Solar almanac · 2026-03-15 · United States

Golden hour in Anchorage in March

61.2181° N
149.9003° W
America/Anchorage

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

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Golden hour & blue hour

WindowStartsEnds
Blue hour (morning)06:4107:32
Golden hour (morning)08:1509:13
Golden hour (evening)19:0420:02
Blue hour (evening)20:4521:36

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 · 2026-03-15

+6 min/day

Sunrise
08:15

rises at 93° E

Sunset
20:02

sets at 268° W

Solar noon
14:08
Day length
11h 47m

Daylight envelope · March

+2h 53m
Each bar is one day. The cool line traces sunrise; the warm line traces sunset.

March averages

Avg sunrise
07:58
Avg sunset
19:51
Avg day length
11h 52m
Day length change
+2h 53m

First to last day

DateSunriseSunsetDay length
2026-03-0107:5918:2510h 26m
2026-03-0207:5618:2810h 32m
2026-03-0307:5318:3010h 38m
2026-03-0407:5018:3310h 43m
2026-03-0507:4718:3610h 49m
2026-03-0607:4318:3810h 55m
2026-03-0707:4018:4111h 01m
2026-03-0808:3719:4411h 06m
2026-03-0908:3419:4611h 12m
2026-03-1008:3119:4911h 18m
2026-03-1108:2819:5211h 24m
2026-03-1208:2519:5411h 29m
2026-03-1308:2219:5711h 35m
2026-03-1408:1819:5911h 41m
2026-03-1508:1520:0211h 47m
2026-03-1608:1220:0511h 52m
2026-03-1708:0920:0711h 58m
2026-03-1808:0620:1012h 04m
2026-03-1908:0320:1212h 10m
2026-03-2007:5920:1512h 15m
2026-03-2107:5620:1812h 21m
2026-03-2207:5320:2012h 27m
2026-03-2307:5020:2312h 33m
2026-03-2407:4720:2512h 39m
2026-03-2507:4420:2812h 44m
2026-03-2607:4020:3012h 50m
2026-03-2707:3720:3312h 56m
2026-03-2807:3420:3613h 02m
2026-03-2907:3120:3813h 07m
2026-03-3007:2820:4113h 13m
2026-03-3107:2520:4313h 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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