AKST to AST converter

Alaska Time (Anchorage) to Atlantic Time (Halifax).

AKST4:07 PMFri 30 Oct 2026

→

AST9:07 PMFri 30 Oct 2026

AST is 5 h ahead of AKST.

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⇄ AST to AKST

9:00 AM AKST = 2:00 PM AST same day

Best time to meet

The best time to meet is between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM AKST, which is 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM AST. Both sides are then inside 9 AM to 5 PM.

AKST to AST time table

For 30 Oct 2026. Green rows: both sides between 9 AM and 5 PM.

AKST	AST
12:00 AM AKST	5:00 AM AST
1:00 AM AKST	6:00 AM AST
2:00 AM AKST	7:00 AM AST
3:00 AM AKST	8:00 AM AST
4:00 AM AKST	9:00 AM AST
5:00 AM AKST	10:00 AM AST
6:00 AM AKST	11:00 AM AST
7:00 AM AKST	12:00 PM AST
8:00 AM AKST	1:00 PM AST
9:00 AM AKST	2:00 PM AST
10:00 AM AKST	3:00 PM AST
11:00 AM AKST	4:00 PM AST
12:00 PM AKST	5:00 PM AST
1:00 PM AKST	6:00 PM AST
2:00 PM AKST	7:00 PM AST
3:00 PM AKST	8:00 PM AST
4:00 PM AKST	9:00 PM AST
5:00 PM AKST	10:00 PM AST
6:00 PM AKST	11:00 PM AST
7:00 PM AKST	12:00 AM AST next day
8:00 PM AKST	1:00 AM AST next day
9:00 PM AKST	2:00 AM AST next day
10:00 PM AKST	3:00 AM AST next day
11:00 PM AKST	4:00 AM AST next day

Quick answers

9:00 AM AKST = 2:00 PM AST
12:00 PM AKST = 5:00 PM AST
3:00 PM AKST = 8:00 PM AST
5:00 PM AKST = 10:00 PM AST
9:00 AM AST = 4:00 AM AKST
12:00 PM AST = 7:00 AM AKST
5:00 PM AST = 12:00 PM AKST

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 31 Oct 2026: AST is 5 h ahead of AKST. From 31 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026: AST is 4 h ahead of AKST. From 1 Nov 2026 to 13 Mar 2027: AST is 5 h ahead of AKST. From 13 Mar 2027 to 14 Mar 2027: AST is 6 h ahead of AKST. From 14 Mar 2027 to 6 Nov 2027: AST is 5 h ahead of AKST.

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). AST next changes its clocks on 1 Nov 2026 (back 1 h, to UTC−4), then on 14 Mar 2027 (forward 1 h, to UTC−3).

About AKST and AST

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.

AST here means Atlantic Time, the clock in Halifax. Right now it is UTC−3. Strictly, AST is the winter name; in summer these places use ADT. This page follows their real clock all year.

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