Anchorage, AK
United States
- City
- Anchorage
- Country
- US
- Coordinates
- 61.21806, -149.90028
- Population
- 291K
- Timezone
- America/Anchorage
- Named Offset
- --
- Offset
- --
- Observes DST
- Yes
Anchorage is a city in United States, Northern America, with a population of 291 thousand people.
America/Anchorage is the time zone used in Anchorage. The local time is currently 9 hours behind UTC. This offset is also called -- (--).
Anchorage does observe daylight saving time.
Daylight saving time
- Mar 12, 202302:00->03:00Sunday, March 12, 2023, the clock was set forwards by 1 hour, from 02:00 AM AKST to 03:00 AM AKDT. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later than the previous day.
- Nov 5, 202302:00->01:00Sunday, November 5, 2023, the clock was set backwards by 1 hour, from 02:00 AM AKDT to 01:00 AM AKST. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier than the previous day.
- Mar 10, 202402:00->03:00Sunday, March 10, 2024, the clock will be set forwards by 1 hour, from 02:00 AM AKST to 03:00 AM AKDT. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later than the previous day.
- Nov 3, 202402:00->01:00Sunday, November 3, 2024, the clock will be set backwards by 1 hour, from 02:00 AM AKDT to 01:00 AM AKST. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier than the previous day.
Sunlight in Anchorage

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2023 Holidays in Anchorage
- Jan 1
- New Year's Day
- Jan 2
- New Year's Day (substitute day)
- Jan 16
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Feb 20
- President's Day
- Mar 27
- Seward's Day
- May 29
- Memorial Day
- Jun 19
- Juneteenth
- Jul 4
- Independence Day
- Sep 4
- Labour Day
- Oct 9
- Indigenous Peoples' Day
- Oct 18
- Alaska Day
- Nov 10
- Veterans Day (substitute day)
- Nov 11
- Veterans Day
- Nov 23
- Thanksgiving Day
- Dec 25
- Christmas Day