SAST to AKST converter

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

SAST2:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

→

AKST4:07 PMFri 30 Oct 2026

AKST is 10 h behind SAST.

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⇄ AKST to SAST

9:00 AM SAST = 11:00 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 PM SAST, which is 9:00 AM AKST.

SAST to AKST time table

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

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

Quick answers

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

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 1 Nov 2026: AKST is 10 h behind SAST. From 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027: AKST is 11 h behind SAST. From 14 Mar 2027 to 7 Nov 2027: AKST is 10 h behind SAST.

SAST 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 SAST and AKST

SAST here means South Africa Time, the clock in Johannesburg, Cape Town. Right now it is UTC+2. 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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