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When is sunrise and sunset in Utqiaġvik today?

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

Dawn & Sunrise
Today's Sunrise in Utqiaġvik
09:09 AM
Civil Dawn: 08:04 AM

Horizon 103° ESE

Sunset & Dusk
Today's Sunset in Utqiaġvik
07:21 PM
Civil Dusk:

Horizon 257° WSW

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Next 7 Days Sunrise & Sunset Forecast for Utqiaġvik

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 Utqiaġvik — face these degrees, not “due east” or “due west.”

N E S W
Sunrise Sunset
Sunrise azimuth 103° ESE Face ESE at dawn
Sunset azimuth 257° WSW Face WSW at dusk

Azimuth is degrees clockwise from true north (0°). Today the disk clears the horizon at 103° ESE and drops at 257° WSW. 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 Utqiaġvik in 2026.

Daylight (43.1% of 24h) 10h 21m day / 13h 39m night
Today
Vs yesterday
Night length
Vs longest day (June solstice (northern summer)) −13h 5m May 11, 2026 · 23h 26m 0s
Vs shortest day (December solstice (northern winter)) +10h 21m Jan 1, 2026 · 0h 0m 0s
Earliest sunrise02:40 AMMay 11, 2026
Latest sunrise01:21 PMJan 23, 2026
Earliest sunset12:00 AMAug 15, 2026
Latest sunset11:58 PMApr 29, 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 Utqiaġvik.

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 Utqiaġvik?

Public viewpoints aimed at today’s sunrise (ESE) and sunset (WSW) 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 Utqiaġvik.

Utqiaġvik day length through 2026

The curve peaks near the june solstice (northern summer) (May 11, 2026, 23h 26m 0s) and bottoms out near the december solstice (northern winter) (Jan 1, 2026, 0h 0m 0s). Today is marked on the line.

