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When is sunrise and sunset in Anchorage today?

Live countdown to the next event, plus today’s exact clocks in America/Anchorage.

Dawn & Sunrise
Today's Sunrise in Anchorage
08:20 AM
Civil Dawn: 07:37 AM

Horizon 99° E

Sunset & Dusk
Today's Sunset in Anchorage
07:15 PM
Civil Dusk:

Horizon 261° W

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Next 7 Days Sunrise & Sunset Forecast for Anchorage

Automatic daily forecast calculated for this location. Times update with your selected date.

Date Sunrise Sunset Solar Noon Day Length Golden Hour (Eve)
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Where on the horizon?

Sunrise and sunset compass bearings for Anchorage — face these degrees, not “due east” or “due west.”

N E S W
Sunrise Sunset
Sunrise azimuth 99° E Face E at dawn
Sunset azimuth 261° W Face W at dusk

Azimuth is degrees clockwise from true north (0°). Today the disk clears the horizon at 99° E and drops at 261° W. Use that heading to pick a rail, pier, or hill that actually sees the Sun — then jump to where to stand.

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How long is the day?

Today versus yesterday, solstice extremes, and the earliest/latest clock times for Anchorage in 2026.

Daylight (45.8% of 24h) 11h 0m day / 13h 0m night
Today
Vs yesterday
Night length
Vs longest day (June solstice (northern summer)) −8h 22m Jun 20, 2026 · 19h 22m 0s
Vs shortest day (December solstice (northern winter)) +5h 33m Dec 20, 2026 · 5h 27m 0s
Earliest sunrise04:20 AMJun 16, 2026
Latest sunrise10:15 AMDec 24, 2026
Earliest sunset03:39 PMDec 17, 2026
Latest sunset11:42 PMJun 20, 2026

Clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time — earliest sunrise is not always the longest day.

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When is golden hour and blue hour?

Photography windows when the Sun sits between +6° and −8° for Anchorage.

Golden hour

Morning
Evening

Warm, low light — arrive at the start of the evening window, not at sunset.

Blue hour

Morning
Evening

Indigo sky after sunset (or before sunrise). Pair with city lights or water.

Need the physics and camera settings? Open the Golden Hour and Blue Hour tools.

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Where should I stand in Anchorage?

Public viewpoints aimed at today’s sunrise (E) and sunset (W) bearings.

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What about this month and this year?

A year-long day-length curve, then the day-by-day sun calendar (azimuth, twilight, golden/blue hour) and monthly snapshot for Anchorage.

Anchorage day length through 2026

The curve peaks near the june solstice (northern summer) (Jun 20, 2026, 19h 22m 0s) and bottoms out near the december solstice (northern winter) (Dec 20, 2026, 5h 27m 0s). Today is marked on the line.

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Full Month Sun Calendar

Anchorage Sun Times — October 2026

Day-by-day sunrise, sunset, compass azimuth, day-length change, civil/nautical/astronomical twilight, golden hour, blue hour, and solar noon for Anchorage in America/Anchorage. Times use NOAA/Meeus algorithms with standard atmospheric refraction (zenith 90.833°). Scroll sideways for photography and twilight columns, or use the arrows to browse other months.

