Sunrise and sunset times in Fairbanks, AK

Home › United States › Alaska › Fairbanks

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

Today

May 11, 2026 . Current time: 5:55:52 pm

First light at 2:57:55 am

Sunrise time: 4:35:46 am

Sunset time: 10:58:43 pm

Last light at 12:36:33 am

Day length: 18 hours, 22 minutes

5 hours, 2 minutes left for today's sunset in Fairbanks

Moon set on May 11 at 01:56 PM Moon will rise on May 12 at 03:15 AMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (28%)

Tomorrow

May 12, 2026

First light at 2:49:20 am

Sunrise time: 4:32:10 am

Sunset time: 11:02:16 pm

Last light at 12:45:07 am

Day length: 18 hours, 30 minutes

Tomorrow will be approximately 7 minutes longer than today in Fairbanks

Moon will rise on May 12 at 03:15 AM Moon will set on May 12 at 03:42 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (17%)

• Fairbanks, Alaska
• Latitude: 64.837776
• Longitude: -147.716385
• Time zone: Alaska Time AKDT

Why Do We Have Solar Eclipses?

Why the Shortest Day Is Not the Day With the Earliest Sunset or Latest Sunrise

How Are Sunsets in Other Planets in Our Solar System?

When Is the Shortest Day of the Year?

How Long After Sunset Does It Get Dark?

What Is the Difference Between Golden Hour and Alpenglow?

May 2026 - Fairbanks, 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 Fairbanks.

