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What is CST in AKST?

Alaska Time is 3 hours behind

Central Time is on UTC−6:00 and Alaska Time is on UTC−9:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because both zones change their clocks on the same dates.

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AKST — Alaska Time

11:00 pm

AKST, Fri, the previous day

Time in Chicago
2:29:52 AM
Time in Anchorage
11:29:52 PM
Difference
−3 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

Daylight saving

Central Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

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

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.

CST to AKST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Central Time to Alaska Time. 3 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Anchorage, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

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

A note on CST: it can also mean China Standard Time (UTC+8) and Cuba Standard Time (UTC−5). This page means US Central Time.

Central Time (CST) is used in Dallas, Houston, Mexico City and Winnipeg

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