Sunrise and sunset times in Wainwright, AK
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 7:19:00 am
Night ends at 6:49 am6:49:25 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.·Dawn at 9:17 am9:16:54 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: 10:25:31 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: 6:22:14 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 7:31 pm7:30:39 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 9:57 pm9:57:14 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.
Wainwright Tides
High 8:32 am 0.3 ftLow 3:50 pm 0.1 ftChukchi Sea
| High tide | 8:32 am | 0.3 ft | 0.10 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 3:50 pm | 0.1 ft | 0.02 m |
| High tide | 11:57 pm | 0.3 ft | 0.09 m |
| Low tide | 3:50 am | 0.2 ft | 0.06 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 11:01 am | 0.3 ft | 0.11 m |
| Low tide | 4:55 pm | 0.0 ft | 0.01 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 9494212, Wainwright, Chukchi Sea (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: -15.65° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 78.0° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 7 hours, 56 minutes
3 hours, 6 minutes left until today's sunrise in Wainwright
Moon set on Oct 21 at 2:16 am
Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 6:49 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 6:54 am6:53:32 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 9:21 am9:20:58 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: 10:30:13 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: 6:17:15 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 7:26 pm7:26:19 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 9:53 pm9:52:53 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, 47 minutes
Tomorrow will be 10 minutes shorter than today in Wainwright
Moon will set on Oct 22 at 4:24 am Moon will rise on Oct 22 at 6:21 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (90%)
- Wainwright, Alaska
- Latitude: 70.636948 (North)
- Longitude: -160.03833 (West)
- Time zone: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8)
Shortest day in Wainwright, 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 Wainwright, 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 - Wainwright, 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 Wainwright.
All times are in Wainwright's time: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8).
The day length shortens by 4 hours, 45 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Wainwright, AK - from 11 hours on the first day to 6 hours, 15 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.7:55:38 am | 8:58:19 am | +4m 8s | 7:59:00 pm | -4m 46s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.9:01:19 pm | 11h 0m 41s | -8m 54s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.2:29:41 pm | 15.89° | 6:39:47 am | 10:16:24 pm | 5:08:57 am | 11:45:14 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.13h 3m 28s | 🌖 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:29:51 am | 3.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:59:46 am | 9:02:28 am | +4m 9s | 7:54:14 pm | -4m 46s | 8:56:35 pm | 10h 51m 46s | -8m 55s | 2:29:22 pm | 15.50° | 6:44:22 am | 10:11:15 pm | 5:15:19 am | 11:38:28 pm | 13h 12m 24s | 🌖 (53%)Waning Gibbous: 53% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:29:32 am | 3.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 8:03:52 am | 9:06:38 am | +4m 10s | 7:49:28 pm | -4m 46s | 8:51:53 pm | 10h 42m 50s | -8m 56s | 2:29:03 pm | 15.12° | 6:48:54 am | 10:06:09 pm | 5:21:27 am | 11:31:55 pm | 13h 21m 21s | 🌗 (41%) Last quarter at 5:25 amLast quarter at 5:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 41% illuminated |
2:29:13 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 8:07:58 am | 9:10:49 am | +4m 11s | 7:44:42 pm | -4m 46s | 8:47:12 pm | 10h 33m 53s | -8m 57s | 2:28:44 pm | 14.73° | 6:53:22 am | 10:01:08 pm | 5:27:23 am | 11:25:34 pm | 13h 30m 19s | 🌘 (30%)Waning Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:28:53 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 8:12:04 am | 9:15:01 am | +4m 12s | 7:39:55 pm | -4m 47s | 8:42:32 pm | 10h 24m 54s | -8m 58s | 2:28:26 pm | 14.35° | 6:57:48 am | 9:56:10 pm | 5:33:08 am | 11:19:23 pm | 13h 39m 18s | 🌘 (21%)Waning Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:28:35 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 8:16:09 am | 9:19:13 am | +4m 12s | 7:35:08 pm | -4m 47s | 8:37:54 pm | 10h 15m 55s | -9m 0s | 2:28:09 pm | 13.96° | 7:02:10 am | 9:51:16 pm | 5:38:43 am | 11:13:23 pm | 13h 48m 19s | 🌘 (12%)Waning Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:28:18 am | 5.