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

Moon: 8.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 4:20:08 am
Sunrise Today: 7:46 am 87° East
Sunset Today: 8:10 pm 273° West
Moonrise Today: 7:14 am 46° Northeast
Moonset Today: 12:09 am 309° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 24 minutes (+6m 43s)

Today's Sun Position in Fairbanks

Time: 4:20 am
Altitude: -19.9°
Direction: 38° NE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 24m 15s (Mar 21, 2026)

6 minutes, 43 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

8 hours, 42 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

9 hours, 25 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Fairbanks Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:47 am
Astro. Twilight 4:47 am – 5:57 am
Nautical Twilight 5:57 am – 6:57 am
Civil Twilight 6:57 am – 7:46 am
Daylight 7:46 am – 8:10 pm
Civil Twilight 8:10 pm – 9:00 pm
Nautical Twilight 9:00 pm – 10:01 pm
Astro. Twilight 10:01 pm – 11:12 pm
Night 11:12 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Fairbanks - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 21 7:46 am 8:10 pm 12:24:15 +6:43 1:57 pm (25.7°) 92.610
Mar 22 7:42 am 8:13 pm 12:30:59 +6:43 1:57 pm (26.1°) 92.635
Mar 23 7:39 am 8:17 pm 12:37:43 +6:44 1:57 pm (26.5°) 92.661
Mar 24 7:35 am 8:20 pm 12:44:27 +6:44 1:56 pm (26.9°) 92.687
Mar 25 7:31 am 8:23 pm 12:51:11 +6:44 1:56 pm (27.3°) 92.712
Mar 26 7:28 am 8:26 pm 12:57:55 +6:44 1:56 pm (27.7°) 92.738
Mar 27 7:24 am 8:29 pm 13:04:40 +6:44 1:56 pm (28.1°) 92.764
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Fairbanks

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Fairbanks - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 21 - 12:09 am 7:14 am 4:19 pm (43.9°) 228,027 11.5%
Mar 22 - 2:27 am 6:51 am 5:17 pm (48.7°) 228,052 20.3%
Mar 23 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:18 pm (51.8°) 228,688 30.9%
Mar 24 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:21 pm (53.0°) 229,797 42.5%
Mar 25 - Up, doesn’t set - 8:23 pm (52.0°) 231,246 54.4%
Mar 26 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:22 pm (49.2°) 232,919 65.9%
Mar 27 - 8:02 am 11:53 am 10:17 pm (45.0°) 234,751 76.3%
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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 Fairbanks This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 7:34 am Sat 5:31 pm Sat 12:33 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Sat 8:02 am Sat 10:10 pm Sat 3:04 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Sat 7:54 am Sat 6:07 pm Sat 1:00 pm Not visible
Jupiter Sat 10:29 am Sun 7:27 am Sat 8:58 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Sat 8:09 am Sat 8:14 pm Sat 2:12 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Sat 8:12 am Sun 3:02 am Sat 5:37 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Sat 8:01 am Sat 8:02 pm Sat 2:01 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Fairbanks.

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