AKDT to ET Converter
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4:00 am04:00 AKDT (UTC-8), Oct 14, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 14, 2026
AKDT is 4 hours behind EDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, AKDT is 4 hours behind ET. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, AKST is 4 hours behind ET. Briefly around clock changes, AKDT is 3 hours behind ET or AKST is 5 hours behind ET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm in ET. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in AKST correspond to 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm in ET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in AKDT correspond to 13:00 to 21:00 in ET. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in AKST correspond to 13:00 to 21:00 in ET.
Compare AKDT time with ET time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Alaska Daylight Time is 4 hours behind Eastern Daylight Time.
4:00 am04:00 in AKDT is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT
AKDT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in AKDT which corresponds to 1pm-5pm13:00-17:00 in EDT
4:00 am04:00 Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 AKDT / 8:00 am08:00 EDT
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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 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).
Start: 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.
End: 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.
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
Eastern Time
Eastern Time (ET) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in the United States and Canada. ET is not static but switches between EDT and EST.
ET is also used somewhat as a de facto official time for all of the United States because it encompasses 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States including the capital city Washington D.C., the most populous city New York and half of the country’s population.
In the United States nationally televised programs, evening newscasts, talent and awards shows, and any other nationally televised event that airs live on American television during prime time and on the weekends are broadcast live in the Eastern Time Zone. Major professional sports leagues MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL also provide their game times in Eastern Time, even if teams are from outside of Eastern Time.
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States.
Principal Cities: The largest city in the ET time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.
French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Today the lighter areas are on UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time, EST).
ET 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 ET
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- Eastern Time - UTC -5
- Tiempo del Este - UTC -5
- 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