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 8:20:13 am | 9:23:27 am | +4m 14s | 7:30:21 pm | -4m 47s | 8:33:17 pm | 10h 6m 54s | -9m 1s | 2:27:51 pm | 13.58° | 7:06:30 am | 9:46:25 pm | 5:44:09 am | 11:07:31 pm | 13h 57m 21s | 🌘 (6%)Waning Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:28:00 am | 5.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 8:24:17 am | 9:27:42 am | +4m 15s | 7:25:33 pm | -4m 48s | 8:28:41 pm | 9h 57m 51s | -9m 3s | 2:27:34 pm | 13.20° | 7:10:47 am | 9:41:38 pm | 5:49:26 am | 11:01:48 pm | 14h 6m 26s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:27:42 am | 6.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 8:28:20 am | 9:31:59 am | +4m 17s | 7:20:45 pm | -4m 48s | 8:24:06 pm | 9h 48m 46s | -9m 4s | 2:27:18 pm | 12.82° | 7:15:01 am | 9:36:53 pm | 5:54:36 am | 10:56:13 pm | 14h 15m 31s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:27:26 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 8:32:24 am | 9:36:16 am | +4m 17s | 7:15:57 pm | -4m 48s | 8:19:33 pm | 9h 39m 41s | -9m 6s | 2:27:02 pm | 12.44° | 7:19:14 am | 9:32:12 pm | 5:59:39 am | 10:50:45 pm | 14h 24m 38s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 7:50 amNew moon at 7:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
2:27:10 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 8:36:27 am | 9:40:35 am | +4m 19s | 7:11:08 pm | -4m 49s | 8:15:00 pm | 9h 30m 33s | -9m 8s | 2:26:46 pm | 12.07° | 7:23:24 am | 9:27:34 pm | 6:04:35 am | 10:45:24 pm | 14h 33m 48s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:26:54 am | 7.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 8:40:29 am | 9:44:56 am | +4m 21s | 7:06:18 pm | -4m 50s | 8:10:29 pm | 9h 21m 22s | -9m 10s | 2:26:31 pm | 11.69° | 7:27:32 am | 9:22:58 pm | 6:09:26 am | 10:40:10 pm | 14h 43m 1s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:26:39 am | 7.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 8:44:32 am | 9:49:19 am | +4m 23s | 7:01:28 pm | -4m 50s | 8:05:59 pm | 9h 12m 9s | -9m 13s | 2:26:16 pm | 11.32° | 7:31:38 am | 9:18:26 pm | 6:14:11 am | 10:35:02 pm | 14h 52m 15s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:26:23 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 8:48:35 am | 9:53:43 am | +4m 24s | 6:56:37 pm | -4m 51s | 8:01:30 pm | 9h 2m 54s | -9m 15s | 2:26:02 pm | 10.95° | 7:35:43 am | 9:13:56 pm | 6:18:50 am | 10:30:00 pm | 15h 1m 32s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:26:09 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 8:52:37 am | 9:58:09 am | +4m 26s | 6:51:45 pm | -4m 52s | 7:57:03 pm | 8h 53m 36s | -9m 18s | 2:25:49 pm | 10.58° | 7:39:45 am | 9:09:29 pm | 6:23:25 am | 10:25:03 pm | 15h 10m 52s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:25:56 am | 8.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 8:56:40 am | 10:02:37 am | +4m 28s | 6:46:52 pm | -4m 53s | 7:52:36 pm | 8h 44m 15s | -9m 21s | 2:25:36 pm | 10.21° | 7:43:46 am | 9:05:05 pm | 6:27:55 am | 10:20:13 pm | 15h 20m 15s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:25:43 am | 9.2° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 9:00:42 am | 10:07:07 am | +4m 30s | 6:41:59 pm | -4m 53s | 7:48:10 pm | 8h 34m 52s | -9m 24s | 2:25:23 pm | 9.85° | 7:47:45 am | 9:00:44 pm | 6:32:21 am | 10:15:27 pm | 15h 29m 40s | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:25:29 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 9:04:45 am | 10:11:39 am | +4m 32s | 6:37:04 pm | -4m 55s | 7:43:46 pm | 8h 25m 25s | -9m 27s | 2:25:12 pm | 9.48° | 7:51:43 am | 8:56:26 pm | 6:36:42 am | 10:10:47 pm | 15h 39m 10s | 🌓 (56%) First quarter at 8:12 amFirst quarter at 8:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 56% illuminated |
2:25:18 am | 9.9° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 9:08:48 am | 10:16:14 am | +4m 35s | 6:32:09 pm | -4m 55s | 7:39:22 pm | 8h 15m 55s | -9m 30s | 2:25:01 pm | 9.12° | 7:55:39 am | 8:52:10 pm | 6:41:00 am | 10:06:11 pm | 15h 48m 42s | 🌔 (66%)Waxing Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:25:07 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 9:12:51 am | 10:20:51 am | +4m 37s | 6:27:12 pm | -4m 57s | 7:35:00 pm | 8h 6m 21s | -9m 34s | 2:24:50 pm | 8.76° | 7:59:34 am | 8:47:56 pm | 6:45:14 am | 10:01:40 pm | 15h 58m 19s | 🌔 (75%)Waxing Gibbous: 75% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:24:55 am | 10.6° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 9:16:54 am | 10:25:31 am | +4m 40s | 6:22:14 pm | -4m 58s | 7:30:39 pm | 7h 56m 43s | -9m 38s | 2:24:40 pm | 8.41° | 8:03:28 am | 8:43:46 pm | 6:49:25 am | 9:57:14 pm | 16h 7m 59s | 🌔 (83%)Waxing Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:24:45 am | 11.0° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 9:20:58 am | 10:30:13 am | +4m 42s | 6:17:15 pm | -4m 59s | 7:26:19 pm | 7h 47m 2s | -9m 42s | 2:24:31 pm | 8.06° | 8:07:20 am | 8:39:38 pm | 6:53:32 am | 9:52:53 pm | 16h 17m 43s | 🌔 (90%)Waxing Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:24:35 am | 11.