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

Moon: 28.7%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 24, 2024 at 9:40:48 pm
Sunrise Today: 10:15 am 143° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:44 pm 217° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 3:07 am 110° East
Moonset Today: 12:45 pm 245° West
Daylight Hours: 5 hours, 29 minutes (+37s)
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Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:9:40 pm
Altitude:-39.3°
Direction:295° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 5h 29m (Dec 24, 2024)

37 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 23, 2024)

1 minute, 14 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

13 hours, 52 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Night12:00 am – 7:19 am
Astro. Twilight7:19 am – 8:13 am
Nautical Twilight8:13 am – 9:13 am
Civil Twilight9:13 am – 10:15 am
Daylight10:15 am – 3:44 pm
Civil Twilight3:44 pm – 4:46 pm
Nautical Twilight4:46 pm – 5:45 pm
Astro. Twilight5:45 pm – 6:39 pm
Night6:39 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 2410:15 am3:44 pm5:29:00+0:3712:59 pm (5.6°)91.427
Dec 2510:15 am3:44 pm5:29:49+0:491:00 pm (5.6°)91.423
Dec 2610:15 am3:46 pm5:30:51+1:011:00 pm (5.6°)91.420
Dec 2710:15 am3:47 pm5:32:04+1:131:01 pm (5.7°)91.417
Dec 2810:14 am3:48 pm5:33:29+1:251:01 pm (5.7°)91.414
Dec 2910:14 am3:49 pm5:35:06+1:361:01 pm (5.8°)91.412
Dec 3010:14 am3:51 pm5:36:54+1:481:02 pm (5.9°)91.410
* All times are local time for Anchorage. 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
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 243:07 am12:45 pm-8:05 am(17.6°)251,27133.7%
Dec 254:35 am12:42 pm-8:46 am(12.3°)250,55024.9%
Dec 266:09 am12:39 pm-9:30 am(7.6°)249,11516.9%
Dec 277:50 am12:37 pm-10:18 am(3.8°)247,11510.1%
Dec 289:38 am12:36 pm-11:10 am(1.2°)244,7374.8%
Dec 2911:24 am12:45 pm-12:05 pm(0.1°)242,1801.4%
Dec 3012:09 pm2:00 pm-1:03 pm(0.3°)239,6420.2%
* All times are local time for Anchorage. 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, Tue, Dec 24, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 8:08 amWed 2:42 pmWed 11:25 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 12:17 pmWed 8:16 pmWed 4:16 pmGreat visibility
MarsWed 5:37 pmThu 12:33 pmThu 3:04 amPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 2:19 pmWed 8:46 amTue 11:32 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 12:43 pmTue 10:51 pmTue 5:47 pmAverage visibility
UranusTue 1:33 pmWed 6:42 amTue 10:08 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 12:47 pmWed 12:21 amTue 6:34 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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