AKST Time Now — Alaska Standard Time
The current AKST time (Alaska Standard Time, UTC -09:00) is shown below.
AKST — UTC -09:00
Sunday, 11 October 2026 AKST
The clock always shows AKST (UTC -09:00). Places in this zone switch between standard and daylight time during the year, so their local time can differ from AKST by an hour.
About AKST
Offset & DST
UTC offset: -09:00
Daylight saving: Observed
Representative IANA zone: America/Anchorage
IANA zones at AKST
Converting AKST to other time zones
AKST is fixed at UTC -09:00 — written -0900 in email headers and -09:00 in ISO 8601 timestamps. In 2026, Anchorage is on AKST until 8 March and from 1 November to the end of the year. The table below uses each abbreviation's own fixed offset; for a specific place, check its city page, since local clocks switch between standard and daylight abbreviations.
| Zone | Difference | When it's 12:00 AKST |
|---|---|---|
| UTC Coordinated Universal Time | +9 h | 21:00 |
| PST Pacific Standard Time | +1 h | 13:00 |
| MST Mountain Standard Time | +2 h | 14:00 |
| CST Central Standard Time | +3 h | 15:00 |
| EST Eastern Standard Time | +4 h | 16:00 |
| BRT Brasília Time | +6 h | 18:00 |
| BST British Summer Time | +10 h | 22:00 |
| CET Central European Time | +10 h | 22:00 |
| EET Eastern European Time | +11 h | 23:00 |
| MSK Moscow Standard Time | +12 h | 00:00 (+1 day) |
| GST Gulf Standard Time | +13 h | 01:00 (+1 day) |
| IST India Standard Time | +14:30 h | 02:30 (+1 day) |
| CST China Standard Time | +17 h | 05:00 (+1 day) |
| JST Japan Standard Time | +18 h | 06:00 (+1 day) |
| AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time | +19 h | 07:00 (+1 day) |
Countries commonly using AKST
More tools for AKST
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