AKDT to IST Converter
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4:00 am04:00 AKDT (UTC-8), Oct 27, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Oct 27, 2026
AKDT is 13 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.
AKDT and IST examples
These examples always use AKDT (UTC-8) and IST (UTC+5:30). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
AKDT is 13 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, AKDT is 13 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, AKST is 14 hours and 30 minutes behind IST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 10:30 pm to 7:30 am (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST correspond to 11:30 pm to 8:30 am (next day) in IST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 22:30 to 07:30 (next day) in IST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 23:30 to 08:30 (next day) in IST.
Compare AKDT time with IST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Alaska Daylight Time is 13 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time.
4:00 am04:00 in AKDT is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST
AKDT to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in AKDT which corresponds to 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in IST (next day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
4:00 am04:00 Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
4:00 am04:00 AKDT / 5:30 pm17:30 IST
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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.
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
India Standard Time
Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: India
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Current time in India: India time now
IST representations, usage and related time zones
- +0530 - basic
- +05:30 - extended
- +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
- Asia/Calcutta
- Asia/Kolkata
- India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
- Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
- Israel Standard Time - UTC +2