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Anchorage, Alaska, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2025

Daylight

10:12 am – 3:40 pm
5 hours, 28 minutes

Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 12:02:19 am
Sun Direction: 340° North
Sun Altitude: -51.1°
Sun Distance: 147.199 million km
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2025 6:03 am (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 10:12 am 143° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:40 pm 217° Southwest

2025 Sun Graph for Anchorage

December 2025 — Sun in Anchorage

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. km
1 9:46 am (138°) 3:50 pm (221°) 6:04:45 −3:33 6:57 am 6:39 pm 7:50 am 5:46 pm 8:48 am 4:48 pm 12:48 pm (7.0°) 147.501
2 9:48 am (139°) 3:49 pm (221°) 6:01:19 −3:25 6:59 am 6:38 pm 7:52 am 5:45 pm 8:49 am 4:48 pm 12:49 pm (6.8°) 147.478
3 9:50 am (139°) 3:48 pm (221°) 5:58:02 −3:17 7:00 am 6:37 pm 7:53 am 5:45 pm 8:51 am 4:47 pm 12:49 pm (6.7°) 147.454
4 9:52 am (140°) 3:47 pm (220°) 5:54:52 −3:09 7:02 am 6:37 pm 7:55 am 5:44 pm 8:53 am 4:46 pm 12:50 pm (6.6°) 147.432
5 9:54 am (140°) 3:46 pm (220°) 5:51:52 −3:00 7:03 am 6:36 pm 7:56 am 5:43 pm 8:54 am 4:45 pm 12:50 pm (6.5°) 147.411
6 9:56 am (140°) 3:45 pm (220°) 5:49:01 −2:51 7:04 am 6:36 pm 7:57 am 5:43 pm 8:56 am 4:44 pm 12:50 pm (6.3°) 147.391
7 9:57 am (141°) 3:44 pm (219°) 5:46:19 −2:41 7:06 am 6:36 pm 7:59 am 5:42 pm 8:57 am 4:44 pm 12:51 pm (6.2°) 147.371
8 9:59 am (141°) 3:43 pm (219°) 5:43:47 −2:31 7:07 am 6:35 pm 8:00 am 5:42 pm 8:59 am 4:43 pm 12:51 pm (6.1°) 147.352
9 10:01 am (141°) 3:42 pm (219°) 5:41:26 −2:21 7:08 am 6:35 pm 8:01 am 5:42 pm 9:00 am 4:43 pm 12:52 pm (6.0°) 147.335
10 10:02 am (142°) 3:42 pm (218°) 5:39:14 −2:11 7:09 am 6:35 pm 8:02 am 5:42 pm 9:02 am 4:42 pm 12:52 pm (6.0°) 147.317
11 10:04 am (142°) 3:41 pm (218°) 5:37:14 −2:00 7:10 am 6:35 pm 8:04 am 5:41 pm 9:03 am 4:42 pm 12:53 pm (5.9°) 147.301
12 10:05 am (142°) 3:41 pm (218°) 5:35:24 −1:49 7:11 am 6:35 pm 8:05 am 5:41 pm 9:04 am 4:42 pm 12:53 pm (5.8°) 147.285
13 10:07 am (142°) 3:40 pm (218°) 5:33:45 −1:38 7:12 am 6:35 pm 8:06 am 5:41 pm 9:05 am 4:42 pm 12:54 pm (5.7°) 147.270
14 10:08 am (142°) 3:40 pm (218°) 5:32:18 −1:26 7:13 am 6:35 pm 8:07 am 5:41 pm 9:06 am 4:42 pm 12:54 pm (5.7°) 147.256
15 10:09 am (143°) 3:40 pm (217°) 5:31:03 −1:15 7:14 am 6:35 pm 8:07 am 5:41 pm 9:07 am 4:42 pm 12:54 pm (5.6°) 147.242
16 10:10 am (143°) 3:40 pm (217°) 5:30:00 −1:03 7:15 am 6:35 pm 8:08 am 5:42 pm 9:08 am 4:42 pm 12:55 pm (5.6°) 147.229
17 10:11 am (143°) 3:40 pm (217°) 5:29:08 −0:51 7:15 am 6:35 pm 8:09 am 5:42 pm 9:09 am 4:42 pm 12:55 pm (5.6°) 147.216
18 10:12 am (143°) 3:40 pm (217°) 5:28:29 −0:39 7:16 am 6:36 pm 8:10 am 5:42 pm 9:10 am 4:42 pm 12:56 pm (5.5°) 147.204
19 10:12 am (143°) 3:40 pm (217°) 5:28:02 −0:27 7:17 am 6:36 pm 8:10 am 5:42 pm 9:10 am 4:43 pm 12:56 pm (5.5°) 147.193
20 10:13 am (143°) 3:41 pm (217°) 5:27:47 −0:14 7:17 am 6:37 pm 8:11 am 5:43 pm 9:11 am 4:43 pm 12:57 pm (5.5°) 147.182
21 10:14 am (143°) 3:41 pm (217°) 5:27:44 −0:02 7:18 am 6:37 pm 8:12 am 5:43 pm 9:11 am 4:44 pm 12:57 pm (5.5°) 147.172
22 10:14 am (143°) 3:42 pm (217°) 5:27:54 +0:09 7:18 am 6:38 pm 8:12 am 5:44 pm 9:12 am 4:44 pm 12:58 pm (5.5°) 147.162
23 10:14 am (143°) 3:43 pm (217°) 5:28:16 +0:22 7:19 am 6:38 pm 8:12 am 5:45 pm 9:12 am 4:45 pm 12:58 pm (5.5°) 147.153
24 10:15 am (143°) 3:43 pm (217°) 5:28:50 +0:34 7:19 am 6:39 pm 8:13 am 5:45 pm 9:12 am 4:45 pm 12:59 pm (5.6°) 147.144
25 10:15 am (143°) 3:44 pm (217°) 5:29:37 +0:46 7:19 am 6:40 pm 8:13 am 5:46 pm 9:13 am 4:46 pm 12:59 pm (5.6°) 147.136
26 10:15 am (143°) 3:45 pm (217°) 5:30:36 +0:58 7:20 am 6:40 pm 8:13 am 5:47 pm 9:13 am 4:47 pm 1:00 pm (5.6°) 147.129
27 10:15 am (143°) 3:46 pm (217°) 5:31:46 +1:10 7:20 am 6:41 pm 8:13 am 5:48 pm 9:13 am 4:48 pm 1:00 pm (5.7°) 147.122
28 10:14 am (142°) 3:48 pm (218°) 5:33:09 +1:22 7:20 am 6:42 pm 8:13 am 5:49 pm 9:13 am 4:49 pm 1:01 pm (5.7°) 147.116
29 10:14 am (142°) 3:49 pm (218°) 5:34:42 +1:33 7:20 am 6:43 pm 8:13 am 5:50 pm 9:13 am 4:50 pm 1:01 pm (5.8°) 147.111
30 10:14 am (142°) 3:50 pm (218°) 5:36:28 +1:45 7:20 am 6:44 pm 8:13 am 5:51 pm 9:13 am 4:51 pm 1:02 pm (5.9°) 147.107
31 10:13 am (142°) 3:52 pm (218°) 5:38:24 +1:56 7:20 am 6:45 pm 8:13 am 5:52 pm 9:12 am 4:53 pm 1:02 pm (5.9°) 147.104
* All times are local time for Anchorage. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Anchorage is at 6:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 13 hours, 54 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 16. The latest sunrise is on December 26.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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