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Utqiaġvik 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 Utqiaġvik 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 108:43 AM97° E07:51 PM263° W11h 8m 0s—02:17 PM07:39 AM08:55 PM06:20 AM10:14 PM04:43 AM11:51 PM08:04 AM – 10:14 AM06:21 PM – 08:30 PM07:13 AM – 08:04 AM08:30 PM – 09:21 PM
Fri, Oct 208:48 AM99° E07:46 PM261° W10h 58m 0s−10m 0s02:17 PM07:43 AM08:50 PM06:25 AM10:09 PM04:50 AM11:44 PM08:08 AM – 10:19 AM06:15 PM – 08:25 PM07:18 AM – 08:08 AM08:25 PM – 09:16 PM
Sat, Oct 308:52 AM100° E07:41 PM260° W10h 49m 0s−9m 0s02:16 PM07:47 AM08:45 PM06:30 AM10:03 PM04:57 AM11:36 PM08:12 AM – 10:24 AM06:09 PM – 08:20 PM07:22 AM – 08:12 AM08:20 PM – 09:11 PM
Sun, Oct 408:56 AM101° E07:36 PM259° W10h 40m 0s−9m 0s02:16 PM07:52 AM08:41 PM06:34 AM09:58 PM05:03 AM11:29 PM08:17 AM – 10:29 AM06:03 PM – 08:16 PM07:27 AM – 08:17 AM08:16 PM – 09:06 PM
Mon, Oct 509:01 AM102° ESE07:31 PM258° WSW10h 30m 0s−10m 0s02:16 PM07:56 AM08:36 PM06:39 AM09:53 PM05:10 AM11:22 PM08:21 AM – 10:34 AM05:58 PM – 08:11 PM07:31 AM – 08:21 AM08:11 PM – 09:01 PM
Tue, Oct 609:05 AM103° ESE07:26 PM257° WSW10h 21m 0s−9m 0s02:15 PM08:00 AM08:31 PM06:44 AM09:47 PM05:16 AM11:15 PM08:25 AM – 10:39 AM05:52 PM – 08:06 PM07:35 AM – 08:25 AM08:06 PM – 08:56 PM
Wed, Oct 7 Today09:09 AM105° ESE07:21 PM255° WSW10h 12m 0s−9m 0s02:15 PM08:04 AM08:26 PM06:48 AM09:42 PM05:21 AM11:09 PM08:29 AM – 10:45 AM05:46 PM – 08:01 PM07:39 AM – 08:29 AM08:01 PM – 08:51 PM
Thu, Oct 809:14 AM106° ESE07:16 PM254° WSW10h 2m 0s−10m 0s02:15 PM08:09 AM08:21 PM06:53 AM09:37 PM05:27 AM11:03 PM08:34 AM – 10:50 AM05:39 PM – 07:56 PM07:44 AM – 08:34 AM07:56 PM – 08:46 PM
Fri, Oct 909:18 AM107° ESE07:11 PM253° WSW9h 53m 0s−9m 0s02:14 PM08:13 AM08:16 PM06:57 AM09:32 PM05:33 AM10:57 PM08:38 AM – 10:56 AM05:33 PM – 07:51 PM07:48 AM – 08:38 AM07:51 PM – 08:41 PM
Sat, Oct 1009:23 AM108° ESE07:06 PM252° WSW9h 43m 0s−10m 0s02:14 PM08:17 AM08:12 PM07:01 AM09:27 PM05:38 AM10:51 PM08:42 AM – 11:02 AM05:27 PM – 07:47 PM07:52 AM – 08:42 AM07:47 PM – 08:37 PM
Sun, Oct 1109:27 AM110° ESE07:01 PM250° WSW9h 34m 0s−9m 0s02:14 PM08:21 AM08:07 PM07:06 AM09:22 PM05:43 AM10:45 PM08:46 AM – 11:08 AM05:20 PM – 07:42 PM07:56 AM – 08:46 AM07:42 PM – 08:32 PM
Mon, Oct 1209:32 AM111° ESE06:56 PM249° WSW9h 24m 0s−10m 0s02:14 PM08:25 AM08:02 PM07:10 AM09:17 PM05:49 AM10:39 PM08:51 AM – 11:14 AM05:14 PM – 07:37 PM08:00 AM – 08:51 AM07:37 PM – 08:27 PM
Tue, Oct 1309:36 AM112° ESE06:51 PM248° WSW9h 15m 0s−9m 0s02:13 PM08:30 AM07:57 PM07:14 AM09:13 PM05:54 AM10:33 PM08:55 AM – 11:20 AM05:07 PM – 07:32 PM08:05 AM – 08:55 AM07:32 PM – 08:22 PM
Wed, Oct 1409:41 AM113° ESE06:46 PM247° WSW9h 5m 0s−10m 0s02:13 PM08:34 AM07:53 PM07:19 AM09:08 PM05:59 AM10:28 PM08:59 AM – 11:27 AM05:00 PM – 07:27 PM08:09 AM – 08:59 AM07:27 PM – 08:18 PM
Thu, Oct 1509:45 AM114° ESE06:41 PM245° WSW8h 56m 0s−9m 0s02:13 PM08:38 AM07:48 PM07:23 AM09:03 PM06:03 AM10:23 PM09:03 AM – 11:33 AM04:53 PM – 07:23 PM08:13 AM – 09:03 AM07:23 PM – 08:13 PM
