Sunrise and sunset times in Palmer, AK
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 6:40:39 am
Night ends at 6:29 am6:29:24 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 8:11 am8:11:09 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: 8:56:39 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: 6:24:10 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 7:10 pm7:09:35 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 8:51 pm8:50:58 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: -16.69° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 81.9° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 27 minutes
2 hours, 16 minutes left until today's sunrise in Palmer
Moonset: 2:29 am
Moonrise: 5:31 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 6:32 am6:31:54 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 8:14 am8:13:40 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: 8:59:22 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: 6:21:09 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).
Dusk at 7:07 pm7:06:46 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 8:48 pm8:48:11 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, 21 minutes
Tomorrow will be 6 minutes shorter than today in Palmer
Moonset: 4:02 am Moonrise: 5:28 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (90%)
- Palmer, Alaska
- Latitude: 61.599724 (North)
- Longitude: -149.112778 (West)
- Time zone: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8)
Shortest day in Palmer, 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, 18 minutes.Longest day in Palmer, 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, 33 minutes.
October 2026 - Palmer, 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 Palmer.
All times are in Palmer's time: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8).
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 52 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Palmer, AK - from 11 hours, 22 minutes on the first day to 8 hours, 30 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.7:20:26 am | 8:04:01 am | +2m 33s | 7:26:36 pm | -3m 12s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:10:01 pm | 11h 22m 35s | -5m 46s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:45:59 pm | 24.94° | 6:29:03 am | 9:01:07 pm | 5:34:29 am | 9:55:13 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 39m 59s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:46:09 am | 3.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:22:59 am | 8:06:35 am | +2m 34s | 7:23:24 pm | -3m 12s | 8:06:50 pm | 11h 16m 49s | -5m 46s | 1:45:40 pm | 24.55° | 6:31:44 am | 8:57:49 pm | 5:37:30 am | 9:51:36 pm | 12h 45m 46s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:45:50 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:25:32 am | 8:09:10 am | +2m 35s | 7:20:13 pm | -3m 11s | 8:03:40 pm | 11h 11m 3s | -5m 46s | 1:45:21 pm | 24.17° | 6:34:24 am | 8:54:33 pm | 5:40:29 am | 9:48:02 pm | 12h 51m 31s | 🌗 (41%) Last quarter at 5:25 amLast quarter at 5:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 41% illuminated |
1:45:30 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:28:05 am | 8:11:44 am | +2m 34s | 7:17:02 pm | -3m 11s | 8:00:31 pm | 11h 5m 18s | -5m 46s | 1:45:03 pm | 23.78° | 6:37:03 am | 8:51:19 pm | 5:43:26 am | 9:44:30 pm | 12h 57m 17s | 🌘 (30%)Waning Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:45:12 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:30:38 am | 8:14:19 am | +2m 35s | 7:13:51 pm | -3m 11s | 7:57:23 pm | 10h 59m 32s | -5m 46s | 1:44:45 pm | 23.40° | 6:39:41 am | 8:48:06 pm | 5:46:21 am | 9:41:01 pm | 13h 3m 4s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:44:54 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:33:10 am | 8:16:55 am | +2m 36s | 7:10:41 pm | -3m 10s | 7:54:16 pm | 10h 53m 46s | -5m 46s | 1:44:27 pm | 23.01° | 6:42:18 am | 8:44:54 pm | 5:49:14 am | 9:37:35 pm | 13h 8m 49s | 🌘 (12%)Waning Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:44:36 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:35:43 am | 8:19:30 am | +2m 35s | 7:07:31 pm | -3m 10s | 7:51:10 pm | 10h 48m 1s | -5m 46s | 1:44:10 pm | 22.63° | 6:44:54 am | 8:41:45 pm | 5:52:06 am | 9:34:11 pm | 13h 14m 36s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:44:19 am | 5.