Anchorage sky calendar · January 2027
Full moon: Fri, Jan 22. New moon: Thu, Jan 7. Sunrise moves from 10:13 AM to 9:22 AM, sunset from 3:53 PM to 5:04 PM. 3 sky events this month (below). Times are local (AKST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 1 | 10:13 AM | 3:53 PM | 4:18 AM | 11:53 AM | Waning crescent · 30% |
| Sat, Jan 2 | 10:13 AM | 3:54 PM | 5:54 AM | 11:53 AM | Waning crescent · 21% |
| Sun, Jan 3 | 10:12 AM | 3:56 PM | 7:32 AM | 11:56 AM | Waning crescent · 14% |
| Mon, Jan 4 | 10:11 AM | 3:58 PM | 9:06 AM | 12:07 PM | Waning crescent · 8% |
| Tue, Jan 5 | 10:10 AM | 3:59 PM | 10:20 AM | 12:40 PM | Waning crescent · 4% |
| Wed, Jan 6 | 10:09 AM | 4:01 PM | 10:53 AM | 1:53 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Jan 7 | 10:08 AM | 4:03 PM | 11:04 AM | 3:25 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Fri, Jan 8 | 10:07 AM | 4:05 PM | 11:06 AM | 5:01 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Sat, Jan 9 | 10:05 AM | 4:08 PM | 11:07 AM | 6:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 4% |
| Sun, Jan 10 | 10:04 AM | 4:10 PM | 11:05 AM | 8:03 PM | Waxing crescent · 8% |
| Mon, Jan 11 | 10:03 AM | 4:12 PM | 11:04 AM | 9:30 PM | Waxing crescent · 14% |
| Tue, Jan 12 | 10:01 AM | 4:14 PM | 11:02 AM | 10:57 PM | Waxing crescent · 21% |
| Wed, Jan 13 | 10:00 AM | 4:17 PM | 11:00 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 30% |
| Thu, Jan 14 | 9:58 AM | 4:19 PM | 10:58 AM | 12:25 AM | Waxing crescent · 40% |
| Fri, Jan 15 | 9:56 AM | 4:21 PM | 10:57 AM | 1:59 AM | First quarter · 50% |
| Sat, Jan 16 | 9:55 AM | 4:24 PM | 10:57 AM | 3:39 AM | Waxing gibbous · 61% |
| Sun, Jan 17 | 9:53 AM | 4:26 PM | 10:59 AM | 5:28 AM | Waxing gibbous · 72% |
| Mon, Jan 18 | 9:51 AM | 4:29 PM | 11:08 AM | 7:24 AM | Waxing gibbous · 81% |
| Tue, Jan 19 | 9:49 AM | 4:31 PM | 11:42 AM | 9:05 AM | Waxing gibbous · 90% |
| Wed, Jan 20 | 9:47 AM | 4:34 PM | 1:13 PM | 9:54 AM | Waxing gibbous · 96% |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 9:45 AM | 4:37 PM | 3:16 PM | 10:08 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Jan 22 | 9:43 AM | 4:39 PM | 5:20 PM | 10:11 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Sat, Jan 23 | 9:41 AM | 4:42 PM | 7:15 PM | 10:11 AM | Waning gibbous · 97% |
| Sun, Jan 24 | 9:38 AM | 4:45 PM | 9:01 PM | 10:11 AM | Waning gibbous · 92% |
| Mon, Jan 25 | 9:36 AM | 4:47 PM | 10:42 PM | 10:09 AM | Waning gibbous · 85% |
| Tue, Jan 26 | 9:34 AM | 4:50 PM | — | 10:07 AM | Waning gibbous · 76% |
| Wed, Jan 27 | 9:32 AM | 4:53 PM | 12:19 AM | 10:06 AM | Waning gibbous · 66% |
| Thu, Jan 28 | 9:29 AM | 4:56 PM | 1:56 AM | 10:05 AM | Waning gibbous · 56% |
| Fri, Jan 29 | 9:27 AM | 4:58 PM | 3:34 AM | 10:04 AM | Last quarter · 46% |
| Sat, Jan 30 | 9:24 AM | 5:01 PM | 5:13 AM | 10:06 AM | Waning crescent · 36% |
| Sun, Jan 31 | 9:22 AM | 5:04 PM | 6:51 AM | 10:12 AM | Waning crescent · 27% |
Sky events this month
- Sun, Jan 3 8:56 AMVenus farthest from the Sun in the morning sky47° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
- Sun, Jan 3Quadrantids meteor shower peakUp to about 110 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
- Fri, Jan 22 3:17 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).