What is AKST in GST?

Gulf Standard Time is 13 hours ahead

Alaska Time is on UTC−9:00 and Gulf Standard Time is on UTC+4:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Convert a time

AKST — Alaska Time

GST — Gulf Standard Time

12:00 pm

GST, Sat, the next day

Time in Anchorage: 11:30:28 PM
Time in Dubai: 12:30:28 PM
Difference: +13 h
Next clock change: March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Alaska Time and Gulf Standard 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:

Now – March 14, 2027Gulf Standard Time is 13 hours ahead
March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027Gulf Standard Time is 12 hours ahead
November 7, 2027 – onwardsGulf Standard Time is 13 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.

Gulf Standard Time

No clock changes

Gulf Standard Time stays on GST all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

AKST to GST conversion table

Every hour of Friday, November 6, 2026, converted from Alaska Time to Gulf Standard Time. 13 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Dubai, which is marked.

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

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

Scheduling between the two

There is no overlap between a nine-to-six working day in Anchorage and one in Dubai — 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 Dubai.

Gulf Standard Time (GST) is used in the UAE and Oman