AFT to AKST converter

Afghanistan Time (Kabul) to Alaska Time (Anchorage).

AFT4:37 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

→

AKST4:07 PMFri 30 Oct 2026

AKST is 12 h 30 min behind AFT.

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⇄ AKST to AFT

9:00 AM AFT = 8:30 PM AKST previous day

Best time to meet

No hour falls inside 9 AM to 5 PM in both places, so one side always meets outside office hours.

AFT to AKST time table

For 31 Oct 2026. Green rows: both sides between 9 AM and 5 PM.

AFT	AKST
12:00 AM AFT	11:30 AM AKST previous day
1:00 AM AFT	12:30 PM AKST previous day
2:00 AM AFT	1:30 PM AKST previous day
3:00 AM AFT	2:30 PM AKST previous day
4:00 AM AFT	3:30 PM AKST previous day
5:00 AM AFT	4:30 PM AKST previous day
6:00 AM AFT	5:30 PM AKST previous day
7:00 AM AFT	6:30 PM AKST previous day
8:00 AM AFT	7:30 PM AKST previous day
9:00 AM AFT	8:30 PM AKST previous day
10:00 AM AFT	9:30 PM AKST previous day
11:00 AM AFT	10:30 PM AKST previous day
12:00 PM AFT	11:30 PM AKST previous day
1:00 PM AFT	12:30 AM AKST
2:00 PM AFT	1:30 AM AKST
3:00 PM AFT	2:30 AM AKST
4:00 PM AFT	3:30 AM AKST
5:00 PM AFT	4:30 AM AKST
6:00 PM AFT	5:30 AM AKST
7:00 PM AFT	6:30 AM AKST
8:00 PM AFT	7:30 AM AKST
9:00 PM AFT	8:30 AM AKST
10:00 PM AFT	9:30 AM AKST
11:00 PM AFT	10:30 AM AKST

Quick answers

9:00 AM AFT = 8:30 PM AKST (previous day)
12:00 PM AFT = 11:30 PM AKST (previous day)
3:00 PM AFT = 2:30 AM AKST
5:00 PM AFT = 4:30 AM AKST
9:00 AM AKST = 9:30 PM AFT
12:00 PM AKST = 12:30 AM AFT (next day)
5:00 PM AKST = 5:30 AM AFT (next day)

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 1 Nov 2026: AKST is 12 h 30 min behind AFT. From 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027: AKST is 13 h 30 min behind AFT. From 14 Mar 2027 to 7 Nov 2027: AKST is 12 h 30 min behind AFT.

AFT does not change its clocks. AKST next changes its clocks on 1 Nov 2026 (back 1 h, to UTC−9), then on 14 Mar 2027 (forward 1 h, to UTC−8).

About AFT and AKST

AFT here means Afghanistan Time, the clock in Kabul. Right now it is UTC+4:30. It has no daylight saving.

AKST here means Alaska Time, the clock in Anchorage. Right now it is UTC−8. Strictly, AKST is the winter name; in summer these places use AKDT. This page follows their real clock all year.

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