Mercer Island to AKST Time Converter

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Mercer Island
Washington, USAPST
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Alaska Standard Time
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4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Nov 15, 2026 = 3:00 am03:00 AKST (UTC-9), Nov 15, 2026

Mercer Island is 1 hour ahead of AKST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Mercer Island is 1 hour ahead of AKDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, Mercer Island is 1 hour ahead of AKST. Briefly around clock changes, Mercer Island is 2 hours ahead of AKST or Mercer Island and AKDT have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Mercer Island correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in AKDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Mercer Island correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in AKST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Mercer Island correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in AKDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Mercer Island correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in AKST.

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

Time Difference

PST (Pacific Standard Time) is 1 hour ahead of Alaska Standard Time.
4:00 am04:00 in Mercer Island, WA, USA is 3:00 am03:00 in AKST

Mercer Island to AKST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in Mercer Island which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in AKST.

4:00 am04:00 PST (Pacific Standard Time) (Mercer Island, WA, USA). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
3:00 am03:00 Alaska Standard Time (AKST). Offset UTC -9:00 hours

4:00 am04:00 Mercer Island, WA, USA / 3:00 am03:00 AKST

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Mercer Island Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
PST – Pacific Standard Time, UTC-8 (now)
PDT – Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7 (daylight saving 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 (PDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 7, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, November 7, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (PST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Clock Changes
USA daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

Mercer Island Facts

Country
USA
State
Washington
Alternative Names
Merser Ajland, Mursur Ajland, masaairando, mo se dao, mrsraylnd washyngtn, myrsyr ayland, Мерсер Ајланд, Мърсър Айланд, مرسرآیلند، واشینگتن, ميرسير آيلاند, マーサーアイランド, 默瑟島
Population
25,042
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
47° 34' N Latitude / 122° 13' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1
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Mercer Island local time and city facts

Alaska Standard Time

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

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, Knik-Fairview, Wasilla.

Map of the areas on Alaska Standard Time (AKST)
AKST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on AKST.

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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).

123456789101112Start: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and 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-Aleutian Daylight Time
  • V - Victor Time Zone