AKST – Alaska Standard Time
AKST is UTC−9.
Alaska Standard Time is used in most of Alaska in winter.
In summer, places on AKST switch to AKDT (Alaska Daylight Time, UTC−8). People often keep saying “AKST” all year, but strictly it's only correct in the standard-time months.
Convert AKST to other time zones
When it's 12:00 PM AKST:
| Zone | Difference | Time |
|---|---|---|
| UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) | +9 h | 9:00 PM |
| EST (Eastern Standard Time) | +4 h | 4:00 PM |
| CST (Central Standard Time) | +3 h | 3:00 PM |
| PST (Pacific Standard Time) | +1 h | 1:00 PM |
| GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) | +9 h | 9:00 PM |
| CET (Central European Time) | +10 h | 10:00 PM |
| IST (India Standard Time) | +14.5 h | 2:30 AM |
| CST (China Standard Time) | +17 h | 5:00 AM |
| JST (Japan Standard Time) | +18 h | 6:00 AM |
| AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) | +19 h | 7:00 AM |
To convert a specific time and date, with daylight saving applied, use the time zone converter.