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New Bedford to AKDT Time Converter

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New Bedford
Massachusetts, USA
EDT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
AKDT
Alaska Daylight Time
GMT -8
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 5, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 AKDT (UTC-8), Oct 5, 2026

New Bedford is 4 hours ahead of AKDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, New Bedford is 4 hours ahead of AKDT. At other times of the year, New Bedford is 4 hours ahead of AKST. Briefly around clock changes, New Bedford is 5 hours ahead of AKST or New Bedford is 3 hours ahead of AKDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in New Bedford correspond to 5:00 am to 1:00 pm in AKDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in New Bedford correspond to 5:00 am to 1:00 pm in AKST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in New Bedford correspond to 05:00 to 13:00 in AKDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in New Bedford correspond to 05:00 to 13:00 in AKST.

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

Time Difference

EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) is 4 hours ahead of Alaska Daylight Time.
8:00 am08:00 in New Bedford, MA, USA is 4:00 am04:00 in AKDT

New Bedford to AKDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 1pm-5pm13:00-17:00 in New Bedford which corresponds to 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in AKDT

8:00 am08:00 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) (New Bedford, MA, USA). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT). Offset UTC -8:00 hours

8:00 am08:00 New Bedford, MA, USA / 4:00 am04:00 AKDT

New Bedford, MA, USAAKDT
12:00am8:00pm
1:00am9:00pm
2:00am10:00pm
3:00am11:00pm
4:00am12:00am
5:00am1:00am
6:00am2:00am
7:00am3:00am
8:00am4:00am
9:00am5:00am
10:00am6:00am
11:00am7:00am
12:00pm8:00am
1:00pm9:00am
2:00pm10:00am
3:00pm11:00am
4:00pm12:00pm
5:00pm1:00pm
6:00pm2:00pm
7:00pm3:00pm
8:00pm4:00pm
9:00pm5:00pm
10:00pm6:00pm
11:00pm7:00pm
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01:0021:00
02:0022:00
03:0023:00
04:0000:00
05:0001:00
06:0002:00
07:0003:00
08:0004:00
09:0005:00
10:0006:00
11:0007:00
12:0008:00
13:0009:00
14:0010:00
15:0011:00
16:0012:00
17:0013:00
18:0014:00
19:0015:00
20:0016:00
21:0017:00
22:0018:00
23:0019:00

New Bedford 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 hourSunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 02:00 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 amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 03:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 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 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 01:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.
Clock Changes
USA daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

New Bedford Facts

Country
USA
State
Massachusetts
Alternative Names
Achushena, Acushnet Village, EWB, N'ju Behdford, N'ju-Bedford, New Bedford, Nju Bedford, bdfwrd jdyd masachwst, niwbedf xrd, nyubeddofodo, nyubedeupeodeu, nyw bdfwrd, xin bei de fu de, Њу Бедфорд, Нью Бэдфорд, Нью-Бедфорд, بدفورد جدید، ماساچوست, نيو بدفورد, نیو بیڈفورڈ، میساچوسٹس, นิวเบดฟอร์ด, ニューベッドフォード, 新贝德福德, 뉴베드퍼드
Population
101,079
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
41° 38' N Latitude / 70° 55' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Alaska Daylight Time

Offset: AKDT is 8 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 AKDT 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.

AKDT Time Zone Geo Map
AKDT timezone map

Daylight Saving: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Alaska Standard Time (AKST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT) started 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT) ends 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

AKDT 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 AKDT
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AKDT 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 -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT