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Convert Alaska Time to Central Time

AKST · UTC−9 → CST · UTC−6

AKST is 3 hours behind CST

Anchorage · AKDT

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Chicago · CDT

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

When are both sides at work?

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AnchorageAKDT · -08:00
0003060912151821
ChicagoCDT · -05:00
0306091215182100

Shared working hours: 09:00–15:00 in Anchorage is 12:00–18:00 in Chicago.

Working (09–18) Awake, off the clock Asleep (23–07)

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03:24 Wed 7 Oct Anchorage = 06:24 Wed 7 Oct Chicago

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Hour-by-hour conversion

Anchorage (AKST)Chicago (CST)
00:0003:00
01:0004:00
02:0005:00
03:0006:00Now
04:0007:00
05:0008:00
06:0009:00
07:0010:00
08:0011:00
09:0012:00Both at work
10:0013:00Both at work
11:0014:00Both at work
12:0015:00Both at work
13:0016:00Both at work
14:0017:00Both at work
15:0018:00
16:0019:00
17:0020:00
18:0021:00
19:0022:00
20:0023:00
21:0000:00next day
22:0001:00next day
23:0002:00next day

About this conversion

AKST here means Alaska Time, represented by Anchorage (America/Anchorage), currently UTC−8. CST means Central Time, represented by Chicago (America/Chicago), currently UTC−5.

CST is used by 15 zones, including United States. See every meaning of CST.

Working hours are shown as 09:00–18:00 local, and sleeping hours as 23:00–07:00. The hour table is anchored on the current day in Anchorage; day boundaries are marked where the date differs.

Quick answers

  • 09:00 AKST is 12:00 CST
  • 12:00 AKST is 15:00 CST
  • 15:00 AKST is 18:00 CST
  • 18:00 AKST is 21:00 CST

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