Time zone · Americas
AKDT
Alaska Daylight Time
**Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)** seasons business meetings with extra daylight and plenty of frontier charm across six U.S. member zones. Whenever Anchorage flips to AKDT, the whole region springs forward—so those long, luminous evenings become a shared productivity perk.
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Current offset
UTC-08:00
Daylight · AKDT
Daylight saving
Active
Reverts 1 Nov 2026
IANA zones
6
6 observe DST, 0 don't
DST offset
—
No summer variant
About AKDT
Standard time, with a summer shift.
**Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)** seasons business meetings with extra daylight and plenty of frontier charm across six U.S. member zones. Whenever Anchorage flips to AKDT, the whole region springs forward—so those long, luminous evenings become a shared productivity perk.
IANA zones · the technical identifiers
The 6 zones that resolve to AKDT.
For software, always store the IANA identifier — never the abbreviation alone. The database keeps these zones distinct because their rules can, and historically did, diverge.
Where AKDT is used
One country.
Same offset · UTC-08:00
Other zones at UTC-08:00 right now.
These named zones share AKDT's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about AKDT, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- How many time zones adopt Alaska Daylight Time?
- Six Alaska-based time zones—including Anchorage, Juneau, and Nome—all synchronize to AKDT during the DST period.
- Do every Alaska region on DST use the same clocks?
- Yes. Every AKDT member zone adjusted clocks on the same spring-forward date and will revert together in autumn.
- Why does DST matter in Alaska?
- Shifting to AKDT extends useful daylight well into the evening, giving residents and remote teams precious extra hours after typical office time.
- Is America/Metlakatla always aligned with Anchorage?
- Metlakatla is one of the six AKDT zones that match Anchorage’s daylight-time offset throughout the spring and summer months.
- How does AkDT impact cross-state collaboration?
- While AKDT adds evening daylight inside Alaska, national colleagues must remember Alaska remains one or two hours further west than most U.S. regions.
- Will the number of AKDT zones ever change?
- Any future changes would stem from federal or state legislation adjusting DST policy; for now all six zones flip together.
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