Sunrise and sunset times in North Pole, AK
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 7:07:18 am
Night ends at 6:16 am6:16:27 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.·Dawn at 8:10 am8:10:10 am
Dawn, first light: 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: 9:01:28 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: 6:05:07 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).
Dusk at 6:56 pm6:56:17 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:50 pm8:49:31 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: -12.65° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 88.6° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 3 minutes
1 hour, 54 minutes left until today's sunrise in North Pole
Moon set on Oct 21 at 2:06 am
Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 5:33 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 6:19 am6:19:23 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.·Dawn at 8:13 am8:13:06 am
Dawn, first light: 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: 9:04:40 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: 6:01:37 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).
Dusk at 6:53 pm6:53:04 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:46 pm8:46:19 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, 56 minutes
Tomorrow will be 7 minutes shorter than today in North Pole
Moon will set on Oct 22 at 3:48 am Moon will rise on Oct 22 at 5:24 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (90%)
- North Pole, Alaska
- Latitude: 64.751114 (North)
- Longitude: -147.349442 (West)
- Time zone: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8)
Shortest day in North Pole, 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 3 hours, 44 minutes.Longest day in North Pole, 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 21 hours, 44 minutes.
October 2026 - North Pole, 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 North Pole.
All times are in North Pole's time: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8).
The day length shortens by 3 hours, 20 minutes over the course of October 2026 in North Pole, AK - from 11 hours, 16 minutes on the first day to 7 hours, 56 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.7:11:11 am | 7:59:49 am | +2m 59s | 7:16:30 pm | -3m 38s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:04:55 pm | 11h 16m 41s | -6m 37s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:38:56 pm | 21.79° | 6:13:32 am | 9:02:12 pm | 5:10:50 am | 10:04:13 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 46m 19s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:39:06 am | 3.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:14:10 am | 8:02:49 am | +3m 0s | 7:12:53 pm | -3m 37s | 8:01:19 pm | 11h 10m 4s | -6m 37s | 1:38:37 pm | 21.40° | 6:16:41 am | 8:58:26 pm | 5:14:32 am | 9:59:56 pm | 12h 52m 56s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:38:47 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:17:08 am | 8:05:49 am | +3m 0s | 7:09:16 pm | -3m 37s | 7:57:44 pm | 11h 3m 27s | -6m 37s | 1:38:18 pm | 21.02° | 6:19:50 am | 8:54:42 pm | 5:18:11 am | 9:55:43 pm | 12h 59m 33s | 🌗 (41%) Last quarter at 5:25 amLast quarter at 5:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 41% illuminated |
1:38:27 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:20:07 am | 8:08:49 am | +3m 0s | 7:05:40 pm | -3m 36s | 7:54:10 pm | 10h 56m 51s | -6m 37s | 1:38:00 pm | 20.63° | 6:22:57 am | 8:50:59 pm | 5:21:47 am | 9:51:34 pm | 13h 6m 10s | 🌘 (30%)Waning Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:38:09 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:23:04 am | 8:11:50 am | +3m 1s | 7:02:03 pm | -3m 37s | 7:50:37 pm | 10h 50m 13s | -6m 37s | 1:37:42 pm | 20.25° | 6:26:03 am | 8:47:19 pm | 5:25:19 am | 9:47:29 pm | 13h 12m 49s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:37:51 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:26:02 am | 8:14:52 am | +3m 2s | 6:58:27 pm | -3m 36s | 7:47:06 pm | 10h 43m 35s | -6m 38s | 1:37:24 pm | 19.86° | 6:29:08 am | 8:43:41 pm | 5:28:48 am | 9:43:28 pm | 13h 19m 27s | 🌘 (12%)Waning Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:37:33 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:28:59 am | 8:17:54 am | +3m 2s | 6:54:51 pm | -3m 36s | 7:43:35 pm | 10h 36m 57s | -6m 38s | 1:37:06 pm | 19.48° | 6:32:11 am | 8:40:04 pm | 5:32:15 am | 9:39:30 pm | 13h 26m 5s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:37:15 am | 5.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:31:56 am | 8:20:56 am | +3m 2s | 6:51:15 pm | -3m 36s | 7:40:05 pm | 10h 30m 19s | -6m 38s | 1:36:49 pm | 19.10° | 6:35:14 am | 8:36:30 pm | 5:35:39 am | 9:35:35 pm | 13h 32m 44s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:36:57 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:34:53 am | 8:23:59 am | +3m 3s | 6:47:40 pm | -3m 35s | 7:36:36 pm | 10h 23m 41s | -6m 38s | 1:36:33 pm | 18.72° | 6:38:15 am | 8:32:57 pm | 5:39:00 am | 9:31:44 pm | 13h 39m 23s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:36:41 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:37:50 am | 8:27:03 am | +3m 4s | 6:44:05 pm | -3m 35s | 7:33:08 pm | 10h 17m 2s | -6m 39s | 1:36:17 pm | 18.34° | 6:41:15 am | 8:29:26 pm | 5:42:18 am | 9:27:56 pm | 13h 46m 2s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 7:50 amNew moon at 7:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:36:25 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:40:47 am | 8:30:07 am | +3m 4s | 6:40:31 pm | -3m 34s | 7:29:41 pm | 10h 10m 24s | -6m 39s | 1:36:01 pm | 17.97° | 6:44:14 am | 8:25:57 pm | 5:45:35 am | 9:24:11 pm | 13h 52m 41s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:36:09 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:43:44 am | 8:33:12 am | +3m 5s | 6:36:56 pm | -3m 35s | 7:26:15 pm | 10h 3m 44s | -6m 39s | 1:35:46 pm | 17.59° | 6:47:13 am | 8:22:31 pm | 5:48:49 am | 9:20:29 pm | 13h 59m 22s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:35:54 am | 7.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:46:40 am | 8:36:18 am | +3m 6s | 6:33:22 pm | -3m 34s | 7:22:51 pm | 9h 57m 4s | -6m 39s | 1:35:31 pm | 17.22° | 6:50:10 am | 8:19:06 pm | 5:52:01 am | 9:16:51 pm | 14h 6m 2s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:35:38 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:49:37 am | 8:39:24 am | +3m 6s | 6:29:49 pm | -3m 33s | 7:19:27 pm | 9h 50m 25s | -6m 40s | 1:35:17 pm | 16.85° | 6:53:07 am | 8:15:43 pm | 5:55:11 am | 9:13:16 pm | 14h 12m 42s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:35:24 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:52:33 am | 8:42:31 am | +3m 7s | 6:26:16 pm | -3m 33s | 7:16:05 pm | 9h 43m 45s | -6m 40s | 1:35:04 pm | 16.48° | 6:56:02 am | 8:12:22 pm | 5:58:18 am | 9:09:43 pm | 14h 19m 22s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:35:11 am | 8.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:55:29 am | 8:45:38 am | +3m 7s | 6:22:43 pm | -3m 33s | 7:12:44 pm | 9h 37m 5s | -6m 40s | 1:34:51 pm | 16.11° | 6:58:57 am | 8:09:02 pm | 6:01:24 am | 9:06:14 pm | 14h 26m 4s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:34:57 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:58:25 am | 8:48:47 am | +3m 9s | 6:19:11 pm | -3m 32s | 7:09:24 pm | 9h 30m 24s | -6m 41s | 1:34:39 pm | 15.74° | 7:01:51 am | 8:05:45 pm | 6:04:28 am | 9:02:47 pm | 14h 32m 45s | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:34:45 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 8:01:22 am | 8:51:56 am | +3m 9s | 6:15:39 pm | -3m 32s | 7:06:05 pm | 9h 23m 43s | -6m 41s | 1:34:27 pm | 15.38° | 7:04:44 am | 8:02:30 pm | 6:07:31 am | 8:59:24 pm | 14h 39m 27s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 8:12 amFirst quarter at 8:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
1:34:33 am | 9.9° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 8:04:18 am | 8:55:06 am | +3m 10s | 6:12:08 pm | -3m 31s | 7:02:48 pm | 9h 17m 2s | -6m 41s | 1:34:16 pm | 15.02° | 7:07:37 am | 7:59:17 pm | 6:10:31 am | 8:56:03 pm | 14h 46m 9s | 🌔 (66%)Waxing Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:34:22 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 8:07:14 am | 8:58:17 am | +3m 11s | 6:08:37 pm | -3m 31s | 6:59:32 pm | 9h 10m 20s | -6m 41s | 1:34:05 pm | 14.66° | 7:10:28 am | 7:56:06 pm | 6:13:30 am | 8:52:46 pm | 14h 52m 51s | 🌔 (75%)Waxing Gibbous: 75% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:34:10 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 8:10:10 am | 9:01:28 am | +3m 11s | 6:05:07 pm | -3m 30s | 6:56:17 pm | 9h 3m 39s | -6m 42s | 1:33:55 pm | 14.31° | 7:13:19 am | 7:52:57 pm | 6:16:27 am | 8:49:31 pm | 14h 59m 