Sunrise and sunset times in Anchorage, AK
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Anchorage, AK, United States, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 1, 2026 . Current time: 5:41:49 am
First light at 4:28:12 am
Sunrise time: 5:30:35 am
Sunset time: 10:41:17 pm
Last light at 11:43:40 pm
Day length: 17 hours, 10 minutes
16 hours, 59 minutes left for today's sunset in Anchorage
Moon will set on Aug 1 at 8:50 AM
Moon will rise on Aug 1 at 9:55 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (91%)🌑 New moon: Aug 12 at 9:37 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Aug 27 at 8:19 PMTomorrow
August 2, 2026
First light at 4:31:46 am
Sunrise time: 5:33:10 am
Sunset time: 10:38:33 pm
Last light at 11:39:57 pm
Day length: 17 hours, 5 minutes
Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Anchorage
Moon will set on Aug 2 at 10:21 AM Moon will rise on Aug 2 at 9:52 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (78%)
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Latitude: 61.218056
- Longitude: -149.900284
- Time zone: Alaska Time AKDT
Shortest day in Anchorage, AK
The shortest day of the year will be in 5 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 5 hours and 34 minutes.Longest day in Anchorage, AK
The longest day of the year was 1 month and 11 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 19 hours and 30 minutes.
August 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 August in Anchorage.
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 47 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Anchorage, AK - from 17 hours, 10 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 23 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.
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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.
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Moon phase |
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| Sat, Aug 1 | 4:28:12 am | 5:30:35 am | 10:41:17 pm | 11:43:40 pm | 17h 10m 42s | 17h 10m 42s | 2:05:56 pm | 79° | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 6h 51m 53s | 🌖 (93%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 4:31:46 am | 5:33:10 am | 10:38:33 pm | 11:39:57 pm | 17h 5m 23s | -5m -19s | 2:05:51 pm | 78.8° | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 6h 57m 12s | 🌖 (86%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 4:35:18 am | 5:35:45 am | 10:35:48 pm | 11:36:15 pm | 17h 0m 3s | -5m -20s | 2:05:46 pm | 78.5° | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 7h 2m 33s | 🌖 (78%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 4:38:48 am | 5:38:21 am | 10:33:01 pm | 11:32:33 pm | 16h 54m 40s | -5m -23s | 2:05:41 pm | 78.3° | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 7h 7m 56s | 🌖 (69%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 4:42:16 am | 5:40:57 am | 10:30:12 pm | 11:28:53 pm | 16h 49m 15s | -5m -25s | 2:05:35 pm | 78° | 2:12:52 am | 1:58:17 am | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 7h 13m 21s | 🌖 (58%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 4:45:42 am | 5:43:33 am | 10:27:22 pm | 11:25:13 pm | 16h 43m 49s | -5m -26s | 2:05:28 pm | 77.7° | 2:39:02 am | 1:31:54 am | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 7h 18m 47s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 4:49:07 am | 5:46:09 am | 10:24:31 pm | 11:21:34 pm | 16h 38m 22s | -5m -27s | 2:05:20 pm | 77.4° | 2:52:26 am | 1:18:15 am | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 7h 24m 15s | 🌘 (36%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 4:52:29 am | 5:48:46 am | 10:21:39 pm | 11:17:55 pm | 16h 32m 53s | -5m -29s | 2:05:12 pm | 77.1° | 3:02:52 am | 1:07:33 am | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 7h 29m 43s | 🌘 (25%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 4:55:50 am | 5:51:22 am | 10:18:45 pm | 11:14:17 pm | 16h 27m 23s | -5m -30s | 2:05:04 pm | 76.9° | 3:11:45 am | 12:58:22 am | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 7h 35m 14s | 🌘 (16%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 4:59:09 am | 5:53:59 am | 10:15:50 pm | 11:10:40 pm | 16h 21m 51s | -5m -32s | 2:04:55 pm | 76.6° | 3:19:39 am | 12:50:10 am | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 7h 40m 45s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 5:02:27 am | 5:56:35 am | 10:12:55 pm | 11:07:03 pm | 16h 16m 20s | -5m -31s | 2:04:45 pm | 76.3° | 3:26:51 am | 12:42:39 am | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 7h 46m 17s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 5:05:43 am | 5:59:12 am | 10:09:58 pm | 11:03:27 pm | 16h 10m 46s | -5m -34s | 2:04:35 pm | 76° | 3:33:31 am | 12:35:38 am | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 7h 51m 50s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 5:08:57 am | 6:01:48 am | 10:07:00 pm | 10:59:51 pm | 16h 5m 12s | -5m -34s | 2:04:24 pm | 75.7° | 3:39:46 am | 12:29:02 am | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 7h 57m 24s | 🌒 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 5:12:09 am | 6:04:24 am | 10:04:01 pm | 10:56:16 pm | 15h 59m 37s | -5m -35s | 2:04:12 pm | 75.3° | 3:45:40 am | 12:22:45 am | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 8h 2m 59s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 5:15:20 am | 6:07:00 am | 10:01:01 pm | 10:52:41 pm | 15h 54m 1s | -5m -36s | 2:04:01 pm | 75° | 3:51:17 am | 12:16:44 am | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 8h 8m 34s | 🌒 (9%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 5:18:29 am | 6:09:35 am | 9:58:01 pm | 10:49:07 pm | 15h 48m 26s | -5m -35s | 2:03:48 pm | 74.7° | 3:56:39 am | 12:10:57 am | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 8h 14m 10s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 5:21:37 am | 6:12:11 am | 9:55:00 pm | 10:45:33 pm | 15h 42m 49s | -5m -37s | 2:03:35 pm | 74.4° | 4:01:49 am | 12:05:21 am | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 8h 19m 46s | 🌒 (24%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 5:24:44 am | 6:14:46 am | 9:51:57 pm | 10:42:00 pm | 15h 37m 11s | -5m -38s | 2:03:22 pm | 74.1° | 4:06:47 am | 11:59:56 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 8h 25m 24s | 🌒 (33%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 5:27:49 am | 6:17:21 am | 9:48:55 pm | 10:38:27 pm | 15h 31m 34s | -5m -37s | 2:03:08 pm | 73.7° | 4:11:36 am | 11:54:40 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 8h 31m 1s | 🌒 (43%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 5:30:52 am | 6:19:56 am | 9:45:51 pm | 10:34:55 pm | 15h 25m 55s | -5m -39s | 2:02:53 pm | 73.4° | 4:16:15 am | 11:49:32 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 8h 36m 39s | 🌓 (52%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 5:33:54 am | 6:22:30 am | 9:42:47 pm | 10:31:23 pm | 15h 20m 17s | -5m -38s | 2:02:38 pm | 73.1° | 4:20:47 am | 11:44:30 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 8h 42m 17s | 🌔 (62%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 5:36:55 am | 6:25:04 am | 9:39:42 pm | 10:27:51 pm | 15h 14m 38s | -5m -39s | 2:02:23 pm | 72.7° | 4:25:11 am | 11:39:36 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 8h 47m 56s | 🌔 (70%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 5:39:54 am | 6:27:38 am | 9:36:37 pm | 10:24:20 pm | 15h 8m 59s | -5m -39s | 2:02:07 pm | 72.4° | 4:29:28 am | 11:34:47 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 8h 53m 35s | 🌔 (79%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 5:42:53 am | 6:30:12 am | 9:33:31 pm | 10:20:50 pm | 15h 3m 19s | -5m -40s | 2:01:51 pm | 72.1° | 4:33:39 am | 11:30:03 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 2:00:01 pm | 8h 59m 14s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 5:45:49 am | 6:32:45 am | 9:30:24 pm | 10:17:20 pm | 14h 57m 39s | -5m -40s | 2:01:35 pm | 71.7° | 4:37:45 am | 11:25:24 pm | 2:33:36 am | 1:29:33 am | 9h 4m 54s | 🌔 (92%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 5:48:45 am | 6:35:18 am | 9:27:17 pm | 10:13:50 pm | 14h 51m 59s | -5m -40s | 2:01:18 pm | 71.4° | 4:41:45 am | 11:20:50 pm | 2:49:21 am | 1:13:14 am | 9h 10m 34s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 5:51:39 am | 6:37:51 am | 9:24:10 pm | 10:10:21 pm | 14h 46m 19s | -5m -40s | 2:01:00 pm | 71° | 4:45:40 am | 11:16:20 pm | 3:01:01 am | 1:00:59 am | 9h 16m 13s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 5:54:32 am | 6:40:23 am | 9:21:02 pm | 10:06:52 pm | 14h 40m 39s | -5m -40s | 2:00:42 pm | 70.7° | 4:49:31 am | 11:11:54 pm | 3:10:45 am | 12:50:40 am | 9h 21m 53s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 5:57:24 am | 6:42:55 am | 9:17:53 pm | 10:03:24 pm | 14h 34m 58s | -5m -41s | 2:00:24 pm | 70.3° | 4:53:17 am | 11:07:31 pm | 3:19:15 am | 12:41:33 am | 9h 27m 34s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:00:15 am | 6:45:27 am | 9:14:45 pm | 9:59:56 pm | 14h 29m 18s | -5m -40s | 2:00:06 pm | 70° | 4:56:59 am | 11:03:12 pm | 3:26:55 am | 12:33:16 am | 9h 33m 13s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:03:05 am | 6:47:58 am | 9:11:36 pm | 9:56:29 pm | 14h 23m 38s | -5m -40s | 1:59:47 pm | 69.6° | 5:00:38 am | 10:58:56 pm | 3:33:57 am | 12:25:37 am | 9h 38m 53s | 🌖 (89%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Anchorage, AK - 2026
The following 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.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Anchorage, AK
In Anchorage, AK, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 18 at 4:15 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 26 at 10:11 am. The earliest sunset is on December 16 at 3:43 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 22 at 11:46 pm.
Anchorage, AK gets 13h 56m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (19h 30m versus 5h 34m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 30m.
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