Sunrise and sunset times in Kenai, AK
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 6:53:58 am
Night ends at 6:40 am6:39:34 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 8:18 am8:17:58 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 9:01:52 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: 6:36:09 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 7:20 pm7:19:59 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:58 pm8:58:01 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.
Kenai Tides
Low 8:08 am 4.5 ftHigh 2:14 pm 18.0 ftKenai River entrance
| High tide | 1:11 am | 16.3 ft | 4.96 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 8:08 am | 4.5 ft | 1.38 m |
| High tide | 2:14 pm | 18.0 ft | 5.50 m |
| Low tide | 8:39 pm | 5.8 ft | 1.76 m |
| High tide | 2:09 am | 17.6 ft | 5.36 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 8:49 am | 3.5 ft | 1.08 m |
| High tide | 2:44 pm | 19.5 ft | 5.95 m |
| Low tide | 9:17 pm | 3.6 ft | 1.09 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station TWC1983, Kenai River entrance (subordinate station: highs and lows from NOAA, curve between them interpolated), heights above Mean Lower Low Water, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -16.26° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 83.2° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 34 minutes
2 hours, 7 minutes left until today's sunrise in Kenai
Moonset: 2:43 am
Moonrise: 5:37 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 6:42 am6:41:58 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 8:20 am8:20:22 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 9:04:27 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: 6:33:17 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 7:17 pm7:17:17 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:55 pm8:55:22 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, 28 minutes
Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Kenai
Moonset: 4:14 am Moonrise: 5:36 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (90%)
- Kenai, Alaska
- Latitude: 60.554443 (North)
- Longitude: -151.258331 (West)
- Time zone: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8)
Shortest day in Kenai, 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, 41 minutes.Longest day in Kenai, 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, 5 minutes.
October 2026 - Kenai, 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 Kenai.
All times are in Kenai's time: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8).
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 44 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Kenai, AK - from 11 hours, 24 minutes on the first day to 8 hours, 40 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.7:29:38 am | 8:11:47 am | +2m 26s | 7:36:02 pm | -3m 5s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:18:03 pm | 11h 24m 15s | -5m 31s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:54:34 pm | 25.98° | 6:40:00 am | 9:07:25 pm | 5:47:36 am | 9:59:25 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 38m 12s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:54:44 am | 3.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:32:04 am | 8:14:14 am | +2m 27s | 7:32:58 pm | -3m 4s | 8:15:00 pm | 11h 18m 44s | -5m 31s | 1:54:15 pm | 25.59° | 6:42:32 am | 9:04:16 pm | 5:50:26 am | 9:55:58 pm | 12h 43m 43s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:54:25 am | 3.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:34:29 am | 8:16:41 am | +2m 27s | 7:29:54 pm | -3m 4s | 8:11:57 pm | 11h 13m 13s | -5m 31s | 1:53:56 pm | 25.21° | 6:45:04 am | 9:01:08 pm | 5:53:15 am | 9:52:34 pm | 12h 49m 14s | 🌗 (41%) Last quarter at 5:25 amLast quarter at 5:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 41% illuminated |
1:54:05 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:36:55 am | 8:19:08 am | +2m 27s | 7:26:51 pm | -3m 3s | 8:08:55 pm | 11h 7m 43s | -5m 31s | 1:53:38 pm | 24.82° | 6:47:35 am | 8:58:01 pm | 5:56:01 am | 9:49:13 pm | 12h 54m 45s | 🌘 (30%)Waning Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:53:47 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:39:20 am | 8:21:36 am | +2m 28s | 7:23:47 pm | -3m 4s | 8:05:54 pm | 11h 2m 11s | -5m 31s | 1:53:20 pm | 24.44° | 6:50:05 am | 8:54:56 pm | 5:58:46 am | 9:45:54 pm | 13h 0m 17s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:53:29 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:41:45 am | 8:24:04 am | +2m 28s | 7:20:44 pm | -3m 3s | 8:02:54 pm | 10h 56m 40s | -5m 31s | 1:53:02 pm | 24.06° | 6:52:34 am | 8:51:52 pm | 6:01:30 am | 9:42:37 pm | 13h 5m 48s | 🌘 (12%)Waning Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:53:11 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:44:11 am | 8:26:32 am | +2m 28s | 7:17:42 pm | -3m 2s | 7:59:55 pm | 10h 51m 10s | -5m 31s | 1:52:44 pm | 23.67° | 6:55:03 am | 8:48:50 pm | 6:04:11 am | 9:39:22 pm | 13h 11m 19s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:52:53 am | 5.