AKST to CST Converter
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3:00 am03:00 AKST (UTC-9), Nov 4, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 4, 2026
AKST is 3 hours behind CST.
AKST and CST (US winter time, UTC-6) examples
These examples always use AKST (UTC-9) and CST (UTC-6). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
AKST is 3 hours behind CST.
CST is US Central winter time (early November to mid-March). The rest of the year Chicago uses CDT (UTC-5), one hour later. For Central Time that follows daylight saving time, use AKST to CT. For daylight-time examples, use AKDT to CDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, AKDT is 3 hours behind CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, AKST is 3 hours behind CST. Briefly around clock changes, AKDT is 2 hours behind CST or AKST is 4 hours behind CDT.
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 CDT. 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 CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in CST.
Compare AKST time with CST 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 Standard Time.
3:00 am03:00 in AKST is 6:00 am06:00 in CST
AKST to CST 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 CST
3:00 am03:00 Alaska Standard Time (AKST). Offset UTC -9:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
3:00 am03:00 AKST / 6:00 am06:00 CST
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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 all shaded areas are on AKST.
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).
Start: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) started 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. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) ends 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
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-Aleutian Daylight Time
- V - Victor Time Zone
Central Standard Time
Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST 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
Today all shaded areas are on CST.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).
Start: Central Standard Time (CST) started 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. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Central Standard Time (CST) ends 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
CST representations, usage and related time zones
- -06 - basic short
- -0600 - basic
- -06:00 - extended
- -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.
- Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- America/Bahia_Banderas
- America/Belize
- America/Chicago
- America/Chihuahua
- America/Costa_Rica
- America/El_Salvador
- America/Guatemala
- America/Indiana/Knox
- America/Indiana/Tell_City
- America/Knox_IN
- America/Managua
- America/Matamoros
- America/Menominee
- America/Merida
- America/Mexico_City
- America/Monterrey
- America/North_Dakota/Beulah
- America/North_Dakota/Center
- America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
- America/Ojinaga
- America/Rainy_River
- America/Rankin_Inlet
- America/Regina
- America/Resolute
- America/Swift_Current
- America/Tegucigalpa
- America/Winnipeg
- CST6CDT
- Canada/Central
- Canada/Saskatchewan
- Mexico/General
- US/Central
- US/Indiana-Starke
- Central Standard Time - UTC -6
- China Standard Time - UTC +8
- Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone