Daylight today
Today the sun is up for 9 hours 16 minutes in Anchorage: 5 min 40 sec less than yesterday, and 3 hours 49 minutes more than on December 21, 2025, the darkest day, which had 5 h 27 min. The days keep shrinking until December: the shortest day of the year.
What sets Anchorage apart
- Anchorage's shortest day, 5 h 27 min on December 21, is the shortest of the 51 cities on DaySight.
- Its earliest sunset, 3:41 PM on December 14, is the earliest of the 51.
- Its latest sunset, 11:44 PM on June 22, is the latest of the 51.
First light and last light
The sky gets light at 8:21 AM, 45 minutes before the sun comes up, and stays light until 7:08 PM, 45 minutes after it sets. That gives Anchorage 10 hours 46 minutes of usable light today, against 9 h 16 min of sun. Both are the moment the sun is 6° below the horizon (how DaySight calculates these times).
Clock changes
Clocks go back an hour on Sunday, November 1. Sunrise moves from 9:26 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:00 PM. Mornings get lighter at once; evenings get dark an hour sooner.
The year in Anchorage
In 2026 the days in Anchorage bottom out at 5 h 27 min on December 21 and peak at 19 h 22 min on June 21. The darkest evenings come before the shortest day (the earliest sunset is on December 14) and the darkest mornings after it (the latest sunrise is on December 22).
Anchorage's days run from 5 h 27 min to 19 h 22 min
Hours from sunrise to sunset on each day of 2026. Today is marked.
Source: DaySight, calculated from the sun's position over Anchorage.
Month by month
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light | Sun up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9:01 AM | 9:58 AMfirst light 9:01 | 4:22 PMlast light 5:18 | 5:18 PM | 6 h 24 min |
| February | 7:57 AM | 8:43 AMfirst light 7:57 | 5:46 PMlast light 6:32 | 6:32 PM | 9 h 4 min |
| March | 7:34 AM | 8:17 AMfirst light 7:34 | 8:01 PMlast light 8:44 | 8:44 PM | 11 h 44 min |
| April | 5:50 AM | 6:39 AMfirst light 5:50 | 9:21 PMlast light 10:10 | 10:10 PM | 14 h 42 min |
| May | 4:02 AM | 5:13 AMfirst light 4:02 | 10:41 PMlast light 11:51 | 11:51 PM | 17 h 28 min |
| June | — | 4:22 AMfirst light — | 11:40 PMlast light — | — | 19 h 19 min |
| July | 3:19 AM | 4:52 AMfirst light 3:19 | 11:20 PMlast light 12:53 | 12:53 AM | 18 h 28 min |
| August | 5:15 AM | 6:09 AMfirst light 5:15 | 10:01 PMlast light 10:55 | 10:55 PM | 15 h 52 min |
| September | 6:43 AM | 7:27 AMfirst light 6:43 | 8:24 PMlast light 9:08 | 9:08 PM | 12 h 57 min |
| October | 7:59 AM | 8:43 AMfirst light 7:59 | 6:49 PMlast light 7:33 | 7:33 PM | 10 h 7 min |
| November | 8:15 AM | 9:07 AMfirst light 8:15 | 4:24 PMlast light 5:15 | 5:15 PM | 7 h 17 min |
| December | 9:08 AM | 10:10 AMfirst light 9:08 | 3:41 PMlast light 4:43 | 4:43 PM | 5 h 31 min |
Nearby
- Seattle, WA: 1,435 miles away, sunset today 6:06 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in Portland: 1,540 miles away, sunset today 6:11 PM.
- Sacramento, CA: 1,979 miles away, sunset today 6:17 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in San Francisco: 2,005 miles away, sunset today 6:22 PM.
All 51 cities: sunrise and sunset times by city.