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KST to AKST Converter

South Korea to Alaska — a 18.0-hour gap with seasonal variation due to daylight saving. Coordination typically centers on trade, investment, and remote team management.

Time Zone Converter

Compare Times

KST	AKST
8:00 AM KST	2:00 PM AKST
9:00 AM KST	3:00 PM AKST
10:00 AM KST	4:00 PM AKST
11:00 AM KST	5:00 PM AKST
12:00 PM KST	6:00 PM AKST
1:00 PM KST	7:00 PM AKST
2:00 PM KST	8:00 PM AKST
3:00 PM KST	9:00 PM AKST
4:00 PM KST	10:00 PM AKST
5:00 PM KST	11:00 PM AKST
6:00 PM KST	12:00 AM AKST
7:00 PM KST	1:00 AM AKST
8:00 PM KST	2:00 AM AKST

Common Time Conversions

EST · New York →

EST → CST EST → MST EST → PST EST → AKST EST → HST EST → UTC EST → GMT EST → IST EST → CET EST → JST

CST · Chicago →

CST → EST CST → MST CST → PST CST → AKST CST → HST CST → UTC CST → GMT CST → IST CST → CET CST → JST

MST · Denver →

MST → EST MST → CST MST → PST MST → AKST MST → HST MST → UTC MST → GMT MST → IST MST → CET MST → JST

PST · Los Angeles →

PST → EST PST → CST PST → MST PST → AKST PST → HST PST → UTC PST → GMT PST → IST PST → CET PST → JST

AKST · Anchorage →

AKST → EST AKST → CST AKST → MST AKST → PST AKST → HST AKST → UTC AKST → GMT AKST → IST AKST → CET AKST → JST

HST · Honolulu →

HST → EST HST → CST HST → MST HST → PST HST → AKST HST → UTC HST → GMT HST → IST HST → CET HST → JST

UTC · Universal →

UTC → EST UTC → CST UTC → MST UTC → PST UTC → AKST UTC → HST UTC → GMT UTC → IST UTC → CET UTC → JST

GMT · London →

GMT → EST GMT → CST GMT → MST GMT → PST GMT → AKST GMT → HST GMT → UTC GMT → IST GMT → CET GMT → JST

IST · New Delhi →

IST → EST IST → CST IST → MST IST → PST IST → AKST IST → HST IST → UTC IST → GMT IST → CET IST → JST

CET · Paris →

CET → EST CET → CST CET → MST CET → PST CET → AKST CET → HST CET → UTC CET → GMT CET → IST CET → JST

JST · Tokyo →

JST → EST JST → CST JST → MST JST → PST JST → AKST JST → HST JST → UTC JST → GMT JST → IST JST → CET

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.

AKST is 18 hours behind KST (standard time).

Daylight Saving Time: AKST observes DST; KST does not. The offset between them shifts by 1 hour twice a year — in spring and autumn — when AKST changes its clocks.

Best Meeting Times: KST & AKST

Scheduling difficulty:Hard to overlap

KST

20:00–21:00

Korea Time

AKST

02:00–03:00

Alaska Time

Recommended time: 20:00 KST / 02:00 AKST

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DST schedule for 2026

Current-year daylight saving start and end dates for the selected zones.

KST · Korea Time

Standard offset +09:00

Does not observe DST

Korea Time remains on a constant standard offset for the year.

South Korea does not currently observe DST; temporary DST experiments ended in 1988.

AKST · Alaska Time

Standard offset −09:00

Observes DST

Starts: Mar 8, 2026 · 02:00 → 03:00; second_sunday_of_march
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.

Principal Cities

KST — Korea Time

SeoulSouth Korea
BusanSouth Korea
IncheonSouth Korea
DaeguSouth Korea

AKST — Alaska Time

AnchorageUnited States
FairbanksUnited States
JuneauUnited States
SitkaUnited States

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