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 AM – 8:36 AM
Blue hour6:59 AM – 7:40 AM
Evening
Golden hour7:07 PM – 7:59 PM
Blue hour7:59 PM – 8:44 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
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7:40 AM | 7:59 PM | 12h 19m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 7:42 AM | 7:56 PM | 12h 14m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 7:45 AM | 7:53 PM | 12h 8m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 7:47 AM | 7:50 PM | 12h 3m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:49 AM | 7:47 PM | 11h 58m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:52 AM | 7:44 PM | 11h 52m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 7:54 AM | 7:41 PM | 11h 47m |
Seward daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10:02 AM | 4:02 PM | 6h 1m |
| Feb | 9:13 AM | 5:11 PM | 7h 59m |
| Mar | 7:57 AM | 6:25 PM | 10h 28m |
| Apr | 7:23 AM | 8:41 PM | 13h 19m |
| May | 5:55 AM | 9:56 PM | 16h 1m |
| Jun | 4:46 AM | 11:07 PM | 18h 20m |
| Jul | 4:39 AM | 11:25 PM | 18h 45m |
| Aug | 5:39 AM | 10:30 PM | 16h 52m |
| Sep | 6:54 AM | 9:04 PM | 14h 10m |
| Oct | 8:04 AM | 7:32 PM | 11h 28m |
| Nov | 8:21 AM | 5:03 PM | 8h 41m |
| Dec | 9:35 AM | 4:01 PM | 6h 26m |
Seward’s longest and shortest days
From 18h 55m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 5h 50m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 18h 55m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 13m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 16m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 5h 50m |
How fast Seward gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 3m 50s a day | +1h 58m |
| Feb | gaining 5m 22s a day | +2h 29m |
| Mar | gaining 5m 30s a day | +2h 50m |
| Apr | gaining 5m 26s a day | +2h 42m |
| May | gaining 4m 43s a day | +2h 19m |
| Jun | gaining 1m 5s a day | +25m |
| Jul | losing 3m 41s a day | −1h 54m |
| Aug | losing 5m 14s a day | −2h 42m |
| Sep | losing 5m 25s a day | −2h 42m |
| Oct | losing 5m 24s a day | −2h 46m |
| Nov | losing 4m 42s a day | −2h 15m |
| Dec | losing 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.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 7:17–8:12 PM | 8:12–8:54 PM | 7:59–8:55 AM | 7:18–7:59 AM |
| Summer solstice | 10:07–11:27 PM | 11:27 PM–1:18 AM | 4:33–5:53 AM | 2:42–4:33 AM |
| Fall equinox | 7:04–7:59 PM | 7:59–8:41 PM | 7:43–8:38 AM | 7:01–7:43 AM |
| Winter solstice | 1:39–3:51 PM | 3:51–4:50 PM | 10:02 AM–12:14 PM | 9:03–10:02 AM |
Daylight saving time in Seward
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−8 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−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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