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AKST
Alaska Standard Time
GMT -9
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Arizona, USA
MST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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How the time difference changes

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

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in Apache Junction. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in AKST correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in Apache Junction.

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

Time Difference

Alaska Standard Time is 2 hours behind MST (Mountain Standard Time)
3:00 am03:00 in AKST is 5:00 am05:00 in Apache Junction, AZ, USA

AKST to Apache Junction call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm in AKST which corresponds to 11am-5pm in Apache Junction

3:00 am03:00 Alaska Standard Time (AKST). Offset UTC -9:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 MST (Mountain Standard Time) (Apache Junction, AZ, USA). Offset UTC -7:00 hours

3:00 am03:00 AKST / 5:00 am05:00 Apache Junction, AZ, USA

AKSTApache Junction, AZ, USA
12am (midnight)2am
1am3am
2am4am
3am5am
4am6am
5am7am
6am8am
7am9am
8am10am
9am11am
10am12pm (noon)
11am1pm
12pm (noon)2pm
1pm3pm
2pm4pm
3pm5pm
4pm6pm
5pm7pm
6pm8pm
7pm9pm
8pm10pm
9pm11pm
10pm12am (midnight)
11pm1am
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
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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

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 291,826 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 back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

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

Apache Junction Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
MST - Mountain Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-7:00 hours during Mountain Standard Time, currently in use.

Apache Junction Facts

Country
USA
State
Arizona
Alternative Names
Apachi DZankshon, Apachi Dzhunkshun, Apachi-Dzhankshen, Apachi-Dzhankshn, a pa qi zhang ke shen, abatshy jnkshn, apace jankasana, apachy jankshn aryzwna, Апачи Џанкшон, Апачи Джънкшън, Апачи-Джанкшен, Апачі-Джанкшн, آپاچی جانکشن، آریزونا, أباتشي جنكشن, अपाचे जंकसन, 阿帕奇章克申
Population
38,074
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 24' N Latitude / 111° 32' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1