Sunrise and sunset times in Kotzebue, AK
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 7:07:46 am
Night ends at 7:12 am7:12:21 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 9:16 am9:16:14 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: 10:12:36 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: 6:55:50 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 7:52 pm7:52:03 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 9:55 pm9:55:21 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.
Kotzebue Tides
Low 11:48 am 0.1 ftHigh 5:54 pm 0.5 ftKotzebue
| High tide | 3:32 am | 0.5 ft | 0.15 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 11:48 am | 0.1 ft | 0.03 m |
| High tide | 5:54 pm | 0.5 ft | 0.14 m |
| Low tide | 12:26 am | 0.3 ft | 0.10 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 4:41 am | 0.5 ft | 0.14 m |
| Low tide | 12:25 pm | 0.1 ft | 0.03 m |
| High tide | 6:40 pm | 0.5 ft | 0.15 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 9490424, Kotzebue (harmonic station), 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: -18.44° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 74.0° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 8 hours, 43 minutes
3 hours, 4 minutes left until today's sunrise in Kotzebue
Moon set on Oct 21 at 2:59 am
Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 6:42 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 7:16 am7:15:38 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 9:20 am9:19:31 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: 10:16:14 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: 6:51:55 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 7:49 pm7:48:30 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 9:52 pm9:51:49 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: 8 hours, 35 minutes
Tomorrow will be 8 minutes shorter than today in Kotzebue
Moon will set on Oct 22 at 4:48 am Moon will rise on Oct 22 at 6:26 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (90%)
- Kotzebue, Alaska
- Latitude: 66.898331 (North)
- Longitude: -162.596664 (West)
- Time zone: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8)
Shortest day in Kotzebue, 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 1 hour, 40 minutes.Longest day in Kotzebue, AK
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026. That day the Sun does not set (midnight sun).
October 2026 - Kotzebue, 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 Kotzebue.
All times are in Kotzebue's time: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8).
The day length shortens by 3 hours, 45 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Kotzebue, AK - from 11 hours, 11 minutes on the first day to 7 hours, 26 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.8:10:24 am | 9:03:18 am | +3m 20s | 8:14:49 pm | -3m 59s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.9:07:27 pm | 11h 11m 31s | -7m 19s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.2:39:55 pm | 19.63° | 7:07:21 am | 10:10:02 pm | 5:57:10 am | 11:19:16 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 51m 50s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:40:05 am | 3.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 8:13:44 am | 9:06:39 am | +3m 21s | 8:10:51 pm | -3m 58s | 9:03:31 pm | 11h 4m 12s | -7m 19s | 2:39:36 pm | 19.24° | 7:10:56 am | 10:05:52 pm | 6:01:32 am | 11:14:22 pm | 12h 59m 10s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:39:46 am | 3.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 8:17:04 am | 9:10:01 am | +3m 22s | 8:06:53 pm | -3m 58s | 8:59:35 pm | 10h 56m 52s | -7m 20s | 2:39:17 pm | 18.85° | 7:14:29 am | 10:01:43 pm | 6:05:48 am | 11:09:34 pm | 13h 6m 30s | 🌗 (41%) Last quarter at 5:25 amLast quarter at 5:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 41% illuminated |
2:39:27 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 8:20:23 am | 9:13:23 am | +3m 22s | 8:02:55 pm | -3m 58s | 8:55:40 pm | 10h 49m 32s | -7m 20s | 2:38:58 pm | 18.47° | 7:18:00 am | 9:57:38 pm | 6:10:00 am | 11:04:50 pm | 13h 13m 50s | 🌘 (30%)Waning Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:39:07 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 8:23:41 am | 9:16:45 am | +3m 22s | 7:58:57 pm | -3m 58s | 8:51:47 pm | 10h 42m 12s | -7m 20s | 2:38:40 pm | 18.08° | 7:21:30 am | 9:53:34 pm | 6:14:06 am | 11:00:12 pm | 13h 21m 11s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:38:49 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 8:27:00 am | 9:20:08 am | +3m 23s | 7:54:59 pm | -3m 58s | 8:47:54 pm | 10h 34m 51s | -7m 21s | 2:38:22 pm | 17.70° | 7:24:58 am | 9:49:33 pm | 6:18:09 am | 10:55:39 pm | 13h 28m 33s | 🌘 (12%)Waning Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:38:31 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 8:30:18 am | 9:23:32 am | +3m 24s | 7:51:01 pm | -3m 58s | 8:44:03 pm | 10h 27m 29s | -7m 21s | 2:38:05 pm | 17.32° | 7:28:24 am | 9:45:34 pm | 6:22:07 am | 10:51:10 pm | 13h 35m 56s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:38:14 am | 5.