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Convert Alaska Standard Time to West Africa Time

Instantly convert Alaska Standard Time (AKST) to West Africa Time (WAT) with our free online calculator.

Reviewed by Christopher FloiedUpdated

Alaska Standard Time

08:20:50 PM

Tue, Jun 23 (AKST)

West Africa Time

06:20:50 AM

Wed, Jun 24 (WAT)

WAT is +10 hours from AKST

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24-Hour Comparison

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

How to Convert Alaska Standard Time to West Africa Time

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To convert Alaska Standard Time (AKST) to West Africa Time (WAT): Convert AKST to WAT

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 West Africa Time (WAT)

West Africa Time (WAT, IANA: Africa/Lagos, Africa/Kinshasa) is the civil time for West African and Central African countries, set at UTC+1:00 year-round (no DST). WAT serves approximately 350 million people across: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo (western half), Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Niger, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tunisia. WAT is the same offset as Central European Time (CET) in winter, easing African business coordination with Western European partners. Major WAT cities: Lagos Nigeria (15M metro — the largest city in Africa and home to one of the world's fastest-growing populations), Kinshasa DRC (17M metro), Algiers (3.7M metro), Tunis (2.4M metro), Yaoundé (2.8M), Douala (2.7M), Brazzaville (1.8M), Luanda (8M metro), N'Djamena (1.4M). The eastern half of the DRC uses Central Africa Time (CAT = UTC+2). Affects: Nollywood film-industry production in Lagos, African Union meetings, Lagos NGX (Nigerian Exchange Group) trading hours, and Lagos-São Paulo + Lagos-Buenos Aires Atlantic-shipping schedules.

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