Daylight
7:59 am – 7:39 pm
11 hours, 40 minutes
| Current Time: | Sep 28, 2022 at 11:02:25 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 135° Southeast |
| Sun Altitude: | 19.0° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.143 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Dec 21, 2022 12:48 pm (Winter) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:59 am↑ 93° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:39 pm↑ 267° West |
2022 Sun Graph for Anchorage
December 2022 — Sun in Anchorage
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| 2022 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 9:45 am ↑ (138°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (222°) | 6:05:44 | −3:36 | 6:57 am | 6:39 pm | 7:50 am | 5:46 pm | 8:47 am | 4:49 pm | 12:48 pm (7.0°) | 91.659 |
| 2 | 9:47 am ↑ (139°) | 3:50 pm ↑ (221°) | 6:02:16 | −3:28 | 6:58 am | 6:38 pm | 7:51 am | 5:46 pm | 8:49 am | 4:48 pm | 12:49 pm (6.9°) | 91.643 |
| 3 | 9:49 am ↑ (139°) | 3:48 pm ↑ (221°) | 5:58:56 | −3:20 | 7:00 am | 6:38 pm | 7:53 am | 5:45 pm | 8:51 am | 4:47 pm | 12:49 pm (6.7°) | 91.629 |
| 4 | 9:51 am ↑ (140°) | 3:47 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:55:44 | −3:11 | 7:01 am | 6:37 pm | 7:54 am | 5:44 pm | 8:52 am | 4:46 pm | 12:49 pm (6.6°) | 91.614 |
| 5 | 9:53 am ↑ (140°) | 3:46 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:52:41 | −3:02 | 7:03 am | 6:37 pm | 7:56 am | 5:44 pm | 8:54 am | 4:45 pm | 12:50 pm (6.5°) | 91.601 |
| 6 | 9:55 am ↑ (140°) | 3:45 pm ↑ (220°) | 5:49:48 | −2:53 | 7:04 am | 6:36 pm | 7:57 am | 5:43 pm | 8:55 am | 4:45 pm | 12:50 pm (6.4°) | 91.587 |
| 7 | 9:57 am ↑ (141°) | 3:44 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:47:03 | −2:44 | 7:05 am | 6:36 pm | 7:58 am | 5:43 pm | 8:57 am | 4:44 pm | 12:51 pm (6.3°) | 91.575 |
| 8 | 9:59 am ↑ (141°) | 3:43 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:44:29 | −2:34 | 7:06 am | 6:35 pm | 8:00 am | 5:42 pm | 8:58 am | 4:43 pm | 12:51 pm (6.2°) | 91.563 |
| 9 | 10:00 am ↑ (141°) | 3:42 pm ↑ (219°) | 5:42:04 | −2:24 | 7:08 am | 6:35 pm | 8:01 am | 5:42 pm | 9:00 am | 4:43 pm | 12:52 pm (6.1°) | 91.551 |
| 10 | 10:02 am ↑ (142°) | 3:42 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:39:50 | −2:14 | 7:09 am | 6:35 pm | 8:02 am | 5:42 pm | 9:01 am | 4:43 pm | 12:52 pm (6.0°) | 91.540 |
| 11 | 10:03 am ↑ (142°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:37:47 | −2:03 | 7:10 am | 6:35 pm | 8:03 am | 5:41 pm | 9:02 am | 4:42 pm | 12:52 pm (5.9°) | 91.529 |
| 12 | 10:05 am ↑ (142°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:35:54 | −1:52 | 7:11 am | 6:35 pm | 8:04 am | 5:41 pm | 9:04 am | 4:42 pm | 12:53 pm (5.8°) | 91.519 |
| 13 | 10:06 am ↑ (142°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:34:12 | −1:41 | 7:12 am | 6:35 pm | 8:05 am | 5:41 pm | 9:05 am | 4:42 pm | 12:53 pm (5.8°) | 91.510 |
| 14 | 10:07 am ↑ (142°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:32:42 | −1:30 | 7:13 am | 6:35 pm | 8:06 am | 5:41 pm | 9:06 am | 4:42 pm | 12:54 pm (5.7°) | 91.501 |
| 15 | 10:09 am ↑ (143°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:31:24 | −1:18 | 7:14 am | 6:35 pm | 8:07 am | 5:41 pm | 9:07 am | 4:42 pm | 12:54 pm (5.7°) | 91.492 |