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:46:36 am | 8:29:01 am | +2m 29s | 7:14:40 pm | -3m 2s | 7:56:57 pm | 10h 45m 39s | -5m 31s | 1:52:27 pm | 23.29° | 6:57:31 am | 8:45:49 pm | 6:06:51 am | 9:36:10 pm | 13h 16m 50s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:52:35 am | 6.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:49:01 am | 8:31:30 am | +2m 29s | 7:11:38 pm | -3m 2s | 7:54:00 pm | 10h 40m 8s | -5m 31s | 1:52:11 pm | 22.91° | 6:59:58 am | 8:42:50 pm | 6:09:30 am | 9:33:00 pm | 13h 22m 21s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:52:19 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:51:26 am | 8:33:59 am | +2m 29s | 7:08:37 pm | -3m 1s | 7:51:04 pm | 10h 34m 38s | -5m 30s | 1:51:55 pm | 22.53° | 7:02:25 am | 8:39:53 pm | 6:12:07 am | 9:29:53 pm | 13h 27m 52s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 7:50 amNew moon at 7:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:52:03 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:53:50 am | 8:36:29 am | +2m 30s | 7:05:37 pm | -3m 0s | 7:48:09 pm | 10h 29m 8s | -5m 30s | 1:51:39 pm | 22.16° | 7:04:51 am | 8:36:56 pm | 6:14:43 am | 9:26:48 pm | 13h 33m 22s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:51:47 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:56:15 am | 8:38:59 am | +2m 30s | 7:02:37 pm | -3m 0s | 7:45:14 pm | 10h 23m 38s | -5m 30s | 1:51:24 pm | 21.78° | 7:07:17 am | 8:34:02 pm | 6:17:18 am | 9:23:45 pm | 13h 38m 53s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:51:32 am | 7.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:58:40 am | 8:41:30 am | +2m 31s | 6:59:38 pm | -2m 59s | 7:42:21 pm | 10h 18m 8s | -5m 30s | 1:51:09 pm | 21.41° | 7:09:42 am | 8:31:09 pm | 6:19:51 am | 9:20:44 pm | 13h 44m 23s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:51:16 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 8:01:05 am | 8:44:01 am | +2m 31s | 6:56:39 pm | -2m 59s | 7:39:29 pm | 10h 12m 38s | -5m 30s | 1:50:55 pm | 21.04° | 7:12:06 am | 8:28:18 pm | 6:22:23 am | 9:17:46 pm | 13h 49m 54s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:51:02 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 8:03:29 am | 8:46:33 am | +2m 32s | 6:53:41 pm | -2m 58s | 7:36:38 pm | 10h 7m 8s | -5m 30s | 1:50:42 pm | 20.67° | 7:14:30 am | 8:25:28 pm | 6:24:54 am | 9:14:50 pm | 13h 55m 24s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:50:49 am | 8.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 8:05:54 am | 8:49:05 am | +2m 32s | 6:50:44 pm | -2m 57s | 7:33:49 pm | 10h 1m 39s | -5m 29s | 1:50:29 pm | 20.30° | 7:16:53 am | 8:22:40 pm | 6:27:23 am | 9:11:56 pm | 14h 0m 54s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:50:35 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 8:08:19 am | 8:51:38 am | +2m 33s | 6:47:47 pm | -2m 57s | 7:31:00 pm | 9h 56m 9s | -5m 29s | 1:50:17 pm | 19.94° | 7:19:16 am | 8:19:54 pm | 6:29:52 am | 9:09:04 pm | 14h 6m 24s | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:50:23 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 8:10:44 am | 8:54:11 am | +2m 33s | 6:44:52 pm | -2m 55s | 7:28:13 pm | 9h 50m 41s | -5m 29s | 1:50:05 pm | 19.57° | 7:21:38 am | 8:17:09 pm | 6:32:19 am | 9:06:15 pm | 14h 11m 52s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 8:12 amFirst quarter at 8:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
