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Fairbanks, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 97.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 10:22:28 pm
Sunrise Today: 10:31 am 150° Southeast
Sunset Today: 2:51 pm 210° Southwest
Moon: Up all day
Daylight Hours: 4 hours, 20 minutes (-4m 32s)
Location of FairbanksLocation

Today's Sun Position in Fairbanks

Time:10:22 pm
Altitude:-42.0°
Direction:315° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 4h 19m 41s (Dec 5, 2025)

4 minutes, 32 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 4, 2025)

38 minutes, 6 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

17 hours, 29 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Fairbanks Today

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Night12:00 am – 7:03 am
Astro. Twilight7:03 am – 8:03 am
Nautical Twilight8:03 am – 9:13 am
Civil Twilight9:13 am – 10:31 am
Daylight10:31 am – 2:51 pm
Civil Twilight2:51 pm – 4:09 pm
Nautical Twilight4:09 pm – 5:19 pm
Astro. Twilight5:19 pm – 6:19 pm
Night6:19 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Fairbanks - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 510:31 am2:51 pm4:19:41−4:3212:41 pm (2.9°)91.597
Dec 610:34 am2:49 pm4:15:20−4:2012:42 pm (2.8°)91.584
Dec 710:36 am2:48 pm4:11:12−4:0812:42 pm (2.7°)91.572
Dec 810:39 am2:46 pm4:07:16−3:5512:43 pm (2.6°)91.561
Dec 910:41 am2:45 pm4:03:35−3:4112:43 pm (2.5°)91.549
Dec 1010:43 am2:43 pm4:00:08−3:2612:43 pm (2.4°)91.539
Dec 1110:45 am2:42 pm3:56:57−3:1112:44 pm (2.4°)91.529
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Fairbanks

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Fairbanks - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-Up all day-1:07 am(52.6°)222,37699.5%
Dec 6-Up all day-2:15 am(52.5°)224,24096.5%
Dec 7-2:28 pm5:24 pm3:19 am(50.2°)227,18890.6%
Dec 8-1:56 pm7:51 pm4:18 am(46.2°)230,89182.5%
Dec 9-1:40 pm9:49 pm5:10 am(41.0°)234,94773.0%
Dec 10-1:27 pm11:34 pm5:57 am(35.1°)239,02362.8%
Dec 11-1:17 pm-6:41 am(29.0°)242,80252.3%
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Fairbanks This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 7:50 amSat 2:47 pmSat 11:19 amAverage visibility
VenusSat 9:41 amSat 2:39 pmSat 12:10 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 11:48 amSat 2:50 pmSat 1:19 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSat 5:32 pmSun 1:25 pmSun 3:28 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 2:06 pmSat 1:05 amFri 7:36 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 2:09 pmSat 9:01 amFri 11:35 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 1:58 pmSat 1:41 amFri 7:49 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Fairbanks.

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