Time in Alaska now
6:55AMAKST
AKSTUTC−9−4 h vs New York (you)America/Anchorage
- Next clock change: Sunday, March 14, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM (AKDT, UTC−8)
- Next clock change: Sunday, November 7, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 AM (AKST, UTC−9)
Time zone in Alaska
All of Alaska keeps the same time: Alaska Standard Time (AKST, UTC−9) in winter and Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8) in summer.
Anchorage lies at 149.9° west, where mean solar time is UTC−10 (four minutes per degree of longitude). Standard time runs 1 h ahead of the sun, so on average the sun is highest at about 1:00 PM in winter and an hour later in summer. A gap of an hour or more means late sunrises and long evenings, even before summer time adds another hour.
Daylight saving time in Alaska
Yes. Alaska moves its clocks forward one hour on the second Sunday of March at 2:00 AM and back on the first Sunday of November at 2:00 AM (local time).
These are the federal dates (15 U.S.C. §260a); the daylight saving time page has the law.
All coming change dates are on the America/Anchorage page.
Clock history of Alaska
Alaska has kept the same clocks as Anchorage since at least 1970: tzdata records both under America/Anchorage. Clocks have moved for daylight saving time every year since 1970. Changes of the winter (standard) offset since 1970: Sunday, April 24, 1983, from UTC−10 to UTC−9. Before 1970 local practice could differ from Anchorage’s, and tzdata does not track it separately; the year-by-year table, which starts with Anchorage’s local mean time, is on the America/Anchorage page.
Convert Alaska time
Time difference between Alaska and major cities
| City | Local time now | Alaska vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 10:55 AM Tue, Nov 3 | −4 h | −4 h | −4 h | 4 h / 4 h |
| Los Angeles | 7:55 AM Tue, Nov 3 | −1 h | −1 h | −1 h | 7 h / 7 h |
| London | 3:55 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −9 h | −9 h | −9 h | none / none |
| Berlin | 4:55 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −10 h | −10 h | −10 h | none / none |
| Dubai | 7:55 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −13 h | −13 h | −12 h | none / none |
| New Delhi | 9:25 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −14 h 30 min | −14 h 30 min | −13 h 30 min | none / none |
| Singapore | 11:55 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −17 h | −17 h | −16 h | 1 h / none |
| Beijing | 11:55 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −17 h | −17 h | −16 h | 1 h / none |
| Tokyo | 12:55 AM Wed, Nov 4 | −18 h | −18 h | −17 h | 2 h / 1 h |
- In 2027, Alaska is 8 h behind London from March 14 to March 27 and from October 31 to November 6, instead of 9 h behind London as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
- In 2027, Alaska is 9 h behind Berlin from March 14 to March 27 and from October 31 to November 6, instead of 10 h behind Berlin as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how Alaska’s office hours overlap yours today.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Alaska and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Canada | 2,130 km | 8:55 AM MST | +2 h |
| Edmonton Canada | 2,310 km | 9:55 AM CST | +3 h |
| Seattle United States | 2,310 km | 7:55 AM PST | +1 h |
Same clock as Alaska
These places keep exactly the same time as Alaska all year under the current rules (zones America/Juneau, America/Metlakatla, America/Nome, America/Sitka, America/Yakutat).
- JuneauUS
Cities in Alaska
Alaska at a glance
- CountryUnited States
- Time zone IDAmerica/Anchorage
- Standard timeAKST (UTC−9)
- Daylight saving timeAKDT (UTC−8)
- Calling code+1