What is AKST in KST?

Korea Standard Time is 18 hours ahead

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

Convert a time

AKST — Alaska Time

KST — Korea Standard Time

5:00 pm

KST, Sat, the next day

Time in Anchorage: 11:30:08 PM
Time in Seoul: 5:30:08 PM
Difference: +18 h
Next clock change: March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Alaska Time and Korea 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, 2027Korea Standard Time is 18 hours ahead
March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027Korea Standard Time is 17 hours ahead
November 7, 2027 – onwardsKorea Standard Time is 18 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.

Korea Standard Time

No clock changes

Korea Standard Time stays on KST all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

AKST to KST conversion table

Every hour of Friday, November 6, 2026, converted from Alaska Time to Korea Standard Time. 18 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Seoul, which is marked.

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

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm AKST, which is 9:00 am to 12:00 pm KST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.