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America/Anchorage

America/Anchorage is the IANA time zone for Alaska (most areas) in the United States.

UTC−08:00

Mon, Sep 28 UTC−8 AKDT

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC−09:00
Daylight offset
UTC−08:00
Rule
Daylight saving time from the second Sunday in March at 02:00 to the first Sunday in November at 02:00 (local time).

Next clock changes

  • Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: back to UTC−9 (AKDT → AKST)
  • Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: forward to UTC−8 (AKST → AKDT)

Names

Generic name
Alaska Time
Abbreviation
AKST / AKDT
Standard / daylight
Alaska Standard Time / Alaska Daylight Time
Aliases
US/Alaska (old ids that resolve to America/Anchorage)

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Anchorage' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('America/Anchorage')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'America/Anchorage';

Cities in America/Anchorage

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–1983: UTC−10 and UTC−9 each year
  • 1984–2026: UTC−9 and UTC−8 each year

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