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This converter keeps AHDT at UTC−9. Anchorage uses AKDT (UTC−8) on this date. Open the AKDT converter, or choose Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau for city-specific time.

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1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 12, 2026 = 3:00 am03:00 AHDT (UTC-9), Oct 12, 2026

BST is 10 hours ahead of AHDT.

BST and AHDT examples

These examples always use BST (UTC+1) and AHDT (UTC-9). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

BST is 10 hours ahead of AHDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, BST is 10 hours ahead of AHDT. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, GMT is 9 hours ahead of AHDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in BST correspond to 11:00 pm (previous day) to 7:00 am in AHDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in GMT correspond to 12:00 am to 8:00 am in AHDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in BST correspond to 23:00 (previous day) to 07:00 in AHDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in GMT correspond to 00:00 to 08:00 in AHDT.

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

Time Difference

British Summer Time is 10 hours ahead of Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in BST is 3:00 am03:00 in AHDT

BST to AHDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in BST which corresponds to 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in AHDT. Their 9am–5pm09:00–17:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

1:00 pm13:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
3:00 am03:00 Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time (AHDT). Offset UTC -9:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 BST / 3:00 am03:00 AHDT

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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.

Map of the areas on British Summer Time (BST)
BST part of the year

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).

123456789101112Start: 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.

123456789101112End: 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.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

BST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for BST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects BST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
BST Abbreviation: Several time zones share BST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • British Summer Time - UTC +1
  • Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
  • Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • 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

Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time

Offset: AHDT is 9 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AHDT 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-Hawaii Daylight Time (AHDT)
AHDT 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-Hawaii Daylight Time (AHDT) 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-Hawaii Daylight Time (AHDT) 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 upcoming clock changes worldwide.

AHDT 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 AHDT
  • V - short form of 'Victor'
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