Time in Anchorage
The current offset in Anchorage is UTC-8 (AKDT), on the America/Anchorage zone. Its clocks change 2 times in 2026.
Anchorage, United States
Zone facts
- IANA zone
- America/Anchorage
- Abbreviation
- AKDT
- Standard offset
- UTC-9
- Daylight offset
- UTC-8
- Country
- United States (US)
- Coordinates
- 61.22, -149.90
Daylight saving time
Clocks in Anchorage change 2 times in 2026. The next changes:
- 2026-11-01 at 01:59Clocks go back 60 minutes (UTC-8 → UTC-9)
- 2027-03-14 at 01:59Clocks go forward 60 minutes (UTC-9 → UTC-8)
Sunrise and sunset
Computed from the city’s latitude and longitude with the NOAA solar position algorithm — no API, no network call.
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Daylight
- 15 hours 21 minutes
Against the major hubs
Common questions
- What time zone is Anchorage in?
- Anchorage uses the America/Anchorage time zone, currently UTC-8 (AKDT). Use the IANA identifier rather than the abbreviation in code — abbreviations are ambiguous, and this one may mean something else somewhere else.
- Does Anchorage observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Anchorage moves between UTC-9 in winter and UTC-8 in summer, changing 2 times in 2026.
- What is the difference between Anchorage and UTC?
- UTC-8 as of the last rebuild. It swings between UTC-9 and UTC-8 across the year.
- When does the sun rise and set in Anchorage?
- On the day of the last rebuild, sunrise was 06:23 and sunset 21:43 local time, giving 15 hours 21 minutes of daylight. These are computed from the city’s latitude and longitude, not fetched from anywhere.