Current time in Anchorage, United States
The current local time in Anchorage is shown below. Anchorage observes AKST in winter and AKDT during daylight saving time.
What's the daylight saving status?
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
What's the timezone history of Anchorage?
Anchorage uses Alaska Standard Time at UTC-9 in winter and Alaska Daylight Time at UTC-8 in summer, observing the federal DST schedule. The choice to remain on AKST rather than the more westward-suiting Hawaii-Aleutian time was federally consolidated in 1983 to simplify the state from four zones to two. Anchorage's latitude of around 61.2 degrees north produces dramatic seasonal day-length variation: winter solstice daylight is around five hours and 27 minutes, with the summer solstice exceeding 19 hours and twilight extending past midnight.
What are the working hours in Anchorage?
Anchorage's working economy is anchored by the oil and gas industry (the major North Slope producers maintain Anchorage headquarters despite their fields lying further north), military operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the substantial federal and state government presence, and tourism flowing through the city as a gateway to wider Alaska. Office hours run 08:00 to 17:00 in conventional sectors. The Iditarod sled dog race ceremonial start in early March takes place in downtown Anchorage, with the main race starting from Willow further north.
Where is Anchorage?
Anchorage sits on the Cook Inlet of southern Alaska, the largest city in the state with around 290,000 residents and home to roughly 40 percent of Alaska's total population. The geography combines the coastal Cook Inlet to the west and south with the Chugach Mountains rising to the east, with the city occupying a flat plain between them. The Alaska Range to the north includes Denali, the highest peak in North America at 6,190 metres, around 250 kilometres north. The Cook Inlet's tidal range of around 9 metres is among the largest in the world.