AKST to IRST converter

Alaska Time (Anchorage) to Iran Time (Tehran).

AKST4:07 PMFri 30 Oct 2026

→

IRST3:37 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

IRST is 11 h 30 min ahead of AKST.

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⇄ IRST to AKST

9:00 AM AKST = 8:30 PM IRST same 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.

AKST to IRST time table

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

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

Quick answers

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

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 1 Nov 2026: IRST is 11 h 30 min ahead of AKST. From 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027: IRST is 12 h 30 min ahead of AKST. From 14 Mar 2027 to 7 Nov 2027: IRST is 11 h 30 min 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). IRST does not change its clocks.

About AKST and IRST

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.

IRST here means Iran Time, the clock in Tehran. Right now it is UTC+3:30. It has no daylight saving.

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