Alaska Time Now: Current Alaska Time
AKDT
Friday, October 16, 2026 in Anchorage
Right now Anchorage keeps Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT), eight hours behind UTC. It stays that way until 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, when the clocks fall back to Alaska Standard Time.
AKST or AKDT?
In winter Anchorage runs on AKST, UTC−9. On the second Sunday in March the clocks spring forward to AKDT, and on the first Sunday in November they fall back again.
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, November 1, 2026 | Clocks go back an hour (AKST) | UTC−9 |
| Sunday, March 14, 2027 | Clocks go forward an hour (AKDT) | UTC−8 |
Invitations often say AKST even in summer. Between March 8 and November 1, 2026, the right label is AKDT.
Where Alaska Time is used
Most of Alaska uses Alaska Time. The Aleutian Islands west of 169°30′ W use Hawaii-Aleutian Time instead, one hour behind.
Good to know
Most of Alaska moved onto one time zone in 1983. Before that the state spread across four zones, so Juneau and Nome were hours apart.
Winter and summer gaps
| Compared with | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 4 hours behind New York | 4 hours behind New York |
| London | 9 hours behind London | 9 hours behind London |
January and July give the same gaps. For two or three weeks in March and about a week around the start of November they are an hour different, because the US changes its clocks on other Sundays than the UK and Europe.
Office hours that overlap
| City | Shared hours (AKDT) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM AKDT | 4 hours |
| London | No overlap | – |
Anchorage shares four hours with New York. Calls to New York fit best first thing in the morning. The working day here never meets London's: a 9 AM start in London is 12:00 AM in Anchorage.
Alaska Time against other zones
Here is the time in each zone at noon in Anchorage today. Anything marked next day has already passed midnight there.
| Time zone | Difference | Local time |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Time (EDT) | 4 hours ahead | 4:00 PM |
| Central Time (CDT) | 3 hours ahead | 3:00 PM |
| Mountain Time (MDT) | 2 hours ahead | 2:00 PM |
| Arizona time (MST) | 1 hour ahead | 1:00 PM |
| Pacific Time (PDT) | 1 hour ahead | 1:00 PM |
| Hawaii time (HST) | 2 hours behind | 10:00 AM |
| Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) | 8 hours ahead | 8:00 PM |
| UK time (BST) | 9 hours ahead | 9:00 PM |
| Central European Time (CEST) | 10 hours ahead | 10:00 PM |
| India Standard Time (IST) | 13 hours 30 minutes ahead | 1:30 AM (next day) |
| Australian Eastern Time (AEDT) | 19 hours ahead | 7:00 AM (next day) |
| Japan Standard Time (JST) | 17 hours ahead | 5:00 AM (next day) |
Convert AKST to another zone
To line up more than two places, try the time zone converter and meeting planner.
AKST time questions
What time is it in Alaska right now?
Alaska Daylight Time, UTC−8. Leave this page open and the clock at the top keeps counting, so there is no need to refresh it.
Is it AKST or AKDT now?
AKDT. Anchorage switched to it on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and keeps it until Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Which states use Alaska Time?
Alaska, apart from the far western Aleutian Islands, which follow Hawaii-Aleutian Time.
How far is AKST from UTC?
8 hours behind right now, so 15:00 UTC is 7:00 AM in Anchorage. From November 1 the gap grows to 9 hours.
What time is it in Alaska when it is noon in New York?
Four hours earlier: 8:00 AM in Anchorage. A 9 AM call from New York would ring at 5:00 AM there.
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