Earliest Sunset in Kodiak, AK: 4:22 pm on Dec 15, 2026
What happens to sunset when the clocks change (Nov 1, 2026)
Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 am on Sunday, Nov 1, 2026. At Kodiak, sunset on Saturday, Oct 31 is 6:25 pm. On Sunday, Nov 1 it is 5:22 pm, which is 62 minutes earlier on the clock (one hour from the clock change plus about 2 minutes of normal seasonal change). Sunrise moves from 9:22 am to 8:24 am.
Why the earliest sunset is not on the shortest day
At this latitude the sun sets earliest around Dec 15, about 6 days before the winter solstice, and rises latest around Dec 27, about 6 days after it. In December, solar noon slides a little later on the clock each day (about half a minute per day), which shifts sunsets later while the days are still getting shorter. More on the 2026 findings. Within a minute of that time from Dec 10 to Dec 19.
When does the sun set after 5 pm again?
Sunset at Kodiak stays before 5:00 pm until about Jan 16 (2027), and it is first at or after 5:00 pm that day, based on our calculation.
Sunrise and sunset, winter 2026–27, Kodiak
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | 9:22 am | 6:25 pm | 9 h 03 min |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 8:24 am | 5:22 pm | 8 h 58 min |
| Nov 15, 2026 | 8:56 am | 4:53 pm | 7 h 57 min |
| Dec 1, 2026 | 9:29 am | 4:29 pm | 7 h 01 min |
| Dec 15, 2026 | 9:48 am | 4:22 pm | 6 h 34 min |
| Dec 21, 2026 | 9:53 am | 4:24 pm | 6 h 31 min |
| Jan 1, 2027 | 9:53 am | 4:34 pm | 6 h 41 min |
| Jan 15, 2027 | 9:41 am | 4:58 pm | 7 h 16 min |
| Feb 1, 2027 | 9:12 am | 5:36 pm | 8 h 24 min |
| Feb 15, 2027 | 8:40 am | 6:09 pm | 9 h 29 min |
| Mar 1, 2027 | 8:04 am | 6:42 pm | 10 h 38 min |
| Mar 13, 2027 | 7:31 am | 7:09 pm | 11 h 38 min |
Local time (America/Anchorage). Computed for the station coordinates (57.75, -152.49).
Nearby places
- King Salmon, AK 4:31 pm
- Anchorage, AK 3:41 pm
- Cordova, AK 3:30 pm
- McGrath, AK 3:42 pm
- Yakutat, AK 3:16 pm
- Tanana, AK 2:50 pm
- Fairbanks, AK 2:40 pm
- Northway, AK 2:47 pm
These times repeat almost exactly each year (in our checks the earliest-sunset clock time did not change by even a minute from 2025 to 2029). Computed by Earliest Sunset; how we calculate this. Your exact spot, hills, buildings and elevation can shift what you see; this is the time the sun’s upper edge touches the flat horizon.
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