Date Sunrise Sunset Day Length Diff Solar Noon Civil Nautical Astronomical Golden hour Blue hour
Time Azimuth Time Azimuth Dawn Dusk Dawn Dusk Dawn Dusk Morning Evening Morning Evening
Thu, Oct 108:05 AM95° E07:34 PM265° W11h 29m 0s—01:49 PM07:22 AM08:17 PM06:32 AM09:08 PM05:38 AM10:01 PM07:39 AM – 09:03 AM06:36 PM – 08:00 PM07:06 AM – 07:39 AM08:00 PM – 08:34 PM
Fri, Oct 208:08 AM96° E07:31 PM264° W11h 23m 0s−6m 0s01:49 PM07:25 AM08:14 PM06:34 AM09:04 PM05:41 AM09:58 PM07:41 AM – 09:06 AM06:32 PM – 07:57 PM07:08 AM – 07:41 AM07:57 PM – 08:30 PM
Sat, Oct 308:10 AM97° E07:27 PM263° W11h 17m 0s−6m 0s01:48 PM07:27 AM08:10 PM06:37 AM09:01 PM05:44 AM09:54 PM07:44 AM – 09:09 AM06:29 PM – 07:54 PM07:11 AM – 07:44 AM07:54 PM – 08:27 PM
Sun, Oct 408:13 AM98° E07:24 PM262° W11h 11m 0s−6m 0s01:48 PM07:30 AM08:07 PM06:39 AM08:58 PM05:47 AM09:51 PM07:46 AM – 09:11 AM06:26 PM – 07:51 PM07:13 AM – 07:46 AM07:51 PM – 08:24 PM
Mon, Oct 508:15 AM98° E07:21 PM262° W11h 6m 0s−5m 0s01:48 PM07:32 AM08:04 PM06:42 AM08:55 PM05:49 AM09:47 PM07:49 AM – 09:14 AM06:22 PM – 07:48 PM07:16 AM – 07:49 AM07:48 PM – 08:21 PM
Tue, Oct 608:18 AM99° E07:18 PM261° W11h 0m 0s−6m 0s01:48 PM07:35 AM08:01 PM06:45 AM08:51 PM05:52 AM09:44 PM07:51 AM – 09:17 AM06:19 PM – 07:45 PM07:18 AM – 07:51 AM07:45 PM – 08:18 PM
Wed, Oct 7 Today08:20 AM100° E07:15 PM260° W10h 55m 0s−5m 0s01:47 PM07:37 AM07:58 PM06:47 AM08:48 PM05:55 AM09:40 PM07:54 AM – 09:20 AM06:16 PM – 07:41 PM07:21 AM – 07:54 AM07:41 PM – 08:15 PM
Thu, Oct 808:23 AM101° E07:12 PM259° W10h 49m 0s−6m 0s01:47 PM07:40 AM07:55 PM06:50 AM08:45 PM05:58 AM09:37 PM07:56 AM – 09:22 AM06:12 PM – 07:38 PM07:23 AM – 07:56 AM07:38 PM – 08:12 PM
Fri, Oct 908:25 AM101° ESE07:09 PM259° WSW10h 44m 0s−5m 0s01:47 PM07:42 AM07:52 PM06:52 AM08:42 PM06:01 AM09:34 PM07:59 AM – 09:25 AM06:09 PM – 07:35 PM07:26 AM – 07:59 AM07:35 PM – 08:09 PM
Sat, Oct 1008:28 AM102° ESE07:06 PM258° WSW10h 38m 0s−6m 0s01:47 PM07:45 AM07:49 PM06:55 AM08:39 PM06:03 AM09:30 PM08:01 AM – 09:28 AM06:05 PM – 07:32 PM07:28 AM – 08:01 AM07:32 PM – 08:05 PM
Sun, Oct 1108:31 AM103° ESE07:02 PM257° WSW10h 31m 0s−7m 0s01:46 PM07:47 AM07:46 PM06:57 AM08:36 PM06:06 AM09:27 PM08:04 AM – 09:31 AM06:02 PM – 07:29 PM07:31 AM – 08:04 AM07:29 PM – 08:02 PM
Mon, Oct 1208:33 AM104° ESE06:59 PM256° WSW10h 26m 0s−5m 0s01:46 PM07:50 AM07:43 PM07:00 AM08:33 PM06:09 AM09:24 PM08:06 AM – 09:34 AM05:59 PM – 07:26 PM07:33 AM – 08:06 AM07:26 PM – 07:59 PM
Tue, Oct 1308:36 AM105° ESE06:56 PM255° WSW10h 20m 0s−6m 0s01:46 PM07:52 AM07:40 PM07:02 AM08:30 PM06:11 AM09:21 PM08:09 AM – 09:37 AM05:55 PM – 07:23 PM07:35 AM – 08:09 AM07:23 PM – 07:56 PM
Wed, Oct 1408:38 AM105° ESE06:53 PM254° WSW10h 15m 0s−5m 0s01:45 PM07:55 AM07:37 PM07:05 AM08:27 PM06:14 AM09:18 PM08:11 AM – 09:40 AM05:52 PM – 07:20 PM07:38 AM – 08:11 AM07:20 PM – 07:53 PM
Thu, Oct 1508:41 AM106° ESE06:50 PM254° WSW10h 9m 0s−6m 0s01:45 PM07:57 AM07:34 PM07:07 AM08:24 PM06:16 AM09:14 PM08:14 AM – 09:43 AM05:48 PM – 07:17 PM07:40 AM – 08:14 AM07:17 PM – 07:51 PM