| 16 | 10:10 am ↑ (143°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:30:17 | −1:06 | 7:14 am | 6:35 pm | 8:08 am | 5:41 pm | 9:08 am | 4:42 pm | 12:55 pm (5.6°) | 91.484 |
| 17 | 10:11 am ↑ (143°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:29:22 | −0:54 | 7:15 am | 6:35 pm | 8:09 am | 5:42 pm | 9:09 am | 4:42 pm | 12:55 pm (5.6°) | 91.476 |
| 18 | 10:11 am ↑ (143°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:28:39 | −0:42 | 7:16 am | 6:36 pm | 8:10 am | 5:42 pm | 9:09 am | 4:42 pm | 12:56 pm (5.6°) | 91.469 |
| 19 | 10:12 am ↑ (143°) | 3:40 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:28:08 | −0:30 | 7:17 am | 6:36 pm | 8:10 am | 5:42 pm | 9:10 am | 4:43 pm | 12:56 pm (5.5°) | 91.462 |
| 20 | 10:13 am ↑ (143°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:27:50 | −0:18 | 7:17 am | 6:36 pm | 8:11 am | 5:43 pm | 9:11 am | 4:43 pm | 12:57 pm (5.5°) | 91.456 |
| 21 | 10:13 am ↑ (143°) | 3:41 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:27:44 | −0:06 | 7:18 am | 6:37 pm | 8:11 am | 5:43 pm | 9:11 am | 4:43 pm | 12:57 pm (5.5°) | 91.449 |
| 22 | 10:14 am ↑ (143°) | 3:42 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:27:50 | +0:06 | 7:18 am | 6:37 pm | 8:12 am | 5:44 pm | 9:12 am | 4:44 pm | 12:58 pm (5.5°) | 91.444 |
| 23 | 10:14 am ↑ (143°) | 3:42 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:28:09 | +0:18 | 7:19 am | 6:38 pm | 8:12 am | 5:44 pm | 9:12 am | 4:45 pm | 12:58 pm (5.5°) | 91.438 |
| 24 | 10:14 am ↑ (143°) | 3:43 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:28:39 | +0:30 | 7:19 am | 6:39 pm | 8:13 am | 5:45 pm | 9:12 am | 4:45 pm | 12:59 pm (5.6°) | 91.433 |
| 25 | 10:15 am ↑ (143°) | 3:44 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:29:23 | +0:43 | 7:19 am | 6:39 pm | 8:13 am | 5:46 pm | 9:13 am | 4:46 pm | 12:59 pm (5.6°) | 91.428 |
| 26 | 10:15 am ↑ (143°) | 3:45 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:30:18 | +0:55 | 7:20 am | 6:40 pm | 8:13 am | 5:47 pm | 9:13 am | 4:47 pm | 1:00 pm (5.6°) | 91.423 |
| 27 | 10:15 am ↑ (143°) | 3:46 pm ↑ (217°) | 5:31:25 | +1:07 | 7:20 am | 6:41 pm | 8:13 am | 5:47 pm | 9:13 am | 4:48 pm | 1:00 pm (5.7°) | 91.419 |
| 28 | 10:14 am ↑ (142°) | 3:47 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:32:44 | +1:19 | 7:20 am | 6:42 pm | 8:13 am | 5:48 pm | 9:13 am | 4:49 pm | 1:01 pm (5.7°) | 91.416 |
| 29 | 10:14 am ↑ (142°) | 3:48 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:34:15 | +1:30 | 7:20 am | 6:43 pm | 8:13 am | 5:49 pm | 9:13 am | 4:50 pm | 1:01 pm (5.8°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 10:14 am ↑ (142°) | 3:50 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:35:57 | +1:42 | 7:20 am | 6:44 pm | 8:13 am | 5:50 pm | 9:13 am | 4:51 pm | 1:02 pm (5.8°) | 91.409 |
| 31 | 10:13 am ↑ (142°) | 3:51 pm ↑ (218°) | 5:37:50 | +1:53 | 7:20 am | 6:45 pm | 8:13 am | 5:51 pm | 9:12 am | 4:52 pm | 1:02 pm (5.9°) | 91.407 |
| * All times are local time for Anchorage. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Anchorage is at 12:48 pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. 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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