Convert Korea Standard Time to Alaska Standard Time
Instantly convert Korea Standard Time (KST) to Alaska Standard Time (AKST) with our free online calculator.
Korea Standard Time
02:20:52 PM
Wed, Jun 24 (KST)
Alaska Standard Time
08:20:52 PM
Tue, Jun 23 (AKST)
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24-Hour Comparison
| KST | AKST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 6:00 AM(-1d) |
| 1:00 AM | 7:00 AM(-1d) |
| 2:00 AM | 8:00 AM(-1d) |
| 3:00 AM | 9:00 AM(-1d) |
| 4:00 AM | 10:00 AM(-1d) |
| 5:00 AM | 11:00 AM(-1d) |
| 6:00 AM | 12:00 PM(-1d) |
| 7:00 AM | 1:00 PM(-1d) |
| 8:00 AM | 2:00 PM(-1d) |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM(-1d) |
| 10:00 AM | 4:00 PM(-1d) |
| 11:00 AM | 5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 12:00 PM | 6:00 PM(-1d) |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 PM(-1d) |
| 2:00 PM | 8:00 PM(-1d) |
| 3:00 PM | 9:00 PM(-1d) |
| 4:00 PM | 10:00 PM(-1d) |
| 5:00 PM | 11:00 PM(-1d) |
| 6:00 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 2:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
How to Convert Korea Standard Time to Alaska Standard Time
Formula
To convert Korea Standard Time (KST) to Alaska Standard Time (AKST): Convert KST to AKST
About Korea Standard Time (KST)
Korea Standard Time (KST, IANA: Asia/Seoul) is the civil time of both the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea — since May 2018 when North Korea reverted to KST from its briefly used Pyongyang Time UTC+8:30 of 2015-2018), set at UTC+9:00 year-round (no DST). South Korea observed Daylight Saving Time briefly in 1948-1951 and again 1987-1988 during the Seoul Olympics (to facilitate evening TV broadcasts to North America), but discontinued it both times. KST is identical in offset to Japan Standard Time (JST), Yakutsk Time, Western Indonesian Time WIT (eastern Indonesia), and Palau Time (PWT) — creating a 'business-friendly' Northeast Asia zone of synchronized financial centers (Seoul-Tokyo). KST serves the Korean Peninsula's approximately 78 million residents (South Korea 52M + North Korea 26M). Major KST cities: Seoul (9.7M city, 25.7M metro — South Korean capital and the world's 5th-largest metro), Busan (3.3M — South Korea's 2nd-largest city + main port), Incheon (3M — Seoul Capital Area, location of Incheon International Airport ICN), Daegu (2.4M), Daejeon (1.5M), Pyongyang (3.2M — North Korean capital), Hamhung (770K — North Korea), Nampo (980K — North Korea). Affects: KRX (Korea Exchange) trading hours, K-pop industry music-release timing, Samsung + LG + Hyundai global headquarters operations.
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.