Nov 2, 2025, 2:00 am
| State: | Alaska |
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| Abbreviation: | AK |
| State Capital: | Juneau |
| Country: | United States |
| Time Zones: | 2 |
Mar 8
Forward 1 hour
Mar 8, 2015 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 8, 2015, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 8, 2015, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 8, 2015 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
More info:
March 8, 2015: DST starts in USA & Canada
Nov 1
Back 1 hour
Nov 1, 2015 - Daylight Saving Time Ended
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, November 1, 2015, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, November 1, 2015, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Nov 1, 2015 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
Does Alaska Have Daylight Saving Time?
Alaska follows the same Daylight Saving Time (DST) schedule as the rest of the United States. Clocks spring forward 1 hour on the second Sunday in March and fall back again on the first Sunday in November.
DST in Locations in Alaska in 2015 (29 Locations) |
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| Adak | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Kaktovik | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Point Lay | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Anchorage | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Kenai | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Prudhoe Bay | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Arctic Village | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Ketchikan | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Sitka | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Atqasuk | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Kodiak | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Talkeetna | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Bethel | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Kotzebue | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Unalaska | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Chevak | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Metlakatla | No DST | Utqiaġvik | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Fairbanks | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Noatak | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Valdez | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Glennallen | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Nome | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Wainwright | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Haines | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Nuiqsut | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Yakutat | Mar 8 – Nov 1 |
| Juneau | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | Point Hope | Mar 8 – Nov 1 | ||
Daylight Saving Time History in Alaska
- Alaska first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1942.
- Alaska has observed DST for 62 years between 1942 and 2025 (DST in at least one location).
- Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1967.
- See Worldwide DST Statistics