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 8:33:35 am | 9:26:57 am | +3m 25s | 7:47:04 pm | -3m 57s | 8:40:13 pm | 10h 20m 7s | -7m 22s | 2:37:48 pm | 16.94° | 7:31:49 am | 9:41:38 pm | 6:26:02 am | 10:46:45 pm | 13h 43m 18s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:37:57 am | 6.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 8:36:53 am | 9:30:22 am | +3m 25s | 7:43:07 pm | -3m 57s | 8:36:24 pm | 10h 12m 45s | -7m 23s | 2:37:31 pm | 16.56° | 7:35:12 am | 9:37:43 pm | 6:29:53 am | 10:42:25 pm | 13h 50m 41s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:37:39 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 8:40:10 am | 9:33:48 am | +3m 26s | 7:39:09 pm | -3m 58s | 8:32:36 pm | 10h 5m 21s | -7m 23s | 2:37:15 pm | 16.18° | 7:38:34 am | 9:33:51 pm | 6:33:41 am | 10:38:09 pm | 13h 58m 6s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 7:50 amNew moon at 7:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
2:37:23 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 8:43:27 am | 9:37:15 am | +3m 27s | 7:35:12 pm | -3m 57s | 8:28:49 pm | 9h 57m 57s | -7m 24s | 2:37:00 pm | 15.80° | 7:41:55 am | 9:30:01 pm | 6:37:25 am | 10:33:57 pm | 14h 5m 31s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:37:08 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 8:46:44 am | 9:40:43 am | +3m 28s | 7:31:15 pm | -3m 57s | 8:25:03 pm | 9h 50m 32s | -7m 25s | 2:36:45 pm | 15.43° | 7:45:15 am | 9:26:13 pm | 6:41:06 am | 10:29:49 pm | 14h 12m 56s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:36:53 am | 7.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 8:50:01 am | 9:44:11 am | +3m 28s | 7:27:19 pm | -3m 56s | 8:21:18 pm | 9h 43m 8s | -7m 25s | 2:36:30 pm | 15.05° | 7:48:33 am | 9:22:28 pm | 6:44:45 am | 10:25:45 pm | 14h 20m 22s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:36:37 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 8:53:18 am | 9:47:41 am | +3m 30s | 7:23:22 pm | -3m 57s | 8:17:34 pm | 9h 35m 41s | -7m 26s | 2:36:16 pm | 14.68° | 7:51:50 am | 9:18:44 pm | 6:48:20 am | 10:21:45 pm | 14h 27m 49s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:36:23 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 8:56:35 am | 9:51:11 am | +3m 30s | 7:19:25 pm | -3m 57s | 8:13:52 pm | 9h 28m 14s | -7m 27s | 2:36:03 pm | 14.31° | 7:55:06 am | 9:15:03 pm | 6:51:53 am | 10:17:48 pm | 14h 35m 18s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:36:10 am | 8.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 8:59:51 am | 9:54:43 am | +3m 32s | 7:15:29 pm | -3m 56s | 8:10:11 pm | 9h 20m 46s | -7m 28s | 2:35:50 pm | 13.95° | 7:58:21 am | 9:11:24 pm | 6:55:24 am | 10:13:55 pm | 14h 42m 46s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:35:57 am | 9.2° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 9:03:08 am | 9:58:15 am | +3m 32s | 7:11:33 pm | -3m 56s | 8:06:31 pm | 9h 13m 18s | -7m 29s | 2:35:37 pm | 13.58° | 8:01:35 am | 9:07:47 pm | 6:58:52 am | 10:10:05 pm | 14h 50m 16s | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:35:43 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 9:06:25 am | 10:01:49 am | +3m 34s | 7:07:37 pm | -3m 56s | 8:02:52 pm | 9h 5m 48s | -7m 29s | 2:35:26 pm | 13.22° | 8:04:48 am | 9:04:13 pm | 7:02:17 am | 10:06:19 pm | 14h 57m 46s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 8:12 amFirst quarter at 8:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
2:35:32 am | 9.9° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 9:09:41 am | 10:05:23 am | +3m 34s | 7:03:41 pm | -3m 56s | 7:59:15 pm | 8h 58m 18s | -7m 30s | 2:35:15 pm | 12.86° | 8:08:00 am | 9:00:40 pm | 7:05:41 am | 10:02:37 pm | 15h 5m 18s | 🌔 (66%)Waxing Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:35:21 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 9:12:58 am | 10:08:59 am | +3m 36s | 6:59:46 pm | -3m 55s | 7:55:38 pm | 8h 50m 47s | -7m 31s | 2:35:04 pm | 12.50° | 8:11:12 am | 8:57:10 pm | 7:09:02 am | 9:58:57 pm | 15h 12m 50s | 🌔 (75%)Waxing Gibbous: 75% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:35:09 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 9:16:14 am | 10:12:36 am | +3m 37s | 6:55:50 pm | -3m 56s | 7:52:03 pm | 8h 43m 14s | -7m 32s | 2:34:54 pm | 12.14° | 8:14:22 am | 8:53:42 pm | 7:12:21 am | 9:55:21 pm | 15h 20m 24s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:34:59 am | 11.0° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 9:19:31 am | 10:16:14 am | +3m 38s | 6:51:55 pm | -3m 55s | 7:48:30 pm | 8h 35m 41s | -7m 33s | 2:34:45 pm | 11.79° | 8:17:31 am | 8:50:16 pm | 7:15:38 am | 9:51:49 pm | 15h 27m 58s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:34:49 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 9:22:48 am | 10:19:53 am | +3m 39s | 6:48:00 pm | -3m 55s | 7:44:58 pm | 8h 28m 7s | -7m 34s | 2:34:37 pm | 11.44° | 8:20:39 am | 8:46:53 pm | 7:18:53 am | 9:48:19 pm | 15h 35m 34s | 🌔 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:34:41 am | 11.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 9:26:04 am | 10:23:34 am | +3m 41s | 6:44:05 pm | -3m 55s | 7:41:27 pm | 8h 20m 31s | -7m 35s | 2:34:29 pm | 11.10° | 8:23:47 am | 8:43:32 pm | 7:22:06 am | 9:44:53 pm | 15h 43m 10s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:34:33 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 9:29:21 am | 10:27:15 am | +3m 41s | 6:40:10 pm | -3m 55s | 7:37:57 pm | 8h 12m 55s | -7m 36s | 2:34:22 pm | 10.75° | 8:26:53 am | 8:40:13 pm | 7:25:17 am | 9:41:31 pm | 15h 50m 48s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 8:11 pmFull moon at 8:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
2:34:25 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 9:32:38 am | 10:30:58 am | +3m 43s | 6:36:16 pm | -3m 54s | 7:34:30 pm | 8h 5m 18s | -7m 37s | 2:34:16 pm | 10.41° | 8:29:59 am | 8:36:57 pm | 7:28:26 am | 9:38:11 pm | 15h 58m 27s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:34:19 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 9:35:54 am | 10:34:43 am | +3m 45s | 6:32:22 pm | -3m 54s | 7:31:03 pm | 7h 57m 39s | -7m 38s | 2:34:10 pm | 10.07° | 8:33:04 am | 8:33:42 pm | 7:31:34 am | 9:34:55 pm | 16h 6m 6s | 🌖 (93%)Waning Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:34:12 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 9:39:11 am | 10:38:28 am | +3m 45s | 6:28:28 pm | -3m 54s | 7:27:38 pm | 7h 50m 0s | -7m 39s | 2:34:06 pm | 9.74° | 8:36:08 am | 8:30:31 pm | 7:34:39 am | 9:31:42 pm | 16h 13m 47s | 🌖 (86%)Waning Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:34:08 am | 13.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 9:42:27 am | 10:42:15 am | +3m 47s | 6:24:34 pm | -3m 54s | 7:24:15 pm | 7h 42m 19s | -7m 41s | 2:34:02 pm | 9.41° | 8:39:11 am | 8:27:21 pm | 7:37:43 am | 9:28:33 pm | 16h 21m 29s | 🌖 (77%)Waning Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:34:04 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 9:45:44 am | 10:46:03 am | +3m 48s | 6:20:41 pm | -3m 53s | 7:20:54 pm | 7h 34m 38s | -7m 42s | 2:33:58 pm | 9.08° | 8:42:13 am | 8:24:15 pm | 7:40:45 am | 9:25:26 pm | 16h 29m 11s | 🌖 (67%)Waning Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:33:59 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 9:49:00 am | 10:49:52 am | +3m 49s | 6:16:48 pm | -3m 53s | 7:17:34 pm | 7h 26m 56s | -7m 43s | 2:33:56 pm | 8.76° | 8:45:14 am | 8:21:10 pm | 7:43:46 am | 9:22:23 pm | 16h 36m 55s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:33:57 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Kotzebue, AK - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Kotzebue, 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 Kotzebue, AK.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Kotzebue, AK
In Kotzebue, AK, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 2 at 3:04 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 22 at 12:58 pm. The earliest sunset is on December 20 at 2:38 pm, and the latest sunset is on July 9 at 2:37 am (after midnight).
Kotzebue, AK gets 22h 19m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (24h 00m versus 1h 40m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 44m.
Kotzebue, AK Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Kotzebue. 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 Kotzebue.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun ranges from 2.6° below the horizon (around Dec 24) to 43.1° above it (around Jun 18) in Kotzebue. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. For about 57 days around midwinter the whole figure sinks below the horizon — the Sun does not rise at noon at all. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Kotzebue the Sun reaches its highest point between 13:33 and 14:04 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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