AKST time now (Alaska Standard Time)

What AKST means

AKST stands for Alaska Standard Time, UTC−9. It is used in Alaska.

It is a standard (winter) time. Places on AKST that observe daylight saving time switch to AKDT (UTC−8) in summer, so AKST is a fixed offset while the local clock is not.

Where and when AKST is used

6 zones use it for part of the year only, switching to daylight saving time in the other months. Computed from tzdata under the current rules.

How long AKST has been used

In the tzdata record, Anchorage has used AKST since 1983, Juneau has used AKST since 1983 and Nome has used AKST since 1983. No zone has given up AKST for good.

AKST converted to other zones

Every column is a fixed offset, so this table is valid on any date. Remember that the regions behind some columns switch to summer time (EST to EDT, CET to CEST, GMT to BST); the clock in those cities is then an hour later than the column.

Related zones and conversions

• AKDT time
• America/Anchorage time zone
• UTC−9 time
• Time zones of the world
• Daylight saving time
• Time zone converter