Sunrise & Sunset in Anchorage
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · Alaska Daylight Time (UTC−8)
Sunrise
9:01 AM
Sunset
6:26 PM
Today in Anchorage, Alaska, sunrise is at 9:01 AM and sunset at 6:26 PM, giving 9 h 24 min of daylight — 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 6:36 AM | 8:51 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 7:26 AM | 8:01 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 8:16 AM | 7:11 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 9:01 AM | 6:26 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 10:07 AM | 5:20 PM |
| Solar noon | 1:44 PM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
Anchorage sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 8:07 AM | 7:30 PM | 11 h 23 min |
| 2 Fri | 8:09 AM | 7:27 PM | 11 h 18 min |
| 3 Sat | 8:12 AM | 7:24 PM | 11 h 12 min |
| 4 Sun | 8:14 AM | 7:21 PM | 11 h 6 min |
| 5 Mon | 8:17 AM | 7:18 PM | 11 h 1 min |
| 6 Tue | 8:19 AM | 7:14 PM | 10 h 55 min |
| 7 Wed | 8:22 AM | 7:11 PM | 10 h 49 min |
| 8 Thu | 8:25 AM | 7:08 PM | 10 h 44 min |
| 9 Fri | 8:27 AM | 7:05 PM | 10 h 38 min |
| 10 Sat | 8:30 AM | 7:02 PM | 10 h 32 min |
| 11 Sun | 8:32 AM | 6:59 PM | 10 h 27 min |
| 12 Mon | 8:35 AM | 6:56 PM | 10 h 21 min |
| 13 Tue | 8:38 AM | 6:53 PM | 10 h 15 min |
| 14 Wed | 8:40 AM | 6:50 PM | 10 h 10 min |
| 15 Thu | 8:43 AM | 6:47 PM | 10 h 4 min |
| 16 Fri | 8:45 AM | 6:44 PM | 9 h 58 min |
| 17 Sat | 8:48 AM | 6:41 PM | 9 h 53 min |
| 18 Sun | 8:51 AM | 6:38 PM | 9 h 47 min |
| 19 Mon | 8:53 AM | 6:35 PM | 9 h 41 min |
| 20 Tue | 8:56 AM | 6:32 PM | 9 h 36 min |
| 21 Wed | 8:59 AM | 6:29 PM | 9 h 30 min |
| 22 Thu | 9:01 AM | 6:26 PM | 9 h 24 min |
| 23 Fri | 9:04 AM | 6:23 PM | 9 h 19 min |
| 24 Sat | 9:07 AM | 6:20 PM | 9 h 13 min |
| 25 Sun | 9:09 AM | 6:17 PM | 9 h 8 min |
| 26 Mon | 9:12 AM | 6:14 PM | 9 h 2 min |
| 27 Tue | 9:15 AM | 6:11 PM | 8 h 56 min |
| 28 Wed | 9:17 AM | 6:08 PM | 8 h 51 min |
| 29 Thu | 9:20 AM | 6:05 PM | 8 h 45 min |
| 30 Fri | 9:23 AM | 6:03 PM | 8 h 40 min |
| 31 Sat | 9:26 AM | 6:00 PM | 8 h 34 min |
Sunrise and sunset in Anchorage: questions and answers
What time is sunset in Anchorage today?
6:26 PM local time (Alaska Daylight Time). Civil twilight ends at 7:11 PM.
What time is sunrise in Anchorage tomorrow?
9:04 AM.
When is golden hour in Anchorage today?
In the evening from about 5:20 PM until sunset at 6:26 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 10:07 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in Anchorage?
About 19 h 22 min at the June solstice, and about 5 h 27 min at the December solstice.
Calculated for 61.22°, -149.90°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.