Next usable light
5:12 PM – 6:48 PM
Solar noonDaytime16.6° · 180° S
Anchorage, Alaska · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:12 PM – 6:48 PM
Weather, terrain, buildings, local access, and elevation are not included.
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Morning
Evening
Where to point the camera
On this selected date, the sun reaches 17° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 246° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
December is the generous sample in Anchorage — 6 hr 50 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 1 hr 24 min. Between December and June the sunset point migrates 110° — from 218° SW to 328° NNW — which is enough to put a fixed foreground in or out of the light depending on the season. June days run 19 hr 19 min; by December they shrink to 5 hr 31 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9:58 AM | 4:22 PM | 6 hr 24 min | 2:33 PM · 2 hr 24 min | 224° SW |
| February | 8:43 AM | 5:46 PM | 9 hr 4 min | 4:39 PM · 1 hr 36 min | 245° WSW |
| March | 8:17 AM | 8:01 PM | 11 hr 44 min | 7:04 PM · 1 hr 24 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:39 AM | 9:21 PM | 14 hr 42 min | 8:22 PM · 1 hr 28 min | 293° WNW |
| May | 5:13 AM | 10:41 PM | 17 hr 28 min | 9:30 PM · 1 hr 51 min | 315° NW |
| June | 4:22 AM | 11:40 PM | 19 hr 19 min | 10:14 PM · 2 hr 29 min | 328° NNW |
| July | 4:52 AM | 11:20 PM | 18 hr 28 min | 10:02 PM · 2 hr 7 min | 322° NW |
| August | 6:09 AM | 10:01 PM | 15 hr 52 min | 8:58 PM · 1 hr 35 min | 302° WNW |
| September | 7:27 AM | 8:24 PM | 12 hr 57 min | 7:27 PM · 1 hr 24 min | 278° W |
| October | 8:43 AM | 6:49 PM | 10 hr 7 min | 5:47 PM · 1 hr 29 min | 254° WSW |
| November | 9:07 AM | 4:24 PM | 7 hr 17 min | 2:57 PM · 1 hr 59 min | 231° SW |
| December | 10:10 AM | 3:41 PM | 5 hr 31 min | Merged · 9:31 AM · 6 hr 50 min | 218° SW |
Find the months when sunset faces your spot
Pick the direction your subject faces the sky. Months whose sunset lands within ±10° light up in the table above. Disabled shortcuts have no matching row in this visible mid-month sample.
Each row samples the 15th of the month at these coordinates, so dates near a month boundary can differ from the printed row — around here day length moves up to ~6 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow America · Anchorage, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 6:43 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 7:33 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 8:24 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 8:41 AM |
| Sunrise | 9:09 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:44 PM |
| Sunset | 6:19 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:12 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:48 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:56 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:45 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 8:41 AM – 10:16 AM | 9:09 AM | 6:19 PM | 5:12 PM – 6:48 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 8:44 AM – 10:20 AM | 9:12 AM | 6:17 PM | 5:09 PM – 6:45 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 8:46 AM – 10:23 AM | 9:15 AM | 6:14 PM | 5:05 PM – 6:42 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 8:49 AM – 10:26 AM | 9:17 AM | 6:11 PM | 5:02 PM – 6:39 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 8:51 AM – 10:30 AM | 9:20 AM | 6:08 PM | 4:58 PM – 6:37 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 8:54 AM – 10:33 AM | 9:23 AM | 6:05 PM | 4:55 PM – 6:34 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 8:56 AM – 10:37 AM | 9:26 AM | 6:02 PM | 4:51 PM – 6:32 PM |
The moon over Anchorage is a Full Moon, 100% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
The list supplies map-search starting points, not ranked recommendations. Confirm access, closures, permits, safety, and horizon obstructions yourself before setting out. For the selected date, the mathematical sunset bearing is 246° WSW. If the composition faces differently, use the bearing planner in the month table above to identify sampled months; the result remains a planning aid and does not prove visibility.
In Anchorage, the evening golden hour window runs 1 hr 35 min on the selected date and approaches from 246° WSW. Arrive 15 minutes before its start when that window occurs, then choose a position with an open view toward that bearing. Don't rely on the generic “one hour before sunset” rule here — the real window shifts with the season, so check the computed times for your date.
See the calculation method and limits before relying on the estimate in terrain-sensitive or safety-critical conditions.
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