United States
Time now in Chiniak
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:49Sunset 09:35Time zone UTC −8
Time zone
America/Anchorage
UTC offset
UTC −8
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
47
Sunrise
06:49
Sunset
09:35
Day length
14h 46m
Coordinates
57.61, -152.28
Time difference from Chiniak
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Chiniak right now.
Chiniak on the map
About the time in Chiniak
Chiniak sits at latitude 57.61, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 14h 46m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Chiniak runs on America/Anchorage, which puts the city UTC −8 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:49 and sunset at 09:35 local time, giving 14h 46m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (57.61, -152.28) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Chiniak.
Frequently asked questions about time in Chiniak
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Chiniak?
- Chiniak is UTC −8 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Chiniak right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Chiniak, updating every second from America/Anchorage (UTC −8).
- Which time zone is Chiniak in?
- Chiniak uses America/Anchorage, currently UTC −8.
- Does Chiniak change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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