Sunrise and sunset times in Denali, AK
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 7:06:33 am
Night ends at 6:34 am6:34:29 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 8:21 am8:21:26 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 9:09:27 am AKDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:26:28 pm AKDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 7:14 pm7:14:23 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 9:01 pm9:00:55 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -14.42° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 85.6° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 17 minutes
2 hours, 2 minutes left until today's sunrise in Denali
Moonset: 2:31 am
Moonrise: 5:43 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (77%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 8:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 8 at 10:02 pmTomorrow
October 22, 2026
Night ends at 6:37 am6:37:10 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 8:24 am8:24:08 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 9:12:22 am AKDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:23:15 pm AKDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 7:11 pm7:11:23 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:58 pm8:57:57 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 9 hours, 10 minutes
Tomorrow will be 6 minutes shorter than today in Denali
Moonset: 4:07 am Moonrise: 5:37 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (90%)
- Denali, Alaska
- Latitude: 63.069168 (North)
- Longitude: -151.006989 (West)
- Time zone: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8)
Shortest day in Denali, AK
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 0 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 4 hours, 40 minutes.Longest day in Denali, AK
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 20 hours, 21 minutes.
October 2026 - Denali, 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 October in Denali.
All times are in Denali's time: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8).
The day length shortens by 3 hours, 4 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Denali, AK - from 11 hours, 19 minutes on the first day to 8 hours, 15 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime 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 LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.7:27:05 am | 8:12:52 am | +2m 44s | 7:32:49 pm | -3m 23s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:18:24 pm | 11h 19m 57s | -6m 8s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:53:34 pm | 23.47° | 6:32:59 am | 9:12:11 pm | 5:34:58 am | 10:09:39 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 42m 49s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:53:44 am | 3.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:29:50 am | 8:15:38 am | +2m 46s | 7:29:26 pm | -3m 23s | 8:15:03 pm | 11h 13m 48s | -6m 8s | 1:53:15 pm | 23.08° | 6:35:53 am | 9:08:41 pm | 5:38:17 am | 10:05:45 pm | 12h 48m 57s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:53:25 am | 3.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:32:34 am | 8:18:23 am | +2m 45s | 7:26:03 pm | -3m 23s | 8:11:42 pm | 11h 7m 40s | -6m 8s | 1:52:56 pm | 22.69° | 6:38:45 am | 9:05:13 pm | 5:41:33 am | 10:01:55 pm | 12h 55m 6s | 🌗 (41%) Last quarter at 5:25 amLast quarter at 5:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 41% illuminated |
1:53:06 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:35:18 am | 8:21:09 am | +2m 46s | 7:22:41 pm | -3m 22s | 8:08:22 pm | 11h 1m 32s | -6m 8s | 1:52:37 pm | 22.31° | 6:41:36 am | 9:01:46 pm | 5:44:46 am | 9:58:07 pm | 13h 1m 15s | 🌘 (30%)Waning Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:52:46 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:38:02 am | 8:23:56 am | +2m 47s | 7:19:19 pm | -3m 22s | 8:05:03 pm | 10h 55m 23s | -6m 8s | 1:52:19 pm | 21.92° | 6:44:26 am | 8:58:21 pm | 5:47:57 am | 9:54:23 pm | 13h 7m 23s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:52:28 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:40:45 am | 8:26:42 am | +2m 46s | 7:15:57 pm | -3m 22s | 8:01:45 pm | 10h 49m 15s | -6m 8s | 1:52:01 pm | 21.54° | 6:47:15 am | 8:54:58 pm | 5:51:05 am | 9:50:42 pm | 13h 13m 33s | 🌘 (12%)Waning Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:52:10 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:43:28 am | 8:29:30 am | +2m 48s | 7:12:36 pm | -3m 21s | 7:58:28 pm | 10h 43m 6s | -6m 9s | 1:51:44 pm | 21.16° | 6:50:04 am | 8:51:37 pm | 5:54:12 am | 9:47:03 pm | 13h 19m 41s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:51:53 am | 5.