Fri, Oct 1608:43 AM107° ESE06:47 PM253° WSW10h 4m 0s−5m 0s01:45 PM08:00 AM07:31 PM07:10 AM08:21 PM06:19 AM09:11 PM08:16 AM – 09:46 AM05:45 PM – 07:14 PM07:43 AM – 08:16 AM07:14 PM – 07:48 PM
Sat, Oct 1708:46 AM108° ESE06:44 PM252° WSW9h 58m 0s−6m 0s01:45 PM08:02 AM07:28 PM07:12 AM08:18 PM06:22 AM09:08 PM08:19 AM – 09:49 AM05:41 PM – 07:11 PM07:45 AM – 08:19 AM07:11 PM – 07:45 PM
Sun, Oct 1808:49 AM109° ESE06:41 PM251° WSW9h 52m 0s−6m 0s01:45 PM08:04 AM07:25 PM07:14 AM08:15 PM06:24 AM09:05 PM08:21 AM – 09:52 AM05:38 PM – 07:08 PM07:48 AM – 08:21 AM07:08 PM – 07:42 PM
Mon, Oct 1908:51 AM109° ESE06:38 PM251° WSW9h 47m 0s−5m 0s01:44 PM08:07 AM07:22 PM07:17 AM08:12 PM06:27 AM09:03 PM08:24 AM – 09:55 AM05:34 PM – 07:05 PM07:50 AM – 08:24 AM07:05 PM – 07:39 PM
Tue, Oct 2008:54 AM110° ESE06:35 PM250° WSW9h 41m 0s−6m 0s01:44 PM08:09 AM07:19 PM07:19 AM08:09 PM06:29 AM09:00 PM08:26 AM – 09:58 AM05:31 PM – 07:02 PM07:53 AM – 08:26 AM07:02 PM – 07:36 PM
Wed, Oct 2108:57 AM111° ESE06:32 PM249° WSW9h 35m 0s−6m 0s01:44 PM08:12 AM07:16 PM07:22 AM08:07 PM06:32 AM08:57 PM08:29 AM – 10:01 AM05:27 PM – 06:59 PM07:55 AM – 08:29 AM06:59 PM – 07:33 PM
Thu, Oct 2208:59 AM112° ESE06:29 PM248° WSW9h 30m 0s−5m 0s01:44 PM08:14 AM07:14 PM07:24 AM08:04 PM06:34 AM08:54 PM08:31 AM – 10:04 AM05:24 PM – 06:57 PM07:57 AM – 08:31 AM06:57 PM – 07:31 PM
Fri, Oct 2309:02 AM113° ESE06:26 PM247° WSW9h 24m 0s−6m 0s01:44 PM08:17 AM07:11 PM07:26 AM08:01 PM06:36 AM08:51 PM08:34 AM – 10:07 AM05:20 PM – 06:54 PM08:00 AM – 08:34 AM06:54 PM – 07:28 PM
Sat, Oct 2409:04 AM113° ESE06:23 PM247° WSW9h 19m 0s−5m 0s01:43 PM08:19 AM07:08 PM07:29 AM07:59 PM06:39 AM08:48 PM08:36 AM – 10:11 AM05:17 PM – 06:51 PM08:02 AM – 08:36 AM06:51 PM – 07:25 PM
Sun, Oct 2509:07 AM114° ESE06:20 PM246° WSW9h 13m 0s−6m 0s01:43 PM08:22 AM07:05 PM07:31 AM07:56 PM06:41 AM08:46 PM08:39 AM – 10:14 AM05:13 PM – 06:48 PM08:05 AM – 08:39 AM06:48 PM – 07:22 PM
Mon, Oct 2609:10 AM115° ESE06:17 PM245° WSW9h 7m 0s−6m 0s01:43 PM08:24 AM07:03 PM07:34 AM07:53 PM06:44 AM08:43 PM08:41 AM – 10:17 AM05:10 PM – 06:45 PM08:07 AM – 08:41 AM06:45 PM – 07:20 PM
Tue, Oct 2709:12 AM115° ESE06:14 PM244° WSW9h 2m 0s−5m 0s01:43 PM08:27 AM07:00 PM07:36 AM07:51 PM06:46 AM08:41 PM08:44 AM – 10:20 AM05:06 PM – 06:43 PM08:09 AM – 08:44 AM06:43 PM – 07:17 PM
Wed, Oct 2809:15 AM116° ESE06:11 PM244° WSW8h 56m 0s−6m 0s01:43 PM08:29 AM06:57 PM07:38 AM07:48 PM06:48 AM08:38 PM08:47 AM – 10:24 AM05:03 PM – 06:40 PM08:12 AM – 08:47 AM06:40 PM – 07:14 PM
Thu, Oct 2909:18 AM117° ESE06:08 PM243° WSW8h 50m 0s−6m 0s01:43 PM08:31 AM06:55 PM07:41 AM07:46 PM06:51 AM08:35 PM08:49 AM – 10:27 AM04:59 PM – 06:37 PM08:14 AM – 08:49 AM06:37 PM – 07:12 PM
Fri, Oct 3009:21 AM118° ESE06:05 PM242° WSW8h 44m 0s−6m 0s01:43 PM08:34 AM06:52 PM07:43 AM07:43 PM06:53 AM08:33 PM08:52 AM – 10:30 AM04:55 PM – 06:34 PM08:17 AM – 08:52 AM06:34 PM – 07:09 PM
Sat, Oct 3109:23 AM119° ESE06:03 PM241° WSW8h 40m 0s−4m 0s01:43 PM08:36 AM06:49 PM07:45 AM07:41 PM06:55 AM08:31 PM08:54 AM – 10:34 AM04:52 PM – 06:32 PM08:19 AM – 08:54 AM06:32 PM – 07:07 PM

