Current Local Time in Ketchikan, Alaska, USA

5:47:50 am AKST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Alaska (AK)
Lat/Long:	55°21'N / 131°41'W
Elevation:	57 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

32 °F

Clear.
41 / 28 °F

Thu 22.		38 / 26 °F
Fri 23.		38 / 22 °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

7:56 am
↑ 125° Southeast

Sunset

4:00 pm
↑ 235° Southwest

Day length

8 hours, 4 minutes
+3m 20s longer

Moon 8.0%

Rise – 9:11 am
Set – 7:52 pm

High Tide

High – 2:20 am
High – 2:04 pm

Low Tide

Low – 8:01 am
Low – 8:26 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 11:58 am
Altitude: 15.0°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:45 am – 6:28 am
5:28 pm – 6:11 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:28 am – 7:14 am
4:42 pm – 5:28 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:14 am – 7:56 am
4:00 pm – 4:42 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

Ketchikan International Airport, KTN
About 1 mi W of Ketchikan
Wrangell Airport, WRG
About 82 mi NNW of Ketchikan

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Ketchikan

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5:4750am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026