Current Time: | May 31, 2024 at 4:01:19 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 4:16 am↑ 45° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 9:43 pm↑ 316° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 2:27 am↑ 101° East |
Moonset Today: | 1:54 pm↑ 265° West |
Daylight Hours: | 17 hours, 27 minutes (+2m 38s) |
Today's Sun Position in Sitka
Time: | 4:01 pm |
Altitude: | 42.0° |
Direction: | 243° SW |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 17h 27m 5s (May 31, 2024)
2 minutes, 38 seconds longer than yesterday (May 30, 2024)
10 hours, 45 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
27 minutes, 5 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Sitka today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sitka Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Sitka today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Today it does not get darker than Nautical Twilight.
Nautical Twilight | 12:00 am – 3:14 am |
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Civil Twilight | 3:14 am – 4:16 am |
Daylight | 4:16 am – 9:43 pm |
Civil Twilight | 9:43 pm – 10:45 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 10:45 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Sitka - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 31 | 4:16 am | 9:43 pm | 17:27:05 | +2:38 | 12:59 pm (55.0°) | 94.258 |
Jun 1 | 4:14 am | 9:44 pm | 17:29:37 | +2:31 | 12:59 pm (55.2°) | 94.272 |
Jun 2 | 4:13 am | 9:45 pm | 17:32:03 | +2:25 | 12:59 pm (55.3°) | 94.287 |
Jun 3 | 4:12 am | 9:47 pm | 17:34:21 | +2:18 | 12:59 pm (55.4°) | 94.300 |
Jun 4 | 4:11 am | 9:48 pm | 17:36:33 | +2:11 | 12:59 pm (55.5°) | 94.314 |
Jun 5 | 4:11 am | 9:49 pm | 17:38:38 | +2:04 | 1:00 pm (55.6°) | 94.327 |
Jun 6 | 4:10 am | 9:50 pm | 17:40:35 | +1:57 | 1:00 pm (55.7°) | 94.339 |
* All times are local time for Sitka. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 7:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 12:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 4:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 12:21 am |
* All times are local Sitka time. |
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Today's Moon in Sitka
Percent Illuminated: | 35.5% |
Time: | 4:01 pm |
Altitude: | -16.7° |
Direction: | 291° NW |
Position: | Waning Crescent |
The Moon's path in Sitka today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Sitka - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 31 | 2:27 am | 1:54 pm | - | 8:00 am | (27.7°) | 229,343 | 39.3% | |||
Jun 1 | 2:32 am | 3:28 pm | - | 8:48 am | (34.8°) | 228,817 | 28.0% | |||
Jun 2 | 2:36 am | 5:04 pm | - | 9:37 am | (41.8°) | 228,777 | 17.9% | |||
Jun 3 | 2:42 am | 6:43 pm | - | 10:28 am | (48.2°) | 229,317 | 9.7% | |||
Jun 4 | 2:51 am | 8:24 pm | - | 11:22 am | (53.7°) | 230,503 | 3.9% | |||
Jun 5 | 3:04 am | 10:02 pm | - | 12:19 pm | (57.9°) | 232,343 | 0.7% | |||
Jun 6 | 3:28 am | 11:25 pm | - | 1:18 pm | (60.3°) | 234,764 | 0.3% | |||
* All times are local time for Sitka. 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Sitka This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 31, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 3:52 am | Fri 8:00 pm | Fri 11:55 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Sat 4:16 am | Sat 9:36 pm | Sat 12:56 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
Mars | Fri 2:57 am | Fri 4:47 pm | Fri 9:51 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Fri 4:01 am | Fri 8:38 pm | Fri 12:19 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Sat 2:15 am | Sat 1:05 pm | Sat 7:40 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Fri 3:40 am | Fri 7:58 pm | Fri 11:49 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Sat 2:24 am | Sat 2:14 pm | Sat 8:19 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Sitka. |