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:38:15 am | 8:22:07 am | +2m 37s | 7:04:21 pm | -3m 10s | 7:48:05 pm | 10h 42m 14s | -5m 46s | 1:43:53 pm | 22.25° | 6:47:30 am | 8:38:36 pm | 5:54:55 am | 9:30:50 pm | 13h 20m 22s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:44:02 am | 6.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:40:47 am | 8:24:43 am | +2m 36s | 7:01:12 pm | -3m 9s | 7:45:00 pm | 10h 36m 29s | -5m 46s | 1:43:36 pm | 21.87° | 6:50:05 am | 8:35:30 pm | 5:57:43 am | 9:27:31 pm | 13h 26m 8s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:43:44 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:43:19 am | 8:27:20 am | +2m 37s | 6:58:04 pm | -3m 8s | 7:41:57 pm | 10h 30m 44s | -5m 46s | 1:43:20 pm | 21.49° | 6:52:39 am | 8:32:25 pm | 6:00:29 am | 9:24:15 pm | 13h 31m 54s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 7:50 amNew moon at 7:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:43:28 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:45:51 am | 8:29:58 am | +2m 38s | 6:54:56 pm | -3m 8s | 7:38:55 pm | 10h 24m 58s | -5m 46s | 1:43:04 pm | 21.11° | 6:55:12 am | 8:29:21 pm | 6:03:14 am | 9:21:01 pm | 13h 37m 40s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:43:12 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:48:23 am | 8:32:36 am | +2m 38s | 6:51:48 pm | -3m 8s | 7:35:54 pm | 10h 19m 12s | -5m 45s | 1:42:49 pm | 20.74° | 6:57:45 am | 8:26:20 pm | 6:05:57 am | 9:17:50 pm | 13h 43m 26s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:56 am | 7.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:50:55 am | 8:35:14 am | +2m 38s | 6:48:41 pm | -3m 7s | 7:32:53 pm | 10h 13m 27s | -5m 45s | 1:42:35 pm | 20.37° | 7:00:17 am | 8:23:19 pm | 6:08:38 am | 9:14:41 pm | 13h 49m 12s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:43 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:53:27 am | 8:37:53 am | +2m 39s | 6:45:35 pm | -3m 6s | 7:29:54 pm | 10h 7m 42s | -5m 45s | 1:42:20 pm | 20.00° | 7:02:49 am | 8:20:21 pm | 6:11:18 am | 9:11:35 pm | 13h 54m 57s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:27 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:55:59 am | 8:40:32 am | +2m 39s | 6:42:29 pm | -3m 6s | 7:26:56 pm | 10h 1m 57s | -5m 45s | 1:42:07 pm | 19.63° | 7:05:20 am | 8:17:24 pm | 6:13:57 am | 9:08:31 pm | 14h 0m 43s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:14 am | 8.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:58:30 am | 8:43:12 am | +2m 40s | 6:39:24 pm | -3m 5s | 7:24:00 pm | 9h 56m 12s | -5m 45s | 1:41:54 pm | 19.26° | 7:07:50 am | 8:14:29 pm | 6:16:35 am | 9:05:29 pm | 14h 6m 29s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:00 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 8:01:02 am | 8:45:53 am | +2m 41s | 6:36:20 pm | -3m 4s | 7:21:04 pm | 9h 50m 27s | -5m 45s | 1:41:42 pm | 18.89° | 7:10:20 am | 8:11:36 pm | 6:19:11 am | 9:02:30 pm | 14h 12m 14s | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:48 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 8:03:34 am | 8:48:34 am | +2m 41s | 6:33:16 pm | -3m 4s | 7:18:10 pm | 9h 44m 42s | -5m 45s | 1:41:30 pm | 18.53° | 7:12:49 am | 8:08:45 pm | 6:21:46 am | 8:59:33 pm | 14h 17m 59s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 8:12 amFirst quarter at 8:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
1:41:36 am | 9.9° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 8:06:05 am | 8:51:15 am | +2m 41s | 6:30:13 pm | -3m 3s | 7:15:17 pm | 9h 38m 58s | -5m 44s | 1:41:19 pm | 18.17° | 7:15:18 am | 8:05:55 pm | 6:24:20 am | 8:56:39 pm | 14h 23m 44s | 🌔 (66%)Waxing Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:25 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 8:08:37 am | 8:53:57 am | +2m 42s | 6:27:11 pm | -3m 2s | 7:12:25 pm | 9h 33m 14s | -5m 44s | 1:41:08 pm | 17.81° | 7:17:46 am | 8:03:07 pm | 6:26:52 am | 8:53:47 pm | 14h 29m 28s | 🌔 (75%)Waxing Gibbous: 75% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:13 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 8:11:09 am | 8:56:39 am | +2m 42s | 6:24:10 pm | -3m 1s | 7:09:35 pm | 9h 27m 31s | -5m 44s | 1:40:58 pm | 17.46° | 7:20:13 