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AKST Time Now
Alaska Standard TimeUTC-9
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Representative IANA time zone: America/Anchorage. Other locations or meanings using this abbreviation can change on different dates or follow different clock rules.
12h|24h
CURRENT TIME
02:40:37pm
October 28, 2026
UTC TIME NOW
10:40:37pm
Wednesday, Oct 28
UTC+0
12h|24h
UTC Offset
UTC-9
DST Statusⓘ
Standard Time
Observes DST:
United States(America/Anchorage, America/Juneau, America/Metlakatla, America/Nome, America/Sitka, America/Yakutat)
IANA Zones
6
Where and When is AKST Observed?
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IANA Time Zone Identifiers
America/Anchorage
America/Juneau
America/Metlakatla
America/Nome
America/Sitka
America/Yakutat
