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The Current Local Date and Time in Fairbanks, United States (US)

Time Zone America/Anchorage

19:32:38

Local Time Date and Timezone

Where is Fairbanks? (United States, US)

Fairbanks is a city located in United States (US).
Latitude 64.83778 Longitude -147.71639

Fairbanks location on the United States (US) map

Information about Fairbanks

City: Fairbanks
Country: United States (US)
Latitude: 64.83778
Longitude: -147.71639
Time Zone: America/Anchorage

Time zone and UTC offset ofFairbanks

Fairbanks, United States is in the America/Anchorage time zone, which is currently UTC-8. This time zone observes daylight saving time (currently in effect). The next clock change is on November 1, 2026.

Current time difference with other cities

Fairbanks is 9 hours behind London
Fairbanks is 4 hours behind New York
Fairbanks is 1 hour behind Los Angeles
Fairbanks is 12 hours behind Dubai
Fairbanks is 17 hours behind Tokyo
Fairbanks is 19 hours behind Sydney

Frequently asked questions about time inFairbanks

What time zone is Fairbanks in?

Fairbanks, United States is in the America/Anchorage time zone (currently UTC-8).

Does Fairbanks observe daylight saving time?

Yes, the clocks change during the year in this time zone.

What is the time difference between Fairbanks and New York?

Fairbanks is 4 hours behind New York (the difference can change when either place switches to or from daylight saving time).

What are the coordinates of Fairbanks?

Fairbanks is located at latitude 64.83778 and longitude -147.71639.

Sunrise, sunset and moon phase inFairbanks today

Astronomical data for October 15, 2026 in Fairbanks, calculated for the America/Anchorage time zone. All times are local.

Sun

Sunrise: 08:44
Solar noon: 13:37
Sunset: 18:27
Length of day: 9 h 43 min

Moon

Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 27%
Moon age: about 5.1 days
Moonrise: none on this date
Moonset: none on this date

The Moon stays below the horizon all day in Fairbanks on this date.

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City of Fairbanks, Alaska

Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. Fairbanks is the largest city in the interior region of Alaska and the second most populous city in the state. The 2020 census put the population of the city proper at 32,515 and the population of the Fairbanks North Star Borough at 95,655, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Alaska, after Anchorage. The Metropolitan Statistical Area encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost metropolitan statistical area in the United States, located 196 miles (315 kilometers) by road (140 mi or 230 km by air) south of the Arctic Circle. In August 1901, E. T. Barnette founded a trading post on the south bank of the Chena River. A gold discovery near the trading post sparked the Fairbanks Gold Rush, and many miners moved to the area. There was a boom in construction, and in November 1903, the area's residents voted to incorporate Fairbanks as a city. Barnette became the first mayor, and the city flourished during the gold rush. By World War I, the population had plunged, but rose again during the Great Depression as the price of gold increased. During the 1940s and 1950s, the city became a staging area for the entire construction of military depots during World War II and the Cold War. Fort Wainwright, previously named Ladd Field, was built east of the city beginning in 1938 and is operated by the U.S. Army. After the discovery of the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field in 1968, the city became a supply point for the oil field, as well as for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. With the establishment of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in 1964, the city became the borough seat. Tourism is also a factor in Fairbanks' economy. Fairbanks is in the Tanana Valley, straddling the Chena River near its confluence with the Tanana River. The Tanana River marks the city's southern border, and the Tanana Flats, a large area of marsh and bog, is south of the river. Fairbanks is the coldest city in the United States. Monthly mean temperatures range from −8.3 °F (−22.4 °C) in January to 62.9 °F (17.2 °C) in July. In winter, Fairbanks's location in the Tanana Valley causes cold air to accumulate in the city and warm air to rise up the hills to the north, and the city experiences one of the biggest temperature inversions on Earth. Fairbanks is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the founding campus of the University of Alaska system, established in 1917. Fairbanks International Airport is located three miles (4.8 km) southwest of the central business district of the city.
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