AEST to JST to CST Asia to SGT to MSK to CEST to UTC to BRT to ET to PST
Time Difference
Australian Eastern Standard Time is 1 hour ahead of Japan Standard Time and 2 hours ahead of China Standard Time and 2 hours ahead of Singapore Time and 7 hours ahead of Moscow Standard Time and 8 hours ahead of Central European Summer Time and 10 hours ahead of Universal Time Coordinated and 13 hours ahead of BrasÃlia time and 14 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time and 17 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time
2:30 pm14:30 in AEST is 1:30 pm13:30 in JST and is 12:30 pm12:30 in CST and is 12:30 pm12:30 in SGT and is 7:30 am07:30 in MSK and is 6:30 am06:30 in CEST and is 4:30 am04:30 in UTC and is 1:30 am01:30 in BRT and is 12:30 am00:30 in EDT and is 9:30 pm21:30 in PDT
AEST to JST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm in AEST which corresponds to 8am-5pm in JST
AEST to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm in AEST which corresponds to 8am-4pm in CST
AEST to SGT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm in AEST which corresponds to 8am-4pm in SGT
AEST to MSK call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-6pm in AEST which corresponds to 8am-11am in MSK
AEST to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-6pm in AEST which corresponds to 8am-10am in CEST
AEST to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6pm-8pm in AEST which corresponds to 8am-10am in UTC
AEST to BRT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30pm-9:30pm in AEST which corresponds to 6:30am-8:30am in BRT
AEST to ET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30pm-10:30pm in AEST which corresponds to 5:30am-7:30am in ET
AEST to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10pm-12pm in AEST which corresponds to 4am-6am in PST
2:30 pm14:30 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
1:30 pm13:30 Japan Standard Time (JST). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
12:30 pm12:30 China Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
12:30 pm12:30 Singapore Time (SGT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
7:30 am07:30 Moscow Standard Time (MSK). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
6:30 am06:30 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
4:30 am04:30 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
1:30 am01:30 BrasÃlia time (BRT). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
12:30 am00:30 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
9:30 pm21:30 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
2:30 pm14:30 AEST / 1:30 pm13:30 JST / 12:30 pm12:30 CST / 12:30 pm12:30 SGT / 7:30 am07:30 MSK / 6:30 am06:30 CEST / 4:30 am04:30 UTC / 1:30 am01:30 BRT / 12:30 am00:30 EDT / 9:30 pm21:30 PDT
| AEST | JST | CST | SGT | MSK | CEST | UTC | BRT | ET | PDT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 11pm | 10pm | 10pm | 5pm | 4pm | 2pm | 11am | 10am | 7am |
| 1am | 12am (midnight) | 11pm | 11pm | 6pm | 5pm | 3pm | 12pm (noon) | 11am | 8am |
| 2am | 1am | 12am (midnight) | 12am (midnight) | 7pm | 6pm | 4pm | 1pm | 12pm (noon) | 9am |
| 3am | 2am | 1am | 1am | 8pm | 7pm | 5pm | 2pm | 1pm | 10am |
| 4am | 3am | 2am | 2am | 9pm | 8pm | 6pm | 3pm | 2pm | 11am |
| 5am | 4am | 3am | 3am | 10pm | 9pm | 7pm | 4pm | 3pm | 12pm (noon) |
| 6am | 5am | 4am | 4am | 11pm | 10pm | 8pm | 5pm | 4pm | 1pm |
| 7am | 6am | 5am | 5am | 12am (midnight) | 11pm | 9pm | 6pm | 5pm | 2pm |
| 8am | 7am | 6am | 6am | 1am | 12am (midnight) | 10pm | 7pm | 6pm | 3pm |
| 9am | 8am | 7am | 7am | 2am | 1am | 11pm | 8pm | 7pm | 4pm |
| 10am | 9am | 8am | 8am | 3am | 2am | 12am (midnight) | 9pm | 8pm | 5pm |
| 11am | 10am | 9am | 9am | 4am | 3am | 1am | 10pm | 9pm | 6pm |
| 12pm (noon) | 11am | 10am | 10am | 5am | 4am | 2am | 11pm | 10pm | 7pm |
| 1pm | 12pm (noon) | 11am | 11am | 6am | 5am | 3am | 12am (midnight) | 11pm | 8pm |
