Sunrise & Sunset in Anchorage, AK
The sun rises in Anchorage today at 6:32 AM and sets at 9:34 PM, giving 15 hours 1 minute of daylight — 6 minutes less than yesterday. First light is at 5:42 AM, last light at 10:23 PM, and solar noon at 2:03 PM.
It's 5:11 PM Alaska Daylight Time in Anchorage.
Alaska Daylight Time · Monday, August 24, 2026 · Calculated for central Anchorage — recomputed live in your browser for today's date.
Daylight in Anchorage
Next: Sunset at 9:34 PM
Sunrise 6:32 AM · Sunset 9:34 PM
The curve is how high the sun climbs through the day; the band beneath it runs from first light to last light.
24-hour sun clock
Where the sun is right now
Press Play, or drag: end to end is one full turn of the moon round the Earth — 29 days and 13 hours
Anchorage is the marker on the globe — on the daylit half right now, riding the dotted circle its spot traces as the Earth turns. The moon is 145° from the sun in the sky now, and that angle is the phase: waxing gibbous. You are looking down on the Earth from far above its orbit, from the north — the side you are on — with sunlight arriving from the top left, so the half of the Earth facing that way is the half having its day. Sizes and distances are not to scale; the directions are.
That angle sets the tides, too. The moon does most of the pulling and the sun about half as much, so when the two line up — new moon and full moon — their pulls add and the tide runs to its biggest (spring tides); when they sit square on at the quarters the pulls fight and it runs to its smallest (neaps). The coast follows a day or two behind, and the shape of the shore matters as much as the sky does. Predicted tide times for Anchorage, AK →
Also see moonrise, moonset & the phase in Anchorage, and the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for Anchorage, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.
The moon is below the horizon here right now (-24.6°). When it rises, and tonight's phase →
The sun is well up. Altitude is how far above the horizon the sun sits; azimuth is the compass bearing to look along, measured clockwise from north. Shown for 5:11 PM; this updates to the live position when the page loads.
Sunrise & sunset tomorrow in Anchorage
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Tomorrow in Anchorage the sun rises at 6:35 AM and sets at 9:30 PM — 14 hours 56 minutes of daylight, 6 minutes shorter than today. Recomputed in your browser, so it is always the next day from now.
Twilight, golden hour & blue hour
The three twilights are just how far the sun is below the horizon: civil to −6° (bright enough to read outside), nautical to −12° (the horizon is still visible at sea), astronomical to −18° (true darkness for stargazing). Golden hour is the warm, low-angle light photographers love, when the sun sits between −4° and +6°; blue hour is the deep-blue band just beyond it, from −6° to −4°. A dash means the sun never gets that low here on this date.
Next 7 days
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Mon, Aug 24 | 6:32 AM | 9:34 PM | 15 h 1 m | −6 min |
| Tomorrow Tue, Aug 25 | 6:35 AM | 9:30 PM | 14 h 56 m | −6 min |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 6:37 AM | 9:27 PM | 14 h 50 m | −6 min |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:40 AM | 9:24 PM | 14 h 44 m | −6 min |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:43 AM | 9:21 PM | 14 h 39 m | −6 min |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:45 AM | 9:18 PM | 14 h 33 m | −6 min |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:48 AM | 9:15 PM | 14 h 27 m | −6 min |
Sunrise & sunset through the year
Longest day: June 21 — 19 h 22 m of daylight. Shortest day: December 21 — 5 h 27 m.
Daylight & seasons in Anchorage
- The sun rises in the east-northeast and sets in the west-northwest today.
- Days are getting shorter by about 6 minutes a day right now.
- Anchorage gets about 13 hours 56 minutes more daylight on its longest day than its shortest.
- The next autumn equinox is 30 days away, on September 23.
- Of the 365 days this year, today is the 128th longest here.
- The shortest day of the year is 118 days away, on December 21 — 5 h 27 m of daylight.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Anchorage, AK?
Tomorrow (Tuesday, August 25, 2026) the sun rises at 6:35 AM in Anchorage and sets at 9:30 PM, giving 14 hours 56 minutes of daylight. The card above recomputes this in your browser, so it is always the day after today wherever you are reading it.
What time is sunrise in Anchorage, AK today?
The card above computes it live in your browser for today's date, using Anchorage's coordinates — along with sunset, solar noon, first light and last light, all in Anchorage's own time zone.
What are first light and last light?
Civil twilight — when the sun is less than 6° below the horizon. It's bright enough for most outdoor activities before sunrise and after sunset.
Why do the times change every day?
Earth's tilted axis means the sun's path moves through the seasons — days lengthen toward the summer solstice and shorten toward the winter solstice, so sunrise and sunset shift a little every day.
About Anchorage
These coordinates are what every time on this page is solved for — sunrise, moonrise and the rest are computed from this exact point, not from a regional average.
Related astronomical information
Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.