Fairbanks
Sunrise and sunset in Fairbanks
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Fairbanks, in local time. At 64.8° N, the day lasts from 3 h 41 min at the winter solstice to 21 h 50 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 09:03, sunset at 18:06.
Day length 9 h 03 min, 6 min 44 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:35, with the Sun 14° above the horizon.
Times are Fairbanks time (AKDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:17 | 20:51 |
| Nautical twilight | 07:14 | 19:54 |
| Civil twilight | 08:11 | 18:57 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 09:03 | 18:06 |
| Golden hour | 09:03–10:20 | 16:49–18:06 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Fairbanks
- Longest day: June 20, 21 h 50 min, from sunrise at 02:57 to sunset at 00:47 (next day).
- Shortest day: December 21, 3 h 41 min, from sunrise at 10:58 to sunset at 14:39.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 10:09 | 15:55 | 5 h 47 min |
| February 21 | 08:27 | 17:42 | 9 h 15 min |
| March 21 | 07:46 | 20:10 | 12 h 24 min |
| April 21 | 05:52 | 21:48 | 15 h 55 min |
| May 21 | 04:06 | 23:31 | 19 h 25 min |
| June 21 | 02:57 | 00:47 (next day) | 21 h 50 min |
| July 21 | 04:13 | 23:38 | 19 h 25 min |
| August 21 | 05:57 | 21:48 | 15 h 51 min |
| September 21 | 07:31 | 19:54 | 12 h 23 min |
| October 21 | 09:03 | 18:06 | 9 h 03 min |
| November 21 | 09:47 | 15:25 | 5 h 38 min |
| December 21 | 10:58 | 14:39 | 3 h 41 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 64.8° N, 147.7° 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