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North Pole, AK, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 18.5%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 4, 2024 at 2:07:59 am
Sunrise Today: 5:03 am 47° Northeast
Sunset Today: 10:31 pm 314° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:14 am 98° East
Moonset Today: 5:06 pm 270° West
Daylight Hours: 17 hours, 28 minutes (+6m 58s)
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Today's Sun Position in North Pole

Time:2:07 am
Altitude:-9.0°
Direction:5° N
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 17h 27m 41s (May 4, 2024)

6 minutes, 58 seconds longer than yesterday (May 3, 2024)

13 hours, 42 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

4 hours, 15 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in North Pole Today

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Nautical Twilight12:00 am – 3:44 am
Civil Twilight3:44 am – 5:03 am
Daylight5:03 am – 10:31 pm
Civil Twilight10:31 pm – 11:52 pm
Nautical Twilight11:52 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in North Pole - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 45:03 am10:31 pm17:27:41+6:581:46 pm (41.6°)93.750
May 54:59 am10:34 pm17:34:40+6:581:46 pm (41.9°)93.773
May 64:56 am10:38 pm17:41:38+6:581:45 pm (42.1°)93.796
May 74:52 am10:41 pm17:48:37+6:581:45 pm (42.4°)93.818
May 84:49 am10:44 pm17:55:36+6:581:45 pm (42.7°)93.840
May 94:45 am10:48 pm18:02:34+6:581:45 pm (42.9°)93.861
May 104:42 am10:51 pm18:09:32+6:581:45 pm (43.2°)93.882
* All times are local time for North Pole. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in North Pole

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in North Pole - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 45:14 am5:06 pm-10:55 am(22.6°)226,19515.3%
May 55:03 am7:03 pm-11:44 am(29.9°)225,6637.5%
May 64:50 am9:06 pm-12:35 pm(36.9°)226,0552.3%
May 74:36 am11:22 pm-1:29 pm(43.1°)227,4210.1%
May 84:14 am--2:26 pm(48.2°)229,7011.0%
May 9-Up all day-3:25 pm(51.6°)232,7174.6%
May 10-Up all day-4:25 pm(53.1°)236,20110.6%
* All times are local time for North Pole. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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 North Pole This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 4, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:25 amSat 7:00 pmSat 12:12 pmNot visible
VenusSat 5:16 amSat 9:17 pmSat 1:15 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 5:05 amSat 5:17 pmSat 11:10 amNot visible
JupiterSat 5:23 amSat 11:33 pmSat 2:27 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSat 5:05 amSat 3:18 pmSat 10:11 amNot visible
UranusSat 5:14 amSat 11:20 pmSat 2:17 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 5:03 amSat 4:46 pmSat 10:55 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for North Pole.

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