AKST is not in use right now: Alaska Time is on AKDT (UTC−8). The clock shows the time at AKST's own offset, UTC−9.
AKST is 5 hours behind of EDT (Eastern Standard Time).
Clocks in AKST run on Alaska Time (AKDT, UTC−8); software knows the zone as America/Anchorage.
Yes. AKST is on daylight saving time now. The next changes:
Alaska Time
Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
IANA: America/Anchorage · UTC−8
In effect now
Next change: Sun 1 Nov, clocks go back 1 hour (02:00 → 01:00)
Sunrise 09:05 · Sunset 18:21
Daylight 9h 16m · Solar noon 13:43
| City | Local time | Difference from AKST |
|---|---|---|
| New York | Sun | 4 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles | Sun | 1 hour ahead |
| London | Mon | 8 hours ahead |
| Paris | Mon | 9 hours ahead |
| Dubai | Mon | 12 hours ahead |
| Mumbai | Mon | 13.5 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Mon | 16 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Mon | 17 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Mon | 19 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg | Mon | 10 hours ahead |
| São Paulo | Sun | 5 hours ahead |
| Chicago | Sun | 3 hours ahead |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |