Solar almanac · 2026-07-15 · United States
Golden hour in Anchorage in July
61.2181° N
149.9003° W
America/Anchorage
Daily solar times for July 2026 in local time (America/Anchorage).
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Golden hour & blue hour
| Window | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour (morning) | — | 03:18 |
| Golden hour (morning) | 04:51 | 06:10 |
| Golden hour (evening) | 22:00 | 23:17 |
| Blue hour (evening) | 00:48 | — |
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 · 2026-07-15
−4 min/day
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 23:17
- Solar noon
- 14:05
- Day length
- 18h 26m
rises at 38° NE
sets at 321° NW
Daylight envelope · July
−2h 01mJuly averages
- Avg sunrise
- 04:55
- Avg sunset
- 23:13
- Avg day length
- 18h 18m
- Day length change
- −2h 01m
First to last day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | 04:27 | 23:38 | 19h 11m |
| 2026-07-02 | 04:28 | 23:37 | 19h 09m |
| 2026-07-03 | 04:30 | 23:36 | 19h 06m |
| 2026-07-04 | 04:31 | 23:35 | 19h 04m |
| 2026-07-05 | 04:33 | 23:34 | 19h 01m |
| 2026-07-06 | 04:34 | 23:33 | 18h 58m |
| 2026-07-07 | 04:36 | 23:31 | 18h 55m |
| 2026-07-08 | 04:38 | 23:30 | 18h 52m |
| 2026-07-09 | 04:39 | 23:28 | 18h 49m |
| 2026-07-10 | 04:41 | 23:27 | 18h 45m |
| 2026-07-11 | 04:43 | 23:25 | 18h 42m |
| 2026-07-12 | 04:45 | 23:23 | 18h 38m |
| 2026-07-13 | 04:47 | 23:21 | 18h 34m |
| 2026-07-14 | 04:49 | 23:19 | 18h 30m |
| 2026-07-15 | 04:51 | 23:17 | 18h 26m |
| 2026-07-16 | 04:54 | 23:15 | 18h 22m |
| 2026-07-17 | 04:56 | 23:13 | 18h 18m |
| 2026-07-18 | 04:58 | 23:11 | 18h 13m |
| 2026-07-19 | 05:00 | 23:09 | 18h 09m |
| 2026-07-20 | 05:03 | 23:07 | 18h 04m |
| 2026-07-21 | 05:05 | 23:05 | 18h 00m |
| 2026-07-22 | 05:07 | 23:02 | 17h 55m |
| 2026-07-23 | 05:10 | 23:00 | 17h 50m |
| 2026-07-24 | 05:12 | 22:57 | 17h 45m |
| 2026-07-25 | 05:15 | 22:55 | 17h 40m |
| 2026-07-26 | 05:17 | 22:53 | 17h 36m |
| 2026-07-27 | 05:19 | 22:50 | 17h 31m |
| 2026-07-28 | 05:22 | 22:47 | 17h 25m |
| 2026-07-29 | 05:24 | 22:45 | 17h 20m |
| 2026-07-30 | 05:27 | 22:42 | 17h 15m |
| 2026-07-31 | 05:30 | 22:40 | 17h 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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