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MST to AKST — Mountain to Alaska Time

Alaska Time is 2 hours behind Mountain Time, throughout the year.

The conversion rule

Subtract 2 hours from Mountain Time to get Alaska Time. 12:00 PM MST is 10:00 AM AKST. Alaska keeps the same DST calendar as the Mountain zone, fixing the gap at 2 hours.

Plan around 11:00 AM–5:00 PM MT / 9:00 AM–3:00 PM AKT, a six-hour shared block between Denver and Anchorage.

For Arizona the story differs: Phoenix never leaves MST, so in summer it is only 1 hour ahead of Anchorage instead of 2.

MST to AKST conversion chart

Mountain (MST/MDT)Alaska (AKST/AKDT)
12:00 AM (midnight)10:00 PM (prev. day)
1:00 AM11:00 PM (prev. day)
2:00 AM12:00 AM (midnight)
3:00 AM1:00 AM
4:00 AM2:00 AM
5:00 AM3:00 AM
6:00 AM4:00 AM
7:00 AM5:00 AM
8:00 AM6:00 AM
9:00 AM7:00 AM
10:00 AM8:00 AM
11:00 AM9:00 AM
12:00 PM (noon)10:00 AM
1:00 PM11:00 AM
2:00 PM12:00 PM (noon)
3:00 PM1:00 PM
4:00 PM2:00 PM
5:00 PM3:00 PM
6:00 PM4:00 PM
7:00 PM5:00 PM
8:00 PM6:00 PM
9:00 PM7:00 PM
10:00 PM8:00 PM
11:00 PM9:00 PM

Reverse direction: AKST to MST (add 2 hours). Related: MST to EST, MST to CST, MST to PST.

Frequently asked questions

Does daylight saving change the MST–AKST gap?

No — Denver and Anchorage both shift on the second Sunday of March and first Sunday of November, so Alaska remains 2 hours behind Mountain Time in both halves of the year.

What is 8:00 AM MST in Alaska?

6:00 AM AKST, two hours before the Anchorage workday.

When is 1:00 PM AKST in Denver?

3:00 PM MST — early Alaska afternoon meets the Mountain zone's mid-afternoon.