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What is HKT in AKST?

Alaska Time is 17 hours behind

Hong Kong Time is on UTC+8:00 and Alaska Time is on UTC−9:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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AKST — Alaska Time

11:00 pm

AKST, Fri, the previous day

Time in Hong Kong
4:30:50 PM
Time in Anchorage
11:30:50 PM
Difference
−17 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Hong Kong Time and Alaska 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, 2027Alaska Time is 17 hours behind
  2. March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027Alaska Time is 16 hours behind
  3. November 7, 2027 – onwardsAlaska Time is 17 hours behind

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

Hong Kong Time

No clock changes

Hong Kong Time stays on HKT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

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.

HKT to AKST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Hong Kong Time to Alaska Time. 17 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Anchorage, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 11:00 am HKT, which is 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm AKST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

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