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:46:12 am | 8:32:17 am | +2m 47s | 7:09:15 pm | -3m 21s | 7:55:12 pm | 10h 36m 58s | -6m 9s | 1:51:27 pm | 20.78° | 6:52:51 am | 8:48:17 pm | 5:57:16 am | 9:43:28 pm | 13h 25m 51s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:51:35 am | 6.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:48:55 am | 8:35:06 am | +2m 49s | 7:05:55 pm | -3m 20s | 7:51:56 pm | 10h 30m 49s | -6m 9s | 1:51:11 pm | 20.40° | 6:55:37 am | 8:44:59 pm | 6:00:18 am | 9:39:55 pm | 13h 31m 59s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:51:20 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:51:38 am | 8:37:54 am | +2m 48s | 7:02:35 pm | -3m 20s | 7:48:42 pm | 10h 24m 41s | -6m 9s | 1:50:54 pm | 20.02° | 6:58:23 am | 8:41:43 pm | 6:03:18 am | 9:36:25 pm | 13h 38m 8s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 7:50 amNew moon at 7:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:51:02 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:54:20 am | 8:40:43 am | +2m 49s | 6:59:15 pm | -3m 20s | 7:45:29 pm | 10h 18m 32s | -6m 9s | 1:50:39 pm | 19.64° | 7:01:08 am | 8:38:28 pm | 6:06:16 am | 9:32:58 pm | 13h 44m 18s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:50:47 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:57:03 am | 8:43:33 am | +2m 50s | 6:55:56 pm | -3m 19s | 7:42:17 pm | 10h 12m 23s | -6m 9s | 1:50:24 pm | 19.27° | 7:03:52 am | 8:35:16 pm | 6:09:13 am | 9:29:34 pm | 13h 50m 27s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:50:32 am | 7.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:59:46 am | 8:46:23 am | +2m 50s | 6:52:37 pm | -3m 19s | 7:39:06 pm | 10h 6m 14s | -6m 9s | 1:50:09 pm | 18.90° | 7:06:35 am | 8:32:05 pm | 6:12:07 am | 9:26:12 pm | 13h 56m 37s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:50:16 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 8:02:29 am | 8:49:14 am | +2m 51s | 6:49:19 pm | -3m 18s | 7:35:57 pm | 10h 0m 5s | -6m 9s | 1:49:55 pm | 18.52° | 7:09:17 am | 8:28:55 pm | 6:15:00 am | 9:22:53 pm | 14h 2m 47s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:50:02 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 8:05:11 am | 8:52:06 am | +2m 52s | 6:46:01 pm | -3m 18s | 7:32:48 pm | 9h 53m 55s | -6m 9s | 1:49:41 pm | 18.15° | 7:11:59 am | 8:25:48 pm | 6:17:52 am | 9:19:37 pm | 14h 8m 57s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:47 am | 8.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 8:07:54 am | 8:54:58 am | +2m 52s | 6:42:44 pm | -3m 17s | 7:29:41 pm | 9h 47m 46s | -6m 9s | 1:49:29 pm | 17.79° | 7:14:40 am | 8:22:42 pm | 6:20:41 am | 9:16:23 pm | 14h 15m 6s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:36 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 8:10:36 am | 8:57:50 am | +2m 52s | 6:39:28 pm | -3m 16s | 7:26:35 pm | 9h 41m 38s | -6m 9s | 1:49:16 pm | 17.42° | 7:17:20 am | 8:19:39 pm | 6:23:30 am | 9:13:12 pm | 14h 21m 15s | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:22 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 8:13:19 am | 9:00:43 am | +2m 53s | 6:36:12 pm | -3m 16s | 7:23:30 pm | 9h 35m 29s | -6m 9s | 1:49:04 pm | 17.06° | 7:20:00 am | 8:16:37 pm | 6:26:17 am | 9:10:04 pm | 14h 27m 25s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 8:12 amFirst quarter at 8:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
1:49:10 am | 9.9° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 8:16:01 am | 9:03:37 am | +2m 54s | 6:32:57 pm | -3m 15s | 7:20:26 pm | 9h 29m 20s | -6m 9s | 1:48:53 pm | 16.70° | 7:22:39 am | 8:13:37 pm | 6:29:02 am | 9:06:58 pm | 14h 33m 35s | 🌔 (66%)Waxing Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:48:58 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 8:18:43 am | 9:06:32 am | +2m 55s | 6:29:42 pm | -3m 15s | 7:17:24 pm | 9h 23m 10s | -6m 9s | 1:48:43 pm | 16.34° | 7:25:18 am | 8:10:39 pm | 6:31:46 am | 9:03:55 pm | 14h 39m 45s | 🌔 (75%)Waxing Gibbous: 75% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:48:48 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 8:21:26 am | 9:09:27 am | +2m 55s | 6:26:28 pm | -3m 14s | 7:14:23 pm | 9h 