| 2pm | 1pm | 12pm (noon) | 12pm (noon) | 7am | 6am | 4am | 1am | 12am (midnight) | 9pm |
| 3pm | 2pm | 1pm | 1pm | 8am | 7am | 5am | 2am | 1am | 10pm |
| 4pm | 3pm | 2pm | 2pm | 9am | 8am | 6am | 3am | 2am | 11pm |
| 5pm | 4pm | 3pm | 3pm | 10am | 9am | 7am | 4am | 3am | 12am (midnight) |
| 6pm | 5pm | 4pm | 4pm | 11am | 10am | 8am | 5am | 4am | 1am |
| 7pm | 6pm | 5pm | 5pm | 12pm (noon) | 11am | 9am | 6am | 5am | 2am |
| 8pm | 7pm | 6pm | 6pm | 1pm | 12pm (noon) | 10am | 7am | 6am | 3am |
| 9pm | 8pm | 7pm | 7pm | 2pm | 1pm | 11am | 8am | 7am | 4am |
| 10pm | 9pm | 8pm | 8pm | 3pm | 2pm | 12pm (noon) | 9am | 8am | 5am |
| 11pm | 10pm | 9pm | 9pm | 4pm | 3pm | 1pm | 10am | 9am | 6am |
| 0:00 | 23:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 17:00 | 16:00 | 14:00 | 11:00 | 10:00 | 7:00 |
| 1:00 | 0:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 18:00 | 17:00 | 15:00 | 12:00 | 11:00 | 8:00 |
| 2:00 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 19:00 | 18:00 | 16:00 | 13:00 | 12:00 | 9:00 |
| 3:00 | 2:00 | 1:00 | 1:00 | 20:00 | 19:00 | 17:00 | 14:00 | 13:00 | 10:00 |
| 4:00 | 3:00 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 21:00 | 20:00 | 18:00 | 15:00 | 14:00 | 11:00 |
| 5:00 | 4:00 | 3:00 | 3:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 | 19:00 | 16:00 | 15:00 | 12:00 |
| 6:00 | 5:00 | 4:00 | 4:00 | 23:00 | 22:00 | 20:00 | 17:00 | 16:00 | 13:00 |
| 7:00 | 6:00 | 5:00 | 5:00 | 0:00 | 23:00 | 21:00 | 18:00 | 17:00 | 14:00 |
| 8:00 | 7:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 22:00 | 19:00 | 18:00 | 15:00 |
| 9:00 | 8:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 2:00 | 1:00 | 23:00 | 20:00 | 19:00 | 16:00 |
| 10:00 | 9:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 3:00 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 21:00 | 20:00 | 17:00 |
| 11:00 | 10:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 4:00 | 3:00 | 1:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 | 18:00 |
| 12:00 | 11:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 5:00 | 4:00 | 2:00 | 23:00 | 22:00 | 19:00 |
| 13:00 | 12:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 6:00 | 5:00 | 3:00 | 0:00 | 23:00 | 20:00 |
| 14:00 | 13:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 7:00 | 6:00 | 4:00 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 21:00 |
| 15:00 | 14:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 8:00 | 7:00 | 5:00 | 2:00 | 1:00 | 22:00 |
| 16:00 | 15:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 9:00 | 8:00 | 6:00 | 3:00 | 2:00 | 23:00 |
| 17:00 | 16:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 10:00 | 9:00 | 7:00 | 4:00 | 3:00 | 0:00 |
| 18:00 | 17:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 11:00 | 10:00 | 8:00 | 5:00 | 4:00 | 1:00 |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 12:00 | 11:00 | 9:00 | 6:00 | 5:00 | 2:00 |
| 20:00 | 19:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 13:00 | 12:00 | 10:00 | 7:00 | 6:00 | 3:00 |
| 21:00 | 20:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 14:00 | 13:00 | 11:00 | 8:00 | 7:00 | 4:00 |
| 22:00 | 21:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 15:00 | 14:00 | 12:00 | 9:00 | 8:00 | 5:00 |
| 23:00 | 22:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 16:00 | 15:00 | 13:00 | 10:00 | 9:00 | 6:00 |
Australian Eastern Standard Time
Offset: AEST is 10 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Australia
Countries: It is used in following countries: Australia
Principal Cities: The largest city in the AEST timezone is Sydney from Australia with population about 4.627 million people. Other major cities in the area are Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Canberra
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 Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).
