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Time in Alaska, United States now

 
 
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Alaska switched to daylight saving time at 02:00AM on Sunday, March 8. The time was set one hour forward.
Alaska has 2 time zones. The time zone for the capital Juneau is used here.
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Time zone info for Alaska

UTC -8
Alaska Time
now 4 hours behind New York
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 Alaska

Los Angeles+1 hours
Chicago+3 hours
New York+4 hours
Toronto+4 hours
São Paulo+5 hours
London+8 hours
UTC+8 hours
Lagos+9 hours
Paris+9 hours
Zurich+9 hours
Cairo+10 hours
Johannesburg+10 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+19 hours
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Alaska on the map

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Annual average temperatures
for Alaska 1901-2021

Each of the stripes represents one year.
Graphics by Ed Hawkins, using data from Berkeley Earth.
See showyourstripes.info.

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