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Anchorage, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 85.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 7, 2025 at 7:59:36 pm
Sunrise Today: 9:57 am 141° Southeast
Sunset Today: 3:44 pm 219° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 6:40 pm 35° Northeast
Moonset Today: 1:29 pm 328° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 5 hours, 46 minutes (-2m 41s)
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Today's Sun Position in Anchorage

Time:7:59 pm
Altitude:-28.0°
Direction:273° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 5h 46m 19s (Dec 7, 2025)

2 minutes, 41 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 6, 2025)

18 minutes, 34 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

13 hours, 35 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Anchorage Today

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Night12:00 am – 7:06 am
Astro. Twilight7:06 am – 7:59 am
Nautical Twilight7:59 am – 8:57 am
Civil Twilight8:57 am – 9:57 am
Daylight9:57 am – 3:44 pm
Civil Twilight3:44 pm – 4:44 pm
Nautical Twilight4:44 pm – 5:42 pm
Astro. Twilight5:42 pm – 6:36 pm
Night6:36 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Anchorage - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 79:57 am3:44 pm5:46:19−2:4112:51 pm (6.2°)91.572
Dec 89:59 am3:43 pm5:43:47−2:3112:51 pm (6.1°)91.561
Dec 910:01 am3:42 pm5:41:26−2:2112:52 pm (6.0°)91.549
Dec 1010:02 am3:42 pm5:39:14−2:1112:52 pm (6.0°)91.539
Dec 1110:04 am3:41 pm5:37:14−2:0012:53 pm (5.9°)91.529
Dec 1210:05 am3:41 pm5:35:24−1:4912:53 pm (5.8°)91.519
Dec 1310:07 am3:40 pm5:33:45−1:3812:54 pm (5.7°)91.510
* All times are local time for Anchorage. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Anchorage

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Anchorage - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 7-1:29 pm6:40 pm3:28 am(53.9°)227,20890.5%
Dec 8-1:29 pm8:34 pm4:27 am(49.8°)230,91582.5%
Dec 9-1:27 pm10:18 pm5:19 am(44.6°)234,97273.0%
Dec 10-1:25 pm11:52 pm6:06 am(38.8°)239,04662.7%
Dec 11-1:22 pm-6:50 am(32.7°)242,82452.2%
Dec 121:21 am1:19 pm-7:31 am(26.6°)246,09742.0%
Dec 132:48 am1:16 pm-8:11 am(20.7°)248,72432.4%
* All times are local time for Anchorage. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Anchorage This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Dec 7, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 7:36 amMon 3:15 pmMon 11:26 amAverage visibility
VenusMon 9:17 amMon 3:25 pmMon 12:22 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 10:55 amMon 3:57 pmMon 1:26 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterMon 6:20 pmTue 12:37 pmTue 3:28 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 2:02 pmMon 1:11 amSun 7:37 pmGreat visibility
UranusSun 2:48 pmMon 8:23 amSun 11:36 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 1:57 pmMon 1:43 amSun 7:50 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Anchorage.

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