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1:00 pm13:00 BST (UTC+1), Oct 13, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 AKDT (UTC-8), Oct 13, 2026

BST is 9 hours ahead of Anchorage.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, BST is 9 hours ahead of Anchorage. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, GMT is 8 hours ahead of Anchorage. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, GMT is 9 hours ahead of Anchorage.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in BST correspond to 12:00 am to 8:00 am in Anchorage. 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 Anchorage or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in GMT correspond to 1:00 am to 9:00 am in Anchorage.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in BST correspond to 00:00 to 08:00 in Anchorage. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in GMT correspond to 00:00 to 08:00 in Anchorage or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in GMT correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 in Anchorage.

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

Time Difference

British Summer Time is 9 hours ahead of AKDT (Alaska Daylight Time).
1:00 pm13:00 in BST is 4:00 am04:00 in Anchorage, AK, USA

BST to Anchorage call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in BST which corresponds to 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in Anchorage. 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
4:00 am04:00 AKDT (Alaska Daylight Time) (Anchorage, AK, USA). Offset UTC -8:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 BST / 4:00 am04:00 Anchorage, AK, USA

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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

Anchorage Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
AKDT – Alaska Daylight Time, UTC-8 (now, daylight saving time)
AKST – Alaska Standard Time, UTC-9 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (AKST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (AKDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Anchorage Facts

Country
USA
State
Alaska
Alternative Names
ANC, Alaska City, An'koreitz, Anchorage, Ancoraria, Angits, Ankoric, Ankoridz, Ankoridza, Ankoridzas, Ankoridzh, Ankoridž, Ankoridža, Ankoridžas, Ankorij, Ankorydzh, Ankuridzh, Brownville, Dgheyay Kaq', Enkoridz, Kisagvik, Kisaġvik, Port Woodrow, Qatuk'e'usht, Ship Creek, Tan, Ves Dnaghildeqt, Woodrow, aengkeoliji, amkareja, an ke la zhi, ancorage byuro, ankarej, ankarejji, ankwryj, aynkrayj alaska, enkarej, enkoreja, ʼnqwrg, Ανκορέιτζ, Анкоридж, Анкорыдж, Анкъридж, Енкориџ, Անքորեջ շրջան, אנקורג, أنكوريج, انکوریج, اینکرایج، الاسکا, अँकरेज, एंकोरेज, অ্যাংকারিজ, আন্চোরগে ব্যুরো, ஏங்கரெஜ், ആങ്കറേജ്, ანკორიჯი, アンカレッジ, 安克拉治, 앵커리지
Population
289,600
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
61° 13' N Latitude / 149° 54' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1