Sunrise and sunset times in Sitka, AK
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 6:53:14 am
Night ends at 5:40 am5:40:02 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 7:09 am7:08:50 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: 7:48:14 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: 5:42:30 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 6:22 pm6:21:50 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 7:50 pm7:50:22 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.
Sitka Tides
High 10:36 am 8.3 ftLow 4:35 pm 3.4 ftSitka
| Low tide | 3:57 am | 1.9 ft | 0.57 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 10:36 am | 8.3 ft | 2.54 m |
| Low tide | 4:35 pm | 3.4 ft | 1.05 m |
| High tide | 10:22 pm | 8.0 ft | 2.44 m |
| Low tide | 4:39 am | 1.7 ft | 0.51 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 11:06 am | 9.1 ft | 2.77 m |
| Low tide | 5:16 pm | 2.2 ft | 0.68 m |
| High tide | 11:14 pm | 8.5 ft | 2.60 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 9451600, Sitka (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: -8.10° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 97.5° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 9 hours, 54 minutes
55 minutes left until today's sunrise in Sitka
Moonset: 1:48 am
Moonrise: 4:25 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 5:42 am5:42:04 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 7:11 am7:10:54 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: 7:50:26 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: 5:40:01 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 6:19 pm6:19:28 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 7:48 pm7:48:03 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, 49 minutes
Tomorrow will be 5 minutes shorter than today in Sitka
Moonset: 3:12 am Moonrise: 4:30 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (90%)
- Sitka, Alaska
- Latitude: 57.053055 (North)
- Longitude: -135.330002 (West)
- Time zone: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8)
Shortest day in Sitka, 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 6 hours, 41 minutes.Longest day in Sitka, 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 17 hours, 54 minutes.
October 2026 - Sitka, 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 Sitka.
All times are in Sitka's time: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8).
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 21 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Sitka, AK - from 11 hours, 29 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 8 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.6:27:27 am | 7:05:33 am | +2m 5s | 6:35:03 pm | -2m 43s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:13:01 pm | 11h 29m 30s | -4m 48s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:50:52 pm | 29.50° | 5:42:47 am | 7:57:29 pm | 4:56:19 am | 8:43:40 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 32m 35s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:02 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:29:31 am | 7:07:38 am | +2m 5s | 6:32:20 pm | -2m 43s | 7:10:19 pm | 11h 24m 42s | -4m 48s | 12:50:33 pm | 29.11° | 5:44:56 am | 7:54:43 pm | 4:58:40 am | 8:40:42 pm | 12h 37m 23s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:43 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:31:36 am | 7:09:43 am | +2m 5s | 6:29:38 pm | -2m 42s | 7:07:38 pm | 11h 19m 55s | -4m 48s | 12:50:14 pm | 28.73° | 5:47:05 am | 7:51:58 pm | 5:01:00 am | 8:37:47 pm | 12h 42m 11s | 🌗 (41%) Last quarter at 5:25 amLast quarter at 5:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 41% illuminated |
12:50:23 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:33:40 am | 7:11:49 am | +2m 6s | 6:26:55 pm | -2m 43s | 7:04:57 pm | 11h 15m 6s | -4m 48s | 12:49:56 pm | 28.34° | 5:49:12 am | 7:49:14 pm | 5:03:18 am | 8:34:53 pm | 12h 46m 59s | 🌘 (30%)Waning Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:05 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:35:44 am | 7:13:54 am | +2m 5s | 6:24:14 pm | -2m 41s | 7:02:17 pm | 11h 10m 20s | -4m 48s | 12:49:38 pm | 27.96° | 5:51:20 am | 7:46:31 pm | 5:05:35 am | 8:32:01 pm | 12h 51m 47s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:47 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:37:48 am | 7:16:01 am | +2m 7s | 6:21:32 pm | -2m 42s | 6:59:38 pm | 11h 5m 31s | -4m 47s | 12:49:20 pm | 27.57° | 5:53:27 am | 7:43:50 pm | 5:07:51 am | 8:29:10 pm | 12h 56m 35s | 🌘 (12%)Waning Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:29 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:39:52 am | 7:18:07 am | +2m 6s | 6:18:52 pm | -2m 40s | 6:57:00 pm | 11h 0m 45s | -4m 47s | 12:49:02 pm | 27.19° | 5:55:33 am | 7:41:10 pm | 5:10:06 am | 8:26:22 pm | 13h 1m 22s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:11 am | 5.