America/Anchorage • live clock
Current time in Anchorage, United States
Alaska Time alternates between AKST (UTC-9) and AKDT (UTC-8). The live clock for Anchorage, United States applies the correct seasonal rule automatically. The live clock is synchronized with Digital Clock Online’s server after the page loads.
Synchronizing with server time.
America/Anchorage at a glance
- IANA time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Time-zone name
- Alaska Time (AKST)
- Standard offset
- UTC-9
- Seasonal offset
- UTC-8 (AKDT)
- Daylight saving
- Observed; exact dates below
- Used in
- the United States
When clocks change in Anchorage, United States
These scheduled changes cover 2026 and 2027. Each row gives the exact UTC instant, direction and resulting offset.
| UTC instant | Change | Resulting time |
|---|---|---|
| March 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| November 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | AKST (UTC-9) |
| March 14, 2027 at 11:00 AM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| November 7, 2027 at 10:00 AM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | AKST (UTC-9) |
Places that use America/Anchorage
America/Anchorage covers Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Eagle River. Its country relationships are the United States.
Time difference between Anchorage, United States and other cities
| City | Time zone | Difference from Anchorage |
|---|---|---|
| London | Europe/London | 9 hours ahead |
| New York | America/New_York | 4 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles | America/Los_Angeles | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai | Asia/Dubai | 13 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Asia/Singapore | 17 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo | 18 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Australia/Sydney | 19 hours ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads | Calculating your current difference |
Reference-city differences use standard offsets. Where either place changes clocks seasonally, the gap can change during the year.
Zones on the same standard time as Anchorage, United States
These zones share UTC-9 as their standard offset. Seasonal rules can make their live clocks differ during part of the year.