Skip to content
Open the map

America/Yakutat

America/Yakutat is the IANA time zone for Alaska – Yakutat in the United States.

UTC−08:00

Mon, Sep 28 UTC−8 AKDT

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC−09:00
Daylight offset
UTC−08:00
Rule
Daylight saving time from the second Sunday in March at 02:00 to the first Sunday in November at 02:00 (local time).

Next clock changes

  • Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: back to UTC−9 (AKDT → AKST)
  • Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: forward to UTC−8 (AKST → AKDT)

Names

Generic name
Alaska Time
Abbreviation
AKST / AKDT
Standard / daylight
Alaska Standard Time / Alaska Daylight Time

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Yakutat' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('America/Yakutat')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'America/Yakutat';

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–2026: UTC−9 and UTC−8 each year

Open in the map →