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Time difference
Anchorage and Honolulu

Live clocks (AKST ↔ HST), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes, and a full 24-hour map from Anchorage to Honolulu.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Anchorage and Honolulu, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

DST can shift the gap by an hour twice a year—the 2026 month table shows every change.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Anchorage into Honolulu with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Anchorage and Honolulu line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Anchorage Honolulu

Honolulu is 2h behind Anchorage at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Anchorage
America/Anchorage
ZoneAKST / AKDT
Offset nowUTC-8
Hour gap
−2h

HonoluluAnchorage

Honolulu
Pacific/Honolulu
ZoneHST
Offset nowUTC-10
About this pairUseful when planning calls or docs

Time difference between Anchorage and Honolulu: Honolulu is currently 1 hour behind Anchorage.

This difference is not constant: in winter Anchorage is 1 hour ahead of Honolulu, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 2 hours ahead of. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

Updates every second
Right nowAmerica/Anchorage · Pacific/Honolulu
Anchorage
America/Anchorage
Live time
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OffsetUTC-8
AbbreviationAKST / AKDT
Observes DST
Honolulu
Pacific/Honolulu
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC-10
AbbreviationHST
No DST
Relationship

Honolulu is 2h behind Anchorage.

DST rules can widen or shrink this gap for a few weeks each spring and autumn—the month table below shows how many hours Honolulu sits ahead of or behind Anchorage through the calendar year.

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Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares Honolulu versus Anchorage; a value of +3h means Honolulu is three hours ahead of Anchorage.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Honolulu vs Anchorage)
January-1h
February-1h
March-2h
April-2h
May-2h
June-2h
July-2h
August-2h
September-2h
October-2h
November-1h
December-1h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Anchorage mapped into Honolulu; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

AnchorageHonolulu

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Anchorage with part-of-day icon
Honolulu arrow and converted time
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Uses your browser's IANA zone data — choose another date in the converter for historical or future days.
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Frequently asked questions

Offsets between Anchorage and Honolulu, DST shifts, scheduling, and how we source timezone data—plus how to share this page.

Currently, Honolulu is 2h behind Anchorage. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.