AKST time now
Alaska Standard TimeUTC−9
No place is on AKST right now.
AKST in other time zones, now
Observatory log
AKST, observed
- 01Stands for
Alaska Standard Time
UTC−9 ·
America/Anchorage- 02When it is used
AKST is the standard (winter) time of Anchorage; in summer the clocks switch to AKDT.
Nextin use in Anchorage from 1 November 2026 to 14 March 2027
Thenin use in Anchorage from 7 November 2027
- 03In use right now
Nowhere right now
Part of the next 12 months: Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan, Nome, Yakutat, Metlakatla.
- 04Countries
Meanings
What AKST means
AKST stands for Alaska Standard Time. When you schedule across zones, a city name is clearer than an abbreviation.
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Questions
Asked about AKST
What is AKST?
AKST stands for Alaska Standard Time, which is UTC−9. The clock at the top of this page shows the current AKST time, live.
Is AKST in use right now?
No place is on AKST right now. AKST is the standard (winter) time of Anchorage; in summer the clocks switch to AKDT.
Is it AKST or AKDT now?
Anchorage is on AKDT now; it returns to AKST on 1 November 2026.