Sunrise and sunset times in Anchorage, AK

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Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Anchorage, AK, United States, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.

Today

May 11, 2026 . Current time: 5:52:01 pm

First light at 4:14:48 am

Sunrise time: 5:18:08 am

Sunset time: 10:33:49 pm

Last light at 11:37:08 pm

Day length: 17 hours, 15 minutes

4 hours, 41 minutes left for today's sunset in Anchorage

Moon set on May 11 at 02:12 PM Moon will rise on May 12 at 03:22 AMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (28%)

Tomorrow

May 12, 2026

First light at 4:11:04 am

Sunrise time: 5:15:28 am

Sunset time: 10:36:27 pm

Last light at 11:40:51 pm

Day length: 17 hours, 20 minutes

Tomorrow will be approximately 5 minutes longer than today in Anchorage

Moon will rise on May 12 at 03:22 AM Moon will set on May 12 at 03:49 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (17%)

• Anchorage, Alaska
• Latitude: 61.218056
• Longitude: -149.900284
• Time zone: Alaska Time AKDT

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May 2026 - Anchorage, Alaska - Sunrise and sunset calendar

Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of May in Anchorage.

The day length increases by 2 hours, 28 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Anchorage, AK - from 16 hours, 20 minutes on the first day to 18 hours, 49 minutes on the last day.

