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

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 6:05:53 am
Sunrise Today: 10:16 am↑ 151° Southeast
Sunset Today: 2:20 pm↑ 209° Southwest
Moon: Down, doesn’t rise
Daylight Hours: 4 hours, 4 minutes (-12m 24s)

Today's Sun Position in Kaktovik

Time: 6:05 am
Altitude: -18.1°
Direction: 93° E
Phase: Night

Day length today: 4h 4m 19s (Nov 13, 2026)

12 minutes, 24 seconds shorter than yesterday (Nov 12, 2026)

4 hours, 4 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

19 hours, 55 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kaktovik Today

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Night 12:00 am – 6:06 am
Astro. Twilight 6:06 am – 7:19 am
Nautical Twilight 7:19 am – 8:40 am
Civil Twilight 8:40 am – 10:16 am
Daylight 10:16 am – 2:20 pm
Civil Twilight 2:20 pm – 3:55 pm
Nautical Twilight 3:55 pm – 5:17 pm
Astro. Twilight 5:17 pm – 6:29 pm
Night 6:29 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kaktovik - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 13 10:16 am 2:20 pm 4:04:19 −12:24 12:18 pm (2.0°) 91.986
Nov 14 10:22 am 2:14 pm 3:51:33 −12:46 12:18 pm (1.8°) 91.965
Nov 15 10:29 am 2:07 pm 3:38:20 −13:12 12:19 pm (1.6°) 91.944
Nov 16 10:36 am 2:01 pm 3:24:37 −13:43 12:19 pm (1.3°) 91.923
Nov 17 10:43 am 1:54 pm 3:10:17 −14:20 12:19 pm (1.1°) 91.902
Nov 18 10:51 am 1:46 pm 2:55:11 −15:06 12:19 pm (0.9°) 91.882
Nov 19 10:59 am 1:39 pm 2:39:06 −16:04 12:19 pm (0.7°) 91.862
* All times are local time for Kaktovik. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Kaktovik

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Kaktovik - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 13 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:04 pm (-7.0°) 252,010 19.7%
Nov 14 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:52 pm (-4.3°) 251,428 27.9%
Nov 15 5:07 pm 6:28 pm - 5:39 pm (0.0°) 250,064 37.0%
Nov 16 3:39 pm 9:28 pm - 6:23 pm (4.3°) 247,911 46.7%
Nov 17 3:03 pm 11:34 pm - 7:06 pm (9.5°) 245,027 56.8%
Nov 18 2:36 pm - - 7:48 pm (15.4°) 241,548 66.9%
Nov 19 - 1:32 am 2:11 pm 8:32 pm (21.6°) 237,682 76.5%
* All times are local time for Kaktovik. 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 Kaktovik This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Nov 13, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 7:22 am Fri 3:10 pm Fri 11:16 am Difficult to see
Venus Fri 6:21 am Fri 2:29 pm Fri 10:24 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Thu 9:30 pm Fri 4:15 pm Fri 6:53 am Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 9:58 pm Fri 3:52 pm Fri 6:56 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Fri 3:20 pm Sat 3:52 am Fri 9:36 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Up, doesn’t set Fri 1:13 am Average visibility
Neptune Fri 3:10 pm Sat 3:09 am Fri 9:09 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kaktovik.

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