What's current local time now in AKST?
In Summer: Alaska Daylight Time ( AKDT )
Alaska Time Zone - USA & Canada
What is the current local time now in Alaska Time Zone?
Alaska Time
Alaska Time - USA + Canada
Alaska Standard Time ( AKST ) = GMT-9
Alaska Daylight Time ( AKDT ) = GMT-8
What time zone is Alaska Standard Time in?
Most of Alaska is 9 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-9). Almost all of Alaska is in the Alaska Time Zone. The western most Aleutian islands and St. Lawrence island are on Hawaii-Aleutian Time, which are 10 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-10) and where Daylight-Saving Time is not observed
When does Alaska Time change to Daylight Saving Time?
Like most states in the U.S., Daylight Saving Time is observed in Alaska, where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour, resulting in an 8 hours difference behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-8).
After the Summer months the time is shifted back by 1 hour resulting in the normal 9 hours difference behind GMT.
Yukon Standard Time
Since 1983: Any reference to Yukon standard time in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be held and considered to be a reference to Alaska standard time.
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