am5:42 pm9:00 am4:43 pm12:51 pm (6.1°)91.556
1010:02 am (141°)3:42 pm (218°)5:40:21−2:167:08 am6:35 pm8:02 am5:42 pm9:01 am4:43 pm12:52 pm (6.0°)91.545
1110:03 am (142°)3:41 pm (218°)5:38:14−2:067:10 am6:35 pm8:03 am5:41 pm9:02 am4:42 pm12:52 pm (5.9°)91.534
1210:05 am (142°)3:41 pm (218°)5:36:19−1:557:11 am6:35 pm8:04 am5:41 pm9:03 am4:42 pm12:53 pm (5.8°)91.524
1310:06 am (142°)3:40 pm (218°)5:34:35−1:447:12 am6:35 pm8:05 am5:41 pm9:04 am4:42 pm12:53 pm (5.8°)91.514
1410:07 am (142°)3:40 pm (218°)5:33:02−1:327:13 am6:35 pm8:06 am5:41 pm9:06 am4:42 pm12:54 pm (5.7°)91.504
1510:08 am (143°)3:40 pm (217°)5:31:40−1:217:13 am6:35 pm8:07 am5:41 pm9:07 am4:42 pm12:54 pm (5.7°)91.494
1610:09 am (143°)3:40 pm (217°)5:30:31−1:097:14 am6:35 pm8:08 am5:41 pm9:08 am4:42 pm12:55 pm (5.6°)91.485
1710:10 am (143°)3:40 pm (217°)5:29:33−0:577:15 am6:35 pm8:09 am5:42 pm9:08 am4:42 pm12:55 pm (5.6°)91.476
1810:11 am (143°)3:40 pm (217°)5:28:47−0:457:16 am6:36 pm8:09 am5:42 pm9:09 am4:42 pm12:56 pm (5.6°)91.468
1910:12 am (143°)3:40 pm (217°)5:28:14−0:337:16 am6:36 pm8:10 am5:42 pm9:10 am4:42 pm12:56 pm (5.5°)91.460
2010:13 am (143°)3:41 pm (217°)5:27:53−0:217:17 am6:36 pm8:11 am5:43 pm9:11 am4:43 pm12:57 pm (5.5°)91.452
2110:13 am (143°)3:41 pm (217°)5:27:44−0:087:18 am6:37 pm8:11 am5:43 pm9:11 am4:43 pm12:57 pm (5.5°)91.445
2210:14 am (143°)3:42 pm (217°)5:27:47+0:037:18 am6:37 pm8:12 am5:44 pm9:12 am4:44 pm12:58 pm (5.5°)91.438
2310:14 am (143°)3:42 pm (217°)5:28:03+0:157:19 am6:38 pm8:12 am5:44 pm9:12 am4:44 pm12:58 pm (5.5°)91.432
2410:14 am (143°)3:43 pm (217°)5:28:31+0:287:19 am6:39 pm8:13 am5:45 pm9:12 am4:45 pm12:59 pm (5.6°)91.427
2510:15 am (143°)3:44 pm (217°)5:29:11+0:407:19 am6:39 pm8:13 am5:46 pm9:13 am4:46 pm12:59 pm (5.6°)91.422
2610:15 am (143°)3:45 pm (217°)5:30:04+0:527:19 am6:40 pm8:13 am5:46 pm9:13 am4:47 pm1:00 pm (5.6°)91.418
2710:15 am (143°)3:46 pm (217°)5:31:08+1:047:20 am6:41 pm8:13 am5:47 pm9:13 am4:48 pm1:00 pm (5.6°)91.414
2810:15 am (142°)3:47 pm (218°)5:32:24+1:167:20 am6:42 pm8:13 am5:48 pm9:13 am4:49 pm1:01 pm (5.7°)91.411
2910:14 am (142°)3:48 pm (218°)5:33:52+1:277:20 am6:43 pm8:13 am5:49 pm9:13 am4:50 pm1:01 pm (5.8°)91.409
3010:14 am (142°)3:49 pm (218°)5:35:31+1:397:20 am6:44 pm8:13 am5:50 pm9:13 am4:51 pm1:02 pm (5.8°)91.407
3110:14 am (142°)3:51 pm (218°)5:37:22+1:507:20 am6:45 pm8:13 am5:51 pm9:12 am4:52 pm1:02 pm (5.9°)91.405
* All times are local time for Anchorage. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Anchorage is at 6:27 pm on Thursday, December 21, 2023. In terms of daylight, this day is 13 hours, 54 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 16. The latest sunrise is on December 26.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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