Current time in Anchorage

Anchorage, United States · America/Anchorage

Saturday

07:53:58

Saturday, 24 October 2026

7:53:58 AM · AKDT · UTC-08:00

Timezone details

  • City: Anchorage
  • Country: United States
  • IANA timezone: America/Anchorage
  • UTC/GMT offset: UTC-08:00
  • Abbreviation: AKDT
  • Daylight saving: Yes, DST is active now.
  • Difference from UTC: 8 hours behind UTC
  • Region: Alaska Time

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Sunrise: 9:04 AM · Sunset: 6:22 PM

24-hour timeline

Blue: 09:00–17:00 Orange: evening Grey: night Outlined/dark: current hour (07:00)

Typical business hours

Many offices in Anchorage keep weekday hours around 09:00–17:00 local time. That is a general planning range, not a claim about a specific employer. On the 24-hour bar, those hours are marked as working hours.

If you are calling from another timezone, compare Anchorage with another city and use the overlapping 09:00–17:00 helper.

How this time is calculated

The server converts the current UTC instant into America/Anchorage using PHP’s DateTimeZone database. The offset UTC-08:00 and DST flag are taken from that instant, so March and November transitions are included automatically. JavaScript then keeps the displayed clock ticking in the same zone.

Last calculated: 2026-10-24 15:53:58 UTC. Review timezone rules if your operating system tzdata is outdated.

About time in Anchorage

Anchorage uses America/Anchorage. Alaska Time observes daylight saving and sits west of Pacific Time.

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Frequently asked questions

The current time in Anchorage is shown at the top of this page and updates every second. It is calculated from the IANA timezone America/Anchorage.

Anchorage uses the IANA timezone identifier America/Anchorage. The current abbreviation is AKDT with an offset of UTC-08:00.

Yes, daylight saving time is currently active. The offset is taken from PHP’s timezone database for this exact date, not from a fixed UTC value.

Anchorage is currently 8 hours behind UTC.

Not necessarily. Open the United States page to see whether that country uses more than one timezone.