The day length increases by 3 hours, 31 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Fairbanks, AK - from 17 hours, 11 minutes on the first day to 20 hours, 43 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	4:00:39 am	5:12:05 am	10:23:45 pm	11:35:10 pm	17h 11m 40s	17h 11m 40s	1:47:55 pm	80.1°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 44m 40s	🌕 (100%)
Sat, May 2	3:55:19 am	5:08:25 am	10:27:11 pm	11:40:17 pm	17h 18m 46s	7m 6s	1:47:48 pm	80.4°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 37m 35s	🌖 (100%)
Sun, May 3	3:49:52 am	5:04:46 am	10:30:38 pm	11:45:33 pm	17h 25m 52s	7m 6s	1:47:42 pm	80.7°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 30m 30s	🌖 (98%)
Mon, May 4	3:44:15 am	5:01:08 am	10:34:06 pm	11:50:59 pm	17h 32m 58s	7m 6s	1:47:37 pm	81°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 23m 23s	🌖 (94%)
Tue, May 5	3:38:28 am	4:57:29 am	10:37:35 pm	11:56:35 pm	17h 40m 6s	7m 8s	1:47:32 pm	81.3°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 16m 16s	🌖 (88%)
Wed, May 6	3:32:30 am	4:53:51 am	10:41:04 pm	12:02:25 am	17h 47m 13s	7m 7s	1:47:27 pm	81.6°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 9m 9s	🌖 (82%)
Thu, May 7	3:26:18 am	4:50:13 am	10:44:34 pm	12:08:30 am	17h 54m 21s	7m 8s	1:47:24 pm	81.8°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	6h 2m 2s	🌖 (74%)
Fri, May 8	3:19:49 am	4:46:36 am	10:48:05 pm	12:14:52 am	18h 1m 29s	7m 8s	1:47:20 pm	82.1°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 54m 54s	🌖 (65%)
Sat, May 9	3:12:59 am	4:42:59 am	10:51:37 pm	12:21:36 am	18h 8m 38s	7m 9s	1:47:18 pm	82.4°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 47m 45s	🌗 (55%)
Sun, May 10	3:05:44 am	4:39:22 am	10:55:09 pm	12:28:47 am	18h 15m 47s	7m 9s	1:47:16 pm	82.6°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 40m 37s	🌗 (45%)
Mon, May 11	2:57:55 am	4:35:46 am	10:58:43 pm	12:36:33 am	18h 22m 57s	7m 10s	1:47:14 pm	82.9°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 33m 27s	🌘 (35%)
Tue, May 12	2:49:20 am	4:32:10 am	11:02:16 pm	12:45:07 am	18h 30m 6s	7m 9s	1:47:13 pm	83.2°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 26m 19s	🌘 (26%)
Wed, May 13	2:39:35 am	4:28:35 am	11:05:50 pm	12:54:50 am	18h 37m 15s	7m 9s	1:47:13 pm	83.4°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 19m 11s	🌘 (17%)
Thu, May 14	2:27:52 am	4:25:01 am	11:09:25 pm	1:06:34 am	18h 44m 24s	7m 9s	1:47:13 pm	83.6°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 12m 2s	🌘 (9%)
Fri, May 15	2:11:26 am	4:21:27 am	11:13:00 pm	1:23:02 am	18h 51m 33s	7m 9s	1:47:14 pm	83.9°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	5h 4m 54s	🌘 (3%)
Sat, May 16	2:00:01 pm	4:17:54 am	11:16:36 pm	2:00:01 pm	18h 58m 42s	7m 9s	1:47:15 pm	84.1°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	4h 57m 46s	🌑 (0%)
Sun, May 17	2:00:01 pm	4:14:22 am	11:20:12 pm	2:00:01 pm	19h 5m 50s	7m 8s	1:47:17 pm	84.3°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	4h 50m 39s	🌑 (0%)
Mon, May 18	2:00:01 pm	4:10:51 am	11:23:48 pm	2:00:01 pm	19h 12m 57s	7m 7s	1:47:20 pm	84.5°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	4h 43m 32s	🌒 (3%)
Tue, May 19	2:00:01 pm	4:07:20 am	11:27:25 pm	2:00:01 pm	19h 20m 5s	7m 8s	1:47:23 pm	84.8°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	4h 36m 26s	🌒 (9%)
Wed, May 20	2:00:01 pm	4:03:51 am	11:31:02 pm	2:00:01 pm	19h 27m 11s	7m 6s	1:47:26 pm	85°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	4h 29m 20s	🌒 (17%)
Thu, May 21	2:00:01 pm	4:00:22 am	11:34:38 pm	2:00:01 pm	19h 34m 16s	7m 5s	1:47:30 pm	85.2°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	4h 22m 17s	🌒 (27%)
Fri, May 22	2:00:01 pm	3:56:55 am	11:38:15 pm	2:00:01 pm	19h 41m 20s	7m 4s	1:47:35 pm	85.4°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	4h 15m 14s	🌒 (38%)
Sat, May 23	2:00:01 pm	3:53:29 am	11:41:51 pm	2:00:01 pm	19h 48m 22s	7m 2s	1:47:40 pm	85.6°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	4h 8m 13s	🌓 (49%)
Sun, May 24	2:00:01 pm	3:50:04 am	11:45:27 pm	2:00:01 pm	19h 55m 23s	7m 1s	1:47:45 pm	85.7°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	4h 1m 14s	🌔 (59%)
Mon, May 25	2:00:01 pm	3:46:41 am	11:49:02 pm	2:00:01 pm	20h 2m 21s	6m 58s	1:47:52 pm	85.9°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	3h 54m 18s	🌔 (69%)
Tue, May 26	2:00:01 pm	3:43:20 am	11:52:37 pm	2:00:01 pm	20h 9m 17s	6m 56s	1:47:58 pm	86.1°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	3h 47m 23s	🌔 (78%)
Wed, May 27	2:00:01 pm	3:40:00 am	11:56:10 pm	2:00:01 pm	20h 16m 10s	6m 53s	1:48:05 pm	86.3°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	3h 40m 32s	🌔 (86%)
Thu, May 28	2:00:01 pm	3:36:42 am	11:59:43 pm	2:00:01 pm	20h 23m 1s	6m 51s	1:48:13 pm	86.4°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	3h 33m 44s	🌔 (92%)
Fri, May 29	2:00:01 pm	3:33:27 am	12:03:14 am	2:00:01 pm	20h 29m 47s	6m 46s	1:48:21 pm	86.6°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	3h 27m 0s	🌔 (96%)
Sat, May 30	2:00:01 pm	3:30:14 am	12:06:44 am	2:00:01 pm	20h 36m 30s	6m 43s	1:48:29 pm	86.7°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	3h 20m 20s	🌔 (99%)
Sun, May 31	2:00:01 pm	3:27:04 am	12:10:12 am	2:00:01 pm	20h 43m 8s	6m 38s	1:48:38 pm	86.9°	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	2:00:01 pm	3h 13m 45s	🌕 (100%)

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

The followin graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Fairbanks, 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 Fairbanks, AK.