Current Time in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
10:47:50 PM
22:47:50
AKDT (Alaska Daylight Time) · UTC−08:00
America/Anchorage
Time zone details
Fairbanks is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Fairbanks
Location facts
Place
- Country
- USA
- State
- Alaska
- County
- Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 32,325
- Elevation
- 136 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 64° 50' N / 147° 42' W
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Fairbanks follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Anchorage
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Fairbanks local time
Clock changes in Fairbanks
2:00 AM AKDT1:00 AM AKST
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM AKST3:00 AM AKDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
2:00 AM AKDT1:00 AM AKST
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 8 hr 02 min6 min 44 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Friday, October 30, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 8 hr 02 min6 min 44 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (11.2° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- No event on this local date
- Moonset
- No event on this local date
- Previous principal phase
- Full Moon — Sunday, October 25, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Third Quarter — Sunday, November 1, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 hr 02 min | 6 min 44 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 7 hr 55 min | 6 min 45 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 7 hr 49 min | 6 min 44 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 7 hr 42 min | 6 min 44 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 7 hr 35 min | 6 min 44 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 7 hr 28 min | 6 min 43 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 7 hr 22 min | 6 min 43 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Fairbanks
Upcoming public holidays in Alaska
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Fairbanks International AirportFAIMedium airport7.1 km west-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · FAI / PAFA
About 7.1 km (4.4 mi) west-southwest of Fairbanks
Scheduled airline service in source data
Minto Al Wright AirportMNTSmall airport · Serves Minto85.0 km west-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · MNT
About 85.0 km (52.8 mi) west-northwest of Fairbanks
Scheduled airline service in source data
Fort Yukon AirportFYUMedium airport · Serves Fort Yukon223 km north-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · FYU / PFYU
About 223 km (139 mi) north-northeast of Fairbanks
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Fairbanks in?
- Fairbanks uses Alaska Standard Time (AKST, UTC−9) in winter and Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT, UTC−8) in summer. Its IANA time zone is America/Anchorage.
- When is the next clock change in Fairbanks?
- Clocks in Fairbanks move backward 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, changing from AKDT (UTC−08:00) to AKST (UTC−09:00)
- Does Fairbanks observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Fairbanks observes daylight saving time: AKDT (UTC−8) in summer and AKST (UTC−9) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Fairbanks?
- Fairbanks is UTC−9 in winter and UTC−8 in summer