Sun & moon times today, Wainwright, Alaska, USA

Moon: 56.7%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today: 21h 5s (May 8, 2026)

17 minutes, 3 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2026)

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

2 hours, 59 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

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Sun in Wainwright - Next 7 Days

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2026	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 8	- 4:05 am	1:06 am -	21:09:17		2:36 pm (36.7°)	93.826
May 9	- 3:56 am	1:15 am -	21:28:44	+19:27	2:36 pm (36.9°)	93.848
May 10	- 3:46 am	1:25 am -	21:50:39	+21:54	2:36 pm (37.2°)	93.870
May 11	- 3:34 am	1:37 am -	22:16:41	+26:02	2:36 pm (37.4°)	93.892
May 12	- 3:20 am	1:51 am -	22:52:28	+35:47	2:36 pm (37.7°)	93.913
May 13	- 2:58 am	2:12 am -			2:36 pm (37.9°)	93.934
May 14	Up, doesn’t set				2:36 pm (38.2°)	93.955
* All times are local time for Wainwright. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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 Wainwright time.

Percent Illuminated:

56.7%

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2026	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 8	-	Down, doesn’t rise	-	8:03 am	(-2.7°)	247,818	62.0%
May 9	7:09 am	10:51 am	-	8:49 am	(1.5°)	244,994	51.9%
May 10	6:10 am	1:24 pm	-	9:34 am	(6.6°)	241,587	41.5%
May 11	5:36 am	3:34 pm	-	10:19 am	(12.6°)	237,762	31.2%
May 12	5:07 am	5:41 pm	-	11:04 am	(19.0°)	233,780	21.4%
May 13	4:38 am	7:58 pm	-	11:51 am	(25.8°)	229,947	12.7%
May 14	4:03 am	10:46 pm	-	12:42 pm	(32.4°)	226,618	5.8%
* All times are local time for Wainwright. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

	Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 8, 2026
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Sat 4:43 am	Sat 11:59 pm	Sat 2:15 pm	Difficult to see
Venus	Up, doesn’t set		Fri 4:39 pm	Good visibility
Mars	Sat 5:12 am	Sat 8:41 pm	Sat 12:56 pm	Not visible
Jupiter	Up, doesn’t set		Fri 6:59 pm	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Sat 5:41 am	Sat 6:38 pm	Sat 12:10 pm	Not visible
Uranus	Up, doesn’t set		Fri 3:27 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Sat 5:36 am	Sat 5:52 pm	Sat 11:44 am	Not visible
* All times are local time for Wainwright.