Time Zone History

Metlakatla time zone history

The Metlakatla zone has changed its standard time 3 times since 1970, tied for the most among the 29 zones in the United States. The latest change of standard time came on January 20, 2019, from UTC−8 to UTC−9.

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: Annette Island, Alaska · tz database name America/Metlakatla

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Summer time in 25 of 57 years since 1970

UTC−9: today’s standard timeUTC−8:46:18: 14 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+15:13:42: 24 hours 14 minutes ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−9: today’s standard timeUTC−8:46:18: 14 minutes ahead oftoday’s standard timeUTC−8: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard timeUTC−7: 2 hours ahead of today’sstandard timeUTC+15:13:42: 24 hours 14 minutesahead of today’s standard time

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Before 1970

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Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
October 19, 1867Standard time back 24 hoursUTC−8:46:18LMT
August 20, 1900Local mean time (UTC−8:46:18) replacedUTC−8PST
Since 1970
November 1, 2015Standard time back 1 hourUTC−9AKST
November 4, 2018Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC−8PST
January 20, 2019Standard time back 1 hourUTC−9AKST

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
1976–1983last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, PST to PDT
2016–2017second Sunday in March, 02:00first Sunday in November, 02:001 hour, AKST to AKDT
2018March 11not that year1 hour, AKST to AKDT
2019–2037second 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), Juneau (United States), Yakutat (United States), Anchorage (United States), Nome (United States) and Gambier Islands (French Polynesia).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Sitka (324 km): same time except 4,936 days in 1983–2015, 2018 and 2019.
  • Juneau (393 km): same time except 5,118 days in 1980, 1983–2015, 2018 and 2019.
  • Whitehorse (Canada) (654 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 10,811 days in 1970–2026; 2 hours ahead today.
  • Fort Nelson (Canada) (675 km): same time except 11,084 days in 1974, 1975 and 1984–2026; 2 hours ahead today.
  • Yakutat (692 km): same time except 9,986 days in 1970–2015, 2018 and 2019.

How it compares

On standard time, clocks in Metlakatla run 14 minutes behind local mean solar time.