HKT to AKST converter

Hong Kong Time (Hong Kong, same as Beijing and Shanghai) to Alaska Time (Anchorage).

HKT8:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

→

AKST4:07 PMFri 30 Oct 2026

AKST is 16 h behind HKT.

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⇄ AKST to HKT

9:00 AM HKT = 5:00 PM AKST previous day

Best time to meet

No hour falls inside 9 AM to 5 PM in both places. The least painful: around 7:00 AM HKT, which is 3:00 PM AKST.

HKT to AKST time table

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

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

Quick answers

9:00 AM HKT = 5:00 PM AKST (previous day)
12:00 PM HKT = 8:00 PM AKST (previous day)
3:00 PM HKT = 11:00 PM AKST (previous day)
5:00 PM HKT = 1:00 AM AKST
9:00 AM AKST = 1:00 AM HKT (next day)
12:00 PM AKST = 4:00 AM HKT (next day)
5:00 PM AKST = 9:00 AM HKT (next day)

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 1 Nov 2026: AKST is 16 h behind HKT. From 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027: AKST is 17 h behind HKT. From 14 Mar 2027 to 7 Nov 2027: AKST is 16 h behind HKT.

HKT 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 HKT and AKST

HKT here means Hong Kong Time, the clock in Hong Kong, same as Beijing and Shanghai. Right now it is UTC+8. 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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