Fri, Oct 1609:50 AM116° ESE06:36 PM244° WSW8h 46m 0s−10m 0s02:13 PM08:42 AM07:43 PM07:27 AM08:59 PM06:08 AM10:17 PM09:08 AM – 11:40 AM04:45 PM – 07:18 PM08:17 AM – 09:08 AM07:18 PM – 08:09 PM
Sat, Oct 1709:55 AM117° ESE06:30 PM243° WSW8h 35m 0s−11m 0s02:12 PM08:46 AM07:39 PM07:31 AM08:54 PM06:13 AM10:12 PM09:12 AM – 11:48 AM04:37 PM – 07:13 PM08:21 AM – 09:12 AM07:13 PM – 08:04 PM
Sun, Oct 1809:59 AM118° ESE06:25 PM242° WSW8h 26m 0s−9m 0s02:12 PM08:50 AM07:34 PM07:35 AM08:49 PM06:17 AM10:07 PM09:16 AM – 11:55 AM04:29 PM – 07:08 PM08:25 AM – 09:16 AM07:08 PM – 07:59 PM
Mon, Oct 1910:04 AM120° ESE06:20 PM240° WSW8h 16m 0s−10m 0s02:12 PM08:55 AM07:30 PM07:39 AM08:45 PM06:22 AM10:02 PM09:21 AM – 12:03 PM04:21 PM – 07:04 PM08:29 AM – 09:21 AM07:04 PM – 07:55 PM
Tue, Oct 2010:09 AM121° ESE06:15 PM239° WSW8h 6m 0s−10m 0s02:12 PM08:59 AM07:25 PM07:43 AM08:40 PM06:26 AM09:57 PM09:25 AM – 12:12 PM04:12 PM – 06:59 PM08:33 AM – 09:25 AM06:59 PM – 07:50 PM
Wed, Oct 2110:14 AM122° ESE06:10 PM238° WSW7h 56m 0s−10m 0s02:12 PM09:03 AM07:20 PM07:47 AM08:36 PM06:31 AM09:53 PM09:29 AM – 12:21 PM04:03 PM – 06:54 PM08:37 AM – 09:29 AM06:54 PM – 07:46 PM
Thu, Oct 2210:19 AM124° ESE06:04 PM236° WSW7h 45m 0s−11m 0s02:11 PM09:07 AM07:16 PM07:51 AM08:32 PM06:35 AM09:48 PM09:34 AM – 12:31 PM03:52 PM – 06:49 PM08:42 AM – 09:34 AM06:49 PM – 07:42 PM
Fri, Oct 2310:24 AM125° SE05:59 PM235° SW7h 35m 0s−10m 0s02:11 PM09:11 AM07:11 PM07:55 AM08:27 PM06:39 AM09:43 PM09:38 AM – 12:41 PM03:41 PM – 06:45 PM08:46 AM – 09:38 AM06:45 PM – 07:37 PM
Sat, Oct 2410:29 AM126° SE05:54 PM234° SW7h 25m 0s−10m 0s02:11 PM09:16 AM07:07 PM07:59 AM08:23 PM06:43 AM09:39 PM09:43 AM – 12:53 PM03:29 PM – 06:40 PM08:50 AM – 09:43 AM06:40 PM – 07:33 PM
Sun, Oct 2510:34 AM127° SE05:49 PM233° SW7h 15m 0s−10m 0s02:11 PM09:20 AM07:02 PM08:03 AM08:19 PM06:48 AM09:35 PM09:47 AM – 01:08 PM03:14 PM – 06:35 PM08:54 AM – 09:47 AM06:35 PM – 07:28 PM
Mon, Oct 2610:39 AM129° SE05:43 PM231° SW7h 4m 0s−11m 0s02:11 PM09:24 AM06:58 PM08:07 AM08:15 PM06:52 AM09:30 PM09:51 AM – 01:26 PM02:56 PM – 06:30 PM08:58 AM – 09:51 AM06:30 PM – 07:24 PM
Tue, Oct 2710:44 AM130° SE05:38 PM230° SW6h 54m 0s−10m 0s02:11 PM09:28 AM06:53 PM08:11 AM08:10 PM06:56 AM09:26 PM09:56 AM – 02:07 PM02:15 PM – 06:26 PM09:02 AM – 09:56 AM06:26 PM – 07:20 PM
Wed, Oct 2810:49 AM131° SE05:32 PM228° SW6h 43m 0s−11m 0s02:10 PM09:33 AM06:49 PM08:15 AM08:06 PM07:00 AM09:22 PMN/AN/A09:06 AM – 10:00 AM06:21 PM – 07:15 PM
Thu, Oct 2910:54 AM133° SE05:27 PM227° SW6h 33m 0s−10m 0s02:10 PM09:37 AM06:44 PM08:19 AM08:02 PM07:04 AM09:18 PMN/AN/A09:10 AM – 10:05 AM06:16 PM – 07:11 PM
Fri, Oct 3011:00 AM134° SE05:21 PM226° SW6h 21m 0s−12m 0s02:10 PM09:41 AM06:40 PM08:23 AM07:58 PM07:08 AM09:13 PMN/AN/A09:14 AM – 10:10 AM06:11 PM – 07:07 PM
Sat, Oct 3111:05 AM135° SE05:15 PM224° SW6h 10m 0s−11m 0s02:10 PM09:45 AM06:36 PM08:26 AM07:54 PM07:11 AM09:09 PMN/AN/A09:18 AM – 10:14 AM06:07 PM – 07:03 PM