1:50:11 am | 9.9° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 8:13:08 am | 8:56:44 am | +2m 33s | 6:41:57 pm | -2m 55s | 7:25:27 pm | 9h 45m 13s | -5m 28s | 1:49:54 pm | 19.21° | 7:24:00 am | 8:14:26 pm | 6:34:45 am | 9:03:28 pm | 14h 17m 21s | 🌔 (66%)Waxing Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:50:00 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 8:15:33 am | 8:59:18 am | +2m 34s | 6:39:02 pm | -2m 55s | 7:22:42 pm | 9h 39m 44s | -5m 28s | 1:49:43 pm | 18.86° | 7:26:21 am | 8:11:45 pm | 6:37:10 am | 9:00:44 pm | 14h 22m 50s | 🌔 (75%)Waxing Gibbous: 75% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:48 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 8:17:58 am | 9:01:52 am | +2m 34s | 6:36:09 pm | -2m 53s | 7:19:59 pm | 9h 34m 17s | -5m 28s | 1:49:33 pm | 18.50° | 7:28:42 am | 8:09:06 pm | 6:39:34 am | 8:58:01 pm | 14h 28m 18s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:38 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 8:20:22 am | 9:04:27 am | +2m 35s | 6:33:17 pm | -2m 52s | 7:17:17 pm | 9h 28m 50s | -5m 27s | 1:49:24 pm | 18.15° | 7:31:02 am | 8:06:28 pm | 6:41:58 am | 8:55:22 pm | 14h 33m 45s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:28 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 8:22:47 am | 9:07:02 am | +2m 35s | 6:30:25 pm | -2m 52s | 7:14:36 pm | 9h 23m 23s | -5m 27s | 1:49:16 pm | 17.80° | 7:33:22 am | 8:03:53 pm | 6:44:20 am | 8:52:44 pm | 14h 39m 13s | 🌔 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:20 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 8:25:11 am | 9:09:38 am | +2m 36s | 6:27:35 pm | -2m 50s | 7:11:57 pm | 9h 17m 57s | -5m 26s | 1:49:08 pm | 17.45° | 7:35:41 am | 8:01:19 pm | 6:46:41 am | 8:50:09 pm | 14h 44m 39s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:49:12 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 8:27:36 am | 9:12:14 am | +2m 36s | 6:24:46 pm | -2m 49s | 7:09:19 pm | 9h 12m 32s | -5m 25s | 1:49:01 pm | 17.11° | 7:38:00 am | 7:58:47 pm | 6:49:01 am | 8:47:36 pm | 14h 50m 5s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 8:11 pmFull moon at 8:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:49:04 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 8:30:00 am | 9:14:51 am | +2m 37s | 6:21:57 pm | -2m 49s | 7:06:43 pm | 9h 7m 6s | -5m 25s | 1:48:55 pm | 16.77° | 7:40:19 am | 7:56:18 pm | 6:51:20 am | 8:45:06 pm | 14h 55m 30s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:48:58 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 8:32:24 am | 9:17:27 am | +2m 36s | 6:19:10 pm | -2m 47s | 7:04:09 pm | 9h 1m 43s | -5m 24s | 1:48:49 pm | 16.43° | 7:42:36 am | 7:53:50 pm | 6:53:38 am | 8:42:38 pm | 15h 0m 55s | 🌖 (93%)Waning Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:48:52 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 8:34:48 am | 9:20:05 am | +2m 38s | 6:16:24 pm | -2m 46s | 7:01:36 pm | 8h 56m 19s | -5m 23s | 1:48:44 pm | 16.09° | 7:44:54 am | 7:51:24 pm | 6:55:56 am | 8:40:13 pm | 15h 6m 18s | 🌖 (86%)Waning Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:48:46 am | 13.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 8:37:12 am | 9:22:42 am | +2m 37s | 6:13:40 pm | -2m 44s | 6:59:05 pm | 8h 50m 58s | -5m 22s | 1:48:40 pm | 15.76° | 7:47:10 am | 7:49:01 pm | 6:58:12 am | 8:37:50 pm | 15h 11m 40s | 🌖 (77%)Waning Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:48:42 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 8:39:36 am | 9:25:20 am | +2m 38s | 6:10:56 pm | -2m 44s | 6:56:36 pm | 8h 45m 36s | -5m 21s | 1:48:37 pm | 15.44° | 7:49:27 am | 7:46:39 pm | 7:00:27 am | 8:35:30 pm | 15h 17m 2s | 🌖 (67%)Waning Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:48:38 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 8:42:00 am | 9:27:58 am | +2m 38s | 6:08:14 pm | -2m 42s | 6:54:08 pm | 8h 40m 16s | -5m 20s | 1:48:35 pm | 15.11° | 7:51:42 am | 7:44:20 pm | 7:02:42 am | 8:33:12 pm | 15h 22m 22s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:48:36 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Kenai, AK - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Kenai, 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 Kenai, AK.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Kenai, AK
In Kenai, AK, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 18 at 4:34 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 26 at 10:14 am. The earliest sunset is on December 16 at 3:52 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 22 at 11:39 pm.
Kenai, AK gets 13h 24m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (19h 05m versus 5h 41m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 23m.
Kenai, AK Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Kenai. 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 Kenai.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 5° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 51.1° (around Jun 18) in Kenai. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Kenai the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:48 and 13:19 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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