CT to AKST Converter
Alaska Time is on daylight saving time: AKDT (UTC−8) until Sun, Nov 1.
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7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 8, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 AKDT (UTC-8), Oct 8, 2026
CDT is 3 hours ahead of AKDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, CT is 3 hours ahead of AKDT. At other times of the year, CT is 3 hours ahead of AKST. Briefly around clock changes, CT is 4 hours ahead of AKST or CT is 2 hours ahead of AKDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CT correspond to 6:00 am to 2:00 pm in AKDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CT correspond to 6:00 am to 2:00 pm in AKST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CT correspond to 06:00 to 14:00 in AKDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CT correspond to 06:00 to 14:00 in AKST.
Compare CT time with AKST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Central Daylight Time is 3 hours ahead of Alaska Daylight Time.
7:00 am07:00 in CDT is 4:00 am04:00 in AKDT
CDT to AKDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12pm-5pm12:00-17:00 in CDT which corresponds to 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in AKDT
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 CDT / 4:00 am04:00 AKDT
| CT | AKDT |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | 9:00pm |
| 1:00am | 10:00pm |
| 2:00am | 11:00pm |
| 3:00am | 12:00am |
| 4:00am | 1:00am |
| 5:00am | 2:00am |
| 6:00am | 3:00am |
| 7:00am | 4:00am |
| 8:00am | 5:00am |
| 9:00am | 6:00am |
| 10:00am | 7:00am |
| 11:00am | 8:00am |
| 12:00pm | 9:00am |
| 1:00pm | 10:00am |
| 2:00pm | 11:00am |
| 3:00pm | 12:00pm |
| 4:00pm | 1:00pm |
| 5:00pm | 2:00pm |
| 6:00pm | 3:00pm |
| 7:00pm | 4:00pm |
| 8:00pm | 5:00pm |
| 9:00pm | 6:00pm |
| 10:00pm | 7:00pm |
| 11:00pm | 8:00pm |
| 00:00 | 21:00 |
| 01:00 | 22:00 |
| 02:00 | 23:00 |
| 03:00 | 00:00 |
| 04:00 | 01:00 |
| 05:00 | 02:00 |
| 06:00 | 03:00 |
| 07:00 | 04:00 |
| 08:00 | 05:00 |
| 09:00 | 06:00 |
| 10:00 | 07:00 |
| 11:00 | 08:00 |
| 12:00 | 09:00 |
| 13:00 | 10:00 |
| 14:00 | 11:00 |
| 15:00 | 12:00 |
| 16:00 | 13:00 |
| 17:00 | 14:00 |
| 18:00 | 15:00 |
| 19:00 | 16:00 |
| 20:00 | 17:00 |
| 21:00 | 18:00 |
| 22:00 | 19:00 |
| 23:00 | 20:00 |
Central Time
Central Time (CT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Central Standard Time (CST) or Central Daylight Time (CDT) in the United States and Canada. CT is not static but switches between CDT and CST.
Territories observing the time zone are primarily in North and Central America. It runs through several Mexican and U.S. states, as well as several Canadian provinces and Central American countries.
Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States.
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec.
French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre
Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro
CT representations, usage and related time zones
- -06 - basic short
- -0600 - basic
- -06:00 - extended
- -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Sierra - Military abbreviation for CT
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone
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 289,600 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Fairbanks, Juneau, Eagle River, Badger.
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.
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