Nov 3, 2024, 2:00 am
| State: | Alaska |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation: | AK |
| State Capital: | Juneau |
| Country: | United States |
| Time Zones: | 2 |
Mar 14
Forward 1 hour
Mar 14, 2010 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 14, 2010 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
Nov 7
Back 1 hour
Nov 7, 2010 - Daylight Saving Time Ended
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, November 7, 2010, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, November 7, 2010, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Nov 7, 2010 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.
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 2010 (29 Locations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adak | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Kaktovik | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Point Lay | Mar 14 – Nov 7 |
| Anchorage | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Kenai | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Prudhoe Bay | Mar 14 – Nov 7 |
| Arctic Village | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Ketchikan | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Sitka | Mar 14 – Nov 7 |
| Atqasuk | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Kodiak | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Talkeetna | Mar 14 – Nov 7 |
| Bethel | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Kotzebue | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Unalaska | Mar 14 – Nov 7 |
| Chevak | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Metlakatla | No DST | Utqiaġvik | Mar 14 – Nov 7 |
| Fairbanks | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Noatak | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Valdez | Mar 14 – Nov 7 |
| Glennallen | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Nome | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Wainwright | Mar 14 – Nov 7 |
| Haines | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Nuiqsut | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Yakutat | Mar 14 – Nov 7 |
| Juneau | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | Point Hope | Mar 14 – Nov 7 | ||
Daylight Saving Time History in Alaska
- Alaska first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1942.
- Alaska has observed DST for 61 years between 1942 and 2024 (DST in at least one location).
- Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1967.
- See Worldwide DST Statistics