Time in Bethel, Alaska right now
Bethel is in Alaska on Alaska Time, UTC-8 now and UTC-9 in winter. The live clock above updates every minute.
- State
- Alaska
- Time zone
- Alaska Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, 8 Mar to 1 Nov
- Population
- 6,450
- Coordinates
- 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W
Sunrise and sunset times in Bethel today.
Worked out for 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Bethel for 19h 11m, and on the shortest day for 5h 36m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between Bethel and other cities.
Bethel is 4 hours behind New York and usually 9 hours behind London, with short seasonal changes in March and November.
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Bethel time zone and daylight saving time.
Clocks in Bethel go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and back 1 hour on Sunday, 8 March 2026, both at 2:00 local time. Clock change dates come from the IANA time zone database.
- 8 March 2026 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 1 November 2026 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
- 14 March 2027 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 7 November 2027 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
After 8 March 2026, evenings in Bethel are 1 hour lighter by the clock.
Quick answers about time in Bethel.
Fast answers for Bethel cover the current time, Alaska Time, UTC offsets, DST dates, sunrise and nearby places.
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What time is it in Bethel right now?
Bethel is on Alaska Time, UTC-9, and UTC-8 during daylight saving time. The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time and updates every minute.
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What time zone is Bethel in?
Bethel uses Alaska Time, the same zone as the rest of Alaska in most cases. The Alaska page shows every zone used in the state.
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Does Bethel observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks in Bethel go forward one hour on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and back one hour on Sunday, 1 November 2026, both at 2:00 local time.
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What time does the sun rise in Bethel?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 00:24, and on the shortest day it rises at 10:56 and sets at 16:32.
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How long is the longest day in Bethel?
The sun is up for 19h 11m on the June solstice and for 5h 36m on the December solstice. Day length changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September.
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What is the time difference between Bethel and New York?
Bethel is 4 hours behind New York all year.
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What is the time difference between Bethel and London?
Bethel is 9 hours behind London for most of the year. The gap changes for a few weeks each spring and autumn, because the United States and the United Kingdom change their clocks on different dates.
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How many people live in Bethel?
Bethel has about 6,450 people, which makes it one of the places listed for Alaska on Time Dates. Population figures come from GeoNames.
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Where is Bethel?
Bethel sits at 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W in Alaska, about 398 miles from Anchorage.
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Which places are closest to Bethel?
The closest places listed are Kenai, 355 miles away, Kalifornsky, 355 miles away and Homer, 359 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.