Anchorage
Sunrise and sunset in Anchorage
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Anchorage, in local time. At 61.2° N, the day lasts from 5 h 27 min at the winter solstice to 19 h 22 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 08:58, sunset at 18:28.
Day length 9 h 30 min, 5 min 38 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:44, with the Sun 18° above the horizon.
Times are Anchorage time (AKDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:33 | 20:53 |
| Nautical twilight | 07:23 | 20:03 |
| Civil twilight | 08:13 | 19:13 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:58 | 18:28 |
| Golden hour | 08:58–10:03 | 17:23–18:28 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Anchorage
- Longest day: June 20, 19 h 22 min, from sunrise at 04:20 to sunset at 23:42.
- Shortest day: December 21, 5 h 27 min, from sunrise at 10:14 to sunset at 15:41.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 09:44 | 16:37 | 6 h 53 min |
| February 21 | 08:23 | 18:03 | 9 h 40 min |
| March 21 | 07:56 | 20:17 | 12 h 21 min |
| April 21 | 06:19 | 21:38 | 15 h 19 min |
| May 21 | 04:57 | 22:56 | 18 h 00 min |
| June 21 | 04:20 | 23:42 | 19 h 22 min |
| July 21 | 05:05 | 23:05 | 18 h 00 min |
| August 21 | 06:24 | 21:39 | 15 h 15 min |
| September 21 | 07:41 | 20:01 | 12 h 20 min |
| October 21 | 08:58 | 18:28 | 9 h 30 min |
| November 21 | 09:22 | 16:08 | 6 h 46 min |
| December 21 | 10:14 | 15:41 | 5 h 27 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 61.2° N, 149.9° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets