Seward, Alaska Sunset Time Today

Seward sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Seward, AK · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:59 PM Sunrise 7:40 AM

12h 19m of daylight, −5m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Seward · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:42 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:56 PM

Sunrise 2 minutes later than today · sunset 3 minutes earlier than today

In Seward, the sun rises at 7:42 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:56 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:40 AM8:36 AM

Blue hour6:59 AM7:40 AM

Evening

Golden hour7:07 PM7:59 PM

Blue hour7:59 PM8:44 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Seward

The sun rises in Seward at 7:40 AM today and at 7:42 AM tomorrow (2 minutes later than today).

First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:59 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:40 AM to 8:36 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:40 AM7:59 PM12h 19m
Tue, Sep 227:42 AM7:56 PM12h 14m
Wed, Sep 237:45 AM7:53 PM12h 8m
Thu, Sep 247:47 AM7:50 PM12h 3m
Fri, Sep 257:49 AM7:47 PM11h 58m
Sat, Sep 267:52 AM7:44 PM11h 52m
Sun, Sep 277:54 AM7:41 PM11h 47m

Seward daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan10:02 AM4:02 PM6h 1m
Feb9:13 AM5:11 PM7h 59m
Mar7:57 AM6:25 PM10h 28m
Apr7:23 AM8:41 PM13h 19m
May5:55 AM9:56 PM16h 1m
Jun4:46 AM11:07 PM18h 20m
Jul4:39 AM11:25 PM18h 45m
Aug5:39 AM10:30 PM16h 52m
Sep6:54 AM9:04 PM14h 10m
Oct8:04 AM7:32 PM11h 28m
Nov8:21 AM5:03 PM8h 41m
Dec9:35 AM4:01 PM6h 26m

Seward’s longest and shortest days

From 18h 55m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 5h 50m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2118h 55m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 13m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 16m
Shortest dayDec 215h 50m

How fast Seward gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 3m 50s a day+1h 58m
Febgaining 5m 22s a day+2h 29m
Margaining 5m 30s a day+2h 50m
Aprgaining 5m 26s a day+2h 42m
Maygaining 4m 43s a day+2h 19m
Jungaining 1m 5s a day+25m
Jullosing 3m 41s a day−1h 54m
Auglosing 5m 14s a day−2h 42m
Seplosing 5m 25s a day−2h 42m
Octlosing 5m 24s a day−2h 46m
Novlosing 4m 42s a day−2h 15m
Declosing 1m 11s a day−26m

Seward golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox7:17–8:12 PM8:12–8:54 PM7:59–8:55 AM7:18–7:59 AM
Summer solstice10:07–11:27 PM11:27 PM–1:18 AM4:33–5:53 AM2:42–4:33 AM
Fall equinox7:04–7:59 PM7:59–8:41 PM7:43–8:38 AM7:01–7:43 AM
Winter solstice1:39–3:51 PM3:51–4:50 PM10:02 AM–12:14 PM9:03–10:02 AM

Daylight saving time in Seward

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−8
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−9

Why sunset time shifts in Seward

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Seward, the longest day carries about 18h 55m of daylight and the shortest just 5h 50m — a swing of roughly 13h 5m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Seward’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Seward?
Seward's earliest sunset in 2026 is 3:50 PM around December 16, 5 days before the shortest day. The latest is 11:28 PM around June 23, 2 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Seward get on the longest and shortest days?
Seward gets about 18h 55m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 5h 50m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 13h 5m.
When is golden hour in Seward?
Near the June solstice, Seward's evening golden hour runs 10:07–11:27 PM and the morning one 4:33–5:53 AM. Near the December solstice they run 1:39–3:51 PM and 10:02 AM–12:14 PM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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