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Convert Alaska Standard Time to Peru Time

Instantly convert Alaska Standard Time (AKST) to Peru Time (PET) with our free online calculator.

Reviewed by Christopher FloiedUpdated

Alaska Standard Time

08:20:50 PM

Tue, Jun 23 (AKST)

Peru Time

12:20:50 AM

Wed, Jun 24 (PET)

PET is +4 hours from AKST

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24-Hour Comparison

AKSTPET
12:00 AM4:00 AM
1:00 AM5:00 AM
2:00 AM6:00 AM
3:00 AM7:00 AM
4:00 AM8:00 AM
5:00 AM9:00 AM
6:00 AM10:00 AM
7:00 AM11:00 AM
8:00 AM12:00 PM
9:00 AM1:00 PM
10:00 AM2:00 PM
11:00 AM3:00 PM
12:00 PM4:00 PM
1:00 PM5:00 PM
2:00 PM6:00 PM
3:00 PM7:00 PM
4:00 PM8:00 PM
5:00 PM9:00 PM
6:00 PM10:00 PM
7:00 PM11:00 PM
8:00 PM12:00 AM(+1d)
9:00 PM1:00 AM(+1d)
10:00 PM2:00 AM(+1d)
11:00 PM3:00 AM(+1d)

How to Convert Alaska Standard Time to Peru Time

Formula

To convert Alaska Standard Time (AKST) to Peru Time (PET): Convert AKST to PET

About Alaska Standard Time (AKST)

Alaska Standard Time (AKST, IANA: America/Anchorage and America/Juneau) is the time zone for most of the State of Alaska, set at UTC-9:00. AKST is observed from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March per the Uniform Time Act of 1966 + Energy Policy Act of 2005; Alaska switches to Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT = UTC-8:00) for the remainder of the year. The vast Alaska time zone covers ~3,200 km east-to-west — from Ketchikan to Atka in the Aleutians — and is the only US time zone that spans more than 1,000 miles longitudinally, meaning solar-noon in different Alaska cities varies by over an hour from local clock time. Major population centers: Anchorage (~290,000), Fairbanks (~95,000), Juneau state capital (~32,000). Used in coordination of cruise-ship schedules through the Inside Passage, North Slope oil-pipeline operations, US Air Force JBER and Eielson AFB activities, and Alaska commercial fishing season openings managed by ADF&G.

About Peru Time (PET)

Peru Time (PET, IANA: America/Lima) is the official civil time of the Republic of Peru, set at UTC-5:00 year-round. Peru abolished Daylight Saving Time long ago — a brief DST experiment in 1994 was discontinued — so PET is observed without seasonal change. PET serves approximately 34 million people across Peru's 24 departments + Constitutional Province of Callao. Major cities: Lima (10M metro — capital and the third-largest South American metro after São Paulo and Buenos Aires), Arequipa (1.1M), Trujillo (1M), Chiclayo (800K), Piura (500K), Iquitos (470K — gateway to Peruvian Amazon), Cusco (430K — gateway to Machu Picchu). PET is identical in offset to Eastern Standard Time (EST) US, Cuban Standard Time (CST-Cu), Colombia Time (COT), and Ecuador Time (ECT) — easing North-to-South-American cross-time-zone coordination during US winter months. Affects: Bolsa de Valores de Lima (BVL) trading hours, Machu Picchu Inca Trail permit time-stamps, Cuzco-Aguas Calientes PeruRail train scheduling, and Inca Sun Festival Inti Raymi June 24 celebrations.

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