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What is AKST in EST?

Eastern Time is 4 hours ahead

Alaska Time is on UTC−9:00 and Eastern Time is on UTC−5:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because both zones change their clocks on the same dates.

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EST — Eastern Time

3:00 am

EST, Sat, the next day

Time in Anchorage
11:18:39 PM
Time in New York
3:18:39 AM
Difference
+4 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

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.

Eastern Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

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

AKST to EST conversion table

Every hour of Friday, November 6, 2026, converted from Alaska Time to Eastern Time. 4 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in New York, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm AKST, which is 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm EST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

Eastern Time (EST) is used in Toronto, Atlanta, Miami, Detroit and most of the US east coast

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