Current Time: | Oct 21, 2024 at 6:49:29 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 9:04 am↑ 115° Southeast |
Sunset Today: | 6:04 pm↑ 245° Southwest |
Moon: | Up all day |
Daylight Hours: | 9 hours (-6m 43s) |
Today's Sun Position in Fairbanks
Time: | 6:49 pm |
Altitude: | -5.3° |
Direction: | 255° W |
Phase: | Civil Twilight |
Day length today: 8h 59m 39s (Oct 21, 2024)
6 minutes, 43 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 20, 2024)
5 hours, 18 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
12 hours, 49 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Fairbanks 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
Night | 12:00 am – 6:19 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 6:19 am – 7:16 am |
Nautical Twilight | 7:16 am – 8:13 am |
Civil Twilight | 8:13 am – 9:04 am |
Daylight | 9:04 am – 6:04 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:04 pm – 6:56 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:56 pm – 7:52 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:52 pm – 8:49 pm |
Night | 8:49 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Fairbanks - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Oct | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Oct 21 | 9:04 am | 6:04 pm | 8:59:39 | −6:43 | 1:35 pm (14.1°) | 92.513 |
Oct 22 | 9:08 am | 6:01 pm | 8:52:55 | −6:43 | 1:35 pm (13.8°) | 92.488 |
Oct 23 | 9:11 am | 5:57 pm | 8:46:11 | −6:43 | 1:35 pm (13.4°) | 92.463 |
Oct 24 | 9:14 am | 5:54 pm | 8:39:27 | −6:44 | 1:34 pm (13.1°) | 92.438 |
Oct 25 | 9:17 am | 5:50 pm | 8:32:43 | −6:44 | 1:34 pm (12.7°) | 92.413 |
Oct 26 | 9:21 am | 5:47 pm | 8:25:58 | −6:44 | 1:34 pm (12.4°) | 92.389 |
Oct 27 | 9:24 am | 5:43 pm | 8:19:14 | −6:44 | 1:34 pm (12.1°) | 92.364 |
* 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. |
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 Fairbanks time. |
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Today's Moon in Fairbanks
Percent Illuminated: | 72.6% |
Time: | 6:49 pm |
Altitude: | 3.3° |
Direction: | 12° N |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Oct | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Oct 21 | - | Up all day | - | 5:24 am | (53.1°) | 232,540 | 78.0% | |||
Oct 22 | - | Up all day | - | 6:24 am | (53.0°) | 236,613 | 67.9% | |||
Oct 23 | - | 7:20 pm | 8:27 pm | 7:21 am | (51.1°) | 240,567 | 57.2% | |||
Oct 24 | - | 6:22 pm | 11:08 pm | 8:13 am | (47.8°) | 244,129 | 46.7% | |||
Oct 25 | - | 6:01 pm | - | 9:01 am | (43.5°) | 247,121 | 36.6% | |||
Oct 26 | 1:03 am | 5:47 pm | - | 9:45 am | (38.4°) | 249,443 | 27.3% | |||
Oct 27 | 2:43 am | 5:35 pm | - | 10:25 am | (32.9°) | 251,070 | 19.0% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Fairbanks This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Oct 21, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 11:04 am | Tue 5:51 pm | Tue 2:29 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 1:59 pm | Tue 5:59 pm | Tue 3:59 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Mon 9:21 pm | Tue 5:45 pm | Tue 7:34 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Tue 6:45 pm | Wed 3:18 pm | Wed 5:02 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Mon 5:57 pm | Tue 3:37 am | Mon 10:47 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Tue 6:01 pm | Wed 12:33 pm | Wed 3:17 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Mon 5:53 pm | Tue 5:25 am | Mon 11:39 pm | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. |
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