Candle in numbers
- Coordinates
- 65.9133, -161.9240
- Elevation
- 4 m above sea level
- Region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 5896 km away
What time is it in Candle, Alaska, United States
Read off the current local time in Candle, Alaska, United States, which belongs to the America/Anchorage zone (−8).
Candle, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−8 · America/Anchorage
Local time in Candle
UTC−8 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Candle.
The sun today
Sunrise 10:33 AM Solar noon 2:32 PM Sunset 6:32 PM Daylight 7 h 59 min Night 16 h 01 min Civil twilight 9:36 AM – 7:29 PM
Weather in Candle right now
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Candle and its neighbours
Largest cities in Alaska
- Anchorage 289 600
- Fairbanks 32 325
- Juneau 31 555
- Eagle River 24 793
- Badger 19 482
- Knik-Fairview 14 923
Nearby places
- Kiwalik — 12.7 km
- Chicago Creek — 23.9 km
- Buckland — 36.9 km
- Deering — 40.3 km
- Elephant Point — 46.4 km
- Fink Creek — 49.7 km
Candle: clock, sun and surroundings
The sun rises here at 10:33 AM and sets at 6:32 PM in Candle today. Daylight adds up to 7 h 59 min.
Neighbouring Kiwalik and Chicago Creek keep the same hours as Candle.
Candle follows America/Anchorage, giving it a UTC−8 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? Yes.
Questions and answers
- What zone is used to calculate the time in Candle?
- The time in Candle is calculated using America/Anchorage, with an offset of −8.
- Does Candle keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Candle: Yes.
- At what time is the sun rising in Candle?
- The sun is rising at 10:33 AM.