AK capital · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Juneau, Alaska
Short answer
- Longest day
- 18 h 17 min
- Shortest day
- 6 h 22 min
Juneau daylight by month, 2026
Average hours of daylight in each month, with the day length on the first and last day and the range of sunrise and sunset clock times. Open a month for every day.
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 h 17 min | 8:04 AM to 8:45 AM | 3:17 PM to 4:18 PM |
| February | 9 h 24 min | 6:54 AM to 8:02 AM | 4:21 PM to 5:26 PM |
| March | 11 h 53 min | 6:27 AM to 7:32 AM | 5:28 PM to 7:37 PM |
| April | 14 h 28 min | 5:05 AM to 6:24 AM | 7:39 PM to 8:45 PM |
| May | 16 h 50 min | 4:03 AM to 5:03 AM | 8:47 PM to 9:48 PM |
| June | 18 h 09 min | 3:50 AM to 4:01 AM | 9:50 PM to 10:08 PM |
| July | 17 h 26 min | 3:57 AM to 4:47 AM | 9:19 PM to 10:05 PM |
| August | 15 h 17 min | 4:49 AM to 5:55 AM | 7:58 PM to 9:16 PM |
| September | 12 h 46 min | 5:57 AM to 7:00 AM | 6:33 PM to 7:56 PM |
| October | 10 h 13 min | 7:02 AM to 8:11 AM | 5:10 PM to 6:30 PM |
| November | 7 h 51 min | 7:13 AM to 8:18 AM | 3:14 PM to 4:07 PM |
| December | 6 h 31 min | 8:20 AM to 8:46 AM | 3:05 PM to 3:16 PM |
Longest and shortest days
The longest day in 2026 is June 20 with 18 h 17 min between sunrise at 3:51 AM and sunset at 10:07 PM. The shortest is December 21 with 6 h 22 min. The difference, 11 h 54 min between June 21 and December 21, ranks 1st largest among the 51 capitals. Only 0 capitals see a bigger seasonal swing, all farther north.
Earliest sunrise and latest sunset
The earliest sunrise of the year comes on June 17 at 3:50 AM, and the latest sunset on June 22 at 10:08 PM. The latest sunrise falls on December 25 at 8:46 AM, and the earliest sunset on December 12 at 3:05 PM.
Clocks change on March 8 (to AKDT) and November 1 (to AKST), which moves every clock time by an hour. The earliest sunrise and latest sunset still fall days away from the longest day, because solar noon drifts through the year.
Solar noon and the time zone
On standard time Juneau's clocks run 9 hours behind UTC, which matches the meridian at 135° W. The capitol sits at 134.42° W, 0.58° east of it, which puts the sun about 2 minutes ahead of the zone's clock noon. Solar noon on January 15 is at 12:07 PM and on July 15 at 1:03 PM; the rest of the gap comes from daylight saving time and the equation of time.
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Juneau?
June 20, 2026, with 18 h 17 min of daylight. Sunrise 3:51 AM, sunset 10:07 PM.
What is the shortest day of the year in Juneau?
December 21, 2026, with 6 h 22 min of daylight.
When is the earliest sunrise in Juneau?
3:50 AM on June 17, 2026.
When is the latest sunset in Juneau?
10:08 PM on June 22, 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the stored capitol coordinate, 58.301° N, 134.420° W.
- 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.