am | 8:00:21 pm | 6:29:24 am | 8:50:58 pm | 14h 35m 12s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:03 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 8:13:40 am | 8:59:22 am | +2m 43s | 6:21:09 pm | -3m 1s | 7:06:46 pm | 9h 21m 47s | -5m 43s | 1:40:49 pm | 17.10° | 7:22:40 am | 7:57:37 pm | 6:31:54 am | 8:48:11 pm | 14h 40m 57s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:53 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 8:16:12 am | 9:02:06 am | +2m 44s | 6:18:10 pm | -2m 59s | 7:03:58 pm | 9h 16m 4s | -5m 43s | 1:40:41 pm | 16.75° | 7:25:07 am | 7:54:55 pm | 6:34:23 am | 8:45:26 pm | 14h 46m 40s | 🌔 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:45 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 8:18:43 am | 9:04:50 am | +2m 44s | 6:15:11 pm | -2m 59s | 7:01:12 pm | 9h 10m 21s | -5m 43s | 1:40:33 pm | 16.41° | 7:27:32 am | 7:52:15 pm | 6:36:51 am | 8:42:44 pm | 14h 52m 23s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:37 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 8:21:15 am | 9:07:34 am | +2m 44s | 6:12:14 pm | -2m 57s | 6:58:28 pm | 9h 4m 40s | -5m 42s | 1:40:26 pm | 16.06° | 7:29:58 am | 7:49:37 pm | 6:39:18 am | 8:40:05 pm | 14h 58m 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 |
1:40:29 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 8:23:46 am | 9:10:19 am | +2m 45s | 6:09:17 pm | -2m 57s | 6:55:45 pm | 8h 58m 58s | -5m 41s | 1:40:20 pm | 15.72° | 7:32:23 am | 7:47:01 pm | 6:41:44 am | 8:37:28 pm | 15h 3m 47s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:23 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 8:26:17 am | 9:13:04 am | +2m 45s | 6:06:21 pm | -2m 56s | 6:53:04 pm | 8h 53m 17s | -5m 41s | 1:40:14 pm | 15.39° | 7:34:47 am | 7:44:27 pm | 6:44:09 am | 8:34:54 pm | 15h 9m 29s | 🌖 (93%)Waning Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:16 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 8:28:48 am | 9:15:50 am | +2m 46s | 6:03:27 pm | -2m 54s | 6:50:24 pm | 8h 47m 37s | -5m 40s | 1:40:10 pm | 15.05° | 7:37:10 am | 7:41:55 pm | 6:46:33 am | 8:32:22 pm | 15h 15m 9s | 🌖 (86%)Waning Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:12 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 8:31:19 am | 9:18:36 am | +2m 46s | 6:00:34 pm | -2m 53s | 6:47:46 pm | 8h 41m 58s | -5m 39s | 1:40:06 pm | 14.72° | 7:39:33 am | 7:39:25 pm | 6:48:56 am | 8:29:53 pm | 15h 20m 48s | 🌖 (77%)Waning Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:08 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 8:33:50 am | 9:21:22 am | +2m 46s | 5:57:42 pm | -2m 52s | 6:45:10 pm | 8h 36m 20s | -5m 38s | 1:40:02 pm | 14.39° | 7:41:56 am | 7:36:57 pm | 6:51:17 am | 8:27:26 pm | 15h 26m 27s | 🌖 (67%)Waning Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:03 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 8:36:21 am | 9:24:09 am | +2m 47s | 5:54:51 pm | -2m 51s | 6:42:35 pm | 8h 30m 42s | -5m 37s | 1:40:00 pm | 14.07° | 7:44:18 am | 7:34:32 pm | 6:53:38 am | 8:25:02 pm | 15h 32m 5s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:01 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Palmer, AK - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Palmer, 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 Palmer, AK.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Palmer, AK
In Palmer, AK, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 19 at 4:11 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 26 at 10:16 am. The earliest sunset is on December 16 at 3:32 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 22 at 11:44 pm.
Palmer, AK gets 14h 14m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (19h 33m versus 5h 18m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 25m.
Palmer, AK Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Palmer. 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 Palmer.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 4.2° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 50.6° (around Jun 18) in Palmer. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Palmer the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:39 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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