Sunset & Sunrise Today in Eagle River, Alaska

On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, the sun sets over Eagle River at 6:47 PM, having risen at 8:39 AM. That works out to 10h 08m of daylight today. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Eagle River, is at 1:44 PM.

Sitting at 61.32° latitude puts Eagle River in a high latitude — summer days are very long and winter days very short. Each day is currently getting about 5 minutes shorter and 42 seconds. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in Eagle River move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

Golden hour in Eagle River this evening is roughly 5:47 PM–7:15 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:15 PM to 7:32 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Eagle River is at 6:44 PM and sunrise at 8:42 AM — about 5m 41s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Eagle River drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in Eagle River, when sunset creeps earlier each week. Over the course of the year, sunset in Eagle River ranges from as early as 3:37 PM (around December 12) to as late as 11:42 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 19h 23m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 5h 23m.