Alaska, USA
AKST
UTC
Universal Time Coordinated
GMT +0
AKST
Alaska Standard Time
GMT -9

Time Difference

AKST (Alaska Standard Time) is 9 hours behind Universal Time Coordinated and 0 hours ahead of Alaska Standard Time
1:30 am01:30 in Anchorage, AK, USA is 10:30 am10:30 in UTC and is 1:30 am01:30 in AKST

Anchorage to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-10am in Anchorage which corresponds to 5pm-7pm in UTC
Anchorage to AKST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-6pm in Anchorage which corresponds to 8am-6pm in AKST

1:30 am01:30 AKST (Alaska Standard Time) (Anchorage, AK, USA). Offset UTC -9:00 hours
10:30 am10:30 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
1:30 am01:30 Alaska Standard Time (AKST). Offset UTC -9:00 hours

1:30 am01:30 Anchorage, AK, USA / 10:30 am10:30 UTC / 1:30 am01:30 AKST

Anchorage, AK, USA UTC AKST
12am (midnight) 9am 12am (midnight)
1am 10am 1am
2am 11am 2am
3am 12pm (noon) 3am
4am 1pm 4am
5am 2pm 5am
6am 3pm 6am
7am 4pm 7am
8am 5pm 8am
9am 6pm 9am
10am 7pm 10am
11am 8pm 11am
12pm (noon) 9pm 12pm (noon)
1pm 10pm 1pm
2pm 11pm 2pm
3pm 12am (midnight) 3pm
4pm 1am 4pm
5pm 2am 5pm
6pm 3am 6pm
7pm 4am 7pm
8pm 5am 8pm
9pm 6am 9pm
10pm 7am 10pm
11pm 8am 11pm
0:00 9:00 0:00
1:00 10:00 1:00
2:00 11:00 2:00
3:00 12:00 3:00
4:00 13:00 4:00
5:00 14:00 5:00
6:00 15:00 6:00
7:00 16:00 7:00
8:00 17:00 8:00
9:00 18:00 9:00
10:00 19:00 10:00
11:00 20:00 11:00
12:00 21:00 12:00
13:00 22:00 13:00
14:00 23:00 14:00
15:00 0:00 15:00
16:00 1:00 16:00
17:00 2:00 17:00
18:00 3:00 18:00
19:00 4:00 19:00
20:00 5:00 20:00
21:00 6:00 21:00
22:00 7:00 22:00
23:00 8:00 23:00

Anchorage Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
AKST - Alaska Standard Time
AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-9:00 hours during Alaska Standard Time, currently in use.
-8:00 hours during Alaska Daylight Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is NOT in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3am Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually the on second Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1am Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually the on first Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Anchorage Facts

Country
USA
State
Alaska
Alternative Names
ANC, Alaska City, An'koreitz, Anchorage, Ancoraria, Angits, Ankoric, Ankoridz, Ankoridza, Ankoridzas, Ankoridzh, Ankoridž, Ankoridža, Ankoridžas, Ankorij, Ankorydzh, Ankuridzh, Brownville, Dgheyay Kaq', Enkoridz, Kisagvik, Kisaġvik, Port Woodrow, Qatuk'e'usht, Ship Creek, Tan, Ves Dnaghildeqt, Woodrow, aengkeoliji, amkareja, an ke la zhi, ancorage byuro, ankarej, ankarejji, ankwryj, aynkrayj alaska, enkarej, enkoreja, ʼnqwrg, Ανκορέιτζ, Анкоридж, Анкорыдж, Анкъридж, Енкориџ, Անքորեջ շրջան, אנקורג, أنكوريج, انکوریج, اینکرایج، الاسکا, अँकरेज, एंकोरेज, অ্যাংকারিজ, আন্চোরগে ব্যুরো, ஏங்கரெஜ், ആങ്കറേജ്, ანკორიჯი, アンカレッジ, 安克拉治, 앵커리지
Population
298,695
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
61° 13' N Latitude / 149° 54' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Universal Time Coordinated

Offset: UTC is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Universal

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but is used by the scientific community.
UTC is the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, like aviation industry and meteorologists, also used to synchronize time across internet networks.

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates zero hour and zero minutes time differences of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
  • UCT
  • UTC
  • Universal
  • Zulu
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Universal Time Coordinated
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

Alaska Standard Time

Offset: AKST is 9 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries: It is used in following countries: United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AKST timezone is Anchorage from USA with population about 291,826 people. Other major cities in the area are Fairbanks, Juneau, Eagle River, Badger

AKST Time Zone Geo Map
AKST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard timezone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: 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 the on first Sunday of November.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: 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 starts annually the on second Sunday of March.

AKST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -09 - basic short
  • -0900 - basic
  • -09:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0900 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates nine hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Victor - Military abbreviation for AKST
  • V - short form of 'Victor'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AKST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Anchorage
  • America/Juneau
  • America/Metlakatla
  • America/Nome
  • America/Sitka
  • America/Yakutat
  • US/Alaska
Time zones with the GMT -9 offset:
  • 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