Vancouver to Anchorage, AK: time difference
Anchorage, AK is 1 h behind Vancouver. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Vancouver 20:47 8:47 PM Anchorage, AK 19:47 7:47 PM You –:–
20:47 8:47 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:36
19:47 7:47 PM
Alaska Daylight Time · UTC-8
☀️ 08:26 · 🌙 19:05
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−1 h
Anchorage, AK is 1 h behind Vancouver.
When you, Vancouver and Anchorage, AK are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇦 Vancouver
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Anchorage, AK
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Vancouver | 🇺🇸 Anchorage, AK |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:47 | 19:47 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Alaska Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-8 |
| Offset from Vancouver | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Vancouver | America/Anchorage |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-9, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:25 | 08:26 |
| Sunset | 18:36 | 19:05 |
| Daylight | 11 h 11 min | 10 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 631,486 | 289,600 |
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Vancouver and Anchorage, AK: common questions
How many hours behind Vancouver is Anchorage, AK?
The clocks in Anchorage are 1 hour behind those in Vancouver (UTC−8 and UTC−7).
What time is it in Anchorage, AK, when it is 9:00 AM in Vancouver?
When it is 9:00 AM in Vancouver, it is 8:00 AM in Anchorage.
What time is it in Anchorage, AK, when it is 6:00 PM in Vancouver?
When it is 6:00 PM in Vancouver, it is 5:00 PM in Anchorage.
When is a good time to call Anchorage, AK, from Vancouver?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Vancouver – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Anchorage – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Anchorage, AK?
Until 1:00 AM in Vancouver it is still the previous day in Anchorage. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Anchorage it is already the next day in Vancouver.
Is the time difference between Vancouver and Anchorage, AK, the same all year?
No. Only Anchorage switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Anchorage will be 2 hours behind Vancouver.
