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
2,117
Sunrise
05:59
Sunset
09:45
Day length
15h 46m
Coordinates
64.75, -147.36
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.
Around 2,117 people live in North Pole, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
North Pole sits at latitude 64.75, in the high-latitude band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 15h 46m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in North Pole
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- Which time zone is North Pole in?
- North Pole uses America/Anchorage, currently UTC −8.
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