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

Moon: 65.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 29, 2024 at 12:54:43 am
Sunrise Today: 4:40 am 37° Northeast
Sunset Today: 11:15 pm 323° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:38 am 130° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:22 am 235° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 18 hours, 35 minutes (+3m 54s)
Location of AnchorageLocation

Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:12:54 am
Altitude:-6.1°
Direction:345° N
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 18h 35m 22s (May 29, 2024)

3 minutes, 54 seconds longer than yesterday (May 28, 2024)

13 hours, 7 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

46 minutes, 6 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Civil Twilight12:00 am – 12:49 am
Nautical Twilight12:49 am – 3:03 am
Civil Twilight3:03 am – 4:40 am
Daylight4:40 am – 11:15 pm
Civil Twilight11:15 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 294:40 am11:15 pm18:35:22+3:541:57 pm (50.6°)94.227
May 304:38 am11:17 pm18:39:10+3:471:57 pm (50.8°)94.243
May 314:36 am11:19 pm18:42:49+3:391:57 pm (50.9°)94.258
Jun 14:35 am11:21 pm18:46:21+3:311:57 pm (51.0°)94.273
Jun 24:33 am11:23 pm18:49:45+3:231:57 pm (51.2°)94.287
Jun 34:31 am11:24 pm18:53:00+3:151:57 pm (51.3°)94.301
Jun 44:30 am11:26 pm18:56:06+3:061:58 pm (51.4°)94.314
* All times are local time for Anchorage. 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 Anchorage

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Anchorage - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 293:38 am11:22 am-7:22 am(11.0°)231,41762.3%
May 303:35 am1:09 pm-8:12 am(17.1°)230,21150.6%
May 313:32 am2:53 pm-9:00 am(23.9°)229,31338.8%
Jun 13:29 am4:36 pm-9:48 am(30.9°)228,80527.6%
Jun 23:26 am6:21 pm-10:37 am(37.9°)228,78717.6%
Jun 33:23 am8:12 pm-11:28 am(44.3°)229,3529.4%
Jun 43:21 am10:09 pm-12:22 pm(49.8°)230,5653.7%
* All times are local time for Anchorage. 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 Anchorage This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 29, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:31 amWed 9:05 pmWed 12:46 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 4:43 amWed 10:59 pmWed 1:50 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsWed 3:52 amWed 5:53 pmWed 10:52 amVery difficult to see
JupiterWed 4:36 amWed 10:11 pmWed 1:23 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 3:31 amWed 2:08 pmWed 8:49 amSlightly difficult to see
UranusWed 4:19 amWed 9:30 pmWed 12:55 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:34 amWed 3:23 pmWed 9:29 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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