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Chicago to Anchorage Time Converter

Anchorage runs 3 hours behind Chicago as of now. Chicago and Anchorage both observe daylight saving time.

US Central Time (Chicago)

UTC-05:00

Observes daylight saving time

Alaska Time (Anchorage)

UTC-08:00

Observes daylight saving time

Chicago centers on commodities trading; Anchorage depends on air-cargo transfers — which explains the search volume here.

DST affects both ends here, yet Chicago and Anchorage's gap rarely strays from 3 hours, outside brief transition weeks.

With only a 3 hours gap, Chicago and Anchorage's working days already overlap most of the time.

Chicago-Anchorage DST rules in full: Time Zone Converter (Chicago side).

Chicago → Anchorage, hour by hour

ChicagoAnchorage
12:00 AM9:00 PM(previous day)
1:00 AM10:00 PM(previous day)
2:00 AM11:00 PM(previous day)
3:00 AM12:00 AM
4:00 AM1:00 AM
5:00 AM2:00 AM
6:00 AM3:00 AM
7:00 AM4:00 AM
8:00 AM5:00 AM
9:00 AM6:00 AM
10:00 AM7:00 AM
11:00 AM8:00 AM
12:00 PM9:00 AM
1:00 PM10:00 AM
2:00 PM11:00 AM
3:00 PM12:00 PM
4:00 PM1:00 PM
5:00 PM2:00 PM
6:00 PM3:00 PM
7:00 PM4:00 PM
8:00 PM5:00 PM
9:00 PM6:00 PM
10:00 PM7:00 PM
11:00 PM8:00 PM

Chicago-Anchorage meeting window

Chicago and Anchorage share standard 9-5 hours from 12pm to 5pm Chicago time.

Chicago-Anchorage FAQ

What's the closest Chicago and Anchorage get to a shared day?

Yes — Chicago and Anchorage's 9-5s overlap from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM, on the Chicago clock — that's the safest Chicago-Anchorage default without scanning the full table.

More like Chicago-Anchorage

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Chicago and Anchorage in the full pairs index. For Chicago, Anchorage, plus more, try the Meeting Planner (Anchorage-friendly).