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The zone includes nearly all of the U.S. state of Alaska and is one hour behind the Pacific Time Zone . The western Aleutian Islands observe Hawaii–Aleutian Time , one hour behind the remainder of the state.
Alaska Time Zone | |
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time zone | |
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AKST | UTC−09:00 |
AKDT | UTC−08:00 |
PLEASE NOTE: Alaska may span multiple time zones. We are using the America/Anchorage time zone.
Most of Alaska is officially in the Alaska Time Zone , however, a portion of the Aleutian Islands that is west of 169 degrees 30 minutes west longitude observes the Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time Zone .
Hawaii-Aleutian standard time zone
The United States is divided into six time zones: Hawaii -Aleutian time, Alaska time , Pacific time , Mountain time , Central time and Eastern time .
Alaska Gets Six Months of 24-Hour Sunlight and Darkness The 24-hour daylight and darkness still happen in Alaska, just less so. Barrow is one of Alaska’s northernmost cities and gets complete darkness for two months out of the year.
Since Anchorage , Alaska and Fairbanks , Alaska are in the same time zone , you can call someone during your normal hours and it will be the same time in Fairbanks , AK as it is in Anchorage , AK. This will be between 7AM – 11PM their time , since Fairbanks , Alaska is in the same time zone as Anchorage , Alaska.
Alaska is the only non-contiguous U.S. state on continental North America; about 500 miles ( 800 km ) of British Columbia (Canada) separates Alaska from Washington.
Current Local Time in Locations in Alaska with Links for More Information (29 Locations) | |
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Fairbanks | Sat 10:12 pm |
Glennallen | Sat 10:12 pm |
Haines | Sat 10:12 pm |
Juneau | Sat 10:12 pm |
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Why are the clocks in Urumqi, China , so far out of kilter with the cycles of the sun? Because of a legacy of Mao Zedong and the Communist Party’s desire for unified control. Though China is almost as wide as the continental United States, the whole country is officially in just one time zone — Beijing time.
When the time was 12:00AM on Tuesday, January 5 in Hawaii , it was 05:00AM in New York . Hawaii is 5 hours behind New York.
Tahiti is the same time zone as Hawaii .
Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time