Norway
Time now in Alta
Sunrise 03:52Sunset 09:08Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Oslo
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
20,789
Sunrise
03:52
Sunset
09:08
Day length
17h 16m
Coordinates
69.98, 23.30
Time difference from Alta
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Alta right now.
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About the time in Alta
The zone identifier Europe/Oslo is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Europe/Oslo keeps pointing at Oslo time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Alta runs on Europe/Oslo, which puts the city UTC +2 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Alta day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 07:00–15:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Alta
- When do the sun rise and set in Alta today?
- Sunrise is at 03:52 and sunset at 09:08, giving 17h 16m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Alta in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Alta runs from 07:00–15:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Alta in?
- Alta uses Europe/Oslo, currently UTC +2.
- What time is it in Alta right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Alta, updating every second from Europe/Oslo (UTC +2).
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