United States · AKDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Fairbanks, United States runs on UTC−8. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−9 in winter, UTC−8 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. There is a 4-hour difference between Fairbanks and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:00 in Fairbanks lines up with 13:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 9-hour difference between Fairbanks and London. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with London, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 17-hour difference between Fairbanks and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Fairbanks lines up with 09:00–11:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Anchorage, Juneau, Adamstown. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Fairbanks.
Practical Info
Fairbanks (United States) is home to roughly 32K people. Today brings about 20.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 03:06, sunset at 24:00. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−9 in winter, UTC−8 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 65° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
United States
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Time Zone
AKDT · America/Anchorage
Coordinates
64.84°N, 147.72°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Fairbanks sits at 64.8° north and swings from roughly 21 hours 50 minutes of daylight at the summer solstice to about 3 hours 40 minutes in December. Its baseball team plays an annual midnight game with no artificial lights.
The clock: Fairbanks keeps UTC−9 and is far enough north to see aurora on a majority of clear winter nights.
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