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

Moon: 79.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 18, 2024 at 10:28:04 am
Sunrise Today: 4:15 am 34° Northeast
Sunset Today: 11:22 pm 326° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:48 pm 95° East
Moonset Today: 4:15 am 272° West
Daylight Hours: 19 hours, 7 minutes (+6m 55s)
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Today's Sun Position in Fairbanks

Time:10:28 am
Altitude:34.4°
Direction:119° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 19h 7m 17s (May 18, 2024)

6 minutes, 55 seconds longer than yesterday (May 17, 2024)

15 hours, 25 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

2 hours, 42 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Fairbanks Today

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Civil Twilight12:00 am – 4:15 am
Daylight4:15 am – 11:22 pm
Civil Twilight11:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Fairbanks - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 184:15 am11:22 pm19:07:17+6:551:47 pm (45.0°)94.039
May 194:11 am11:25 pm19:14:11+6:541:47 pm (45.2°)94.057
May 204:08 am11:29 pm19:21:04+6:521:47 pm (45.4°)94.075
May 214:04 am11:32 pm19:27:55+6:501:47 pm (45.6°)94.093
May 224:01 am11:36 pm19:34:44+6:481:47 pm (45.8°)94.111
May 233:58 am11:39 pm19:41:30+6:461:47 pm (46.0°)94.128
May 243:55 am11:43 pm19:48:14+6:431:47 pm (46.2°)94.145
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. 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 Fairbanks

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Fairbanks - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 18-4:15 am4:48 pm10:38 pm(20.8°)250,66383.0%
May 19-4:04 am6:22 pm11:18 pm(15.0°)249,34889.7%
May 20-3:53 am8:02 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 21-3:40 am9:53 pm12:00 am(9.6°)247,55195.0%
May 22-3:22 am-12:46 am(4.7°)245,43098.4%
May 2312:11 am2:46 am-1:35 am(0.8°)243,13999.9%
May 24-Down all day-2:29 am(-1.7°)240,81699.1%
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Fairbanks This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:37 amSun 7:57 pmSun 12:15 pmDifficult to see
VenusSun 4:23 amSun 10:41 pmSun 1:30 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:14 amSat 5:39 pmSat 10:56 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSun 4:27 amSun 11:02 pmSun 1:44 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSat 4:12 amSat 2:31 pmSat 9:22 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusSun 4:16 amSun 10:30 pmSun 1:23 pmNot visible
NeptuneSat 4:10 amSat 3:55 pmSat 10:02 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Fairbanks.

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