33s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:34:00 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 8:13:06 am | 9:04:40 am | +3m 12s | 6:01:37 pm | -3m 30s | 6:53:04 pm | 8h 56m 57s | -6m 42s | 1:33:46 pm | 13.95° | 7:16:09 am | 7:49:50 pm | 6:19:23 am | 8:46:19 pm | 15h 6m 16s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:33:50 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 8:16:02 am | 9:07:53 am | +3m 13s | 5:58:08 pm | -3m 29s | 6:49:52 pm | 8h 50m 15s | -6m 42s | 1:33:38 pm | 13.60° | 7:18:59 am | 7:46:45 pm | 6:22:17 am | 8:43:11 pm | 15h 12m 59s | 🌔 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:33:42 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 8:18:58 am | 9:11:07 am | +3m 14s | 5:54:40 pm | -3m 28s | 6:46:42 pm | 8h 43m 33s | -6m 42s | 1:33:30 pm | 13.26° | 7:21:47 am | 7:43:42 pm | 6:25:10 am | 8:40:05 pm | 15h 19m 42s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:33:34 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 8:21:54 am | 9:14:22 am | +3m 15s | 5:51:12 pm | -3m 28s | 6:43:33 pm | 8h 36m 50s | -6m 42s | 1:33:23 pm | 12.91° | 7:24:35 am | 7:40:42 pm | 6:28:01 am | 8:37:02 pm | 15h 26m 25s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 8:11 pmFull moon at 8:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:33:26 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 8:24:50 am | 9:17:37 am | +3m 15s | 5:47:45 pm | -3m 27s | 6:40:26 pm | 8h 30m 8s | -6m 42s | 1:33:17 pm | 12.57° | 7:27:22 am | 7:37:44 pm | 6:30:50 am | 8:34:01 pm | 15h 33m 8s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:33:20 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 8:27:46 am | 9:20:53 am | +3m 16s | 5:44:18 pm | -3m 27s | 6:37:20 pm | 8h 23m 25s | -6m 43s | 1:33:11 pm | 12.24° | 7:30:09 am | 7:34:48 pm | 6:33:38 am | 8:31:04 pm | 15h 39m 52s | 🌖 (93%)Waning Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:33:14 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 8:30:42 am | 9:24:10 am | +3m 17s | 5:40:53 pm | -3m 25s | 6:34:16 pm | 8h 16m 43s | -6m 43s | 1:33:06 pm | 11.90° | 7:32:55 am | 7:31:54 pm | 6:36:25 am | 8:28:10 pm | 15h 46m 35s | 🌖 (86%)Waning Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:33:08 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 8:33:37 am | 9:27:28 am | +3m 18s | 5:37:28 pm | -3m 25s | 6:31:13 pm | 8h 10m 0s | -6m 43s | 1:33:02 pm | 11.57° | 7:35:39 am | 7:29:02 pm | 6:39:10 am | 8:25:19 pm | 15h 53m 19s | 🌖 (77%)Waning Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:33:04 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 8:36:33 am | 9:30:47 am | +3m 19s | 5:34:04 pm | -3m 24s | 6:28:13 pm | 8h 3m 17s | -6m 42s | 1:32:59 pm | 11.24° | 7:38:24 am | 7:26:13 pm | 6:41:54 am | 8:22:30 pm | 16h 0m 2s | 🌖 (67%)Waning Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:33:00 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 8:39:28 am | 9:34:06 am | +3m 19s | 5:30:41 pm | -3m 23s | 6:25:14 pm | 7h 56m 35s | -6m 42s | 1:32:57 pm | 10.92° | 7:41:07 am | 7:23:26 pm | 6:44:36 am | 8:19:45 pm | 16h 6m 45s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:32:58 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in North Pole, AK - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in North Pole, 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 North Pole, AK.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in North Pole, AK
In North Pole, AK, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 20 at 2:59 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 24 at 10:55 am. The earliest sunset is on December 18 at 2:39 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 21 at 12:43 am (after midnight).
North Pole, AK gets 17h 59m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (21h 44m versus 3h 44m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 32m.
North Pole, AK Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in North Pole. 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 North Pole.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 1.3° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 47.8° (around Jun 18) in North Pole. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over North Pole the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:32 and 13:03 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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