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This converter keeps AHDT at UTC−9. Anchorage uses AKDT (UTC−8) on this date. Open the AKDT converter, or choose Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau for city-specific time.

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4:00 am04:00 AKDT (UTC-8), Oct 17, 2026 = 3:00 am03:00 AHDT (UTC-9), Oct 17, 2026

AKDT is 1 hour ahead of AHDT.

AKDT and AHDT examples

These examples always use AKDT (UTC-8) and AHDT (UTC-9). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

AKDT is 1 hour ahead of AHDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, AKDT is 1 hour ahead of AHDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, AKST and AHDT have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in AHDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AHDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in AHDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in AHDT.

Compare AKDT time with AHDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Alaska Daylight Time is 1 hour ahead of Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time.
4:00 am04:00 in AKDT is 3:00 am03:00 in AHDT

AKDT to AHDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in AKDT which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in AHDT

4:00 am04:00 Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
3:00 am03:00 Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time (AHDT). Offset UTC -9:00 hours

4:00 am04:00 AKDT / 3:00 am03:00 AHDT

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Alaska Daylight Time

Offset: AKDT is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AKDT time zone is Anchorage in the United States, with about 289,600 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Fairbanks, Juneau, Knik-Fairview, Wasilla.

Map of the areas on Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
AKDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on AKDT.

Daylight Saving: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Alaska Standard Time (AKST).

123456789101112Start: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

AKDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for AKDT
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AKDT 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 -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone

Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time

Offset: AHDT is 9 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

AHDT 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 an offset of nine hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Victor - Military abbreviation for AHDT
  • V - short form of 'Victor'
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