Tip: pair this calendar with our Day Length, Twilight, and Golden Hour tools for photography and planning.

Hourly sun altitude in Anchorage

Altitude (degrees above the horizon) and azimuth (clockwise from north) at each local clock hour. Negative altitude means the Sun is down. Polar Day stays positive all 24 rows; Polar Night stays negative.

Local clock hours in America/Anchorage for 2026-10-06.

Local timeAltitudeAzimuthSky
00:00-30.0°328.3°Night
01:00-32.8°345.5°Night
02:00-33.6°3.4°Night
03:00-32.0°21.1°Night
04:00-28.5°38.0°Night
05:00-23.3°53.6°Night
06:00-17.1°68.0°Astronomical twilight
07:00-10.1°81.7°Nautical twilight
08:00-3.2°95.1°Golden hour
09:00+3.8°108.3°Golden hour
10:00+10.3°121.9°Daylight
11:00+15.9°136.1°Daylight
12:00+20.2°151.2°Daylight
13:00+22.8°167.0°Daylight
14:00+23.4°183.2°Daylight
15:00+21.9°199.3°Daylight
16:00+18.6°214.9°Daylight
17:00+13.8°229.6°Daylight
18:00+7.7°243.5°Daylight
19:00+0.9°256.8°Golden hour
20:00-6.2°270.0°Nautical twilight
21:00-13.4°283.3°Astronomical twilight
22:00-20.2°297.2°Night
23:00-26.1°312.1°Night

Anchorage Sunrise & Sunset by Month (2026)

This table shows the sunrise, sunset, and day length in Anchorage on the 1st of every month, computed with the same NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms used across this site. Day length is longest in July and shortest in January.

