Golden hour in Anchorage in January

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.