AKST to SAST converter

Alaska Time (Anchorage) to South Africa Time (Johannesburg, Cape Town).

AKST4:07 PMFri 30 Oct 2026

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SAST2:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

SAST is 10 h ahead of AKST.

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9:00 AM AKST = 7:00 PM SAST same day

Best time to meet

No hour falls inside 9 AM to 5 PM in both places. The least painful: around 9:00 AM AKST, which is 7:00 PM SAST.

AKST to SAST time table

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

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

Quick answers

9:00 AM AKST = 7:00 PM SAST
12:00 PM AKST = 10:00 PM SAST
3:00 PM AKST = 1:00 AM SAST (next day)
5:00 PM AKST = 3:00 AM SAST (next day)
9:00 AM SAST = 11:00 PM AKST (previous day)
12:00 PM SAST = 2:00 AM AKST
5:00 PM SAST = 7:00 AM AKST

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 1 Nov 2026: SAST is 10 h ahead of AKST. From 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027: SAST is 11 h ahead of AKST. From 14 Mar 2027 to 7 Nov 2027: SAST is 10 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). SAST does not change its clocks.

About AKST and SAST

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.

SAST here means South Africa Time, the clock in Johannesburg, Cape Town. Right now it is UTC+2. It has no daylight saving.

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