United States
Time now in Fairbanks North Star Borough
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Sunrise 06:07Sunset 09:27Time zone UTC −8
Time zone
America/Anchorage
UTC offset
UTC −8
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
95,665
Sunrise
06:07
Sunset
09:27
Day length
15h 20m
Coordinates
64.83, -146.42
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About the time in Fairbanks North Star Borough
Sunrise today lands at 06:07 and sunset at 09:27 local time, giving 15h 20m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (64.83, -146.42) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Fairbanks North Star Borough.
Around 95,665 people live in Fairbanks North Star Borough, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Fairbanks North Star Borough 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Anchorage, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Fairbanks North Star Borough right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Fairbanks North Star Borough, updating every second from America/Anchorage (UTC −8).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Fairbanks North Star Borough?
- Fairbanks North Star Borough is UTC −8 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Fairbanks North Star Borough in?
- Fairbanks North Star Borough uses America/Anchorage, currently UTC −8.
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