Current Time in Anchorage, Alaska, USA
4:30:51 AM
04:30:51
AKDT (Alaska Daylight Time) · UTC−08:00
America/Anchorage
Time zone details
Anchorage is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Anchorage
Location facts
Place
- Country
- USA
- State
- Alaska
- County
- Anchorage Municipality
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Practical
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 289,600
- Elevation
- 31 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 61° 13' N / 149° 54' W
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Clock changes in Anchorage
2:00 AM AKDT1:00 AM AKST
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM AKST3:00 AM AKDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
2:00 AM AKDT1:00 AM AKST
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 13 hr 11 min5 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 13 hr 11 min5 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (32.7° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (3% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Thursday, September 10, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Friday, September 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 hr 11 min | 5 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 05 min | 5 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 59 min | 5 min 39 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 54 min | 5 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 48 min | 5 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 42 min | 5 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 37 min | 5 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Anchorage
Upcoming public holidays in Alaska
- Indigenous Peoples' Day
- Alaska Day
- Veterans Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Merrill FieldMRIMedium airport3.1 km east
Source: OurAirports record · MRI / PAMR
About 3.1 km (1.9 mi) east of Anchorage
Scheduled airline service in source data
Ted Stevens Anchorage International AirportANCLarge airport6.6 km southwest
Source: OurAirports record · ANC / PANC
About 6.6 km (4.1 mi) southwest of Anchorage
Scheduled airline service in source data
Kenai Municipal AirportENAMedium airport · Serves Kenai102 km southwest
Source: OurAirports record · ENA / PAEN
About 102 km (63.6 mi) southwest of Anchorage
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Anchorage in?
- Anchorage currently uses Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT). Its IANA time zone is America/Anchorage.
- When is the next clock change in Anchorage?
- Clocks in Anchorage move backward 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, changing from AKDT (UTC−08:00) to AKST (UTC−09:00)
- Is Anchorage currently on daylight saving time?
- Anchorage is observing daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Anchorage right now?
- Anchorage is currently UTC−08:00