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4:00 am04:00 AKDT (UTC-8), Oct 12, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Oct 12, 2026

AKDT and PST have the same local time.

AKDT and PST examples

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

AKDT and PST have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

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

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in PST Pitcairn. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in AKST correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST Pitcairn.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in AKDT correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in PST Pitcairn. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in AKST correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in PST Pitcairn.

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

Time Difference

Alaska Daylight Time and Pitcairn Standard Time have the same local time.
4:00 am04:00 in AKDT is 4:00 am04:00 in PST

AKDT to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in AKDT which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in PST

4:00 am04:00 Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Pitcairn Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours

4:00 am04:00 AKDT / 4:00 am04:00 PST

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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 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

Pitcairn Standard Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.

Daylight Saving: Some places on Pitcairn Standard Time (PST) keep the same time all year, while others use PST for only part of the year and change their clocks for daylight saving time; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Map of the areas on Pitcairn Standard Time (PST)
PST all year PST part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−7 (PDT).

PST 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 PST
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific
PST Abbreviation: Several time zones share PST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
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