Time Zone History

Juneau time zone history

The Juneau zone has changed its standard time 3 times since 1970, tied for the most among the 29 zones in the United States. On standard time, clocks in Juneau run 2 minutes behind local mean solar time.

UTC−9

Standard time is UTC−9 (AKDT/AKST); clocks go forward to UTC−8 on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November.

Covers: Juneau area, Alaska · tz database name America/Juneau

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Summer time in every year since 1970

UTC−9: today’s standard timeUTC−8:57:41: 2 minutes ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−8: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−7: 2 hours ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+15:02:19: 24 hours 2 minutes ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−9: today’s standard timeUTC−8:57:41: 2 minutes ahead oftoday’s standard timeUTC−8: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard timeUTC−7: 2 hours ahead of today’sstandard timeUTC+15:02:19: 24 hours 2 minutesahead of today’s standard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
October 19, 1867Standard time back 24 hoursUTC−8:57:41LMT
August 20, 1900Local mean time (UTC−8:57:41) replacedUTC−8PST
Since 1970
April 27, 1980Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC−9YDT
October 26, 1980Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC−8PST
October 30, 1983Standard time back 1 hourUTC−9YST

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
Before 1970
1942February 9not that year1 hour, PST to PWT
1945not that yearSeptember 301 hour
1969–1973last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, PST to PDT
Since 1970
1974January 6October 271 hour, PST to PDT
1975February 23October 261 hour, PST to PDT
1976–1979last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, PST to PDT
1981–1982last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, PST to PDT
1983April 24not that year1 hour, PST to PDT
1984–1986last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, AKST to AKDT
1987–2006first Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, AKST to AKDT
2007–2037second Sunday in March, 02:00first Sunday in November, 02:001 hour, AKST to AKDT

Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028

The clocks go forward 1 hour (AKST to AKDT) on March 8, 2026, March 14, 2027 and March 12, 2028 at 02:00 and back 1 hour (AKDT to AKST) on November 1, 2026, November 7, 2027 and November 5, 2028 at 02:00, local time.

Also on UTC−9

Sitka (United States), Yakutat (United States), Metlakatla (United States), Anchorage (United States), Nome (United States) and Gambier Islands (French Polynesia).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Sitka (136 km): same time except 182 days in 1980.
  • Whitehorse (Canada) (271 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 5,695 days in 1970–2026; 2 hours ahead today.
  • Yakutat (334 km): same time except 4,868 days in 1970–1983.
  • Metlakatla (393 km): same time except 5,118 days in 1980, 1983–2015, 2018 and 2019.
  • Fort Nelson (Canada) (681 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 6,332 days in 1970–2026; 2 hours ahead today.