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

Moon: 0.7%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 18, 2025 at 10:43:10 pm
Sunrise Today: 10:56 am↑ 155° Southeast
Sunset Today: 2:39 pm↑ 205° Southwest
Moon: Down all day
Daylight Hours: 3 hours, 43 minutes (-1m 4s)
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Today's Sun Position in Fairbanks

Time: 10:43 pm
Altitude: -43.9°
Direction: 319° NW
Phase: Night

Day length today: 3h 42m 47s (Dec 18, 2025)

1 minute, 4 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 17, 2025)

1 minute, 12 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

18 hours, 6 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Fairbanks today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Fairbanks Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Fairbanks today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 7:17 am
Astro. Twilight 7:17 am – 8:19 am
Nautical Twilight 8:19 am – 9:30 am
Civil Twilight 9:30 am – 10:56 am
Daylight 10:56 am – 2:39 pm
Civil Twilight 2:39 pm – 4:04 pm
Nautical Twilight 4:04 pm – 5:16 pm
Astro. Twilight 5:16 pm – 6:18 pm
Night 6:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Fairbanks - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Dec 18 10:56 am 2:39 pm 3:42:47 −1:04 12:47 pm (2.0°) 147.204
Dec 19 10:57 am 2:39 pm 3:42:02 −0:44 12:48 pm (2.0°) 147.193
Dec 20 10:57 am 2:39 pm 3:41:37 −0:24 12:48 pm (2.0°) 147.182
Dec 21 10:58 am 2:40 pm 3:41:33 −0:04 12:49 pm (2.0°) 147.172
Dec 22 10:58 am 2:40 pm 3:41:49 +0:16 12:49 pm (2.0°) 147.162
Dec 23 10:59 am 2:41 pm 3:42:25 +0:36 12:50 pm (2.0°) 147.153
Dec 24 10:59 am 2:42 pm 3:43:22 +0:56 12:50 pm (2.1°) 147.144
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Fairbanks is at 6:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 18 hours, 8 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 1:01 am
June solstice Jun 20 6:42 pm
September equinox Sep 22 10:19 am
December solstice Dec 21 6:03 am
* All times are local Fairbanks time.

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Today's Moon in Fairbanks

Percent Illuminated: 0.7%
Time: 10:43 pm
Altitude: -51.2°
Direction: 329° NW
Position: Waning Crescent

The Moon's path in Fairbanks today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Fairbanks - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Dec 18 - Down all day - 11:47 am (-2.4°) 405,333 1.5%
Dec 19 - Down all day - 12:39 pm (-3.9°) 403,799 0.2%
Dec 20 - Down all day - 1:31 pm (-2.8°) 401,693 0.9%
Dec 21 - Down all day - 2:23 pm (-0.6°) 399,085 3.5%
Dec 22 1:17 pm 5:22 pm - 3:13 pm (2.4°) 396,009 8.1%
Dec 23 12:54 pm 7:24 pm - 4:00 pm (6.7°) 392,477 14.6%
Dec 24 12:40 pm 9:13 pm - 4:46 pm (12.1°) 388,500 22.7%
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Fairbanks This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Dec 18, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 9:02 am Fri 2:00 pm Fri 11:32 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 10:42 am Fri 2:16 pm Fri 12:29 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 11:45 am Fri 2:36 pm Fri 1:11 pm Not visible
Jupiter Fri 4:30 pm Sat 12:33 pm Sat 2:32 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Thu 1:14 pm Fri 12:17 am Thu 6:46 pm Average visibility
Uranus Thu 1:18 pm Fri 8:07 am Thu 10:42 pm Average visibility
Neptune Thu 1:06 pm Fri 12:50 am Thu 6:58 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Fairbanks.

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