Earliest Sunset in Yakutat, AK: 3:16 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 Yakutat, sunset on Saturday, Oct 31 is 5:26 pm. On Sunday, Nov 1 it is 4:24 pm, which is 63 minutes earlier on the clock (one hour from the clock change plus about 3 minutes of normal seasonal change). Sunrise moves from 8:37 am to 7:40 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 11 to Dec 20.
When does the sun set after 5 pm again?
Sunset at Yakutat stays before 5:00 pm until about Feb 11 (2027), and it is first at or after 5:00 pm that day, based on our calculation.
Sunrise and sunset, winter 2026–27, Yakutat
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | 8:37 am | 5:26 pm | 8 h 49 min |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 7:40 am | 4:24 pm | 8 h 44 min |
| Nov 15, 2026 | 8:14 am | 3:51 pm | 7 h 37 min |
| Dec 1, 2026 | 8:50 am | 3:25 pm | 6 h 35 min |
| Dec 15, 2026 | 9:12 am | 3:16 pm | 6 h 05 min |
| Dec 21, 2026 | 9:16 am | 3:18 pm | 6 h 01 min |
| Jan 1, 2027 | 9:16 am | 3:28 pm | 6 h 12 min |
| Jan 15, 2027 | 9:02 am | 3:54 pm | 6 h 52 min |
| Feb 1, 2027 | 8:30 am | 4:36 pm | 8 h 06 min |
| Feb 15, 2027 | 7:55 am | 5:12 pm | 9 h 17 min |
| Mar 1, 2027 | 7:16 am | 5:47 pm | 10 h 31 min |
| Mar 13, 2027 | 6:41 am | 6:17 pm | 11 h 36 min |
Local time (America/Yakutat). Computed for the station coordinates (59.51, -139.67).
Nearby places
- Gustavus, AK 3:10 pm
- Juneau, AK 3:06 pm
- Cordova, AK 3:30 pm
- Sitka, AK 3:19 pm
- Northway, AK 2:47 pm
- Anchorage, AK 3:41 pm
- Ketchikan, AK 3:16 pm
- Fairbanks, AK 2:40 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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