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Anchorage, Alaska, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

9:13 am – 5:13 pm
8 hours

Current Time: Feb 3, 2026 at 10:31:44 pm
Sun Direction: 309° Northwest
Sun Altitude: -36.6°
Sun Distance: 91.634 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 6:46 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 9:13 am 124° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:13 pm 236° Southwest

2026 Sun Graph for Anchorage

December 2026 — Sun in Anchorage

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 9:45 am (138°) 3:51 pm (222°) 6:05:37 −3:35 6:57 am 6:39 pm 7:50 am 5:46 pm 8:47 am 4:49 pm 12:48 pm (7.0°) 91.659
2 9:47 am (139°) 3:49 pm (221°) 6:02:09 −3:28 6:59 am 6:38 pm 7:51 am 5:46 pm 8:49 am 4:48 pm 12:49 pm (6.9°) 91.645
3 9:49 am (139°) 3:48 pm (221°) 5:58:49 −3:19 7:00 am 6:38 pm 7:53 am 5:45 pm 8:51 am 4:47 pm 12:49 pm (6.7°) 91.631
4 9:51 am (140°) 3:47 pm (220°) 5:55:38 −3:11 7:01 am 6:37 pm 7:54 am 5:44 pm 8:52 am 4:46 pm 12:49 pm (6.6°) 91.618
5 9:53 am (140°) 3:46 pm (220°) 5:52:35 −3:02 7:03 am 6:36 pm 7:56 am 5:44 pm 8:54 am 4:45 pm 12:50 pm (6.5°) 91.605
6 9:55 am (140°) 3:45 pm (220°) 5:49:42 −2:53 7:04 am 6:36 pm 7:57 am 5:43 pm 8:56 am 4:45 pm 12:50 pm (6.4°) 91.592
7 9:57 am (141°) 3:44 pm (219°) 5:46:58 −2:44 7:05 am 6:36 pm 7:58 am 5:43 pm 8:57 am 4:44 pm 12:51 pm (6.3°) 91.580
8 9:59 am (141°) 3:43 pm (219°) 5:44:23 −2:34 7:06 am 6:35 pm 8:00 am 5:42 pm 8:59 am 4:43 pm 12:51 pm (6.2°) 91.567
9 10:00 am (141°) 3:42 pm (219°) 5:41:59 −2:24 7:08 am 6:35 pm 8:01 am 5:42 pm 9:00 am 4:43 pm 12:52 pm (6.1°) 91.556
10 10:02 am (142°) 3:42 pm (218°) 5:39:45 −2:13 7:09 am 6:35 pm 8:02 am 5:42 pm 9:01 am 4:43 pm 12:52 pm (6.0°) 91.544
11 10:03 am (142°) 3:41 pm (218°) 5:37:42 −2:03 7:10 am 6:35 pm 8:03 am 5:41 pm 9:02 am 4:42 pm 12:52 pm (5.9°) 91.533
12 10:05 am (142°) 3:41 pm (218°) 5:35:50 −1:52 7:11 am 6:35 pm 8:04 am 5:41 pm 9:04 am 4:42 pm 12:53 pm (5.8°) 91.522
13 10:06 am (142°) 3:40 pm (218°) 5:34:09 −1:41 7:12 am 6:35 pm 8:05 am 5:41 pm 9:05 am 4:42 pm 12:53 pm (5.8°) 91.512
14 10:07 am (142°) 3:40 pm (218°) 5:32:39 −1:29 7:13 am 6:35 pm 8:06 am 5:41 pm 9:06 am 4:42 pm 12:54 pm (5.7°) 91.502
15 10:09 am (143°) 3:40 pm (217°) 5:31:21 −1:18 7:14 am 6:35 pm 8:07 am 5:41 pm 9:07 am 4:42 pm 12:54 pm (5.7°) 91.492
16 10:10 am (143°) 3:40 pm (217°) 5:30:15 −1:06 7:14 am 6:35 pm 8:08 am 5:41 pm 9:08 am 4:42 pm 12:55 pm (5.6°) 91.483
17 10:11 am (143°) 3:40 pm (217°) 5:29:20 −0:54 7:15 am 6:35 pm 8:09 am 5:42 pm 9:09 am 4:42 pm 12:55 pm (5.6°) 91.474
18 10:11 am (143°) 3:40 pm (217°) 5:28:38 −0:42 7:16 am 6:36 pm 8:10 am 5:42 pm 9:09 am 4:42 pm 12:56 pm (5.6°) 91.465
19 10:12 am (143°) 3:40 pm (217°) 5:28:08 −0:30 7:17 am 6:36 pm 8:10 am 5:42 pm 9:10 am 4:43 pm 12:56 pm (5.5°) 91.457
20 10:13 am (143°) 3:41 pm (217°) 5:27:50 −0:17 7:17 am 6:36 pm 8:11 am 5:43 pm 9:11 am 4:43 pm 12:57 pm (5.5°) 91.450
21 10:13 am (143°) 3:41 pm (217°) 5:27:45 −0:05 7:18 am 6:37 pm 8:11 am 5:43 pm 9:11 am 4:43 pm 12:57 pm (5.5°) 91.443
22 10:14 am (143°) 3:42 pm (217°) 5:27:52 +0:06 7:18 am 6:37 pm 8:12 am 5:44 pm 9:12 am 4:44 pm 12:58 pm (5.5°) 91.437
23 10:14 am (143°) 3:42 pm (217°) 5:28:11 +0:19 7:19 am 6:38 pm 8:12 am 5:44 pm 9:12 am 4:45 pm 12:58 pm (5.5°) 91.431
24 10:14 am (143°) 3:43 pm (217°) 5:28:42 +0:31 7:19 am 6:39 pm 8:13 am 5:45 pm 9:12 am 4:45 pm 12:59 pm (5.6°) 91.426
25 10:15 am (143°) 3:44 pm (217°) 5:29:25 +0:43 7:19 am 6:39 pm 8:13 am 5:46 pm 9:13 am 4:46 pm 12:59 pm (5.6°) 91.422
26 10:15 am (143°) 3:45 pm (217°) 5:30:21 +0:55 7:20 am 6:40 pm 8:13 am 5:47 pm 9:13 am 4:47 pm 1:00 pm (5.6°) 91.418
27 10:15 am (143°) 3:46 pm (217°) 5:31:29 +1:07 7:20 am 6:41 pm 8:13 am 5:47 pm 9:13 am 4:48 pm 1:00 pm (5.7°) 91.415
28 10:14 am (142°) 3:47 pm (218°) 5:32:48 +1:19 7:20 am 6:42 pm 8:13 am 5:48 pm 9:13 am 4:49 pm 1:01 pm (5.7°) 91.412
29 10:14 am (142°) 3:49 pm (218°) 5:34:19 +1:31 7:20 am 6:43 pm 8:13 am 5:49 pm 9:13 am 4:50 pm 1:01 pm (5.8°) 91.410
30 10:14 am (142°) 3:50 pm (218°) 5:36:01 +1:42 7:20 am 6:44 pm 8:13 am 5:50 pm 9:13 am 4:51 pm 1:02 pm (5.8°) 91.409
31 10:13 am (142°) 3:51 pm (218°) 5:37:55 +1:53 7:20 am 6:45 pm 8:13 am 5:51 pm 9:12 am 4:52 pm 1:02 pm (5.9°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Anchorage. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Anchorage is at 11:50 am on Monday, December 21, 2026. 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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