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 9:25:02 am | 10:34:58 am | +4m 45s | 6:12:14 pm | -5m 1s | 7:21:59 pm | 7h 37m 16s | -9m 46s | 2:24:23 pm | 7.71° | 8:11:11 am | 8:35:32 pm | 6:57:36 am | 9:48:36 pm | 16h 27m 32s | 🌔 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:24:27 am | 11.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 9:29:06 am | 10:39:46 am | +4m 48s | 6:07:12 pm | -5m 2s | 7:17:41 pm | 7h 27m 26s | -9m 51s | 2:24:15 pm | 7.36° | 8:15:00 am | 8:31:30 pm | 7:01:36 am | 9:44:24 pm | 16h 37m 26s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:24:19 am | 12.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 9:33:11 am | 10:44:38 am | +4m 52s | 6:02:08 pm | -5m 4s | 7:13:25 pm | 7h 17m 30s | -9m 55s | 2:24:08 pm | 7.02° | 8:18:48 am | 8:27:30 pm | 7:05:34 am | 9:40:15 pm | 16h 47m 24s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 8:11 pmFull moon at 8:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
2:24:11 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 9:37:15 am | 10:49:32 am | +4m 54s | 5:57:02 pm | -5m 6s | 7:09:09 pm | 7h 7m 30s | -10m 1s | 2:24:02 pm | 6.68° | 8:22:36 am | 8:23:32 pm | 7:09:29 am | 9:36:12 pm | 16h 57m 29s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:24:05 am | 12.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 9:41:21 am | 10:54:31 am | +4m 59s | 5:51:54 pm | -5m 8s | 7:04:54 pm | 6h 57m 23s | -10m 6s | 2:23:56 pm | 6.34° | 8:26:21 am | 8:19:38 pm | 7:13:21 am | 9:32:12 pm | 17h 7m 39s | 🌖 (93%)Waning Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:23:58 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 9:45:26 am | 10:59:33 am | +5m 2s | 5:46:43 pm | -5m 11s | 7:00:41 pm | 6h 47m 10s | -10m 12s | 2:23:52 pm | 6.00° | 8:30:06 am | 8:15:45 pm | 7:17:10 am | 9:28:16 pm | 17h 17m 56s | 🌖 (86%)Waning Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:23:54 am | 13.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 9:49:32 am | 11:04:39 am | +5m 6s | 5:41:31 pm | -5m 12s | 6:56:28 pm | 6h 36m 52s | -10m 19s | 2:23:48 pm | 5.67° | 8:33:50 am | 8:11:56 pm | 7:20:57 am | 9:24:25 pm | 17h 28m 18s | 🌖 (77%)Waning Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:23:50 am | 13.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 9:53:39 am | 11:09:49 am | +5m 10s | 5:36:16 pm | -5m 15s | 6:52:17 pm | 6h 26m 27s | -10m 25s | 2:23:44 pm | 5.35° | 8:37:32 am | 8:08:10 pm | 7:24:41 am | 9:20:38 pm | 17h 38m 47s | 🌖 (67%)Waning Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:23:45 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 9:57:45 am | 11:15:03 am | +5m 14s | 5:30:57 pm | -5m 19s | 6:48:07 pm | 6h 15m 54s | -10m 33s | 2:23:42 pm | 5.02° | 8:41:13 am | 8:04:26 pm | 7:28:23 am | 9:16:54 pm | 17h 49m 26s | 🌖 (56%)Waning Gibbous: 56% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 2:23:43 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Wainwright, AK - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Wainwright, 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 Wainwright, AK.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Wainwright, AK
In Wainwright, AK, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on May 13 at 2:58 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 19 at 1:40 pm. The earliest sunset is on November 21 at 1:53 pm, and the latest sunset is on July 29 at 2:24 am (after midnight).
Wainwright, 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.
Wainwright, AK Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Wainwright. 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 Wainwright.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun ranges from 5.7° below the horizon (around Dec 24) to 40.5° above it (around Jun 18) in Wainwright. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. For about 84 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 Wainwright the Sun reaches its highest point between 13:23 and 13:54 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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