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:41:57 am | 7:20:14 am | +2m 7s | 6:16:11 pm | -2m 41s | 6:54:23 pm | 10h 55m 57s | -4m 47s | 12:48:45 pm | 26.81° | 5:57:39 am | 7:38:31 pm | 5:12:20 am | 8:23:35 pm | 13h 6m 10s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:53 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:44:01 am | 7:22:21 am | +2m 7s | 6:13:32 pm | -2m 39s | 6:51:46 pm | 10h 51m 11s | -4m 47s | 12:48:29 pm | 26.43° | 5:59:44 am | 7:35:53 pm | 5:14:33 am | 8:20:51 pm | 13h 10m 56s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:37 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:46:05 am | 7:24:28 am | +2m 7s | 6:10:52 pm | -2m 40s | 6:49:10 pm | 10h 46m 24s | -4m 47s | 12:48:13 pm | 26.05° | 6:01:49 am | 7:33:17 pm | 5:16:45 am | 8:18:08 pm | 13h 15m 44s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 7:50 amNew moon at 7:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:48:21 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:48:09 am | 7:26:36 am | +2m 8s | 6:08:14 pm | -2m 38s | 6:46:36 pm | 10h 41m 38s | -4m 46s | 12:47:57 pm | 25.68° | 6:03:54 am | 7:30:42 pm | 5:18:57 am | 8:15:27 pm | 13h 20m 30s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:05 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:50:13 am | 7:28:44 am | +2m 8s | 6:05:36 pm | -2m 38s | 6:44:02 pm | 10h 36m 52s | -4m 46s | 12:47:42 pm | 25.30° | 6:05:58 am | 7:28:08 pm | 5:21:07 am | 8:12:48 pm | 13h 25m 17s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:50 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:52:17 am | 7:30:53 am | +2m 9s | 6:02:59 pm | -2m 37s | 6:41:30 pm | 10h 32m 6s | -4m 46s | 12:47:27 pm | 24.93° | 6:08:02 am | 7:25:36 pm | 5:23:16 am | 8:10:10 pm | 13h 30m 3s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:34 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:54:21 am | 7:33:02 am | +2m 9s | 6:00:22 pm | -2m 37s | 6:38:58 pm | 10h 27m 20s | -4m 45s | 12:47:13 pm | 24.56° | 6:10:06 am | 7:23:05 pm | 5:25:25 am | 8:07:35 pm | 13h 34m 49s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:20 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:56:25 am | 7:35:11 am | +2m 9s | 5:57:47 pm | -2m 35s | 6:36:28 pm | 10h 22m 36s | -4m 45s | 12:47:00 pm | 24.19° | 6:12:09 am | 7:20:36 pm | 5:27:32 am | 8:05:02 pm | 13h 39m 34s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:07 am | 8.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:58:29 am | 7:37:21 am | +2m 10s | 5:55:12 pm | -2m 35s | 6:33:58 pm | 10h 17m 51s | -4m 45s | 12:46:47 pm | 23.82° | 6:14:12 am | 7:18:08 pm | 5:29:39 am | 8:02:30 pm | 13h 44m 19s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:54 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:00:33 am | 7:39:31 am | +2m 10s | 5:52:37 pm | -2m 35s | 6:31:30 pm | 10h 13m 6s | -4m 44s | 12:46:34 pm | 23.45° | 6:16:14 am | 7:15:42 pm | 5:31:45 am | 8:00:01 pm | 13h 49m 4s | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:40 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:02:37 am | 7:41:41 am | +2m 10s | 5:50:04 pm | -2m 33s | 6:29:03 pm | 10h 8m 23s | -4m 44s | 12:46:22 pm | 23.09° | 6:18:16 am | 7:13:17 pm | 5:33:51 am | 7:57:33 pm | 13h 53m 48s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 8:12 amFirst quarter at 8:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
