Sunrise and sunset times in Girdwood, AK
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 6:42:21 am
Night ends at 6:31 am6:30:35 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 8:10 am8:10:13 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: 8:54:44 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: 6:26:30 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 pm7:10:55 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:50 pm8:50:12 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: -16.60° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 82.4° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 31 minutes
2 hours, 12 minutes left until today's sunrise in Girdwood
Moonset: 2:32 am
Moonrise: 5:29 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 6:33 am6:33:01 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 8:13 am8:12:40 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: 8:57:22 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: 6:23:34 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 7:08 pm7:08:10 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:48 pm8:47:30 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, 26 minutes
Tomorrow will be 6 minutes shorter than today in Girdwood
Moonset: 4:04 am Moonrise: 5:28 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (90%)
- Girdwood, Alaska
- Latitude: 60.954327 (North)
- Longitude: -149.159897 (West)
- Time zone: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8)
Shortest day in Girdwood, 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 5 hours, 32 minutes.Longest day in Girdwood, 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 19 hours, 15 minutes.
October 2026 - Girdwood, 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 Girdwood.
All times are in Girdwood's time: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8).
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 47 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Girdwood, AK - from 11 hours, 23 minutes on the first day to 8 hours, 36 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.7:21:00 am | 8:03:42 am | +2m 29s | 7:27:20 pm | -3m 7s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:09:52 pm | 11h 23m 38s | -5m 36s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:46:11 pm | 25.58° | 6:30:43 am | 8:59:53 pm | 5:37:31 am | 9:52:40 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 38m 51s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:46:21 am | 3.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:23:29 am | 8:06:11 am | +2m 29s | 7:24:13 pm | -3m 7s | 8:06:46 pm | 11h 18m 2s | -5m 36s | 1:45:52 pm | 25.20° | 6:33:19 am | 8:56:41 pm | 5:40:25 am | 9:49:09 pm | 12h 44m 28s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:46:02 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:25:57 am | 8:08:41 am | +2m 30s | 7:21:06 pm | -3m 7s | 8:03:41 pm | 11h 12m 25s | -5m 36s | 1:45:33 pm | 24.81° | 6:35:53 am | 8:53:30 pm | 5:43:17 am | 9:45:42 pm | 12h 50m 5s | 🌗 (41%) Last quarter at 5:25 amLast quarter at 5:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 41% illuminated |
1:45:43 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:28:25 am | 8:11:11 am | +2m 30s | 7:18:00 pm | -3m 6s | 8:00:36 pm | 11h 6m 49s | -5m 36s | 1:45:14 pm | 24.43° | 6:38:27 am | 8:50:20 pm | 5:46:08 am | 9:42:16 pm | 12h 55m 41s | 🌘 (30%)Waning Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:45:23 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:30:53 am | 8:13:41 am | +2m 30s | 7:14:54 pm | -3m 6s | 7:57:33 pm | 11h 1m 13s | -5m 36s | 1:44:56 pm | 24.04° | 6:41:00 am | 8:47:12 pm | 5:48:57 am | 9:38:54 pm | 13h 1m 18s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:45:05 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:33:21 am | 8:16:12 am | +2m 31s | 7:11:48 pm | -3m 6s | 7:54:30 pm | 10h 55m 36s | -5m 36s | 1:44:38 pm | 23.66° | 6:43:32 am | 8:44:05 pm | 5:51:44 am | 9:35:33 pm | 13h 6m 55s | 🌘 (12%)Waning Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:44:47 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:35:49 am | 8:18:43 am | +2m 31s | 7:08:43 pm | -3m 5s | 7:51:28 pm | 10h 50m 0s | -5m 36s | 1:44:21 pm | 23.28° | 6:46:04 am | 8:41:00 pm | 5:54:29 am | 9:32:15 pm | 13h 12m 31s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:44:30 am | 5.