Solar almanac · 2026-05-15 · United States
Golden hour in Anchorage in May
61.2181° N
149.9003° W
America/Anchorage
Daily solar times for May 2026 in local time (America/Anchorage).
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Golden hour & blue hour
| Window | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour (morning) | — | 04:01 |
| Golden hour (morning) | 05:11 | 06:22 |
| Golden hour (evening) | 21:30 | 22:42 |
| Blue hour (evening) | 23:53 | — |
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 · 2026-05-15
+5 min/day
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 22:42
- Solar noon
- 13:55
- Day length
- 17h 30m
rises at 45° NE
sets at 315° NW
Daylight envelope · May
+2h 27mMay averages
- Avg sunrise
- 05:10
- Avg sunset
- 22:43
- Avg day length
- 17h 33m
- Day length change
- +2h 27m
First to last day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | 05:49 | 22:05 | 16h 15m |
| 2026-05-02 | 05:46 | 22:08 | 16h 21m |
| 2026-05-03 | 05:44 | 22:10 | 16h 27m |
| 2026-05-04 | 05:41 | 22:13 | 16h 32m |
| 2026-05-05 | 05:38 | 22:15 | 16h 38m |
| 2026-05-06 | 05:35 | 22:18 | 16h 43m |
| 2026-05-07 | 05:32 | 22:21 | 16h 48m |
| 2026-05-08 | 05:30 | 22:23 | 16h 54m |
| 2026-05-09 | 05:27 | 22:26 | 16h 59m |
| 2026-05-10 | 05:24 | 22:29 | 17h 04m |
| 2026-05-11 | 05:22 | 22:31 | 17h 10m |
| 2026-05-12 | 05:19 | 22:34 | 17h 15m |
| 2026-05-13 | 05:16 | 22:36 | 17h 20m |
| 2026-05-14 | 05:14 | 22:39 | 17h 25m |
| 2026-05-15 | 05:11 | 22:42 | 17h 30m |
| 2026-05-16 | 05:09 | 22:44 | 17h 35m |
| 2026-05-17 | 05:06 | 22:47 | 17h 40m |
| 2026-05-18 | 05:04 | 22:49 | 17h 45m |
| 2026-05-19 | 05:01 | 22:52 | 17h 50m |
| 2026-05-20 | 04:59 | 22:54 | 17h 55m |
| 2026-05-21 | 04:57 | 22:57 | 18h 00m |
| 2026-05-22 | 04:55 | 22:59 | 18h 04m |
| 2026-05-23 | 04:52 | 23:01 | 18h 09m |
| 2026-05-24 | 04:50 | 23:04 | 18h 13m |
| 2026-05-25 | 04:48 | 23:06 | 18h 18m |
| 2026-05-26 | 04:46 | 23:08 | 18h 22m |
| 2026-05-27 | 04:44 | 23:10 | 18h 26m |
| 2026-05-28 | 04:42 | 23:12 | 18h 30m |
| 2026-05-29 | 04:40 | 23:15 | 18h 34m |
| 2026-05-30 | 04:38 | 23:17 | 18h 38m |
| 2026-05-31 | 04:37 | 23:19 | 18h 42m |
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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