What is NZST in AKST?

Alaska Time is 22 hours behind

New Zealand Time is on UTC+13:00 and Alaska Time is on UTC−9:00 right now. New Zealand Time is on daylight saving, so its clocks read NZDT. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Convert a time

NZDT — New Zealand Time

AKST — Alaska Time

11:00 pm

AKST, Fri, the previous day

Time in Auckland: 9:31:15 PM
Time in Anchorage: 11:31:15 PM
Difference: −22 h
Next clock change: March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

New Zealand 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:

Now – March 15, 2027Alaska Time is 22 hours behind
March 15, 2027 – April 4, 2027Alaska Time is 21 hours behind
April 4, 2027 – September 26, 2027Alaska Time is 20 hours behind
September 26, 2027 – November 7, 2027Alaska Time is 21 hours behind
November 7, 2027 – onwardsAlaska Time is 22 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

New Zealand Time

Sunday, April 4, 2027

Clocks go back one hour — 3:00 am becomes 2:00 am local time, and the zone is on NZST 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.

NZST to AKST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from New Zealand Time to Alaska Time. 22 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Anchorage, which is marked.

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

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

Scheduling between the two

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