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Time difference
Honolulu and Anchorage

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

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Live gap

See the current offset between Honolulu and Anchorage, 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 Honolulu into Anchorage with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Honolulu and Anchorage line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Honolulu Anchorage

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

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Honolulu
Pacific/Honolulu
ZoneHST
Offset nowUTC-10
Hour gap
+2h

AnchorageHonolulu

Anchorage
America/Anchorage
ZoneAKST / AKDT
Offset nowUTC-8
About this pairUseful when planning calls or docs

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

This difference is not constant: in winter Honolulu is 1 hour behind Anchorage, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 2 hours behind. 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 nowPacific/Honolulu · America/Anchorage
Honolulu
Pacific/Honolulu
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC-10
AbbreviationHST
No DST
Anchorage
America/Anchorage
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC-8
AbbreviationAKST / AKDT
Observes DST
Relationship

Anchorage is 2h ahead of Honolulu.

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

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Year-round

Offset changes by month

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

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Anchorage vs Honolulu)
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 Honolulu mapped into Anchorage; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

HonoluluAnchorage

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

Honolulu with part-of-day icon
Anchorage arrow and converted time
Day
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    10:00
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  • 22:00
    00:00
    Next day
  • 23:00
    01:00
    Next day
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 Honolulu and Anchorage, DST shifts, scheduling, and how we source timezone data—plus how to share this page.

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