Saudi Arabia
+03
AKST
Alaska Standard Time
GMT -9

Time Difference

is 12 hours ahead of Alaska Standard Time
7:30 pm19:30 in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia is 7:30 am07:30 in AKST

Dhahran to AKST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7pm-9pm in Dhahran which corresponds to 7am-9am in AKST

7:30 pm19:30 (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
7:30 am07:30 Alaska Standard Time (AKST). Offset UTC -9:00 hours

7:30 pm19:30 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia / 7:30 am07:30 AKST

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia AKST
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Dhahran Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
+03 -
AST - Arabia Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+3:00 hours during , currently in use.
+3:00 hours during Arabia Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
0:00 hours - DST is NOT in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Dhahran Facts

Country
Saudi Arabia
Alternative Names
Az Zahran, Az-Zahran, Az̧ Z̧ahrān, DHA, Dahahron, Dahran, Dahrán, Dakhran, Dhahram, Dhahran, Dharaan, Ntachran, Zahran, Zhahran, alzhran, dahrani, dalan, daran, zai he lan, zha ha lan, zhran, Νταχράν, Дахран, דהראן, الظهران, ظهران, ظہران, ദഹ്റാൻ, დაჰრანი, ダーラン, 宰赫兰, 扎哈蘭, 다란
Population
99,540
Currency
Rial (SAR)
Geographic Coordinates
26° 17' N Latitude / 50° 06' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+966

Alaska Standard Time

Offset: AKST is 9 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries: It is used in following countries: United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AKST timezone is Anchorage from USA with population about 291,826 people. Other major cities in the area are Fairbanks, Juneau, Eagle River, Badger

AKST Time Zone Geo Map
AKST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard timezone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) started on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 3, 2024, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Alaska Standard Time (AKST) ends on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time starts annually the on second Sunday of March.

AKST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -09 - basic short
  • -0900 - basic
  • -09:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0900 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates nine hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Victor - Military abbreviation for AKST
  • V - short form of 'Victor'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AKST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Anchorage
  • America/Juneau
  • America/Metlakatla
  • America/Nome
  • America/Sitka
  • America/Yakutat
  • US/Alaska
Time zones with the GMT -9 offset:
  • AKST - Alaska Standard Time
  • AHDT - Alaska-Hawaii Daylight Time
  • HADT - Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time
  • GAMT - Gambier Time
  • HDT - Hawaii Daylight Time
  • V - Victor Time Zone