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

Daylight

6:59 am – 8:33 pm
13 hours, 34 minutes

Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 7:01:41 am
Sun Direction: 78° East
Sun Altitude: -0.0°
Sun Distance: 93.593 million mi
Next Equinox: Sep 22, 2025 10:19 am (Autumnal)
Sunrise Today: 6:59 am 77° East
Sunset Today: 8:33 pm 282° West

2025 Sun Graph for Fairbanks

December 2025 — Sun in Fairbanks

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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. mi
1 10:20 am (148°) 2:59 pm (212°) 4:38:53 −5:11 6:56 am 6:22 pm 7:56 am 5:22 pm 9:05 am 4:14 pm 12:40 pm (3.4°) 91.653
2 10:23 am (149°) 2:57 pm (211°) 4:33:50 −5:03 6:58 am 6:22 pm 7:58 am 5:21 pm 9:07 am 4:13 pm 12:40 pm (3.3°) 91.638
3 10:26 am (149°) 2:55 pm (211°) 4:28:56 −4:53 6:59 am 6:21 pm 8:00 am 5:20 pm 9:09 am 4:12 pm 12:40 pm (3.2°) 91.624
4 10:28 am (150°) 2:53 pm (210°) 4:24:13 −4:43 7:01 am 6:20 pm 8:02 am 5:19 pm 9:11 am 4:10 pm 12:41 pm (3.0°) 91.610
5 10:31 am (150°) 2:51 pm (210°) 4:19:41 −4:32 7:03 am 6:19 pm 8:03 am 5:19 pm 9:13 am 4:09 pm 12:41 pm (2.9°) 91.597
6 10:34 am (151°) 2:49 pm (209°) 4:15:20 −4:20 7:04 am 6:19 pm 8:05 am 5:18 pm 9:15 am 4:08 pm 12:42 pm (2.8°) 91.584
7 10:36 am (151°) 2:48 pm (209°) 4:11:12 −4:08 7:05 am 6:18 pm 8:06 am 5:17 pm 9:16 am 4:07 pm 12:42 pm (2.7°) 91.572
8 10:39 am (152°) 2:46 pm (208°) 4:07:16 −3:55 7:07 am 6:18 pm 8:08 am 5:17 pm 9:18 am 4:07 pm 12:43 pm (2.6°) 91.561
9 10:41 am (152°) 2:45 pm (208°) 4:03:35 −3:41 7:08 am 6:18 pm 8:09 am 5:16 pm 9:20 am 4:06 pm 12:43 pm (2.5°) 91.549
10 10:43 am (153°) 2:43 pm (207°) 4:00:08 −3:26 7:09 am 6:17 pm 8:11 am 5:16 pm 9:21 am 4:05 pm 12:43 pm (2.4°) 91.539
11 10:45 am (153°) 2:42 pm (207°) 3:56:57 −3:11 7:10 am 6:17 pm 8:12 am 5:16 pm 9:23 am 4:05 pm 12:44 pm (2.4°) 91.529
12 10:47 am (153°) 2:41 pm (207°) 3:54:02 −2:55 7:12 am 6:17 pm 8:13 am 5:15 pm 9:24 am 4:04 pm 12:44 pm (2.3°) 91.519
13 10:49 am (154°) 2:40 pm (206°) 3:51:24 −2:38 7:13 am 6:17 pm 8:14 am 5:15 pm 9:25 am 4:04 pm 12:45 pm (2.2°) 91.510
14 10:51 am (154°) 2:40 pm (206°) 3:49:03 −2:20 7:14 am 6:17 pm 8:15 am 5:15 pm 9:27 am 4:04 pm 12:45 pm (2.2°) 91.501
15 10:52 am (154°) 2:39 pm (206°) 3:47:00 −2:02 7:15 am 6:17 pm 8:16 am 5:15 pm 9:28 am 4:04 pm 12:46 pm (2.1°) 91.492
16 10:54 am (154°) 2:39 pm (206°) 3:45:16 −1:43 7:15 am 6:17 pm 8:17 am 5:15 pm 9:29 am 4:04 pm 12:46 pm (2.1°) 91.484
17 10:55 am (154°) 2:39 pm (205°) 3:43:52 −1:24 7:16 am 6:17 pm 8:18 am 5:16 pm 9:30 am 4:04 pm 12:47 pm (2.1°) 91.476
18 10:56 am (155°) 2:39 pm (205°) 3:42:47 −1:04 7:17 am 6:18 pm 8:19 am 5:16 pm 9:30 am 4:04 pm 12:47 pm (2.0°) 91.469
19 10:57 am (155°) 2:39 pm (205°) 3:42:02 −0:44 7:18 am 6:18 pm 8:19 am 5:16 pm 9:31 am 4:04 pm 12:48 pm (2.0°) 91.461
20 10:57 am (155°) 2:39 pm (205°) 3:41:37 −0:24 7:18 am 6:18 pm 8:20 am 5:17 pm 9:32 am 4:05 pm 12:48 pm (2.0°) 91.455
21 10:58 am (155°) 2:40 pm (205°) 3:41:33 −0:04 7:19 am 6:19 pm 8:20 am 5:17 pm 9:32 am 4:05 pm 12:49 pm (2.0°) 91.448
22 10:58 am (155°) 2:40 pm (205°) 3:41:49 +0:16 7:19 am 6:19 pm 8:21 am 5:18 pm 9:33 am 4:06 pm 12:49 pm (2.0°) 91.442
23 10:59 am (155°) 2:41 pm (205°) 3:42:25 +0:36 7:20 am 6:20 pm 8:21 am 5:18 pm 9:33 am 4:06 pm 12:50 pm (2.0°) 91.436
24 10:59 am (155°) 2:42 pm (205°) 3:43:22 +0:56 7:20 am 6:21 pm 8:22 am 5:19 pm 9:33 am 4:07 pm 12:50 pm (2.1°) 91.431
25 10:58 am (154°) 2:43 pm (206°) 3:44:38 +1:16 7:20 am 6:21 pm 8:22 am 5:20 pm 9:34 am 4:08 pm 12:51 pm (2.1°) 91.426
26 10:58 am (154°) 2:44 pm (206°) 3:46:14 +1:35 7:20 am 6:22 pm 8:22 am 5:21 pm 9:34 am 4:09 pm 12:51 pm (2.1°) 91.422
27 10:58 am (154°) 2:46 pm (206°) 3:48:09 +1:54 7:20 am 6:23 pm 8:22 am 5:22 pm 9:33 am 4:10 pm 12:52 pm (2.2°) 91.417
28 10:57 am (154°) 2:47 pm (206°) 3:50:22 +2:13 7:20 am 6:24 pm 8:22 am 5:23 pm 9:33 am 4:11 pm 12:52 pm (2.2°) 91.414
29 10:56 am (153°) 2:49 pm (207°) 3:52:53 +2:30 7:20 am 6:25 pm 8:22 am 5:24 pm 9:33 am 4:13 pm 12:53 pm (2.3°) 91.411
30 10:55 am (153°) 2:51 pm (207°) 3:55:42 +2:48 7:20 am 6:26 pm 8:22 am 5:25 pm 9:33 am 4:14 pm 12:53 pm (2.3°) 91.408
31 10:54 am (153°) 2:53 pm (207°) 3:58:47 +3:05 7:20 am 6:27 pm 8:21 am 5:26 pm 9:32 am 4:15 pm 12:54 pm (2.4°) 91.406
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Fairbanks is at 6:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 18 hours, 8 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 18. The latest sunrise is on December 24. The latest sunset is on December 1.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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