what is akst
Currently has same time zone offset as AKST (UTC -9:00) but different time zone name. Alaska Standard Time (AKST) is 9 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) . This time zone is a standard time zone and is used in: North America.See full time zone map.KST is currently not used at all. North America: AKST is currently not observed because locations are on summer time / daylight saving time and are observing AKDT.