United States · Alaska
Current local time in Fairbanks
Fairbanks keeps time on the America/Anchorage zone, currently UTC−8. The offset shifts twice a year with daylight saving, and the clock below always reflects the rule in force today. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- America/Anchorage
- Current UTC offset
- UTC−8
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Next clock change
- Sun, Nov 1, 2026 → UTC−9
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Alaska
- Coordinates
- 64.84°, -147.72°
- Population
- 32,325
- Local date
- Tue, Sep 1, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Fairbanks today
Computed from Fairbanks's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:40 AM
- Sunset
- 8:59 PM
- Solar noon
- 1:50 PM
- Day length
- 14h 19m
- Civil dawn
- 5:36 AM
- Civil dusk
- 10:02 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 7:38 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 8:01 PM
Fairbanks time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Fairbanks is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:08 PM | 1h behind |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:08 PM | 9h behind |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:08 AM | 12h behind |
| TokyoJapan | 07:08 AM | 17h behind |
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Fairbankstime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Fairbanks right now?
- Fairbanks is on America/Anchorage, currently UTC−8. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Fairbanks in?
- Fairbanks uses the IANA time zone America/Anchorage, which is UTC−8 at the moment. The offset shifts across the year because the zone observes daylight saving time.
- Does Fairbanks observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. The next change is on Sun, Nov 1, 2026, shifting the offset to UTC−9.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Fairbanks today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:40 AM and sets at about 8:59 PM local time in Fairbanks, giving roughly 14h 19m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 1:50 PM.
Working with Fairbanks time
Scheduling across America/Anchorage is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.