Alaska in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.0528, -107.5960
- Elevation
- 1847 m above sea level
- Region
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2735 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alaska, New Mexico, United States
Local time in Alaska, New Mexico, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/Denver time zone (−6).
Alaska, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Denver
Local time in Alaska
UTC−6 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Alaska.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:18 AM Solar noon 12:57 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 11 h 18 min Night 12 h 42 min Civil twilight 6:53 AM – 7:01 PM
Weather in Alaska right now
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Alaska and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 87049 San Fidel — 3.3 km away
- 87014 Cubero — 8.0 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in New Mexico
- Albuquerque 564 559
- Las Cruces 101 643
- Rio Rancho 87 521
- Enchanted Hills 87 521
- Santa Fe 87 505
- Roswell 48 544
Other places named Alaska
- Alaska Ilocos, Philippines
- Alaska Chiapas, Mexico
- Alaska Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Alaska Araucania, Chile
- Alaska Satakunta, Finland
Same time zone — America/Denver
Nearby places
- West Village — 1.3 km
- Acomita — 2.2 km
- Acomita Lake — 2.5 km
- Skyline-Ganipa — 2.8 km
- North Acomita Village — 3.0 km
- South Acomita Village — 3.1 km
About the time in Alaska
Alaska works with 2 postal codes.
The name of the time zone in Alaska is America/Denver, and it runs UTC−6. Daylight saving time: Yes.
In Alaska today the sun is out from 7:18 AM until 6:36 PM. That comes to 11 h 18 min of daylight.
The clock in nearby West Village and Acomita follows Alaska.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Alaska?
- Select America/Denver for Alaska; the offset is −6.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Alaska?
- Yes.
- What is the local sunrise time in Alaska?
- Local sunrise is 7:18 AM.