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:38:17 am | 8:21:14 am | +2m 31s | 7:05:38 pm | -3m 5s | 7:48:28 pm | 10h 44m 24s | -5m 36s | 1:44:04 pm | 22.89° | 6:48:35 am | 8:37:57 pm | 5:57:12 am | 9:29:00 pm | 13h 18m 8s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:44:13 am | 6.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:40:45 am | 8:23:46 am | +2m 32s | 7:02:34 pm | -3m 4s | 7:45:28 pm | 10h 38m 48s | -5m 36s | 1:43:47 pm | 22.51° | 6:51:05 am | 8:34:55 pm | 5:59:54 am | 9:25:47 pm | 13h 23m 44s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:43:55 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:43:12 am | 8:26:18 am | +2m 32s | 6:59:30 pm | -3m 4s | 7:42:29 pm | 10h 33m 12s | -5m 36s | 1:43:31 pm | 22.14° | 6:53:34 am | 8:31:54 pm | 6:02:35 am | 9:22:36 pm | 13h 29m 21s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 7:50 amNew moon at 7:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:43:39 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:45:40 am | 8:28:51 am | +2m 33s | 6:56:27 pm | -3m 3s | 7:39:31 pm | 10h 27m 36s | -5m 36s | 1:43:16 pm | 21.76° | 6:56:03 am | 8:28:56 pm | 6:05:14 am | 9:19:27 pm | 13h 34m 57s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:43:24 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:48:07 am | 8:31:24 am | +2m 33s | 6:53:24 pm | -3m 3s | 7:36:34 pm | 10h 22m 0s | -5m 36s | 1:43:00 pm | 21.39° | 6:58:32 am | 8:25:58 pm | 6:07:52 am | 9:16:21 pm | 13h 40m 34s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:43:07 am | 7.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:50:35 am | 8:33:58 am | +2m 34s | 6:50:22 pm | -3m 2s | 7:33:38 pm | 10h 16m 24s | -5m 36s | 1:42:46 pm | 21.01° | 7:00:59 am | 8:23:03 pm | 6:10:28 am | 9:13:18 pm | 13h 46m 10s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:53 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:53:02 am | 8:36:32 am | +2m 34s | 6:47:20 pm | -3m 2s | 7:30:44 pm | 10h 10m 48s | -5m 36s | 1:42:32 pm | 20.64° | 7:03:26 am | 8:20:09 pm | 6:13:03 am | 9:10:16 pm | 13h 51m 47s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:39 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:55:29 am | 8:39:07 am | +2m 35s | 6:44:19 pm | -3m 1s | 7:27:50 pm | 10h 5m 12s | -5m 35s | 1:42:18 pm | 20.27° | 7:05:53 am | 8:17:16 pm | 6:15:37 am | 9:07:17 pm | 13h 57m 23s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:25 am | 8.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:57:57 am | 8:41:42 am | +2m 35s | 6:41:19 pm | -3m 0s | 7:24:58 pm | 9h 59m 37s | -5m 35s | 1:42:05 pm | 19.90° | 7:08:19 am | 8:14:26 pm | 6:18:09 am | 9:04:20 pm | 14h 2m 58s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:11 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 8:00:24 am | 8:44:17 am | +2m 35s | 6:38:20 pm | -2m 59s | 7:22:07 pm | 9h 54m 3s | -5m 35s | 1:41:53 pm | 19.54° | 7:10:44 am | 8:11:37 pm | 6:20:41 am | 9:01:26 pm | 14h 8m 33s | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:59 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 8:02:51 am | 8:46:53 am | +2m 36s | 6:35:21 pm | -2m 59s | 7:19:17 pm | 9h 48m 28s | -5m 35s | 1:41:41 pm | 19.18° | 7:13:09 am | 8:08:50 pm | 6:23:11 am | 8:58:34 pm | 14h 14m 9s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 8:12 amFirst quarter at 8:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
1:41:47 am | 9.9° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 8:05:19 am | 8:49:30 am | +2m 37s | 6:32:23 pm | -2m 58s | 7:16:28 pm | 9h 42m 53s | -5m 34s | 1:41:30 pm | 18.82° | 7:15:33 am | 8:06:04 pm | 6:25:40 am | 8:55:44 pm | 14h 19m 43s | 🌔 (66%)Waxing Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:35 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 8:07:46 am | 8:52:06 am | +2m 36s | 6:29:26 pm | -2m 57s | 7:13:41 pm | 9h 37m 20s | -5m 34s | 1:41:20 pm | 18.46° | 7:17:57 am | 8:03:21 pm | 6:28:08 am | 8:52:57 pm | 14h 25m 18s | 🌔 (75%)Waxing Gibbous: 75% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:25 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 8:10:13 am | 8:54:44 am | +2m 38s | 6:26:30 pm | -2m 56s | 7:10:55 pm | 9h 31m 46s | -5m 34s | 1:41:10 pm | 18.10° | 7:20:20 am | 8:00:39 pm | 6:30:35 am | 8:50:12 pm | 14h 30m 