AKST to HKT converter

Alaska Time (Anchorage) to Hong Kong Time (Hong Kong, same as Beijing and Shanghai).

AKST4:07 PMFri 30 Oct 2026

→

HKT8:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

HKT is 16 h ahead of AKST.

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⇄ HKT to AKST

9:00 AM AKST = 1:00 AM HKT next day

Best time to meet

No hour falls inside 9 AM to 5 PM in both places. The least painful: around 3:00 PM AKST, which is 7:00 AM HKT.

AKST to HKT time table

For 30 Oct 2026. Green rows: both sides between 9 AM and 5 PM.

AKST	HKT
12:00 AM AKST	4:00 PM HKT
1:00 AM AKST	5:00 PM HKT
2:00 AM AKST	6:00 PM HKT
3:00 AM AKST	7:00 PM HKT
4:00 AM AKST	8:00 PM HKT
5:00 AM AKST	9:00 PM HKT
6:00 AM AKST	10:00 PM HKT
7:00 AM AKST	11:00 PM HKT
8:00 AM AKST	12:00 AM HKT next day
9:00 AM AKST	1:00 AM HKT next day
10:00 AM AKST	2:00 AM HKT next day
11:00 AM AKST	3:00 AM HKT next day
12:00 PM AKST	4:00 AM HKT next day
1:00 PM AKST	5:00 AM HKT next day
2:00 PM AKST	6:00 AM HKT next day
3:00 PM AKST	7:00 AM HKT next day
4:00 PM AKST	8:00 AM HKT next day
5:00 PM AKST	9:00 AM HKT next day
6:00 PM AKST	10:00 AM HKT next day
7:00 PM AKST	11:00 AM HKT next day
8:00 PM AKST	12:00 PM HKT next day
9:00 PM AKST	1:00 PM HKT next day
10:00 PM AKST	2:00 PM HKT next day
11:00 PM AKST	3:00 PM HKT next day

Quick answers

9:00 AM AKST = 1:00 AM HKT (next day)
12:00 PM AKST = 4:00 AM HKT (next day)
3:00 PM AKST = 7:00 AM HKT (next day)
5:00 PM AKST = 9:00 AM HKT (next day)
9:00 AM HKT = 5:00 PM AKST (previous day)
12:00 PM HKT = 8:00 PM AKST (previous day)
5:00 PM HKT = 1:00 AM AKST

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 1 Nov 2026: HKT is 16 h ahead of AKST. From 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027: HKT is 17 h ahead of AKST. From 14 Mar 2027 to 7 Nov 2027: HKT is 16 h ahead of AKST.

AKST next changes its clocks on 1 Nov 2026 (back 1 h, to UTC−9), then on 14 Mar 2027 (forward 1 h, to UTC−8). HKT does not change its clocks.

About AKST and HKT

AKST here means Alaska Time, the clock in Anchorage. Right now it is UTC−8. Strictly, AKST is the winter name; in summer these places use AKDT. This page follows their real clock all year.

HKT here means Hong Kong Time, the clock in Hong Kong, same as Beijing and Shanghai. Right now it is UTC+8. It has no daylight saving.

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