AKST to PT Converter
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3:00 am03:00 AKST (UTC-9), Nov 3, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PT (UTC-8), Nov 3, 2026
AKST is 1 hour behind PT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, AKDT is 1 hour behind PT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, AKST is 1 hour behind PT. Briefly around clock changes, AKDT and PT have the same time or AKST is 2 hours behind PT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKDT correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in PT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in AKST correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in PT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKDT correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in PT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in AKST correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in PT.
Compare AKST time with PT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Alaska Standard Time is 1 hour behind Pacific Time.
3:00 am03:00 in AKST is 4:00 am04:00 in PT
AKST to PT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in AKST which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in PT
3:00 am03:00 Alaska Standard Time (AKST). Offset UTC -9:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Pacific Time (PT). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
3:00 am03:00 AKST / 4:00 am04:00 PT
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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.
Today all shaded areas are on AKST.
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).
Start: 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.
End: 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
- -09 - basic short
- -0900 - basic
- -09:00 - extended
- -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.
- Victor - Military abbreviation for AKST
- V - short form of 'Victor'
- America/Anchorage
- America/Juneau
- America/Metlakatla
- America/Nome
- America/Sitka
- America/Yakutat
- US/Alaska
- 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
Pacific Time
Pacific Time (PT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Pacific Standard Time (PST) or Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) in North America. PT also called Pacific Coast Time. PT is not static but switches between PDT and PST.
Territories observing the Pacific Time Zone are primarily in North America. It runs through the western United States and the Northwestern part of Mexico. From November 1, 2026, most of British Columbia in Canada keeps UTC-7 all year instead.
Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PT time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.
French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique
Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste
PT representations, usage and related time zones
- -08 - basic short
- -0800 - basic
- -08:00 - extended
- -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.
- Uniform - Military abbreviation for PT
- U - short form of 'Uniform'
- AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
- PST - Pacific Standard Time
- PT - Pacific Time
- PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
- U - Uniform Time Zone