Solar almanac · 2026-08-15 · United States

Golden hour in Anchorage in August

61.2181° N
149.9003° W
America/Anchorage

Daily solar times for August 2026 in local time (America/Anchorage).

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Golden hour & blue hour

WindowStartsEnds
Blue hour (morning)03:4805:14
Golden hour (morning)06:0807:11
Golden hour (evening)20:5521:57
Blue hour (evening)22:5100:14

Light profile · calculated

Golden hour in Anchorage through the year

Midsummer
87 min
Equinox
57 min
Midwinter
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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 · 2026-08-15

−5 min/day

Sunrise
06:08

rises at 58° ENE

Sunset
21:57

sets at 301° WNW

Solar noon
14:04
Day length
15h 49m

Daylight envelope · August

−2h 46m
Each bar is one day. The cool line traces sunrise; the warm line traces sunset.

August averages

Avg sunrise
06:11
Avg sunset
21:53
Avg day length
15h 43m
Day length change
−2h 46m

First to last day

DateSunriseSunsetDay length
2026-08-0105:3222:3717h 05m
2026-08-0205:3522:3417h 00m
2026-08-0305:3722:3116h 54m
2026-08-0405:4022:2916h 49m
2026-08-0505:4222:2616h 44m
2026-08-0605:4522:2316h 38m
2026-08-0705:4822:2016h 33m
2026-08-0805:5022:1716h 27m
2026-08-0905:5322:1516h 22m
2026-08-1005:5522:1216h 16m
2026-08-1105:5822:0916h 11m
2026-08-1206:0022:0616h 05m
2026-08-1306:0322:0316h 00m
2026-08-1406:0622:0015h 54m
2026-08-1506:0821:5715h 49m
2026-08-1606:1121:5415h 43m
2026-08-1706:1321:5115h 38m
2026-08-1806:1621:4815h 32m
2026-08-1906:1921:4515h 26m
2026-08-2006:2121:4215h 21m
2026-08-2106:2421:3915h 15m
2026-08-2206:2621:3615h 10m
2026-08-2306:2921:3315h 04m
2026-08-2406:3121:3014h 58m
2026-08-2506:3421:2714h 53m
2026-08-2606:3621:2314h 47m
2026-08-2706:3921:2014h 41m
2026-08-2806:4121:1714h 36m
2026-08-2906:4421:1414h 30m
2026-08-3006:4721:1114h 24m
2026-08-3106:4921:0814h 19m

Annual light rhythm · Anchorage

5h 31m—19h 19m
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Longest days in June (19h 19m), shortest in December (5h 31m).

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