Fairbanks
Alaska, United States
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-8
- Time zone
- America/AnchorageAKDT
- Sunrise
- 1:29 pm
- Sunset
- 6:22 am
- Daylight
- 16 hours 53 minutes414 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 80 days
Daylight saving in Fairbanks
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Right now Fairbanks is on AKDT, UTC-8 — daylight saving time. That is 80 days away.
Fairbanks time to your time
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Call times with London
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
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Time difference between Fairbanks and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:20 pm | 17:20 | 1 hour ahead |
| Mexico City CST | 6:20 pm | 18:20 | 2 hours ahead |
| Chicago CDT | 7:20 pm | 19:20 | 3 hours ahead |
| New York City EDT | 8:20 pm | 20:20 | 4 hours ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 8:20 pm | 20:20 | 4 hours ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:20 pm | 21:20 | 5 hours ahead |
| London BST | 1:20 am Thu | 01:20 | 9 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 2:20 am Thu | 02:20 | 10 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 2:20 am Thu | 02:20 | 10 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:20 am Thu | 02:20 | 10 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 3:20 am Thu | 03:20 | 11 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 3:20 am Thu | 03:20 | 11 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:20 am Thu | 04:20 | 12 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 5:50 am Thu | 05:50 | 13 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:20 am Thu | 08:20 | 16 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:20 am Thu | 09:20 | 17 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:20 am Thu | 10:20 | 18 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:20 pm Thu | 12:20 | 20 hours ahead |
About Fairbanks
- Population
- 32325
- Coordinates
- 64.838, -147.716
- Region
- Alaska, United States
- IANA zone
- America/Anchorage
- Solar noon
- 9:55 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Fairbanks right now?
It is 4:20 pm (16:20 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 in Fairbanks. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Fairbanks in?
Fairbanks uses the America/Anchorage time zone, currently AKDT (UTC-8). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like AKDT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Fairbanks on daylight saving time right now?
Yes — Fairbanks is currently observing daylight saving time as AKDT. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Fairbanks?
The next change is on Sunday, 1st November 2026. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC-9.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Fairbanks today?
The sun rises at 5:29 am and sets at 10:22 pm today, giving 16 hours 53 minutes of daylight. That is 414 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Fairbanks of Auckland?
Fairbanks is 20 hours behind of Auckland. When it is 4:20 pm in Fairbanks, it is 12:20 pm in Auckland. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Fairbanks?
Fairbanks is in Alaska, United States, at 64.84° N, 147.72° W, with a population of about 32,325. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.