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Prudhoe Bay, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 8.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Jan 21, 2026 at 5:56:45 am
Sunrise Today: 11:55 am 164° South
Sunset Today: 2:15 pm 197° South
Moonrise Today: 11:11 am 118° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:23 pm 249° West
Daylight Hours: 2 hours, 20 minutes (+20m 6s)
Location of Prudhoe BayLocation

Today's Sun Position in Prudhoe Bay

Time:5:56 am
Altitude:-24.3°
Direction:81° E
Phase:Night

Day length today:2h 19m 48s (Jan 21, 2026)

20 minutes, 6 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 20, 2026)

2 hours, 19 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

21 hours, 40 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Prudhoe Bay Today

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Night12:00 am – 7:11 am
Astro. Twilight7:11 am – 8:26 am
Nautical Twilight8:26 am – 9:53 am
Civil Twilight9:53 am – 11:55 am
Daylight11:55 am – 2:15 pm
Civil Twilight2:15 pm – 4:16 pm
Nautical Twilight4:16 pm – 5:44 pm
Astro. Twilight5:44 pm – 6:59 pm
Night6:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Prudhoe Bay - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 2111:55 am2:15 pm2:19:48+20:061:04 pm (0.5°)91.486
Jan 2211:46 am2:24 pm2:37:50+18:021:05 pm (0.7°)91.495
Jan 2311:38 am2:33 pm2:54:27+16:361:05 pm (0.9°)91.503
Jan 2411:31 am2:41 pm3:10:00+15:331:05 pm (1.1°)91.512
Jan 2511:23 am2:48 pm3:24:43+14:431:05 pm (1.3°)91.522
Jan 2611:17 am2:55 pm3:38:46+14:031:05 pm (1.6°)91.531
Jan 2711:10 am3:02 pm3:52:17+13:301:06 pm (1.8°)91.542
* All times are local time for Prudhoe Bay. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Prudhoe Bay

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Prudhoe Bay - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 2111:11 am8:23 pm-3:32 pm(11.0°)239,10910.5%
Jan 2210:42 am10:27 pm-4:16 pm(17.3°)237,01618.1%
Jan 2310:14 am--5:01 pm(23.9°)234,97327.4%
Jan 24-12:34 am9:44 am5:48 pm(30.4°)233,00038.1%
Jan 25-2:56 am9:04 am6:38 pm(36.4°)231,15249.6%
Jan 26-Up, doesn’t set -7:32 pm(41.6°)229,51861.3%
Jan 27-Up, doesn’t set -8:32 pm(45.3°)228,23772.6%
* All times are local time for Prudhoe Bay. 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 Prudhoe Bay This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryDown, doesn’t riseWed 1:07 pmNot visible
VenusWed 12:40 pmWed 2:03 pmWed 1:21 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsDown, doesn’t riseWed 12:53 pmNot visible
JupiterUp, doesn’t set Wed 12:11 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 11:09 amWed 10:16 pmWed 4:42 pmAverage visibility
UranusUp, doesn’t set Wed 8:28 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 10:57 amWed 10:41 pmWed 4:49 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Prudhoe Bay.

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