Sunrise and sunset times in Prudhoe Bay, AK
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 7:20:32 am
Night ends at 6:04 am6:04:24 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.·First light at 8:29 am8:28:51 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: 9:35:47 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: 5:38:53 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 6:46 pm6:45:39 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 9:09 pm9:09:13 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: -11.70° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 89.6° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 8 hours, 3 minutes
2 hours, 15 minutes left until today's sunrise in Prudhoe Bay
Moonset: 1:30 am
Moonrise: 6:01 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 6:08 am6:08:25 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 8:33 am8:32:48 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: 9:40:21 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: 5:34:03 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 6:41 pm6:41:25 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 9:05 pm9:04:58 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.
Day length: 7 hours, 53 minutes
Tomorrow will be 9 minutes shorter than today in Prudhoe Bay
Moonset: 3:35 am Moonrise: 5:34 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (90%)
- Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
- Latitude: 70.226883 (North)
- Longitude: -148.400024 (West)
- Time zone: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8)
Shortest day in Prudhoe Bay, AK
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 0 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026. That day the Sun does not rise (polar night).Longest day in Prudhoe Bay, 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 - Prudhoe Bay, 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 Prudhoe Bay.
All times are in Prudhoe Bay's time: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8).
The day length shortens by 4 hours, 37 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Prudhoe Bay, AK - from 11 hours, 2 minutes on the first day to 6 hours, 25 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.7:09:32 am | 8:10:58 am | +4m 2s | 7:13:19 pm | -4m 39s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:14:23 pm | 11h 2m 21s | -8m 42s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:43:08 pm | 16.31° | 5:55:22 am | 9:27:50 pm | 4:27:30 am | 10:53:53 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.13h 1m 42s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:43:18 am | 3.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:13:34 am | 8:15:01 am | +4m 3s | 7:08:39 pm | -4m 40s | 8:09:45 pm | 10h 53m 38s | -8m 43s | 1:42:49 pm | 15.92° | 5:59:49 am | 9:22:49 pm | 4:33:33 am | 10:47:24 pm | 13h 10m 26s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:59 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:17:35 am | 8:19:05 am | +4m 4s | 7:03:59 pm | -4m 40s | 8:05:08 pm | 10h 44m 54s | -8m 44s | 1:42:30 pm | 15.54° | 6:04:13 am | 9:17:51 pm | 4:39:24 am | 10:41:07 pm | 13h 19m 10s | 🌗 (41%) Last quarter at 5:25 amLast quarter at 5:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 41% illuminated |
1:42:39 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:21:35 am | 8:23:09 am | +4m 4s | 6:59:19 pm | -4m 40s | 8:00:33 pm | 10h 36m 10s | -8m 45s | 1:42:12 pm | 15.15° | 6:08:34 am | 9:12:57 pm | 4:45:04 am | 10:35:00 pm | 13h 27m 55s | 🌘 (30%)Waning Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:21 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:25:34 am | 8:27:14 am | +4m 5s | 6:54:38 pm | -4m 41s | 7:56:00 pm | 10h 27m 24s | -8m 46s | 1:41:54 pm | 14.77° | 6:12:52 am | 9:08:06 pm | 4:50:35 am | 10:29:03 pm | 13h 36m 43s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:42:03 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:29:33 am | 8:31:21 am | +4m 7s | 6:49:58 pm | -4m 40s | 7:51:27 pm | 10h 18m 37s | -8m 47s | 1:41:36 pm | 14.39° | 6:17:07 am | 9:03:19 pm | 4:55:56 am | 10:23:15 pm | 13h 45m 30s | 🌘 (12%)Waning Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:45 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:33:32 am | 8:35:28 am | +4m 7s | 6:45:17 pm | -4m 41s | 7:46:56 pm | 10h 9m 49s | -8m 48s | 1:41:18 pm | 14.00° | 6:21:20 am | 8:58:34 pm | 5:01:10 am | 10:17:35 pm | 13h 54m 19s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:27 am | 5.