Current time in Anchorage, AK
Alaska Time UTC−9 · IANA zone America/Anchorage
Time zone details
| Time zone | Alaska Time (AKT) |
|---|---|
| Standard time | AKST, UTC−9 (early Nov – mid Mar) |
| Daylight time | AKDT, UTC−8 (mid Mar – early Nov) |
| DST clock change | Forward 1 h, 2nd Sunday of March · Back 1 h, 1st Sunday of November |
| Sunrise today | — |
| Sunset today | — |
| Day length | — |
| Coordinates | 61.22° N, 149.90° W |
Time difference from Anchorage
| City | Local time now |
|---|---|
| New York | +4 h |
| Chicago | +3 h |
| Denver | +2 h |
| Phoenix | +2 / +1 h |
| Los Angeles | +1 h |
| Honolulu | −1 / −2 h |
Nearly all of Alaska — Fairbanks and Juneau included — shares Anchorage's clock in the Alaska Time Zone.
About time in Anchorage
Anchorage is a unified municipality — city and borough merged into one government in 1975 — and is home to roughly four in ten Alaskans, making its clock the de facto reference time for the state.
Until October 1983, Alaska stretched across four time zones, and Anchorage kept UTC−10. The federal consolidation that year moved most of the state, Anchorage included, onto a single Alaska Time at UTC−9, leaving only the far western Aleutians on Hawaii's offset.
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport ranks among the world's busiest cargo hubs because it sits near the great-circle routes linking Asia with the lower 48; freighter schedules there are juggled across the date line around the clock. At 61° N, local daylight runs from about 19 and a half hours in late June down to under 6 hours in late December.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Anchorage in?
Anchorage is in the Alaska Time Zone (AKT). It observes Alaska Standard Time (AKST, UTC−9) in winter and Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8) from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.
What is the time difference between Anchorage and New York?
New York is 4 hours ahead of Anchorage all year, since both cities observe daylight saving time on the same dates. Noon in Anchorage is 4:00 PM in New York.
Does Anchorage observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Alaska observes DST: clocks move forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March and back one hour at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday of November. In 2026 the changes fall on March 8 and November 1.