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

Moon: 56.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 9:17:12 pm
Sunrise Today: 4:56 am↑ 56° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:00 pm↑ 305° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:55 am↑ 135° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:58 am↑ 228° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 16 hours, 4 minutes (+4m 15s)
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Today's Sun Position in Sitka

Time: 9:17 pm
Altitude: -1.7°
Direction: 308° NW
Phase: Civil Twilight

Day length today: 16h 3m 56s (May 8, 2026)

4 minutes, 15 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2026)

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

1 hour, 50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Sitka 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 Sitka Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Sitka 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

Today it does not get darker than Astronomical Twilight.

Astro. Twilight 12:00 am – 2:52 am
Nautical Twilight 2:52 am – 4:07 am
Civil Twilight 4:07 am – 4:56 am
Daylight 4:56 am – 9:00 pm
Civil Twilight 9:00 pm – 9:50 pm
Nautical Twilight 9:50 pm – 11:06 pm
Astro. Twilight 11:06 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sitka - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 8 4:56 am 9:00 pm 16:03:56 +4:15 12:57 pm (50.2°) 93.824
May 9 4:54 am 9:02 pm 16:08:09 +4:13 12:57 pm (50.5°) 93.847
May 10 4:52 am 9:04 pm 16:12:20 +4:10 12:57 pm (50.8°) 93.869
May 11 4:50 am 9:06 pm 16:16:28 +4:08 12:57 pm (51.0°) 93.890
May 12 4:48 am 9:08 pm 16:20:33 +4:05 12:57 pm (51.3°) 93.912
May 13 4:46 am 9:10 pm 16:24:36 +4:02 12:57 pm (51.5°) 93.933
May 14 4:44 am 9:12 pm 16:28:35 +3:59 12:57 pm (51.7°) 93.953
* All times are local time for Sitka. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 20 6:46 am
June solstice Jun 21 12:25 am
September equinox Sep 22 4:05 pm
December solstice Dec 21 11:50 am
* All times are local Sitka time.

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Today's Moon in Sitka

Percent Illuminated: 56.7%
Time: 9:17 pm
Altitude: -44.3°
Direction: 51° NE
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Sitka 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 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Sitka - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 8 2:55 am 9:58 am - 6:21 am (10.1°) 247,987 62.7%
May 9 3:05 am 11:23 am - 7:08 am (14.5°) 245,208 52.6%
May 10 3:11 am 12:49 pm - 7:53 am (19.7°) 241,836 42.3%
May 11 3:17 am 2:16 pm - 8:37 am (25.7°) 238,031 31.9%
May 12 3:21 am 3:44 pm - 9:22 am (32.3°) 234,052 22.0%
May 13 3:26 am 5:17 pm - 10:09 am (39.0°) 230,198 13.2%
May 14 3:32 am 6:55 pm - 10:59 am (45.7°) 226,824 6.2%
* All times are local time for Sitka. 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 Sitka This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 8, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 4:52 am Sat 8:23 pm Sat 12:35 pm Difficult to see
Venus Fri 5:59 am Sat 12:02 am Fri 3:00 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 4:22 am Sat 6:13 pm Sat 11:17 am Very difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 8:38 am Sat 2:02 am Fri 5:21 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:16 am Sat 4:47 pm Sat 10:31 am Very difficult to see
Uranus Fri 5:26 am Fri 10:10 pm Fri 1:48 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 4:01 am Sat 4:10 pm Sat 10:06 am Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sitka.

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