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:37:30 am | 8:39:36 am | +4m 8s | 6:40:36 pm | -4m 41s | 7:42:26 pm | 10h 1m 0s | -8m 50s | 1:41:01 pm | 13.62° | 6:25:30 am | 8:53:53 pm | 5:06:16 am | 10:12:03 pm | 14h 3m 10s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:41:09 am | 6.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:41:27 am | 8:43:46 am | +4m 10s | 6:35:54 pm | -4m 42s | 7:37:57 pm | 9h 52m 8s | -8m 51s | 1:40:45 pm | 13.24° | 6:29:38 am | 8:49:15 pm | 5:11:15 am | 10:06:38 pm | 14h 12m 3s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:53 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:45:25 am | 8:47:57 am | +4m 11s | 6:31:13 pm | -4m 41s | 7:33:29 pm | 9h 43m 16s | -8m 53s | 1:40:29 pm | 12.86° | 6:33:44 am | 8:44:40 pm | 5:16:07 am | 10:01:20 pm | 14h 20m 56s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 7:50 amNew moon at 7:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:40:37 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:49:22 am | 8:52:09 am | +4m 12s | 6:26:30 pm | -4m 43s | 7:29:02 pm | 9h 34m 21s | -8m 55s | 1:40:13 pm | 12.49° | 6:37:48 am | 8:40:08 pm | 5:20:54 am | 9:56:08 pm | 14h 29m 53s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:21 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:53:19 am | 8:56:23 am | +4m 14s | 6:21:47 pm | -4m 43s | 7:24:37 pm | 9h 25m 24s | -8m 57s | 1:39:58 pm | 12.11° | 6:41:50 am | 8:35:39 pm | 5:25:35 am | 9:51:03 pm | 14h 38m 51s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:40:05 am | 7.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:57:16 am | 9:00:38 am | +4m 15s | 6:17:04 pm | -4m 43s | 7:20:13 pm | 9h 16m 26s | -8m 59s | 1:39:44 pm | 11.74° | 6:45:50 am | 8:31:12 pm | 5:30:11 am | 9:46:03 pm | 14h 47m 51s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:39:52 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 8:01:12 am | 9:04:55 am | +4m 17s | 6:12:20 pm | -4m 44s | 7:15:50 pm | 9h 7m 25s | -9m 1s | 1:39:29 pm | 11.37° | 6:49:49 am | 8:26:48 pm | 5:34:42 am | 9:41:09 pm | 14h 56m 54s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:39:36 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 8:05:09 am | 9:09:14 am | +4m 19s | 6:07:36 pm | -4m 44s | 7:11:28 pm | 8h 58m 22s | -9m 3s | 1:39:16 pm | 11.00° | 6:53:45 am | 8:22:27 pm | 5:39:08 am | 9:36:21 pm | 15h 5m 59s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:39:23 am | 8.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 8:09:06 am | 9:13:35 am | +4m 21s | 6:02:51 pm | -4m 45s | 7:07:07 pm | 8h 49m 16s | -9m 6s | 1:39:03 pm | 10.63° | 6:57:40 am | 8:18:09 pm | 5:43:30 am | 9:31:37 pm | 15h 15m 6s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:39:09 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 8:13:02 am | 9:17:57 am | +4m 22s | 5:58:05 pm | -4m 46s | 7:02:47 pm | 8h 40m 8s | -9m 8s | 1:38:51 pm | 10.27° | 7:01:34 am | 8:13:53 pm | 5:47:48 am | 9:26:59 pm | 15h 24m 16s | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:38:57 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 8:16:59 am | 9:22:21 am | +4m 24s | 5:53:18 pm | -4m 47s | 6:58:28 pm | 8h 30m 57s | -9m 11s | 1:38:39 pm | 9.90° | 7:05:26 am | 8:09:40 pm | 5:52:03 am | 9:22:26 pm | 15h 33m 30s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 8:12 amFirst quarter at 8:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
1:38:45 am | 9.9° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 8:20:56 am | 9:26:48 am | +4m 27s | 5:48:31 pm | -4m 47s | 6:54:11 pm | 8h 21m 43s | -9m 14s | 1:38:28 pm | 9.54° | 7:09:17 am | 8:05:30 pm | 5:56:13 am | 9:17:57 pm | 15h 42m 45s | 🌔 (66%)Waxing Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:38:34 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 8:24:53 am | 9:31:16 am | +4m 28s | 5:43:43 pm | -4m 48s | 6:49:54 pm | 8h 12m 27s | -9m 17s | 1:38:17 pm | 9.19° | 7:13:06 am | 8:01:22 pm | 6:00:21 am | 9:13:33 pm | 15h 52m 4s | 🌔 (75%)Waxing Gibbous: 75% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:38:22 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 8:28:51 am | 9:35:47 am | +4m 31s | 5:38:53 pm | -4m 50s | 6:45:39 pm | 8h 3m 6s | -9m 20s | 1:38:07 pm | 8.83° | 7:16:54 am | 7:57:17 pm | 6:04:24 am | 9:09:13 pm | 16h 1m 28s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:38:12 