New Castle to AKST Time Converter

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New Castle
Pennsylvania, USAEST
UTC−5
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Alaska Standard Time
UTC−9
4h behind
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7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 3, 2026 = 3:00 am03:00 AKST (UTC-9), Nov 3, 2026

New Castle is 4 hours ahead of AKST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, New Castle is 4 hours ahead of AKDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, New Castle is 4 hours ahead of AKST. Briefly around clock changes, New Castle is 5 hours ahead of AKST or New Castle is 3 hours ahead of AKDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in New Castle correspond to 5:00 am to 2:00 pm in AKDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in New Castle correspond to 5:00 am to 2:00 pm in AKST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in New Castle correspond to 05:00 to 14:00 in AKDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in New Castle correspond to 05:00 to 14:00 in AKST.

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

Time Difference

EST (Eastern Standard Time) is 4 hours ahead of Alaska Standard Time.
7:00 am07:00 in New Castle, PA, USA is 3:00 am03:00 in AKST

New Castle to AKST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 1pm-6pm13:00-18:00 in New Castle which corresponds to 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in AKST

7:00 am07:00 EST (Eastern Standard Time) (New Castle, PA, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
3:00 am03:00 Alaska Standard Time (AKST). Offset UTC -9:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 New Castle, PA, USA / 3:00 am03:00 AKST

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New Castle Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EST – Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5 (now)
EDT – Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4 (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 (EDT). 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 (EST). 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

New Castle Facts

Country
USA
State
Pennsylvania
Alternative Names
New Castle, Newcastle, Nju Kasl, niu ka si er, nyukaeseul, nyukyassuru, nyw kasl, nyw kysl pnslwanya, nywkasl pnsylwanya, Њу Касл, نيو كاسل, نیو کیسل، پنسلوانیا, نیوکاسل، پنسیلوانیا, ニューキャッスル, 紐卡斯爾, 뉴캐슬
Population
22,375
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
41° 00' N Latitude / 80° 20' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1
More About New Castle
New Castle 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.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

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