17m 1s | -6m 9s | 1:48:33 pm | 15.99° | 7:27:55 am | 8:07:43 pm | 6:34:29 am | 9:00:55 pm | 14h 45m 54s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:48:38 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 8:24:08 am | 9:12:22 am | +2m 55s | 6:23:15 pm | -3m 13s | 7:11:23 pm | 9h 10m 53s | -6m 9s | 1:48:24 pm | 15.63° | 7:30:33 am | 8:04:49 pm | 6:37:10 am | 8:57:57 pm | 14h 52m 3s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:48:29 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 8:26:50 am | 9:15:18 am | +2m 56s | 6:20:03 pm | -3m 12s | 7:08:25 pm | 9h 4m 45s | -6m 8s | 1:48:15 pm | 15.28° | 7:33:09 am | 8:01:57 pm | 6:39:50 am | 8:55:02 pm | 14h 58m 12s | 🌔 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:48:19 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 8:29:33 am | 9:18:15 am | +2m 57s | 6:16:51 pm | -3m 12s | 7:05:28 pm | 8h 58m 36s | -6m 8s | 1:48:08 pm | 14.94° | 7:35:45 am | 7:59:07 pm | 6:42:29 am | 8:52:09 pm | 15h 4m 22s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:48:12 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 8:32:15 am | 9:21:13 am | +2m 58s | 6:13:41 pm | -3m 10s | 7:02:33 pm | 8h 52m 28s | -6m 8s | 1:48:01 pm | 14.59° | 7:38:20 am | 7:56:19 pm | 6:45:06 am | 8:49:20 pm | 15h 10m 30s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 8:11 pmFull moon at 8:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:48:05 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 8:34:57 am | 9:24:11 am | +2m 58s | 6:10:31 pm | -3m 10s | 6:59:39 pm | 8h 46m 20s | -6m 8s | 1:47:54 pm | 14.25° | 7:40:55 am | 7:53:33 pm | 6:47:43 am | 8:46:33 pm | 15h 16m 38s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:47:57 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 8:37:39 am | 9:27:09 am | +2m 58s | 6:07:22 pm | -3m 9s | 6:56:47 pm | 8h 40m 13s | -6m 7s | 1:47:49 pm | 13.91° | 7:43:29 am | 7:50:49 pm | 6:50:18 am | 8:43:48 pm | 15h 22m 46s | 🌖 (93%)Waning Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:47:52 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 8:40:21 am | 9:30:08 am | +2m 59s | 6:04:15 pm | -3m 7s | 6:53:57 pm | 8h 34m 7s | -6m 7s | 1:47:44 pm | 13.58° | 7:46:02 am | 7:48:08 pm | 6:52:51 am | 8:41:07 pm | 15h 28m 53s | 🌖 (86%)Waning Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:47:46 am | 13.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 8:43:02 am | 9:33:08 am | +3m 0s | 6:01:08 pm | -3m 7s | 6:51:08 pm | 8h 28m 0s | -6m 6s | 1:47:40 pm | 13.25° | 7:48:35 am | 7:45:28 pm | 6:55:24 am | 8:38:28 pm | 15h 35m 0s | 🌖 (77%)Waning Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:47:42 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 8:45:44 am | 9:36:08 am | +3m 0s | 5:58:02 pm | -3m 6s | 6:48:22 pm | 8h 21m 54s | -6m 6s | 1:47:37 pm | 12.92° | 7:51:07 am | 7:42:51 pm | 6:57:55 am | 8:35:52 pm | 15h 41m 6s | 🌖 (67%)Waning Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:47:38 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 8:48:25 am | 9:39:08 am | +3m 0s | 5:54:58 pm | -3m 4s | 6:45:37 pm | 8h 15m 50s | -6m 5s | 1:47:35 pm | 12.60° | 7:53:38 am | 7:40:16 pm | 7:00:26 am | 8:33:18 pm | 15h 47m 11s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:47:36 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Denali, AK - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Denali, 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 Denali, AK.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Denali, AK
In Denali, AK, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 19 at 3:54 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 25 at 10:42 am. The earliest sunset is on December 17 at 3:21 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 21 at 12:16 am (after midnight).
Denali, AK gets 15h 40m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (20h 21m versus 4h 40m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 27m.
Denali, AK Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Denali. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Denali.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 2.6° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 48.9° (around Jun 18) in Denali. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Denali the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:47 and 13:18 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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