Golden hour in Anchorage today

It's golden hour now, until — 36 minutes left. Sunset is at .

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  • Morning gold
    8:38 – 10:13 AM
    from the southeast
  • Sunrise
    9:06 AM
    114° · east-southeast114° ESE
  • Evening gold · now
    5:13 – 6:47 PM
    94 minutes of warm light
  • Sunset
    6:19 PM
    246° · west-southwest246° WSW
  • Blue hour
    6:47 – 7:05 PM
    and 8:21 – 8:38 AM

Direction

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Tonight the sun sets at 246°, well south of due west. Right now shadows point east-northeast. Tap the map anywhere to see where the light comes from there; drag the time slider above to watch shadows swing through the day.

Through the year

Anchorage's golden hours, month by month

Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. The jumps in early March and early November are the clocks changing.

Golden hour in Anchorage on the 15th of each month, 2026
MonthMorning goldEvening goldSunsetSun sets toward
January9:20 – 11:43 AM2:35 – 4:57 PM4:22 PM224° SW
February8:12 – 9:48 AM4:39 – 6:15 PM5:47 PM245° WSW
March7:49 – 9:13 AM7:04 – 8:28 PM8:02 PM268° W
April6:08 – 7:37 AM8:23 – 9:52 PM9:22 PM293° WNW
May4:31 – 6:22 AM9:30 – 11:22 PM10:42 PM315° NW
June3:18 – 5:47 AM10:13 PM – 12:43 AM11:40 PM328° NNW
July4:03 – 6:10 AM10:00 PM – 12:05 AM11:17 PM321° NW
August5:36 – 7:11 AM8:55 – 10:29 PM9:57 PM301° WNW
September7:00 – 8:23 AM7:24 – 8:47 PM8:20 PM277° W
October8:15 – 9:44 AM5:44 – 7:13 PM6:46 PM253° WSW
November8:33 – 10:34 AM2:53 – 4:53 PM4:21 PM230° SW
December—9:29 AM – 4:19 PM3:40 PM217° SW

Times on the 15th of each month, 2026, Anchorage local time.

How long does golden hour last in Anchorage?

Around 83 to 150 minutes each evening. It's shortest in March and September, about 83 minutes, and longest in June, about 150 minutes. In December the sun stays low all day, so the gold merges into one long window or doesn't come at all. The farther from the equator, the longer it lasts, because the sun crosses the horizon at a shallower angle.

Which way does the sun set in Anchorage?

Toward the southwest in December, around 217°, swinging to the north-northwest in June, around 328°. Today it sets at 246°, well south of due west.

When do the clocks change?

Summer time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Sunset that evening moves an hour earlier, to about 4:57 PM.

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