When is blue hour today in Anchorage?

Anchorage has a morning blue hour ending around dawn and an evening blue hour beginning right after sunset. Today's exact windows are in the planner above.

Is blue hour before or after golden hour?

In the evening, golden hour comes first (ending at sunset), then blue hour. In the morning the order reverses: blue hour, then golden hour through sunrise.

Do I need a tripod for blue hour in Anchorage?

Usually yes — blue hour light is dim, so longer exposures and a tripod help keep images sharp and noise-free.

Blue hour

Blue Hour in Anchorage, AK

Blue hour in Anchorage is the short twilight stretch when the sun sits between about −6° and −4° — just before sunrise and just after sunset — bathing the sky in even, cool blue light. Here are today's morning and evening blue hours for Anchorage, Alaska.

Anchorage, AK

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Morning golden hour

3:01 AM – 5:47 AM

2h 46m

Evening golden hour

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Not today at this latitude

Golden hourBlue hourSun altitude

Golden & blue hour

Morning golden hour3:01 AM – 5:47 AM2h 46m

Evening golden hour—

Morning blue hour—

Evening blue hour—

Sun

Sunrise4:20 AM31° NNE

Sunset11:42 PM329° NNW

Solar noon2:01 PM

Day length19h 23m

Dawn · civil—

Dawn · nautical—

Dawn · astronomical—

Dusk · civil—

Dusk · nautical—

Dusk · astronomical—

Moon

Waxing Crescent

39% illuminated

Moonrise: 12:41 PM81° E
Moonset: 1:45 AM285° WNW

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Anchorage — frequently asked

When is blue hour today in Anchorage?: Anchorage has a morning blue hour ending around dawn and an evening blue hour beginning right after sunset. Today's exact windows are in the planner above.
Is blue hour before or after golden hour?: In the evening, golden hour comes first (ending at sunset), then blue hour. In the morning the order reverses: blue hour, then golden hour through sunrise.
Do I need a tripod for blue hour in Anchorage?: Usually yes — blue hour light is dim, so longer exposures and a tripod help keep images sharp and noise-free.