Anchorage, Alaska
Friday, April 17, 2026
Sunrise
6:32 am AKDT
Sunset
9:27 pm AKDT
Daylight
14 hr 54 min
+6 min longer than yesterday
Solar noon
1:59 pm AKDT
Civil twilight
5:43 am – 10:16 pm
Usable light for most outdoor activity
Nautical twilight
4:35 am – 11:25 pm
Horizon visible at sea
Astronomical twilight
2:30 am – 1:41 am
Faintest stars visible
Moon
New Moon · 0% lit · Moonrise 6:04 am · Moonset 11:07 pm
This day in context
Day length rank
#130 of 365 days in 2026
Share of the longest day
77% — the longest day here is 19 hr 23 min
Golden hour
6:32 am–7:32 am and 8:27 pm–9:27 pm
Blue hour
5:43 am–6:03 am and 9:56 pm–10:16 pm
Sun at solar noon
39.4° above the horizon
True darkness
From 1:41 am — it outlasts the night
Week at a glance
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Apr 14 | 6:41 am | 9:19 pm | 14 hr 37 min | +6 min |
| Wed Apr 15 | 6:38 am | 9:21 pm | 14 hr 43 min | +6 min |
| Thu Apr 16 | 6:35 am | 9:24 pm | 14 hr 49 min | +6 min |
| Fri Apr 17 | 6:32 am | 9:27 pm | 14 hr 54 min | +6 min |
| Sat Apr 18 | 6:29 am | 9:29 pm | 15 hr 0 min | +6 min |
| Sun Apr 19 | 6:26 am | 9:32 pm | 15 hr 6 min | +6 min |
| Mon Apr 20 | 6:23 am | 9:35 pm | 15 hr 12 min | +6 min |