AKST to CKT Converter
Quick answers
AKST is 1 hour ahead of CKT. AKST uses GMT -9, and CKT uses GMT -10 for this comparison.
For example, 3:00 am AKST is 2:00 am CKT. Use the converter above to adjust the date or time and create a shareable meeting link.
Best meeting overlap: 10am-5pm AKST, which is 9am-4pm CKT.
Compare AKST time with CKT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Alaska Standard Time is 1 hour ahead of Cook Island Time
3:00 am03:00 in AKST is 2:00 am02:00 in CKT
AKST to CKT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm in AKST which corresponds to 9am-4pm in CKT
3:00 am03:00 Alaska Standard Time (AKST). Offset UTC -9:00 hours
2:00 am02:00 Cook Island Time (CKT). Offset UTC -10:00 hours
3:00 am03:00 AKST / 2:00 am02:00 CKT
| AKST | CKT |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 11pm |
| 1am | 12am (midnight) |
| 2am | 1am |
| 3am | 2am |
| 4am | 3am |
| 5am | 4am |
| 6am | 5am |
| 7am | 6am |
| 8am | 7am |
| 9am | 8am |
| 10am | 9am |
| 11am | 10am |
| 12pm (noon) | 11am |
| 1pm | 12pm (noon) |
| 2pm | 1pm |
| 3pm | 2pm |
| 4pm | 3pm |
| 5pm | 4pm |
| 6pm | 5pm |
| 7pm | 6pm |
| 8pm | 7pm |
| 9pm | 8pm |
| 10pm | 9pm |
| 11pm | 10pm |
| 00:00 | 23:00 |
| 01:00 | 00:00 |
| 02:00 | 01:00 |
| 03:00 | 02:00 |
| 04:00 | 03:00 |
| 05:00 | 04:00 |
| 06:00 | 05:00 |
| 07:00 | 06:00 |
| 08:00 | 07:00 |
| 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 10:00 | 09:00 |
| 11:00 | 10:00 |
| 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 13:00 | 12:00 |
| 14:00 | 13:00 |
| 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 16:00 | 15:00 |
| 17:00 | 16:00 |
| 18:00 | 17:00 |
| 19:00 | 18:00 |
| 20:00 | 19:00 |
| 21:00 | 20:00 |
| 22:00 | 21:00 |
| 23:00 | 22:00 |
Alaska Standard Time
Offset: AKST is 9 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the AKST time zone is Anchorage in the United States, with about 291,826 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Fairbanks, Juneau, Eagle River, Badger.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT).
Start: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
AKST representations, usage and related time zones
- -09 - basic short
- -0900 - basic
- -09:00 - extended
- -0900 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of nine hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Victor - Military abbreviation for AKST
- V - short form of 'Victor'
- America/Anchorage
- America/Juneau
- America/Metlakatla
- America/Nome
- America/Sitka
- America/Yakutat
- US/Alaska
- AKST - Alaska Standard Time
- AHDT - Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time
- HADT - Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time
- GAMT - Gambier Time
- HDT - Hawaii Daylight Time
- V - Victor Time Zone
Cook Island Time
Offset: CKT is 10 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Pacific
Countries using this time zone: Cook Islands
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CKT time zone is Avarua in Cook Islands, with about 13,373 people.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Cook Island Time (CKT) do not change for daylight saving time, so CKT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.

CKT representations, usage and related time zones
- -10 - basic short
- -1000 - basic
- -10:00 - extended
- -1000 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Whiskey - Military abbreviation for CKT
- W - short form of 'Whiskey'
- HAST - Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time
- CKT - Cook Island Time
- HST - Hawaii Standard Time
- TAHT - Tahiti Time
- W - Whiskey Time Zone
