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Alaska Time is on daylight saving time: AKDT (UTC−8) until Sun, Nov 1.
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Quick answers

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4:00 am04:00 AKDT (UTC-8), Oct 23, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Oct 23, 2026

AKDT and PST have the same local time.

AKST and PST examples

These examples always use AKST (UTC-9) 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.

AKST is 1 hour behind PST.

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 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST Pitcairn. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in PST Pitcairn.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in PST Pitcairn. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in PST Pitcairn.

Compare AKST 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-6pm09:00-18:00 in AKDT which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 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 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.

Map of the areas on Alaska Standard Time (AKST)
AKST part of the year

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).

123456789101112End: 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.

123456789101112Start: 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

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

Pitcairn Standard Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Pitcairn

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST time zone is Adamstown in Pitcairn, with about 46 people.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Pitcairn Standard Time (PST) do not change for daylight saving time, so PST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

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