Convert China Standard Time to Alaska Standard Time
Instantly convert China Standard Time (CST) to Alaska Standard Time (AKST) with our free online calculator.
China Standard Time
01:20:56 PM
Wed, Jun 24 (CST)
Alaska Standard Time
08:20:56 PM
Tue, Jun 23 (AKST)
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24-Hour Comparison
| CST | AKST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 7:00 AM(-1d) |
| 1:00 AM | 8:00 AM(-1d) |
| 2:00 AM | 9:00 AM(-1d) |
| 3:00 AM | 10:00 AM(-1d) |
| 4:00 AM | 11:00 AM(-1d) |
| 5:00 AM | 12:00 PM(-1d) |
| 6:00 AM | 1:00 PM(-1d) |
| 7:00 AM | 2:00 PM(-1d) |
| 8:00 AM | 3:00 PM(-1d) |
| 9:00 AM | 4:00 PM(-1d) |
| 10:00 AM | 5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 11:00 AM | 6:00 PM(-1d) |
| 12:00 PM | 7:00 PM(-1d) |
| 1:00 PM | 8:00 PM(-1d) |
| 2:00 PM | 9:00 PM(-1d) |
| 3:00 PM | 10:00 PM(-1d) |
| 4:00 PM | 11:00 PM(-1d) |
| 5:00 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 2:00 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
How to Convert China Standard Time to Alaska Standard Time
Formula
To convert China Standard Time (CST) to Alaska Standard Time (AKST): Convert CST to AKST
About China Standard Time (CST)
China Standard Time (CST, IANA: Asia/Shanghai) is the unified civil time of the People's Republic of China, set at UTC+8:00 year-round (no DST). Despite China's vast east-west extent (~5,200 km from Xinjiang's western border at 73°E to Heilongjiang's eastern border at 135°E — 62° of longitude or ~4 hours of solar time), the entire country uses a single time zone since 1949 (consolidated from 5 separate zones used during the Republic of China era). This means Kashgar Xinjiang sees solar noon at approximately 14:00 CST in summer, while Shanghai sees solar noon at approximately 11:50 CST — a stark practical discrepancy. Hong Kong Time (HKT) and Macau Time (MOT) are identical at UTC+8 but use different IANA identifiers for historical reasons. CST serves approximately 1.42 billion people. CST is identical in offset to Singapore Time (SGT), Malaysia Time (MYT), Philippine Time (PHT), Australian Western Standard Time (AWST), Hong Kong Time (HKT). Major CST cities: Shanghai (24M), Beijing (21.5M), Chongqing (32M), Guangzhou (15M), Shenzhen (12.5M), Chengdu (16.3M), Tianjin (13.7M), Wuhan (11M), Xi'an (13M), Hangzhou (11.9M). Affects: SSE + SZSE stock exchanges, Beijing Central Government working hours.
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.