Current Local Time in Anchorage, Alaska, USA

1:00:41 am AKST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Alaska (AK)
Lat/Long:	61°11'N / 149°53'W
Elevation:	31 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

21 °F

Clear.
25 / 14 °F

Thu 22.		24 / 15 °F
Fri 23.		25 / 16 °F

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Time Zone

AKST (Alaska Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -9 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

4 hours behind
Columbus

About AKST — Alaska Standard Time

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Sunrise

9:44 am
↑ 132° Southeast

Sunset

4:37 pm
↑ 228° Southwest

Day length

6 hours, 53 minutes
+4m 41s longer

Moon 6.9%

Rise – 10:39 am
Set – 8:59 pm

High Tide

High – 8:58 am
High – 8:42 pm

Low Tide

Low – 3:03 am
Low – 3:18 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:10 pm
Altitude: 9.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

7:04 am – 7:56 am
6:26 pm – 7:18 pm

Nautical
Twilight

7:56 am – 8:51 am
5:31 pm – 6:26 pm

Civil
Twilight

8:51 am – 9:44 am
4:37 pm – 5:31 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
10:51 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
7:47 pm

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Airports

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, ANC
About 4 mi WSW of Anchorage
Kenai Municipal Airport, ENA
About 63 mi SW of Anchorage

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1:0041am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026