52s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:15 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 8:12:40 am | 8:57:22 am | +2m 38s | 6:23:34 pm | -2m 56s | 7:08:10 pm | 9h 26m 12s | -5m 33s | 1:41:01 pm | 17.75° | 7:22:43 am | 7:57:59 pm | 6:33:01 am | 8:47:30 pm | 14h 36m 26s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:06 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 8:15:08 am | 9:00:00 am | +2m 38s | 6:20:40 pm | -2m 54s | 7:05:27 pm | 9h 20m 40s | -5m 33s | 1:40:52 pm | 17.40° | 7:25:05 am | 7:55:21 pm | 6:35:25 am | 8:44:50 pm | 14h 41m 59s | 🌔 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:56 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 8:17:35 am | 9:02:39 am | +2m 39s | 6:17:46 pm | -2m 54s | 7:02:45 pm | 9h 15m 7s | -5m 32s | 1:40:44 pm | 17.05° | 7:27:27 am | 7:52:45 pm | 6:37:49 am | 8:42:12 pm | 14h 47m 32s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:48 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 8:20:02 am | 9:05:18 am | +2m 39s | 6:14:54 pm | -2m 52s | 7:00:05 pm | 9h 9m 36s | -5m 32s | 1:40:37 pm | 16.71° | 7:29:49 am | 7:50:11 pm | 6:40:12 am | 8:39:37 pm | 14h 53m 3s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 8:11 pmFull moon at 8:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:40:40 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 8:22:29 am | 9:07:57 am | +2m 39s | 6:12:02 pm | -2m 52s | 6:57:26 pm | 9h 4m 5s | -5m 31s | 1:40:31 pm | 16.37° | 7:32:09 am | 7:47:39 pm | 6:42:34 am | 8:37:04 pm | 14h 58m 35s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:34 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 8:24:56 am | 9:10:37 am | +2m 40s | 6:09:12 pm | -2m 50s | 6:54:49 pm | 8h 58m 35s | -5m 30s | 1:40:26 pm | 16.03° | 7:34:30 am | 7:45:08 pm | 6:44:54 am | 8:34:34 pm | 15h 4m 6s | 🌖 (93%)Waning Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:29 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 8:27:22 am | 9:13:18 am | +2m 41s | 6:06:23 pm | -2m 49s | 6:52:14 pm | 8h 53m 5s | -5m 29s | 1:40:21 pm | 15.70° | 7:36:49 am | 7:42:40 pm | 6:47:14 am | 8:32:06 pm | 15h 9m 35s | 🌖 (86%)Waning Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:23 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 8:29:49 am | 9:15:58 am | +2m 40s | 6:03:35 pm | -2m 48s | 6:49:40 pm | 8h 47m 37s | -5m 29s | 1:40:17 pm | 15.37° | 7:39:08 am | 7:40:14 pm | 6:49:33 am | 8:29:41 pm | 15h 15m 4s | 🌖 (77%)Waning Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:19 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 8:32:15 am | 9:18:39 am | +2m 41s | 6:00:49 pm | -2m 46s | 6:47:08 pm | 8h 42m 10s | -5m 28s | 1:40:14 pm | 15.04° | 7:41:27 am | 7:37:51 pm | 6:51:50 am | 8:27:18 pm | 15h 20m 32s | 🌖 (67%)Waning Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:16 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 8:34:42 am | 9:21:21 am | +2m 42s | 5:58:04 pm | -2m 45s | 6:44:38 pm | 8h 36m 43s | -5m 27s | 1:40:11 pm | 14.72° | 7:43:45 am | 7:35:29 pm | 6:54:07 am | 8:24:58 pm | 15h 25m 58s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:12 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Girdwood, AK - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Girdwood, 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 Girdwood, AK.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Girdwood, AK
In Girdwood, AK, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 19 at 4:20 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 26 at 10:09 am. The earliest sunset is on December 16 at 3:40 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 22 at 11:36 pm.
Girdwood, AK gets 13h 42m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (19h 15m versus 5h 32m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 24m.
Girdwood, AK Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Girdwood. 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 Girdwood.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 4.9° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 51.1° (around Jun 18) in Girdwood. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Girdwood the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:40 and 13:10 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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