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Time in Anchorage, Alaska, United States now

10:28:43

Thursday, 1 October, 2026, week 40

World Vegetarian Day / International Day of Older Persons / National Day of China / Independence Day of Nigeria

Sun: ↑ 08:07 ↓ 19:31 (11h 24m) - More info - Make Anchorage time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Anchorage

UTC -8

Alaska Time
now 4 hours behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -9 / Alaska Standard Time (AKST)
The time in Anchorage can be either 3, 4 or 5 hours behind the time in New York, depending on the time of the year.
The IANA time zone identifier for Anchorage is America/Anchorage.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC -8 / Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC -9 / Alaska Standard Time (AKST).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00 to 01:00 local time.

Time difference
from Anchorage

Los Angeles	+1 hours
Chicago	+3 hours
New York	+4 hours
Toronto	+4 hours
São Paulo	+5 hours
UTC	+8 hours
Lagos	+9 hours
London	+9 hours
Johannesburg	+10 hours
Paris	+10 hours
Zurich	+10 hours
Cairo	+11 hours
Istanbul	+11 hours
Moscow	+11 hours
Dubai	+12 hours
Mumbai	+13.5 hours
Hong Kong	+16 hours
Shanghai	+16 hours
Singapore	+16 hours
Tokyo	+17 hours
Sydney	+18 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Anchorage

Sunrise: 08:07
Sunset: 19:31
Day length: 11h 24m
Solar noon: 13:49
The current local time in Anchorage is 109 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Anchorage on the map

Location: Alaska, United States
Latitude: 61.22. Longitude: -149.90
Population: 290,000
Elevation: 30 m

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Best restaurants in Anchorage

#1 Moose's Tooth Pub & Pizzeria - Pizza and american food
#2 Snow City Cafe - American and new american food
#3 Sullivan's Steakhouse - Steakhouses and american food

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