Q: What time is it in Alaska? What is Alaska's time zone? A: Most of Alaska is located in the Alaska Time Zone. The far reaches of the Aleutian Chain and St. Laurence Island are located in the Hawaiian-Aleutian Time Zone. To calculate what time it is currently in Alaska, you'll need to subtract a certain number of hours from Universal Time (UTC). Universal Time is usually known as Greenwich Mean Time. Alaska Daylight Time:  subtract 8 hours from UTC Alaska Standard Time:  subtract 9 hours from UTC Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time: subtract 9 hours from UTC Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time: subtract 10 hours from UTC Alaska Standard Time is 4 hours behind Eastern Standard Time and 1 hour behind Pacific Standard Time.