AKST to SAST Time Converter

Common Times Converted

AKST on the left, SAST on the right.

AKST to SAST: Full 24-Hour Conversion Table

Shaded rows are working hours; the darker shade marks the hours when both zones are at work.

What AKST and SAST Actually Are

AKST — Alaska Standard Time

Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau. Standing at UTC-9:00 as written, and the region does change its clocks, so its live offset moves by an hour twice a year. The next change is on Sunday, November 1, 2026, to AKST.

Alaska compressed four time zones into one in 1983, moving most of the state onto a single clock to keep business hours aligned with the rest of the country.

SAST — South Africa Standard Time

Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria. Standing at UTC+2:00 as written, and the region does not change its clocks, so that offset holds all year. South Africa does not observe daylight saving, so this offset is fixed year-round.

South Africa last used daylight saving during the Second World War and has stayed on a single fixed offset ever since.

What This Means in Practice

The date changes mid-working-day

For 3 of the eight hours in a normal AKST working day, the equivalent SAST time falls on a different calendar date. Anything scheduled in that stretch needs the date checked as well as the time, or a Tuesday call quietly becomes a Wednesday one at the other end.

This gap is not fixed

AKST changes its clocks and SAST does not, so the difference between them moves by an hour twice a year. A recurring meeting set now will drift for one side from Sunday, November 1, 2026 unless someone resets it.

Nearly opposite sides of the clock

At 10 hours apart, one side's morning is the other side's night. Handing work over at the end of a shift usually beats trying to get both parties in the same call.

Major Cities in Each Zone

Cities on AKST

Cities on SAST