AKDT to CDT Converter
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3:00 am03:00 AKST (UTC-9), Nov 4, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 4, 2026
AKST is 3 hours behind CST.
AKDT and CDT examples
These examples always use AKDT (UTC-8) and CDT (UTC-5). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
AKDT is 3 hours behind CDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, AKDT is 3 hours behind CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, AKST is 3 hours behind CST. Briefly around clock changes, AKDT is 2 hours behind CST or AKST is 4 hours behind CDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in CST.
Compare AKDT time with CDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Alaska Standard Time is 3 hours behind Central Standard Time.
3:00 am03:00 in AKST is 6:00 am06:00 in CST
AKST to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in AKST which corresponds to 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in CST
3:00 am03:00 Alaska Standard Time (AKST). Offset UTC -9:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
3:00 am03:00 AKST / 6:00 am06:00 CST
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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.
Today the shaded areas are on UTC−9 (AKST).
Daylight Saving: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Alaska Standard Time (AKST).
End: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT) ended on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were 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.
Start: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT) starts on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
AKDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -08 - basic short
- -0800 - basic
- -08:00 - extended
- -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.
- Uniform - Military abbreviation for AKDT
- U - short form of 'Uniform'
- America/Anchorage
- America/Juneau
- America/Metlakatla
- America/Nome
- America/Sitka
- America/Yakutat
- US/Alaska
- AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
- PST - Pacific Standard Time
- PT - Pacific Time
- PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
- U - Uniform Time Zone
Central Daylight Time
Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CDT time zone is Chicago in the United States, with about 2.664 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth.
French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre
Spanish: CT - Zona Centro
Today the shaded areas are on UTC−6 (Central Standard Time).
Daylight Saving: Central Daylight Time (CDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Central Standard Time (CST).
End: Central Daylight Time (CDT) ended on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were 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.
Start: Central Daylight Time (CDT) starts on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
CDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for CDT
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- America/Chicago
- America/Indiana/Knox
- America/Indiana/Tell_City
- America/Knox_IN
- America/Matamoros
- America/Menominee
- America/North_Dakota/Beulah
- America/North_Dakota/Center
- America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
- America/Ojinaga
- America/Rainy_River
- America/Rankin_Inlet
- America/Resolute
- America/Winnipeg
- CST6CDT
- Canada/Central
- US/Central
- US/Indiana-Starke
- Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
- Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone