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Time in Ketchikan, Alaska, United States now

12:56:34AM

Sunday, 17 May, 2026, week 20

Norwegian Constitution Day / International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Sun: ↑ 04:33AM ↓ 08:54PM (16h 21m) - More info - Make Ketchikan time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Ketchikan

UTC -8

Alaska Time
now 4 hours behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -9 / Alaska Standard Time (AKST)
The time in Ketchikan is normally 4 hours behind the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Ketchikan can for a short while be 3 or 5 hours behind the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Ketchikan is America/Sitka.

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 Ketchikan

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 Ketchikan

Sunrise: 04:33AM
Sunset: 08:54PM
Day length: 16h 21m
Solar noon: 12:43PM
The current local time in Ketchikan is 43 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Ketchikan on the map

Location: Alaska, United States
Latitude: 55.342. Longitude: -131.648
Population: 8,197
Elevation: 8 m

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Best restaurants in Ketchikan

#1 New York Cafe - American and seafood
#2 Ocean View Restaurante - Mexican and italian food
#3 Island Brew Cafe - American and vegetarian options food

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