Sunrise & sunset in Fairbanks, Alaska
Today, Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · 64.8365°N, 147.6517°W · Alaska Daylight Time
Sunrise
7:35 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
- Day length
- 12h 16m
- Versus yesterday
- 6m 38s shorter
- Solar noon
- 1:43 PM
- Civil twilight ends
- 8:40 PM
The next seven days
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 22 | 7:35 AM | 7:51 PM | 12h 16m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 7:38 AM | 7:47 PM | 12h 09m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 7:40 AM | 7:44 PM | 12h 03m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:43 AM | 7:40 PM | 11h 56m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:46 AM | 7:36 PM | 11h 49m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 7:49 AM | 7:33 PM | 11h 43m |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 7:52 AM | 7:29 PM | 11h 36m |
Twilight today
- Daylight7:35 AM – 7:51 PM
- Civil twilight6:45 AM – 8:40 PM
- Nautical twilight5:45 AM – 9:40 PM
- Astronomical twilight4:36 AM – 10:50 PM
- True night5h 46m
True night is the part of the day the sun stays more than 18° below the horizon — the only time the sky is fully dark. Above about 48° north it disappears entirely for weeks around midsummer.
The year at this latitude
Earliest sunrise
June 18, 2026
Latest sunset
July 15, 2026
Longest day
June 20, 2026, June solstice
Latest sunrise
December 21, 2026
Earliest sunset
May 30, 2026
Shortest day
December 21, 2026, December solstice
Daylight in Fairbanks right now
Fairbanks sits at 64.84° north, so its day length swings by 18h 08m across the year — from 3h 41m at the December solstice to 21h 50m at the June solstice. Today the city gets 12h 16m of daylight and the day is 6m 38s shorter than yesterday.
Day and night reach almost exactly twelve hours each on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. That is not the equinox, and the gap is not an error: sunrise and sunset are measured at the sun’s upper edge rather than its centre, and atmospheric refraction lifts the disc into view before it has geometrically risen. The further from the equator, the larger the gap.
Solar noon — when the sun is highest, not when the clock reads twelve — comes at 1:43 PM. The difference is the combined effect of the city’s longitude within its time zone and the equation of time, which is currently 7.4 minutes.