United States
Time now in North Pole
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:59Sunset 09:45Time zone UTC −8
Time zone
America/Anchorage
UTC offset
UTC −8
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
2,189
Sunrise
05:59
Sunset
09:45
Day length
15h 46m
Coordinates
64.75, -147.35
Time difference from North Pole
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) North Pole right now.
North Pole on the map
About the time in North Pole
North Pole 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.
North Pole is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −8 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
The zone identifier America/Anchorage is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Anchorage keeps pointing at Anchorage time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in North Pole
- 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.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is North Pole?
- North Pole is UTC −8 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- When do the sun rise and set in North Pole today?
- Sunrise is at 05:59 and sunset at 09:45, giving 15h 46m of daylight.
- What time is it in North Pole right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in North Pole, updating every second from America/Anchorage (UTC −8).
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