Current local time in Anchorage, United States
Anchorage is on Alaska Standard Time (UTC−9), moving to UTC−8 for daylight saving time. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Alaska Standard TimeIANA: America/Anchorage
- UTC offset
- UTC−9 / UTC−8standard / daylight saving
- Next clock change
- 1 November 2026Back 1 hour, 02:00 → 01:00
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- Country
- United StatesNorth America
- Population
- 290,000city proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +1currency: Dollar (USD)
- Coordinates
- 61.22° N, 149.90° WNorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Anchorage today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Anchorage
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Anchorage | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 9h ahead | None |
| US New York | --:-- | 4h ahead | 5h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 1h ahead | 8h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 10h ahead | None |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 12h ahead | None |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 13h 30m ahead | None |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 16h ahead | 1h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 16h ahead | 1h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 17h ahead | 2h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 17h ahead | 2h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 18h ahead | 3h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 5h ahead | 4h |
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Daylight saving time in Anchorage
Anchorage switches between Alaska Standard Time (UTC−9) and Alaska Daylight Time (UTC−8). Upcoming changes:
- Sunday, 1 November 2026: clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00, to 01:00 (UTC−8 → UTC−9)
- Sunday, 14 March 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC−9 → UTC−8)
- Sunday, 7 November 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00, to 01:00 (UTC−8 → UTC−9)
- Sunday, 12 March 2028: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC−9 → UTC−8)
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Anchorage
United States is wide enough to use 6 different standard times, from UTC−10 to UTC−5; Anchorage uses UTC−9.
At 61.2° north, Anchorage sees long summer evenings and very short winter days — about 19h 22m of daylight at midsummer and 5h 27m at midwinter.
Anchorage’s clocks run about 1h ahead of the sun: solar noon (when the sun is highest) comes around 14:06 rather than 12:00 in March.
Sunrise and sunset in Anchorage, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 10:13 | 15:52 | 5h 39m |
| February | 09:20 | 17:06 | 7h 46m |
| March | 08:00 | 18:23 | 10h 24m |
| April | 07:22 | 20:44 | 13h 22m |
| May | 05:50 | 22:03 | 16h 13m |
| June | 04:35 | 23:19 | 18h 44m |
| July | 04:27 | 23:39 | 19h 12m |
| August | 05:32 | 22:39 | 17h 07m |
| September | 06:51 | 21:07 | 14h 16m |
| October | 08:06 | 19:32 | 11h 26m |
| November | 08:27 | 16:58 | 8h 31m |
| December | 09:45 | 15:52 | 6h 06m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 19h 22m of daylight (sunrise 04:20, sunset 23:42). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 5h 27m.
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What time zone is Anchorage in?
Anchorage uses the America/Anchorage time zone (Alaska Standard Time, AKST), UTC−9, and Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT), UTC−8, in summer.
Does Anchorage observe daylight saving time?
Yes. The next change is on Sunday, 1 November 2026, when clocks go back 1 hour.
What is the time difference between Anchorage and New York?
Right now New York is 4h ahead of Anchorage. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because the two places switch daylight saving time on different dates.
What is the time difference between Anchorage and London?
London is 9h ahead of Anchorage right now. Their office hours do not overlap, so one side has to call early or late.
When is sunrise and sunset in Anchorage?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 04:20 and sets about 23:42 (19h 22m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 10:14 and sets about 15:41 (5h 27m).
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