AKST to HST Converter
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4:00 am04:00 AKDT (UTC-8), Oct 22, 2026 = 2:00 am02:00 HST (UTC-10), Oct 22, 2026
AKDT is 2 hours ahead of HST.
AKST and HST examples
These examples always use AKST (UTC-9) and HST (UTC-10). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
AKST is 1 hour ahead of HST.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, AKDT is 2 hours ahead of HST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, AKST is 1 hour ahead of HST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in HST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in HST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in HST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in HST.
Compare AKST time with HST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Alaska Daylight Time is 2 hours ahead of Hawaii Standard Time.
4:00 am04:00 in AKDT is 2:00 am02:00 in HST
AKDT to HST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in AKDT which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in HST
4:00 am04:00 Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
2:00 am02:00 Hawaii Standard Time (HST). Offset UTC -10:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 AKDT / 2:00 am02:00 HST
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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.
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 Daylight Time
- V - Victor Time Zone
Hawaii Standard Time
Offset: HST is 10 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the HST time zone is Honolulu in the United States, with about 350,964 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Pearl City, Hilo, Kailua, Waipahu.
Daylight Saving: Some places on Hawaii Standard Time (HST) keep the same time all year, while others use HST for only part of the year and change their clocks for daylight saving time; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Today the lighter areas are on UTC−9 (HDT).
HST representations, usage and related time zones
- -10 - basic short
- -1000 - basic
- -10:00 - extended
- -1000 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Whiskey - Military abbreviation for HST
- W - short form of 'Whiskey'
- America/Adak
- America/Atka
- HST
- Pacific/Honolulu
- Pacific/Johnston
- US/Aleutian
- US/Hawaii
- HAST - Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time
- CKT - Cook Island Time
- HST - Hawaii Standard Time
- TAHT - Tahiti Time
- W - Whiskey Time Zone