Day	Twilight Start	Sunrise	Sunset	Twilight End	Day Length	Day Length Variation	Solar Noon Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.	Max Sun Altitude	Nautical Twilight Start	Nautical Twilight End	Astronomical Twilight Start	Astronomical Twilight End	Night Length Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.	Moon phase
Fri, May 1	4:51:29 am	5:46:11 am	10:07:07 pm	11:01:49 pm	16h 20m 56s	16h 20m 56s	1:56:39 pm	76.5°	3:12:42 am	12:40:36 am	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	7h 36m 9s	🌕 (100%)
Sat, May 2	4:47:52 am	5:43:16 am	10:09:48 pm	11:05:12 pm	16h 26m 32s	5m 36s	1:56:32 pm	76.8°	3:04:34 am	12:48:30 am	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	7h 30m 35s	🌖 (100%)
Sun, May 3	4:44:15 am	5:40:23 am	10:12:29 pm	11:08:38 pm	16h 32m 6s	5m 34s	1:56:26 pm	77.1°	2:55:31 am	12:57:22 am	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	7h 25m 3s	🌖 (98%)
Mon, May 4	4:40:36 am	5:37:32 am	10:15:10 pm	11:12:05 pm	16h 37m 38s	5m 32s	1:56:21 pm	77.4°	2:45:01 am	1:07:41 am	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	7h 19m 31s	🌖 (94%)
Tue, May 5	4:36:57 am	5:34:41 am	10:17:51 pm	11:15:35 pm	16h 43m 10s	5m 32s	1:56:16 pm	77.7°	2:31:48 am	1:20:43 am	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	7h 14m 1s	🌖 (88%)
Wed, May 6	4:33:18 am	5:31:52 am	10:20:31 pm	11:19:05 pm	16h 48m 39s	5m 29s	1:56:12 pm	78°	2:09:27 am	1:42:56 am	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	7h 8m 33s	🌖 (82%)
Thu, May 7	4:29:37 am	5:29:04 am	10:23:12 pm	11:22:38 pm	16h 54m 8s	5m 29s	1:56:08 pm	78.2°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	7h 3m 6s	🌖 (74%)
Fri, May 8	4:25:56 am	5:26:18 am	10:25:52 pm	11:26:13 pm	16h 59m 34s	5m 26s	1:56:05 pm	78.5°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 57m 41s	🌖 (65%)
Sat, May 9	4:22:15 am	5:23:33 am	10:28:31 pm	11:29:49 pm	17h 4m 58s	5m 24s	1:56:02 pm	78.8°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 52m 18s	🌗 (55%)
Sun, May 10	4:18:32 am	5:20:49 am	10:31:10 pm	11:33:28 pm	17h 10m 21s	5m 23s	1:56:00 pm	79°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 46m 58s	🌗 (45%)
Mon, May 11	4:14:48 am	5:18:08 am	10:33:49 pm	11:37:08 pm	17h 15m 41s	5m 20s	1:55:58 pm	79.3°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 41m 39s	🌘 (35%)
Tue, May 12	4:11:04 am	5:15:28 am	10:36:27 pm	11:40:51 pm	17h 20m 59s	5m 18s	1:55:57 pm	79.5°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 36m 23s	🌘 (26%)
Wed, May 13	4:07:18 am	5:12:50 am	10:39:04 pm	11:44:36 pm	17h 26m 14s	5m 15s	1:55:57 pm	79.8°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 31m 10s	🌘 (17%)
Thu, May 14	4:03:32 am	5:10:14 am	10:41:40 pm	11:48:23 pm	17h 31m 26s	5m 12s	1:55:57 pm	80°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 26m 0s	🌘 (9%)
Fri, May 15	3:59:44 am	5:07:40 am	10:44:16 pm	11:52:12 pm	17h 36m 36s	5m 10s	1:55:58 pm	80.3°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 20m 52s	🌘 (3%)
Sat, May 16	3:55:55 am	5:05:08 am	10:46:50 pm	11:56:03 pm	17h 41m 42s	5m 6s	1:55:59 pm	80.5°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 15m 49s	🌑 (0%)
Sun, May 17	3:52:05 am	5:02:39 am	10:49:24 pm	11:59:58 pm	17h 46m 45s	5m 3s	1:56:01 pm	80.7°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 10m 47s	🌑 (0%)
Mon, May 18	3:48:13 am	5:00:11 am	10:51:56 pm	12:03:54 am	17h 51m 45s	5m 0s	1:56:04 pm	80.9°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 5m 51s	🌒 (3%)
Tue, May 19	3:44:20 am	4:57:47 am	10:54:27 pm	12:07:54 am	17h 56m 40s	4m 55s	1:56:07 pm	81.1°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 0m 57s	🌒 (9%)
Wed, May 20	3:40:24 am	4:55:24 am	10:56:56 pm	12:11:56 am	18h 1m 32s	4m 52s	1:56:10 pm	81.3°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 56m 9s	🌒 (17%)
Thu, May 21	3:36:27 am	4:53:05 am	10:59:24 pm	12:16:02 am	18h 6m 19s	4m 47s	1:56:14 pm	81.5°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 51m 24s	🌒 (27%)
Fri, May 22	3:32:27 am	4:50:48 am	11:01:50 pm	12:20:10 am	18h 11m 2s	4m 43s	1:56:19 pm	81.7°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 46m 44s	🌒 (38%)
Sat, May 23	3:28:25 am	4:48:34 am	11:04:14 pm	12:24:23 am	18h 15m 40s	4m 38s	1:56:24 pm	81.9°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 42m 9s	🌓 (49%)
Sun, May 24	3:24:20 am	4:46:23 am	11:06:36 pm	12:28:39 am	18h 20m 13s	4m 33s	1:56:30 pm	82.1°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 37m 39s	🌔 (59%)
Mon, May 25	3:20:12 am	4:44:15 am	11:08:56 pm	12:32:59 am	18h 24m 41s	4m 28s	1:56:36 pm	82.3°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 33m 15s	🌔 (69%)
Tue, May 26	3:16:00 am	4:42:11 am	11:11:14 pm	12:37:25 am	18h 29m 3s	4m 22s	1:56:42 pm	82.5°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 28m 56s	🌔 (78%)
Wed, May 27	3:11:43 am	4:40:10 am	11:13:29 pm	12:41:56 am	18h 33m 19s	4m 16s	1:56:49 pm	82.6°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 24m 44s	🌔 (86%)
Thu, May 28	3:07:21 am	4:38:13 am	11:15:41 pm	12:46:33 am	18h 37m 28s	4m 9s	1:56:57 pm	82.8°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 20m 39s	🌔 (92%)
Fri, May 29	3:02:53 am	4:36:20 am	11:17:50 pm	12:51:17 am	18h 41m 30s	4m 2s	1:57:05 pm	82.9°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 16m 40s	🌔 (96%)
Sat, May 30	2:58:16 am	4:34:30 am	11:19:56 pm	12:56:11 am	18h 45m 26s	3m 56s	1:57:13 pm	83.1°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 12m 49s	🌔 (99%)
Sun, May 31	2:53:30 am	4:32:45 am	11:22:00 pm	1:01:15 am	18h 49m 15s	3m 49s	1:57:22 pm	83.2°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 9m 4s	🌕 (100%)

Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Anchorage, AK - 2026

The followin graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Anchorage, AK for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Anchorage, AK.