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PST to EST Time Zone Converter

EST is currently 3 hours ahead of PST.

PST (Pacific Time, UTC−08:00 standard)→EST (Eastern Time, UTC−05:00 standard)

Convert a fixed abbreviation time

09:00 PST
12:00 PM EST
Fri, Sep 25, 2026

PST to EST — Full 24-Hour Conversion Table

The table below shows what time it is in Eastern Time for every hour of the day in Pacific Time, using the fixed UTC offsets named by these abbreviations. A city may use a different abbreviation during daylight saving time.

Time in PST (UTC−08:00)Time in EST (UTC−05:00)
00:0003:00
01:0004:00
02:0005:00
03:0006:00
04:0007:00
05:0008:00
06:0009:00
07:0010:00
08:0011:00
09:0012:00overlap
10:0013:00overlap
11:0014:00overlap
12:0015:00overlap
13:0016:00overlap
14:0017:00
15:0018:00
16:0019:00
17:0020:00
18:0021:00
19:0022:00
20:0023:00
21:0000:00
22:0001:00
23:0002:00

Green rows indicate hours where both zones fall within 09:00–17:00 business hours. Abbreviations use their fixed UTC offsets. For a city that observes daylight saving, use the date-aware meeting planner.

Best Meeting Times: PST and EST

The best meeting window is 09:00 AM–02:00 PM (Los Angeles) / 12:00 PM–05:00 PM (New York), giving 5 hours of shared business hours.

PST window
09:00 AM – 02:00 PM
EST window
12:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Shared business-hours overlap: 5 hours. Use our Meeting Planner to find specific slots and share with your team.

Working Across PST and EST

US West Coast ↔ US East Coast

Daylight Saving Time: PST and EST

PST — Pacific Time
Observes DST
Standard: UTC−08:00
DST (PDT): UTC−07:00
2026: clocks forward 2026-03-08 · back 2026-11-01

Pacific Time follows US DST rules, moving from PST (UTC−8) to PDT (UTC−7) in March and back in November.

EST — Eastern Time
Observes DST
Standard: UTC−05:00
DST (EDT): UTC−04:00
2026: clocks forward 2026-03-08 · back 2026-11-01

The US observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks spring forward 1 hour on the second Sunday in March and fall back on the first Sunday in November. During EDT (UTC−4), the gap to IST narrows by 1 hour.

DST effect on this pair: Both zones observe DST, but their transition dates may not align. Between 2026-03-08 and 2026-03-08 (or vice versa in autumn), the gap between PST and EST will be 1 hour different from the standard offset shown above.

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