AKST to BST Converter
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4:00 am04:00 AKDT (UTC-8), Oct 15, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 15, 2026
AKDT is 9 hours behind BST.
AKST and BST examples
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AKST is 10 hours behind BST.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, AKDT is 9 hours behind BST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, AKDT is 8 hours behind GMT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, AKST is 9 hours behind GMT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 6:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST correspond to 6:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in GMT or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 18:00 to 03:00 (next day) in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 18:00 to 03:00 (next day) in GMT or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in GMT.
Compare AKST time with BST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Alaska Daylight Time is 9 hours behind British Summer Time.
4:00 am04:00 in AKDT is 1:00 pm13:00 in BST
AKDT to BST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in AKDT which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in BST. 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
1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
4:00 am04:00 AKDT / 1:00 pm13:00 BST
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Alaska Standard Time
Offset: AKST is 9 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the AKST 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−8 (AKDT).
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT).
End: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) ended 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
Start: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) starts 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. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
AKST representations, usage and related time zones
- -09 - basic short
- -0900 - basic
- -09:00 - extended
- -0900 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of nine hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Victor - Military abbreviation for AKST
- V - short form of 'Victor'
- America/Anchorage
- America/Juneau
- America/Metlakatla
- America/Nome
- America/Sitka
- America/Yakutat
- US/Alaska
- AKST - Alaska Standard Time
- AHDT - Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time
- HADT - Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time
- GAMT - Gambier Time
- HDT - Hawaii Daylight Time
- V - Victor Time Zone
British Summer Time
Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Britain (UK), Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey
Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield.
Today all shaded areas are on BST.
Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Start: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.
End: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
BST representations, usage and related time zones
- +01 - basic short
- +0100 - basic
- +01:00 - extended
- +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
- Alpha - Military abbreviation for BST
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- Europe/Belfast
- Europe/Guernsey
- Europe/Isle_of_Man
- Europe/Jersey
- Europe/London
- GB
- GB-Eire
- British Summer Time - UTC +1
- Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
- Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
- BST - British Summer Time
- CET - Central European Time
- IST - Irish Standard Time
- WEST - Western European Summer Time
- A - Alpha Time Zone
- CET - Central European Time
- MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
- WAT - West Africa Time
- WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
- BMT - Biel Mean Time