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 8:32:48 am | 9:40:21 am | +4m 34s | 5:34:03 pm | -4m 50s | 6:41:25 pm | 7h 53m 42s | -9m 24s | 1:37:58 pm | 8.48° | 7:20:40 am | 7:53:14 pm | 6:08:25 am | 9:04:58 pm | 16h 10m 54s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:38:02 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 8:36:46 am | 9:44:57 am | +4m 36s | 5:29:11 pm | -4m 52s | 6:37:12 pm | 7h 44m 14s | -9m 28s | 1:37:50 pm | 8.13° | 7:24:26 am | 7:49:14 pm | 6:12:23 am | 9:00:47 pm | 16h 20m 25s | 🌔 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:37:54 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 8:40:44 am | 9:49:36 am | +4m 39s | 5:24:18 pm | -4m 53s | 6:33:00 pm | 7h 34m 42s | -9m 32s | 1:37:42 pm | 7.78° | 7:28:10 am | 7:45:16 pm | 6:16:17 am | 8:56:41 pm | 16h 29m 59s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:37:46 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 8:44:42 am | 9:54:17 am | +4m 41s | 5:19:24 pm | -4m 54s | 6:28:49 pm | 7h 25m 7s | -9m 36s | 1:37:35 pm | 7.44° | 7:31:53 am | 7:41:21 pm | 6:20:09 am | 8:52:38 pm | 16h 39m 38s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 8:11 pmFull moon at 8:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:37:38 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 8:48:41 am | 9:59:02 am | +4m 45s | 5:14:28 pm | -4m 56s | 6:24:39 pm | 7h 15m 26s | -9m 40s | 1:37:29 pm | 7.10° | 7:35:35 am | 7:37:29 pm | 6:23:58 am | 8:48:40 pm | 16h 49m 21s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:37:32 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 8:52:40 am | 10:03:49 am | +4m 47s | 5:09:31 pm | -4m 57s | 6:20:31 pm | 7h 5m 42s | -9m 45s | 1:37:23 pm | 6.76° | 7:39:16 am | 7:33:39 pm | 6:27:44 am | 8:44:46 pm | 16h 59m 9s | 🌖 (93%)Waning Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:37:25 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 8:56:39 am | 10:08:40 am | +4m 51s | 5:04:31 pm | -5m 0s | 6:16:24 pm | 6h 55m 51s | -9m 50s | 1:37:19 pm | 6.42° | 7:42:55 am | 7:29:52 pm | 6:31:28 am | 8:40:56 pm | 17h 9m 3s | 🌖 (86%)Waning Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:37:21 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 9:00:38 am | 10:13:34 am | +4m 54s | 4:59:30 pm | -5m 1s | 6:12:18 pm | 6h 45m 56s | -9m 55s | 1:37:15 pm | 6.09° | 7:46:34 am | 7:26:08 pm | 6:35:09 am | 8:37:10 pm | 17h 19m 2s | 🌖 (77%)Waning Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:37:17 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 9:04:38 am | 10:18:32 am | +4m 58s | 4:54:27 pm | -5m 3s | 6:08:13 pm | 6h 35m 55s | -10m 1s | 1:37:11 pm | 5.77° | 7:50:11 am | 7:22:27 pm | 6:38:48 am | 8:33:28 pm | 17h 29m 7s | 🌖 (67%)Waning Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:37:12 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 9:08:38 am | 10:23:34 am | +5m 2s | 4:49:22 pm | -5m 5s | 6:04:10 pm | 6h 25m 48s | -10m 7s | 1:37:09 pm | 5.44° | 7:53:47 am | 7:18:48 pm | 6:42:25 am | 8:29:49 pm | 17h 39m 18s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:37:10 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Prudhoe Bay, AK - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Prudhoe Bay, 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 Prudhoe Bay, AK.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Prudhoe Bay, AK
In Prudhoe Bay, AK, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on May 15 at 2:00 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 17 at 12:57 pm. The earliest sunset is on November 23 at 1:06 pm, and the latest sunset is on July 27 at 1:51 am (after midnight).
Prudhoe Bay, AK gets 24h 00m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (24h 00m versus 0h 00m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 34m.
Prudhoe Bay, AK Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Prudhoe Bay. 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 Prudhoe Bay.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun ranges from 4.1° below the horizon (around Dec 21) to 42.5° above it (around Jun 21) in Prudhoe Bay. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. For about 69 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 Prudhoe Bay the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:37 and 13:07 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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