Solar almanac · 2026-09-15 · United States
Golden hour in Anchorage in September
61.2181° N
149.9003° W
America/Anchorage
Daily solar times for September 2026 in local time (America/Anchorage).
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Golden hour & blue hour
| Window | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour (morning) | 05:48 | 06:42 |
| Golden hour (morning) | 07:26 | 08:23 |
| Golden hour (evening) | 19:24 | 20:20 |
| Blue hour (evening) | 21:04 | 21:58 |
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 · 2026-09-15
−6 min/day
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Solar noon
- 13:54
- Day length
- 12h 54m
rises at 83° E
sets at 277° W
Daylight envelope · September
−2h 44mSeptember averages
- Avg sunrise
- 07:28
- Avg sunset
- 20:19
- Avg day length
- 12h 51m
- Day length change
- −2h 44m
First to last day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 06:52 | 21:05 | 14h 13m |
| 2026-09-02 | 06:54 | 21:02 | 14h 07m |
| 2026-09-03 | 06:57 | 20:58 | 14h 02m |
| 2026-09-04 | 06:59 | 20:55 | 13h 56m |
| 2026-09-05 | 07:02 | 20:52 | 13h 51m |
| 2026-09-06 | 07:04 | 20:49 | 13h 45m |
| 2026-09-07 | 07:07 | 20:46 | 13h 39m |
| 2026-09-08 | 07:09 | 20:43 | 13h 34m |
| 2026-09-09 | 07:12 | 20:39 | 13h 28m |
| 2026-09-10 | 07:14 | 20:36 | 13h 22m |
| 2026-09-11 | 07:17 | 20:33 | 13h 17m |
| 2026-09-12 | 07:19 | 20:30 | 13h 11m |
| 2026-09-13 | 07:22 | 20:27 | 13h 05m |
| 2026-09-14 | 07:24 | 20:24 | 13h 00m |
| 2026-09-15 | 07:26 | 20:20 | 12h 54m |
| 2026-09-16 | 07:29 | 20:17 | 12h 48m |
| 2026-09-17 | 07:31 | 20:14 | 12h 43m |
| 2026-09-18 | 07:34 | 20:11 | 12h 37m |
| 2026-09-19 | 07:36 | 20:08 | 12h 31m |
| 2026-09-20 | 07:39 | 20:04 | 12h 26m |
| 2026-09-21 | 07:41 | 20:01 | 12h 20m |
| 2026-09-22 | 07:44 | 19:58 | 12h 14m |
| 2026-09-23 | 07:46 | 19:55 | 12h 09m |
| 2026-09-24 | 07:49 | 19:52 | 12h 03m |
| 2026-09-25 | 07:51 | 19:49 | 11h 57m |
| 2026-09-26 | 07:54 | 19:45 | 11h 52m |
| 2026-09-27 | 07:56 | 19:42 | 11h 46m |
| 2026-09-28 | 07:59 | 19:39 | 11h 40m |
| 2026-09-29 | 08:01 | 19:36 | 11h 35m |
| 2026-09-30 | 08:04 | 19:33 | 11h 29m |
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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