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Alaska Time is on standard time: AKST (UTC−9) until Sun, Mar 14, 2027.
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3:00 am03:00 AKST (UTC-9), Nov 5, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 CT (UTC-6), Nov 5, 2026

AKST is 3 hours behind CT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, AKDT is 3 hours behind CT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, AKST is 3 hours behind CT. Briefly around clock changes, AKDT is 2 hours behind CT or AKST is 4 hours behind CT.

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 CT. 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 CT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in CT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in CT.

Compare AKDT time with CT 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 Time.
3:00 am03:00 in AKST is 6:00 am06:00 in CT

AKST to CT 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 CT

3:00 am03:00 Alaska Standard Time (AKST). Offset UTC -9:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Time (CT). Offset UTC -6:00 hours

3:00 am03:00 AKST / 6:00 am06:00 CT

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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 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).

123456789101112End: 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.

123456789101112Start: 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

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

Central Time

Central Time (CT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Central Standard Time (CST) or Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the United States and Canada. CT is not static but switches between CDT and CST.

Territories observing the time zone are primarily in North and Central America. It runs through several Mexican and U.S. states, as well as several Canadian provinces and Central American countries.

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CT time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

Map of the areas on Central Time (CT)
CT all year CT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CT.

CT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CT
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone