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Time in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States now

10:00:24AM

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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Sun: ↑ 08:02AM ↓ 07:19PM (11h 17m) - More info - Make Fairbanks time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Fairbanks

UTC -8

Alaska Time
now 4 hours behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -9 / Alaska Standard Time (AKST)
The time in Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks 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 02:00AM to 03:00AM 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 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Fairbanks

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 Fairbanks

Sunrise: 08:02AM
Sunset: 07:19PM
Day length: 11h 17m
Solar noon: 01:40PM
The current local time in Fairbanks is 100 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Fairbanks on the map

Location: Alaska, United States
Latitude: 64.838. Longitude: -147.716
Population: 32,000
Elevation: 136 m

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