Part of Alaska's magic is its significant variation in the amount of daylight received throughout the year.

Depending on the time of your visit, you may experience days longer than 17 hours, or some shorter than 6 hours. To help plan your trip, we’ve provided the following table with average sunrise and sunset times at various points of the year.

The table below can also be found in our Wildlife Guide from the Visitor’s Center.

Yearly Event
Sunrise Sunset Hours of Daylight
Vernal Equinox 8:15 a.m. 8:15 p.m. 12 hr
Summer Solstice 4:20 a.m. 11:40 p.m. 17 hr 20 min
Autumnal Equinox 8:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. 12 hr
Winter Solstice 10:10 a.m. 3:40 p.m. 5 hr 30 min