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What is AKST in CET?

Central European Time is 10 hours ahead

Alaska Time is on UTC−9:00 and Central European Time is on UTC+1:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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CET — Central European Time

9:00 am

CET, Sat, the next day

Time in Anchorage
11:29:46 PM
Time in Paris
9:29:46 AM
Difference
+10 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Alaska Time and Central European Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

  1. Now – March 14, 2027Central European Time is 10 hours ahead
  2. March 14, 2027 – March 27, 2027Central European Time is 9 hours ahead
  3. March 27, 2027 – October 30, 2027Central European Time is 10 hours ahead
  4. October 30, 2027 – November 7, 2027Central European Time is 9 hours ahead
  5. November 7, 2027 – onwardsCentral European Time is 10 hours ahead

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

Alaska Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on AKDT after that.

Central European Time

Sunday, March 28, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on CEST after that.

AKST to CET conversion table

Every hour of Friday, November 6, 2026, converted from Alaska Time to Central European Time. 10 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Paris, which is marked.

12:00 am AKST
10:00 am CET
1:00 am AKST
11:00 am CET
2:00 am AKST
12:00 pm CET
3:00 am AKST
1:00 pm CET
4:00 am AKST
2:00 pm CET
5:00 am AKST
3:00 pm CET
6:00 am AKST
4:00 pm CET
7:00 am AKST
5:00 pm CET
8:00 am AKST
6:00 pm CET
9:00 am AKST
7:00 pm CET
10:00 am AKST
8:00 pm CET
11:00 am AKST
9:00 pm CET
12:00 pm AKST
10:00 pm CET
1:00 pm AKST
11:00 pm CET
2:00 pm AKST
12:00 am CET+1 day
3:00 pm AKST
1:00 am CET+1 day
4:00 pm AKST
2:00 am CET+1 day
5:00 pm AKST
3:00 am CET+1 day
6:00 pm AKST
4:00 am CET+1 day
7:00 pm AKST
5:00 am CET+1 day
8:00 pm AKST
6:00 am CET+1 day
9:00 pm AKST
7:00 am CET+1 day
10:00 pm AKST
8:00 am CET+1 day
11:00 pm AKST
9:00 am CET+1 day

Scheduling between the two

There is no overlap between a nine-to-six working day in Anchorage and one in Paris — the gap is too wide. A call has to sit early or late for one side. Early morning in Anchorage is the usual compromise, since that is late afternoon or evening in Paris.

Central European Time (CET) is used in Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam, Warsaw and Stockholm

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