Current Local Time in Sitka, Alaska, USA

5:44:47 am AKST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Alaska (AK)
Lat/Long:	57°03'N / 135°20'W
Elevation:	14 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

33 °F

Clear.
47 / 37 °F

Thu 22.		45 / 36 °F
Fri 23.		44 / 37 °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

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Sunrise

8:19 am
↑ 127° Southeast

Sunset

4:06 pm
↑ 233° Southwest

Day length

7 hours, 46 minutes
+3m 39s longer

Moon 8.0%

Rise – 9:29 am
Set – 8:05 pm

High Tide

High – 2:34 am
High – 2:01 pm

Low Tide

Low – 8:10 am
Low – 8:36 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:12 pm
Altitude: 13.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:01 am – 6:47 am
5:39 pm – 6:24 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:47 am – 7:34 am
4:51 pm – 5:39 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:34 am – 8:19 am
4:06 pm – 4:51 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

Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, SIT
About 1 mi WSW of Sitka
Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport, PSG
About 92 mi E of Sitka
Juneau International Airport, JNU
About 94 mi NNE of Sitka

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5:4447am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026