Solar almanac · 2026-04-15 · United States
Golden hour in Anchorage in April
61.2181° N
149.9003° W
America/Anchorage
Daily solar times for April 2026 in local time (America/Anchorage).
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Golden hour & blue hour
| Window | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour (morning) | 04:43 | 05:49 |
| Golden hour (morning) | 06:37 | 07:37 |
| Golden hour (evening) | 20:23 | 21:22 |
| Blue hour (evening) | 22:11 | 23:19 |
Light profile · calculated
Golden hour in Anchorage through the year
- Midsummer
- 87 min
- Equinox
- 57 min
- Midwinter
- —
Length of the evening golden-hour window.
Anchorage lies at 61.22° N, in the subpolar zone, with drawn-out twilight either side of midsummer. Its longest measured day falls on Thu 18 June 2026 with 19h 22m of daylight, and its shortest on Sat 19 December 2026 with 5h 27m — a difference of 13h 55m between the two extremes.
The sun sets toward 328° NNW in late June and toward 217° SW in late December, a shift of about 112° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Anchorage, around midsummer the sky never reaches full darkness — evening blue hour runs into morning twilight.
Reference day · 2026-04-15
+6 min/day
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Solar noon
- 13:59
- Day length
- 14h 45m
rises at 67° ENE
sets at 293° WNW
Daylight envelope · April
+2h 45mApril averages
- Avg sunrise
- 06:36
- Avg sunset
- 21:24
- Avg day length
- 14h 48m
- Day length change
- +2h 45m
First to last day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | 07:21 | 20:46 | 13h 25m |
| 2026-04-02 | 07:18 | 20:49 | 13h 30m |
| 2026-04-03 | 07:15 | 20:51 | 13h 36m |
| 2026-04-04 | 07:12 | 20:54 | 13h 42m |
| 2026-04-05 | 07:09 | 20:56 | 13h 48m |
| 2026-04-06 | 07:06 | 20:59 | 13h 53m |
| 2026-04-07 | 07:02 | 21:01 | 13h 59m |
| 2026-04-08 | 06:59 | 21:04 | 14h 05m |
| 2026-04-09 | 06:56 | 21:07 | 14h 11m |
| 2026-04-10 | 06:53 | 21:09 | 14h 16m |
| 2026-04-11 | 06:50 | 21:12 | 14h 22m |
| 2026-04-12 | 06:47 | 21:15 | 14h 28m |
| 2026-04-13 | 06:44 | 21:17 | 14h 33m |
| 2026-04-14 | 06:41 | 21:20 | 14h 39m |
| 2026-04-15 | 06:37 | 21:22 | 14h 45m |
| 2026-04-16 | 06:34 | 21:25 | 14h 51m |
| 2026-04-17 | 06:31 | 21:28 | 14h 56m |
| 2026-04-18 | 06:28 | 21:30 | 15h 02m |
| 2026-04-19 | 06:25 | 21:33 | 15h 08m |
| 2026-04-20 | 06:22 | 21:36 | 15h 13m |
| 2026-04-21 | 06:19 | 21:38 | 15h 19m |
| 2026-04-22 | 06:16 | 21:41 | 15h 25m |
| 2026-04-23 | 06:13 | 21:44 | 15h 31m |
| 2026-04-24 | 06:10 | 21:46 | 15h 36m |
| 2026-04-25 | 06:07 | 21:49 | 15h 42m |
| 2026-04-26 | 06:04 | 21:52 | 15h 47m |
| 2026-04-27 | 06:01 | 21:54 | 15h 53m |
| 2026-04-28 | 05:58 | 21:57 | 15h 59m |
| 2026-04-29 | 05:55 | 22:00 | 16h 04m |
| 2026-04-30 | 05:52 | 22:02 | 16h 10m |
Annual light rhythm · Anchorage
5h 31m—19h 19m- Anchorage in January6h 26m
- Anchorage in February9h 06m
- Anchorage in March11h 47m
- Anchorage in April14h 45m
- Anchorage in May17h 30m
- Anchorage in June19h 19m
- Anchorage in July18h 26m
- Anchorage in August15h 49m
- Anchorage in September12h 54m
- Anchorage in October10h 04m
- Anchorage in November7h 15m
- Anchorage in December5h 31m
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