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

Moon: 4.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 9, 2024 at 2:19:12 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:26 am 49° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:27 pm 311° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:08 am 26° Northeast
Moonset Today: 12:53 am 331° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 17 hours, 1 minute (+5m 19s)
Location of AnchorageLocation

Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:2:19 pm
Altitude:46.3°
Direction:188° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 17h 1m 7s (May 9, 2024)

5 minutes, 19 seconds longer than yesterday (May 8, 2024)

11 hours, 33 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

2 hours, 20 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Nautical Twilight12:00 am – 4:22 am
Civil Twilight4:22 am – 5:26 am
Daylight5:26 am – 10:27 pm
Civil Twilight10:27 pm – 11:32 pm
Nautical Twilight11:32 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 95:26 am10:27 pm17:01:07+5:191:55 pm (46.5°)93.861
May 105:23 am10:30 pm17:06:25+5:171:55 pm (46.8°)93.883
May 115:21 am10:32 pm17:11:40+5:141:55 pm (47.0°)93.903
May 125:18 am10:35 pm17:16:52+5:121:55 pm (47.3°)93.924
May 135:15 am10:37 pm17:22:02+5:091:55 pm (47.5°)93.944
May 145:13 am10:40 pm17:27:09+5:061:55 pm (47.7°)93.963
May 155:10 am10:42 pm17:32:12+5:031:55 pm (48.0°)93.983
* 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 9-12:53 am5:08 am3:35 pm(55.2°)232,7404.6%
May 10-2:53 am5:13 am4:35 pm(56.7°)236,22710.6%
May 11-4:17 am5:54 am5:34 pm(56.3°)239,86618.4%
May 12-4:35 am7:35 am6:29 pm(54.3°)243,34527.4%
May 13-4:36 am9:23 am7:19 pm(50.9°)246,39437.1%
May 14-4:35 am11:04 am8:06 pm(46.6°)248,81247.0%
May 15-4:32 am12:38 pm8:49 pm(41.5°)250,47056.9%
* 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, Thu, May 9, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:26 amFri 7:12 pmFri 12:18 pmNot visible
VenusFri 5:27 amFri 9:35 pmFri 1:30 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 4:59 amThu 5:31 pmThu 11:15 amVery difficult to see
JupiterThu 5:47 amThu 10:59 pmThu 2:23 pmDifficult to see
SaturnThu 4:48 amThu 3:18 pmThu 10:03 amVery difficult to see
UranusThu 5:36 amThu 10:41 pmThu 2:08 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 4:53 amThu 4:39 pmThu 10:46 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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