MonthSunriseSunsetDay Length
January 110:13 AM03:51 PM5h 38m 0s
February 109:21 AM05:05 PM7h 44m 0s
March 108:01 AM06:22 PM10h 21m 0s
April 107:23 AM08:42 PM13h 19m 0s
May 105:51 AM10:01 PM16h 10m 0s
June 104:36 AM11:18 PM18h 42m 0s
July 104:27 AM11:39 PM19h 12m 0s
August 105:31 AM10:40 PM17h 9m 0s
September 106:50 AM09:09 PM14h 19m 0s
October 108:05 AM07:34 PM11h 29m 0s
November 108:26 AM05:00 PM8h 34m 0s
December 109:44 AM03:52 PM6h 8m 0s
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Why is Anchorage special?

Facts, daylight saving, and how Anchorage sits in the United States east–west spread.

Latitude61.2176°
Longitude-149.8997°
TimezoneAmerica/Anchorage
Elevation31m

Solar facts

  • 1June 21 daylight is about 19 hours 21 minutes; December 21 is about 5 hours 28 minutes.
  • 2The Sun still rises and sets every day — unlike Utqiaġvik farther north.
  • 3Flattop Mountain, Earthquake Park, and the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail are classic solar viewpoints.

Daylight Saving Time

Anchorage observes Daylight Saving Time. On spring-forward and fall-back weekends, sunrise and sunset jump one hour on the clock even though the Sun has barely moved. Recheck this page after those weekends rather than last week’s memory.

East–west spread

Across United States on this site, the Sun rises first in Boston (06:48 AM, -71.0589°) and last in Honolulu (06:24 AM, -157.8583°). That east–west spread is about 5h 36m. They sit in different time zones, so the true solar delay is about 5h 36m even when local clock times look closer. Anchorage sits at -149.8997°.

Anchorage does not have true midnight sun, but June days stretch past 19 hours and December days shrink under six. It is the accessible high-latitude US metro for extreme day-length swings.

Plan beyond sunrise

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Sunrise & Sunset Articles About United States

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Why Sunrise in New York Is Not the Same as Los Angeles (US Time Zones Explained) United States & Time Zones
11 min read • August 15, 2026

Why Sunrise in New York Is Not the Same as Los Angeles (US Time Zones Explained)

The United States uses several civil clocks from Maine to Hawaii. Here is why New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, and Seattle disagree on sunrise — and why latitude still beats the timezone map in June.

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Anchorage Sunrise & Sunset FAQ

No. At 61°N the Sun still sets in June, just very late (after 11:00 PM AKDT). For Polar Day, see Utqiaġvik.
Around 5 hours 28 minutes on the December solstice, with sunrise after 10:00 AM and sunset before 4:00 PM.
Sunrise and sunset in Anchorage are calculated daily from its coordinates and the America/Anchorage timezone. Check the live solar cards on this page for today’s exact local times, day length, and the countdown to the next event.
Today the sun rises at 99° E and sets at 261° W in Anchorage. Face that compass bearing from an open viewpoint — sunrise is rarely due east, and sunset is rarely due west.
Evening golden hour in Anchorage starts about an hour before sunset; evening blue hour follows as the Sun drops below the horizon. Morning windows are listed in the golden hour section on this page.
In 2026, the longest day in Anchorage is Jun 20, 2026 with 19h 22m 0s of daylight, and the shortest is Dec 20, 2026 with 5h 27m 0s.
In 2026, the earliest sunrise in Anchorage is 04:20 AM on Jun 16, 2026. The latest sunset is 11:42 PM on Jun 20, 2026. The latest sunrise is 10:15 AM on Dec 24, 2026, and the earliest sunset is 03:39 PM on Dec 17, 2026. These clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.
Yes, Anchorage shifts its clocks for Daylight Saving Time, which changes sunrise and sunset by one hour on the local clock during part of the year.

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