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W to AKST Converter

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W
Whiskey Time Zone
GMT -10
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
AKDT/AKST
Alaska Daylight Time
GMT -8
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Alaska Time is on daylight saving time: AKDT (UTC−8) until Sun, Nov 1.
Use AKST all year (UTC−9)

Quick answers

Selected conversion

2:00 am02:00 W (UTC-10), Oct 9, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 AKDT (UTC-8), Oct 9, 2026

W is 2 hours behind AKDT.

W and AKST examples

These examples always use W (UTC-10) and AKST (UTC-9). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

W is 1 hour behind AKST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, W is 2 hours behind AKDT. At other times of the year, W is 1 hour behind AKST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in W correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in AKDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in W correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in W correspond to 11:00 to 19:00 in AKDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in W correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in AKST.

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

Time Difference

Whiskey Time Zone is 2 hours behind Alaska Daylight Time.
2:00 am02:00 in W is 4:00 am04:00 in AKDT

W to AKDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in W which corresponds to 11am-5pm11:00-17:00 in AKDT

2:00 am02:00 Whiskey Time Zone (W). Offset UTC -10:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT). Offset UTC -8:00 hours

2:00 am02:00 W / 4:00 am04:00 AKDT

WAKDT
12:00am2:00am
1:00am3:00am
2:00am4:00am
3:00am5:00am
4:00am6:00am
5:00am7:00am
6:00am8:00am
7:00am9:00am
8:00am10:00am
9:00am11:00am
10:00am12:00pm
11:00am1:00pm
12:00pm2:00pm
1:00pm3:00pm
2:00pm4:00pm
3:00pm5:00pm
4:00pm6:00pm
5:00pm7:00pm
6:00pm8:00pm
7:00pm9:00pm
8:00pm10:00pm
9:00pm11:00pm
10:00pm12:00am
11:00pm1:00am
00:0002:00
01:0003:00
02:0004:00
03:0005:00
04:0006:00
05:0007:00
06:0008:00
07:0009:00
08:0010:00
09:0011:00
10:0012:00
11:0013:00
12:0014:00
13:0015:00
14:0016:00
15:0017:00
16:0018:00
17:0019:00
18:0020:00
19:0021:00
20:0022:00
21:0023:00
22:0000:00
23:0001:00

Whiskey Time Zone

Offset: W is 10 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Military

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

W representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -10 - basic short
  • -1000 - basic
  • -10:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -1000 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Whiskey - Military abbreviation for W
  • W - short form of 'Whiskey'
Time zones with the GMT -10 offset:
  • HAST - Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time
  • CKT - Cook Island Time
  • HST - Hawaii Standard Time
  • TAHT - Tahiti Time
  • W - Whiskey 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.

AKST Time Zone Geo Map
AKST timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourEnd: 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: 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 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
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