12:46:28 am | 9.9° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:04:42 am | 7:43:52 am | +2m 11s | 5:47:32 pm | -2m 32s | 6:26:37 pm | 10h 3m 40s | -4m 43s | 12:46:11 pm | 22.73° | 6:20:18 am | 7:10:54 pm | 5:35:55 am | 7:55:07 pm | 13h 58m 31s | 🌔 (66%)Waxing Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:16 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:06:46 am | 7:46:03 am | +2m 11s | 5:45:00 pm | -2m 32s | 6:24:13 pm | 9h 58m 57s | -4m 42s | 12:46:01 pm | 22.37° | 6:22:19 am | 7:08:32 pm | 5:37:59 am | 7:52:44 pm | 14h 3m 14s | 🌔 (75%)Waxing Gibbous: 75% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:06 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:08:50 am | 7:48:14 am | +2m 11s | 5:42:30 pm | -2m 30s | 6:21:50 pm | 9h 54m 16s | -4m 42s | 12:45:51 pm | 22.02° | 6:24:21 am | 7:06:13 pm | 5:40:02 am | 7:50:22 pm | 14h 7m 56s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:56 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:10:54 am | 7:50:26 am | +2m 12s | 5:40:01 pm | -2m 29s | 6:19:28 pm | 9h 49m 35s | -4m 41s | 12:45:42 pm | 21.66° | 6:26:21 am | 7:03:54 pm | 5:42:04 am | 7:48:03 pm | 14h 12m 36s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:47 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:12:58 am | 7:52:37 am | +2m 11s | 5:37:32 pm | -2m 29s | 6:17:07 pm | 9h 44m 55s | -4m 40s | 12:45:33 pm | 21.31° | 6:28:22 am | 7:01:38 pm | 5:44:06 am | 7:45:45 pm | 14h 17m 18s | 🌔 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:37 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:15:03 am | 7:54:50 am | +2m 13s | 5:35:05 pm | -2m 27s | 6:14:48 pm | 9h 40m 15s | -4m 39s | 12:45:26 pm | 20.97° | 6:30:22 am | 6:59:23 pm | 5:46:07 am | 7:43:30 pm | 14h 21m 57s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:30 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:17:07 am | 7:57:02 am | +2m 12s | 5:32:39 pm | -2m 26s | 6:12:31 pm | 9h 35m 37s | -4m 39s | 12:45:19 pm | 20.62° | 6:32:22 am | 6:57:10 pm | 5:48:07 am | 7:41:17 pm | 14h 26m 36s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 8:11 pmFull moon at 8:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:45:23 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:19:11 am | 7:59:15 am | +2m 13s | 5:30:14 pm | -2m 25s | 6:10:15 pm | 9h 30m 59s | -4m 38s | 12:45:12 pm | 20.28° | 6:34:21 am | 6:54:59 pm | 5:50:07 am | 7:39:06 pm | 14h 31m 14s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:15 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:21:15 am | 8:01:28 am | +2m 13s | 5:27:51 pm | -2m 23s | 6:08:00 pm | 9h 26m 23s | -4m 37s | 12:45:07 pm | 19.94° | 6:36:20 am | 6:52:50 pm | 5:52:06 am | 7:36:57 pm | 14h 35m 51s | 🌖 (93%)Waning Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:10 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:23:19 am | 8:03:42 am | +2m 14s | 5:25:29 pm | -2m 22s | 6:05:48 pm | 9h 21m 47s | -4m 36s | 12:45:02 pm | 19.61° | 6:38:19 am | 6:50:42 pm | 5:54:04 am | 7:34:50 pm | 14h 40m 26s | 🌖 (86%)Waning Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:04 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:25:23 am | 8:05:55 am | +2m 13s | 5:23:08 pm | -2m 21s | 6:03:36 pm | 9h 17m 13s | -4m 34s | 12:44:58 pm | 19.28° | 6:40:17 am | 6:48:37 pm | 5:56:02 am | 7:32:46 pm | 14h 45m 1s | 🌖 (77%)Waning Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:00 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:27:27 am | 8:08:09 am | +2m 14s | 5:20:48 pm | -2m 20s | 6:01:27 pm | 9h 12m 39s | -4m 33s | 12:44:55 pm | 18.95° | 6:42:15 am | 6:46:34 pm | 5:57:59 am | 7:30:44 pm | 14h 49m 35s | 🌖 (67%)Waning Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:57 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:29:30 am | 8:10:23 am | +2m 14s | 5:18:30 pm | -2m 18s | 5:59:19 pm | 9h 8m 7s | -4m 32s | 12:44:52 pm | 18.63° | 6:44:13 am | 6:44:32 pm | 5:59:55 am | 7:28:44 pm | 14h 54m 6s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:53 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Sitka, AK - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Sitka, 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 Sitka, AK.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Sitka, AK
In Sitka, AK, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 18 at 4:05 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 28 at 8:40 am. The earliest sunset is on December 14 at 3:18 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 23 at 10:00 pm.
Sitka, AK gets 11h 12m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (17h 54m versus 6h 41m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 20m.
Sitka, AK Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Sitka. 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 Sitka.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 9.5° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 56.4° (around Jun 21) in Sitka. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
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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