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The Alaska Time Zone applies to the territory of the state of Alaska east of 169°30′ W, that is, the entire state minus the westernmost portions of the Aleutian Islands. Solar time zones are 15° wide. UTC−09:00 time corresponds to the solar time at 9 × 15° = 135° W (roughly, Juneau, which is in the southeast panhandle).
In 1918, the United States Congress passed the Standard Time Act, which defined a standard time zone for Alaska - United States Standard Alaska Time, set at UTC−10:00. [9] On January 20, 1942, all of the United States, including Alaska, began to observe War Time. [10] Standard time in the United States advanced by one hour and would remain so ...
Further reading. List of tz database time zones. The tz database partitions the world into regions where local clocks all show the same time. This map was made by combining version 2023d with OpenStreetMap data, using open source software. [ 1 ] This is a list of time zones from release 2024a of the tz database. [ 2 ]
Autumn in Eagle River AK. Average daytime summer temperatures range from approximately 55 to 78 °F (12.8 to 25.6 °C); [ 4] average daytime winter temperatures are about 5 to 30 °F (−15.0 to −1.1 °C). [ 4] Anchorage has a frost-free growing season that averages slightly over one hundred days. Average January low and high temperatures at ...
This is a list of the UTC time offsets, showing the difference in hours and minutes from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), from the westernmost (−12:00) to the easternmost (+14:00). It includes countries and regions that observe them during standard time or year-round. The main purpose of this page is to list the current standard time offsets ...
On November 30, 2018, at 8:29 a.m. AKST (17:29 UTC), a magnitude 7.1 [1] earthquake hit Anchorage in South Central Alaska. [5] The earthquake's epicenter was near Point Mackenzie, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Anchorage, and occurred at a depth of 29 miles (47 km). It was followed six minutes later by a magnitude 5.7 aftershock centered 2.5 ...
The Aces were very successful during their time in Anchorage, claiming three league titles, four conference championships, and eight division championship during their 29-year history (1989–2017). The Aces affiliated with various National Hockey League teams, including the Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild, and Vancouver Canucks.
North America. Hall Island (Alaska), at longitude 173°6′W, is the westernmost area of Alaska that observes UTC−09:00, but is far west of the theoretical zone limits (−142.5° to −127.5° longitude). Its position equates to a mean solar time of UTC−11:32. The westernmost inhabited place in Alaska that observes UTC-09:00 is Gambell on ...