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

Hourly sun altitude in Utqiaġvik

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
00:00-20.1°323.5°Night
01:00-22.4°339.4°Night
02:00-23.5°355.6°Night
03:00-23.2°11.9°Night
04:00-21.6°28.0°Night
05:00-18.8°43.6°Night
06:00-15.0°58.8°Astronomical twilight
07:00-10.7°73.4°Nautical twilight
08:00-6.3°88.0°Nautical twilight
09:00-1.5°102.2°Golden hour
10:00+3.0°116.4°Golden hour
11:00+7.0°130.9°Daylight
12:00+10.2°145.6°Daylight
13:00+12.3°160.7°Daylight
14:00+13.3°176.0°Daylight
15:00+13.0°191.3°Daylight
16:00+11.4°206.5°Daylight
17:00+8.7°221.4°Daylight
18:00+5.1°236.0°Golden hour
19:00+0.8°250.4°Golden hour
20:00-3.9°264.5°Golden hour
21:00-8.8°278.8°Nautical twilight
22:00-13.4°293.2°Astronomical twilight
23:00-17.5°308.1°Astronomical twilight

Utqiaġvik Sunrise & Sunset by Month (2026)

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDay Length
January 1N/AN/APolar Night (0h)
February 111:39 AM03:41 PM4h 2m 0s
March 109:01 AM06:16 PM9h 15m 0s
April 107:26 AM09:34 PM14h 8m 0s
May 104:36 AM12:12 AM19h 36m 0s
June 1N/AN/APolar Day (24h)
July 1N/AN/APolar Day (24h)
August 1N/AN/APolar Day (24h)
September 106:33 AM10:22 PM15h 49m 0s
October 108:43 AM07:51 PM11h 8m 0s
November 110:11 AM04:10 PM5h 59m 0s
December 1N/AN/APolar Night (0h)
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Why is Utqiaġvik special?

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

Latitude71.2906°
Longitude-156.7886°
TimezoneAmerica/Anchorage
Elevation3m

Solar facts

  • 1Midnight sun typically runs from mid-May to early August; polar night from mid-November to mid-January.
  • 2This is the US location that makes a single “sunrise in America” headline fail.
  • 3Point Barrow and the Chukchi Sea ice edge are the open northern horizons.

Daylight Saving Time

Utqiaġvik 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. Utqiaġvik sits at -156.7886°.

Utqiaġvik (Barrow) is the northernmost city in the United States. Polar day lasts about two months in summer and polar night about two months in winter — the tables say Polar Day/Night, not a clock time.

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)

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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Utqiaġvik Sunrise & Sunset FAQ

Yes, for about 65 days around the June solstice. The city page lists Polar Day instead of sunrise and sunset.
Roughly mid-November to mid-January. The Sun stays below the horizon; midday may still be nautical or astronomical twilight.
Sunrise and sunset in Utqiaġvik 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 103° ESE and sets at 257° WSW in Utqiaġvik. Face that compass bearing from an open viewpoint — sunrise is rarely due east, and sunset is rarely due west.
Evening golden hour in Utqiaġvik 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 Utqiaġvik is May 11, 2026 with 23h 26m 0s of daylight, and the shortest is Jan 1, 2026 with 0h 0m 0s.
In 2026, the earliest sunrise in Utqiaġvik is 02:40 AM on May 11, 2026. The latest sunset is 11:58 PM on Apr 29, 2026. The latest sunrise is 01:21 PM on Jan 23, 2026, and the earliest sunset is 12:00 AM on Aug 15, 2026. These clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.
Yes, Utqiaġvik shifts its clocks for Daylight Saving Time, which changes sunrise and sunset by one hour on the local clock during part of the year.
At 71.3° latitude, Utqiaġvik can have days with no sunrise or no sunset. When that happens this site labels the day Polar Day (midnight sun) or Polar Night instead of inventing a clock time. See the Midnight Sun hub for Arctic city dates.

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