For the Curious

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The following information is provided for Anchorage, Anchorage Borough, Alaska (longitude W149.9, latitude N61.2):
Sunday
30 May 2010 Alaska Daylight Time

SUN
End civil twilight 12:52 a.m.
Begin civil twilight 3:01 a.m.
Sunrise 4:39 a.m.
Sun transit 1:57 p.m.
Sunset 11:17 p.m.
End civil twilight 12:57 a.m. on following day

MOON
Moonset 5:29 a.m. on preceding day
Moonrise 1:35 a.m.
Moon transit 4:07 a.m.
Moonset 6:47 a.m.
Moonrise 1:52 a.m. on following day



Phase of the Moon on 30 May: waning gibbous with 92% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

Comments

[emploding.livejournal.com]

That's pretty cool. I mean, I know it would get really annoying, but since I don't have to live in it - it's pretty cool :P

I was in Anchorage in early July a few years ago, and it was really creepy going to bed at like, 11pm with the birds still singing outside.

Does that mean during winter it goes through a phase where it doesn't really get light?

[crisavec.livejournal.com]

Whats really strange, and still hits me even after 15 years here, is in June/July when you are out and about at 1am and the twilight is coming from the NORTH. Its just weird, sunlight shouldn't be coming from that direction.

Naa. The worst it gets in December here in Anch the sun is rising at 1030 and setting about 330(with a fair bit of morning twilight due to the chugach mountains). If you're inside and can't take the time to get outside during the day at all it can get a bit oppressive, but thats about it. Its going to be interesting come this winter to see how things are at my new job...its up near Fairbanks and a lot closer to the Arctic Circle.