"Its broad daylight on the 4th of July so they dont do a fireworks display because you couldent see it and it would be a waste of money"
--actually they do fireworks at the UAF campus and I do believe at Alaska Land (pioneer park) as well.
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The time in 99.62% of Alaska, including Anchorage, is UTC-9 (Alaska Standard Time) from the first Sunday of November until the second Sunday of March and UTC-8 (Alaska Daylight Saving Time) during the rest of the year.
If it's 7 am in Portland, Maine, it would be 3 am in Anchorage, Alaska. This is because Anchorage is 4 hours behind Portland.
There is a three-hour time difference between San Antonio, Texas, which is in the Central Time Zone, and Anchorage, Alaska, which is in the Alaska Time Zone. This means that, when it's 6 p.m. in San Antonio, it's actually 3 p.m. in Anchorage.
In Anchorage, Alaska on December 25th, 2015, the time would have been based on Alaska Standard Time (AKST), which is 1 hour behind Pacific Standard Time (PST). So, for example, if it was 2:00 PM PST, it would have been 1:00 PM AKST in Anchorage on that date.
Anchorage, Alaska is 4 hours behind Pennsylvania during Daylight Saving Time, and 3 hours behind Pennsylvania when Daylight Saving Time is not in effect.