America/Metlakatla time zone

America/Metlakatla is an IANA time zone used in United States. It is on standard time now, UTC−9 (AKST), until Sunday, March 14, 2027.

America/Metlakatla at a glance

How America/Metlakatla keeps time

America/Metlakatla switches between two offsets: UTC−9 (AKST) for standard time and UTC−8 (AKDT) for daylight saving time. Below are the last changes and the ones scheduled next.

Recent and upcoming changes in America/Metlakatla

The base offset of this zone changed in 2019, from UTC−8 to UTC−9. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.

Countries and cities on America/Metlakatla

America/Metlakatla is used in United States. None of the cities in our list follow it.

America/Metlakatla compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

Other zones on UTC−9 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as America/Metlakatla today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

• America/Anchorage
• Pacific/Gambier
• America/Juneau
• America/Sitka
• America/Yakutat
• America/Nome

Using America/Metlakatla in software

Store and send the zone as its IANA name, America/Metlakatla, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC−9 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.

Show the current time in America/Metlakatla:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'America/Metlakatla', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('America/Metlakatla'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('America/Metlakatla')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=America/Metlakatla date

Tools for time in America/Metlakatla

• Convert a time to or from America/Metlakatla: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
• Add America/Metlakatla to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
• Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in America/Metlakatla and the other cities you work with.
• Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.