AKST
Alaska Standard Time
GMT -9
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
New Jersey, USA
EST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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

Time Difference

Alaska Standard Time is 4 hours behind EST (Eastern Standard Time)
3:00 am03:00 in AKST is 7:00 am07:00 in Somerset, NJ, USA

AKST to Somerset call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1pm in AKST which corresponds to 1pm-5pm in Somerset

3:00 am03:00 Alaska Standard Time (AKST). Offset UTC -9:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 EST (Eastern Standard Time) (Somerset, NJ, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

3:00 am03:00 AKST / 7:00 am07:00 Somerset, NJ, USA

AKSTSomerset, NJ, USA
12am (midnight)4am
1am5am
2am6am
3am7am
4am8am
5am9am
6am10am
7am11am
8am12pm (noon)
9am1pm
10am2pm
11am3pm
12pm (noon)4pm
1pm5pm
2pm6pm
3pm7pm
4pm8pm
5pm9pm
6pm10pm
7pm11pm
8pm12am (midnight)
9pm1am
10pm2am
11pm3am
00:0004:00
01:0005:00
02:0006:00
03:0007:00
04:0008:00
05:0009:00
06:0010:00
07:0011:00
08:0012:00
09:0013:00
10:0014:00
11:0015:00
12:0016:00
13:0017:00
14:0018:00
15:0019:00
16:0020:00
17:0021:00
18:0022:00
19:0023:00
20:0000:00
21:0001:00
22:0002:00
23:0003:00

Alaska Standard Time

Offset: AKST is 9 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

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 291,826 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Fairbanks, Juneau, Eagle River, Badger.

AKST Time Zone Geo Map
AKST timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

AKST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -09 - basic short
  • -0900 - basic
  • -09:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Victor - Military abbreviation for AKST
  • V - short form of 'Victor'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AKST 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 -9 offset:
  • 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

Somerset Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
EST - Eastern Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-4:00 hours during Eastern Daylight Time, currently in use.
-5:00 hours during Eastern Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Somerset Facts

Country
USA
State
New Jersey
Alternative Names
Samerset, Somerseht, Somerset, Somerset (New Jersey), Самерсет, Сомерсет, Сомерсэт
Population
22,083
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
40° 29' N Latitude / 74° 29' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1