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Anchorage, Alaska, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

10:15 am – 3:44 pm
5 hours, 29 minutes

Current Time: Dec 24, 2024 at 9:28:59 pm
Sun Direction: 292° Northwest
Sun Altitude: -38.0°
Sun Distance: 91.425 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2025 1:01 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 10:15 am 143° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:44 pm 217° Southwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Anchorage

December 2024 — Sun in Anchorage

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
19:46 am (139°)3:50 pm (221°)6:03:55−3:326:58 am6:39 pm7:50 am5:46 pm8:48 am4:48 pm12:48 pm (7.0°)91.651
29:48 am (139°)3:49 pm (221°)6:00:31−3:246:59 am6:38 pm7:52 am5:45 pm8:50 am4:47 pm12:49 pm (6.8°)91.637
39:50 am (139°)3:48 pm (221°)5:57:15−3:157:01 am6:37 pm7:53 am5:44 pm8:52 am4:46 pm12:49 pm (6.7°)91.623
49:52 am (140°)3:46 pm (220°)5:54:07−3:077:02 am6:37 pm7:55 am5:44 pm8:53 am4:46 pm12:50 pm (6.6°)91.609
59:54 am (140°)3:45 pm (220°)5:51:09−2:587:03 am6:36 pm7:56 am5:43 pm8:55 am4:45 pm12:50 pm (6.4°)91.595
69:56 am (140°)3:44 pm (219°)5:48:20−2:487:05 am6:36 pm7:58 am5:43 pm8:56 am4:44 pm12:50 pm (6.3°)91.582
79:58 am (141°)3:44 pm (219°)5:45:41−2:397:06 am6:36 pm7:59 am5:42 pm8:58 am4:44 pm12:51 pm (6.2°)91.569
810:00 am (141°)3:43 pm (219°)5:43:11−2:297:07 am6:35 pm8:00 am5:42 pm8:59 am4:43 pm12:51 pm (6.1°)91.556
910:01 am (141°)3:42 pm (219°)5:40:52−2:197:08 am6:35 pm8:02 am5:42 pm9:01 am4:43 pm12:52 pm (6.0°)91.544
1010:03 am (142°)3:41 pm (218°)5:38:44−2:087:09 am6:35 pm8:03 am5:42 pm9:02 am4:42 pm12:52 pm (5.9°)91.532
1110:04 am (142°)3:41 pm (218°)5:36:46−1:577:10 am6:35 pm8:04 am5:41 pm9:03 am4:42 pm12:53 pm (5.9°)91.521
1210:06 am (142°)3:41 pm (218°)5:34:59−1:467:11 am6:35 pm8:05 am5:41 pm9:04 am4:42 pm12:53 pm (5.8°)91.511
1310:07 am (142°)3:40 pm (218°)5:33:23−1:357:12 am6:35 pm8:06 am5:41 pm9:05 am4:42 pm12:54 pm (5.7°)91.500
1410:08 am (142°)3:40 pm (217°)5:31:59−1:247:13 am6:35 pm8:07 am5:41 pm9:06 am4:42 pm12:54 pm (5.7°)91.491
1510:09 am (143°)3:40 pm (217°)5:30:47−1:127:14 am6:35 pm8:08 am5:41 pm9:07 am4:42 pm12:55 pm (5.6°)91.482
1610:10 am (143°)3:40 pm (217°)5:29:46−1:007:15 am6:35 pm8:08 am5:42 pm9:08 am4:42 pm12:55 pm (5.6°)91.474
1710:11 am (143°)3:40 pm (217°)5:28:58−0:487:16 am6:35 pm8:09 am5:42 pm9:09 am4:42 pm12:56 pm (5.6°)91.466
1810:12 am (143°)3:40 pm (217°)5:28:21−0:367:16 am6:36 pm8:10 am5:42 pm9:10 am4:42 pm12:56 pm (5.5°)91.459
1910:13 am (143°)3:41 pm (217°)5:27:57−0:247:17 am6:36 pm8:11 am5:43 pm9:10 am4:43 pm12:57 pm (5.5°)91.452
2010:13 am (143°)3:41 pm (217°)5:27:45−0:127:17 am6:37 pm8:11 am5:43 pm9:11 am4:43 pm12:57 pm (5.5°)91.446
2110:14 am (143°)3:41 pm (217°)5:27:45< 1s7:18 am6:37 pm8:12 am5:43 pm9:11 am4:44 pm12:58 pm (5.5°)91.441
2210:14 am (143°)3:42 pm (217°)5:27:58+0:127:18 am6:38 pm8:12 am5:44 pm9:12 am4:44 pm12:58 pm (5.5°)91.436
2310:14 am (143°)3:43 pm (217°)5:28:23+0:247:19 am6:38 pm8:12 am5:45 pm9:12 am4:45 pm12:59 pm (5.5°)91.431
2410:15 am (143°)3:44 pm (217°)5:29:00+0:377:19 am6:39 pm8:13 am5:45 pm9:13 am4:46 pm12:59 pm (5.6°)91.427
2510:15 am (143°)3:44 pm (217°)5:29:49+0:497:19 am6:40 pm8:13 am5:46 pm9:13 am4:46 pm1:00 pm (5.6°)91.423
2610:15 am (143°)3:46 pm (217°)5:30:51+1:017:20 am6:41 pm8:13 am5:47 pm9:13 am4:47 pm1:00 pm (5.6°)91.420
2710:15 am (143°)3:47 pm (218°)5:32:04+1:137:20 am6:41 pm8:13 am5:48 pm9:13 am4:48 pm1:01 pm (5.7°)91.417
2810:14 am (142°)3:48 pm (218°)5:33:29+1:257:20 am6:42 pm8:13 am5:49 pm9:13 am4:49 pm1:01 pm (5.7°)91.414
2910:14 am (142°)3:49 pm (218°)5:35:06+1:367:20 am6:43 pm8:13 am5:50 pm9:13 am4:50 pm1:01 pm (5.8°)91.412
3010:14 am (142°)3:51 pm (218°)5:36:54+1:487:20 am6:44 pm8:13 am5:51 pm9:13 am4:52 pm1:02 pm (5.9°)91.410
3110:13 am (142°)3:52 pm (218°)5:38:53+1:597:20 am6:45 pm8:13 am5:52 pm9:12 am4:53 pm1:02 pm (5.9°)91.408
* All times are local time for Anchorage. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Anchorage is at 12:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 13 hours, 54 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 16. The latest sunrise is on December 25.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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