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Anchorage, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 16.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 4:03:46 am
Sunrise Today: 9:00 am↑ 128° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:26 pm↑ 232° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 2:40 pm↑ 156° South
Moonset Today: 6:27 pm↑ 205° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 7 hours, 25 minutes (-5m 6s)

Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time: 4:03 am
Altitude: -34.5°
Direction: 62° NE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 7h 25m 21s (Nov 13, 2026)

5 minutes, 6 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 12, 2026)

1 hour, 57 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

11 hours, 56 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Night 12:00 am – 6:25 am
Astro. Twilight 6:25 am – 7:16 am
Nautical Twilight 7:16 am – 8:09 am
Civil Twilight 8:09 am – 9:00 am
Daylight 9:00 am – 4:26 pm
Civil Twilight 4:26 pm – 5:17 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:17 pm – 6:10 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:10 pm – 7:01 pm
Night 7:01 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 13 9:00 am 4:26 pm 7:25:21 −5:06 12:43 pm (10.7°) 91.986
Nov 14 9:03 am 4:23 pm 7:20:18 −5:03 12:44 pm (10.5°) 91.964
Nov 15 9:06 am 4:21 pm 7:15:17 −5:00 12:44 pm (10.2°) 91.943
Nov 16 9:08 am 4:19 pm 7:10:21 −4:56 12:44 pm (10.0°) 91.922
Nov 17 9:11 am 4:16 pm 7:05:27 −4:53 12:44 pm (9.8°) 91.902
Nov 18 9:14 am 4:14 pm 7:00:38 −4:49 12:44 pm (9.5°) 91.882
Nov 19 9:16 am 4:12 pm 6:55:52 −4:45 12:45 pm (9.3°) 91.862
* All times are local time for Anchorage. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Anchorage

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Anchorage - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 13 2:40 pm 6:27 pm - 4:30 pm (2.2°) 252,006 19.8%
Nov 14 2:45 pm 8:02 pm - 5:18 pm (4.9°) 251,411 28.0%
Nov 15 2:45 pm 9:36 pm - 6:04 pm (8.6°) 250,033 37.2%
Nov 16 2:45 pm 11:08 pm - 6:49 pm (13.2°) 247,866 46.9%
Nov 17 2:43 pm - - 7:31 pm (18.5°) 244,971 57.0%
Nov 18 - 12:38 am 2:41 pm 8:14 pm (24.4°) 241,483 67.0%
Nov 19 - 2:08 am 2:40 pm 8:58 pm (30.7°) 237,613 76.7%
* All times are local time for Anchorage. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Anchorage This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Nov 13, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 7:02 am Fri 4:21 pm Fri 11:41 am Difficult to see
Venus Fri 6:04 am Fri 3:35 pm Fri 10:49 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Thu 11:16 pm Fri 3:20 pm Fri 7:19 am Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 11:31 pm Fri 3:10 pm Fri 7:21 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Fri 3:50 pm Sat 4:12 am Fri 10:01 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Thu 4:37 pm Fri 10:38 am Fri 1:38 am Average visibility
Neptune Fri 3:35 pm Sat 3:34 am Fri 9:35 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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