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Convert New Zealand Standard Time to Alaska Standard Time

Instantly convert New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) to Alaska Standard Time (AKST) with our free online calculator.

Reviewed by Christopher FloiedUpdated

New Zealand Standard Time

05:20:55 PM

Wed, Jun 24 (NZST)

Alaska Standard Time

08:20:55 PM

Tue, Jun 23 (AKST)

AKST is -21 hours from NZST

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24-Hour Comparison

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

How to Convert New Zealand Standard Time to Alaska Standard Time

Formula

To convert New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) to Alaska Standard Time (AKST): Convert NZST to AKST

About New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)

New Zealand Standard Time (NZST, IANA: Pacific/Auckland) is the civil time of New Zealand mainland (North Island + South Island), set at UTC+12:00. NZST is observed in winter; New Zealand switches to New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT = UTC+13) from the last Sunday of September to the first Sunday of April per the Time Act of 1974 + Standard Time Act of 2007 (a slightly different DST schedule than Australia + most of the Northern Hemisphere). The Chatham Islands archipelago (Chatham, Pitt Islands — 800 km east of NZ mainland) uses Chatham Standard Time (CHAST = UTC+12:45) and Chatham Daylight Time (CHADT = UTC+13:45) — one of the world's only 45-minute-offset zones along with Nepal UTC+5:45 and Eucla WA UTC+8:45. NZST serves approximately 5.2 million New Zealanders. NZST is identical in offset to Fiji Time (FJT), Marshall Islands Time, Tuvalu Time, Wallis and Futuna Time. Major NZST cities: Auckland (1.7M metro — North Island), Wellington (210K city, 425K metro — capital), Christchurch (380K — South Island), Hamilton (180K), Tauranga (155K), Dunedin (135K), Queenstown (25K — tourist hub + Lord of the Rings filming locations). Affects: NZX (New Zealand Stock Exchange) trading hours, All Blacks rugby match scheduling, Hobbiton + Milford Sound tourism operating 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.

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