AKST to AEDT Converter
Alaska to eastern Australia — remote, primarily maritime and satellite operations. Very wide gap.
Time Zone Converter
Compare Times
| AKST | AEDT |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM AKST | 4:00 AM AEDT |
| 9:00 AM AKST | 5:00 AM AEDT |
| 10:00 AM AKST | 6:00 AM AEDT |
| 11:00 AM AKST | 7:00 AM AEDT |
| 12:00 PM AKST | 8:00 AM AEDT |
| 1:00 PM AKST | 9:00 AM AEDT |
| 2:00 PM AKST | 10:00 AM AEDT |
| 3:00 PM AKST | 11:00 AM AEDT |
| 4:00 PM AKST | 12:00 PM AEDT |
| 5:00 PM AKST | 1:00 PM AEDT |
| 6:00 PM AKST | 2:00 PM AEDT |
| 7:00 PM AKST | 3:00 PM AEDT |
| 8:00 PM AKST | 4:00 PM AEDT |
Common Time Conversions
EST · New York →
CST · Chicago →
MST · Denver →
PST · Los Angeles →
AKST · Anchorage →
HST · Honolulu →
UTC · Universal →
GMT · London →
IST · New Delhi →
CET · Paris →
How Time Zone Conversion Works
Time zone conversion works by comparing the UTC offset of one location to another. Every city or region is measured relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which acts as the global reference point for civil time.
AEDT is 20 hours ahead of AKST (standard time).
Daylight Saving Time: Both AKST and AEDT observe DST, but on opposite-hemisphere schedules. When one springs forward, the other falls back — so the offset shifts four times per year instead of the usual two.
Best Meeting Times: AKST & AEDT
AKST
07:00–08:00
Alaska Time
AEDT
03:00–04:00
Eastern Australia Daylight Time
Recommended time: 07:00 AKST / 03:00 AEDT
DST schedule for 2026
Current-year daylight saving start and end dates for the selected zones.
AKST · Alaska Time
Standard offset −09:00
- Starts
- Mar 8, 2026 · 02:00 → 03:00
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- Ends
- Nov 1, 2026 · 02:00 → 01:00
- first_sunday_of_november
- Daylight time
- AKDT · −08:00
Hyder, Alaska (population ~50, southeastern panhandle) de facto follows Pacific Time to align with neighboring Stewart, British Columbia — it is technically in AKST territory but observes PST/PDT in practice. This is an extreme edge case and does not affect zone coverage.
AEDT · Eastern Australia Daylight Time
Standard offset +11:00
- Starts
- Oct 4, 2026 · 02:00 → 03:00
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- Ends
- Apr 5, 2026 · 03:00 → 02:00
- first_sunday_of_april
- Daylight time
- AEDT · +11:00
AEDT is the daylight-saving designation used in southeastern Australia; Queensland remains on AEST (UTC+10) year-round and is not represented by this code. Two Australian territories have unusual DST offsets: Lord Howe Island (NSW) uses UTC+10:30 in winter and UTC+11 in summer — the only jurisdiction in the world with a 30-minute DST shift; Norfolk Island uses UTC+11 in winter and UTC+12 in summer, following the same transition dates as eastern states.
Principal Cities
AKST — Alaska Time
- AnchorageUnited States
- FairbanksUnited States
- JuneauUnited States
- SitkaUnited States
AEDT — Eastern Australia Daylight Time
- SydneyAustralia
- MelbourneAustralia
- CanberraAustralia
- HobartAustralia
Flight Information
Route
ANC ↔ SYD
Avg. flight time
18h
Direct flights
Not available
~18h with stopover.