The globe opens over Anchorage (61.2° N, 149.9° W) with the latest satellite clouds and rain radar, and Anchorage's place card open: its local time, current weather, sunrise and sunset, the Moon, and any alerts near it.
Below, as the page is served, are the alerts near Anchorage and which sources were checked for them, its weather now and over the next day, its air quality, then its day on its own clock (America/Anchorage): sunrise, sunset and the length of the day, golden and blue hour, the Moon's phase and when it's up, the coming week's sunsets, and the next full Moon and eclipses seen from Anchorage; then what might cross its sky.
Alerts near Anchorage
Also nearby, not warnings:
- M3.0 earthquake30 mi WNW · 4 h ago · USGS
Nothing more serious near Anchorage at AKST from what was checked: National Weather Service alerts, tropical cyclones, tsunami bulletins, earthquakes, GDACS disaster alerts, satellite fire detections and air quality. This page is not a warning service: in an emergency, follow your local authorities.
Weather over Anchorage
- Nowovercast, 25°F, feels 19°F · wind NNE 4 mph · 88% cloud cover
- Next 24 hourshigh 33°F around , low 24°F around · under a 20% chance of rain or snow
- Hour by hour 25°F, overcast · 24°F, overcast · 25°F, partly cloudy · 28°F, overcast · 32°F, overcast · 30°F, overcast · 28°F, clear · 25°F, fog
- Air qualitymoderate, US AQI 56 · modeled for the area by Copernicus CAMS, not measured by a monitor
From Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), as of AKST. A forecast, not a warning: for warnings, see the alerts above and your local authorities.
Sun and Moon over Anchorage, Sun Nov 8
- Sunrises in the SE, sets in the SW, 12° up at its highest at · 7 h 51 min of daylight, 5 min 19 s shorter than yesterday
- Golden hourmorning to , evening to
- Blue hourmorning to , evening to
- Twilightfirst light , last light
- Moonnew Moon, 1% lit: rises in the SE, sets in the SW
- Next Moonsnew Sun Nov 8 at , full Tue Nov 24 at
- Sunsets aheadMon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri · Sat · Sun
- Next solar eclipse hereJun 11, 2029, partial: 12% of the Sun covered at , 13° up
- Next lunar eclipse hereJan 11, 2028, partial: at its deepest at , 19° up
Times on Anchorage's clock (AKST), worked out with astronomy-engine as this page was served.
Over Anchorage
- Next ISS pass you can seenone in the next three days · every pass
- Northern lightspossible overhead: a 15% chance, forecast for · aurora forecast
How to read it
Anchorage's longest day, around June 21, has 19 hours 22 minutes of daylight, and its shortest, around December 21, has 5 hours 27 minutes.
Sunset in Anchorage comes earliest around December 17, at about 3:40 PM, and latest around June 20, at about 11:42 PM. That earliest sunset comes about 4 days before Anchorage's shortest day, because the Sun's noon drifts against the clock through the year. Anchorage's clocks change twice a year, so its sunset jumps by an hour on each of those days.
Anchorage's evening golden hour, the Sun from 6° up to 4° below the horizon, lasts about 85 minutes around the equinoxes; at midsummer about 150 minutes.
Questions
What time is sunset in Anchorage today?
The list on this page gives it, worked out for today on Anchorage's clock, with the coming week's. Through the year Anchorage's sunset moves between about 3:40 PM and about 11:42 PM.
When is golden hour in Anchorage today?
The list gives Anchorage's morning and evening golden hours, when the Sun is low and its light warm and long-shadowed, and the blue hours just outside them, on Anchorage's clock.
When is the next full Moon in Anchorage?
The list gives the date and time on Anchorage's clock, with today's phase and when the Moon rises and sets there. It's full at the same moment everywhere on Earth, so what differs in Anchorage is only the clock and when the Moon is up.
Are there any alerts near Anchorage right now?
This page lists what's active near Anchorage as it's served, with who issued it, and says which sources it checked and when, and which it couldn't. It's no warning service: in an emergency in Anchorage, follow your local authorities.
What's the weather doing over Anchorage right now?
This page gives Anchorage's conditions now and its next day hour by hour, with the chance of rain or snow, from Open-Meteo. The globe shows the latest satellite clouds and rain radar over Anchorage: drag it to see what's coming.
What is the air quality in Anchorage today?
This page gives Anchorage's US AQI as it's served, with the EPA's word for its band. It comes from Copernicus's CAMS forecast through Open-Meteo: a model for the area around Anchorage rather than a monitor's reading, so a station nearby can differ.
Are the northern lights ever visible from Anchorage?
Often, on a clear, dark night in Anchorage when the Sun's active, away from the city's lights. This page says what NOAA's OVATION forecast gives for Anchorage over the next hour or so.