Start: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) started on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 6, 2025, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of April.
End: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) ends on Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, October 5, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of October.
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is used in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Australian Capital Territory and in folling major cities Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra
Only part of Australia observe daylight saving. It is used in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. Daylight saving is not observed in Queensland, Western Australia or the Northern Territory.
AEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +10 - basic short
- +1000 - basic
- +10:00 - extended
- +1000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates ten hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.
- Kilo - Military abbreviation for AEST
- K - short form of 'Kilo'
- Antarctica/Macquarie
- Australia/ACT
- Australia/Brisbane
- Australia/Canberra
- Australia/Currie
- Australia/Hobart
- Australia/Lindeman
- Australia/Melbourne
- Australia/NSW
- Australia/Queensland
- Australia/Sydney
- Australia/Tasmania
- Australia/Victoria
- AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
- CHUT - Chuuk Time
- ChST - Chamorro Standard Time
- K - Kilo Time Zone
- KDT - Korea Daylight Time
- PGT - Papua New Guinea Time
- VLAT - Vladivostok Time
- YAKST - Yakutsk Summer Time
- YAPT - Yap Time
Japan Standard Time
Offset: JST is 9 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
Countries: It is used in following countries: Japan
Principal Cities: The largest city in the JST timezone is Tokyo from Japan with population about 8.337 million people. Other major cities in the area are Yokohama, Osaka shi, Nagoya shi, Sapporo
Daylight Saving: Japan Standard Time (JST) is not adjusted for daylight saving therefore JST remains the same through out the year. This means, unlike some time zones where the clock is set forward by one hour every summer and backward by one hour during winter to adjust for daylight saving, Japan Standard Time remains the same
JST representations, usage and related time zones
- +09 - basic short
- +0900 - basic
- +09:00 - extended
- +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 east of the zero meridian.
- India - Military abbreviation for JST
- I - short form of 'India'
- Asia/Tokyo
- Japan
- AWDT - Australian Western Daylight Time
- CHOST - Choibalsan Summer Time
- I - India Time Zone
- IRKST - Irkutsk Summer Time
- JST - Japan Standard Time
- KST - Korea Standard Time
- PWT - Palau Time
- TLT - East Timor Time
- ULAST - Ulaanbaatar Summer Time
- WIT - Eastern Indonesian Time
- YAKT - Yakutsk Time
China Standard Time
Offset: CST is 8 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
Countries: It is used in following countries: China, Macau, Taiwan
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST timezone is Shanghai from China with population about 14.609 million people. Other major cities in the area are Zhumadian, Taipei, Beijing, Nanchong
Daylight Saving: China Standard Time (CST) is not adjusted for daylight saving therefore CST remains the same through out the year. This means, unlike some time zones where the clock is set forward by one hour every summer and backward by one hour during winter to adjust for daylight saving, China Standard Time remains the same
CST representations, usage and related time zones
- +08 - basic short
- +0800 - basic
- +08:00 - extended
- +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates eight hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.
- Hotel - Military abbreviation for CST
- H - short form of 'Hotel'
- Asia/Chongqing
- Asia/Chungking
- Asia/Harbin
- Asia/Macao
- Asia/Macau
- Asia/Shanghai
- Asia/Taipei
- PRC
- ROC
- Central Standard Time - UTC -6
- China Standard Time - UTC +8
- Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
- Colombia Standard Time - UTC -5
- ACT - ASEAN Common Time
- AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
- BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
- CAST - Casey Time
- CHOT - Choibalsan Time
- CST - China Standard Time
- H - Hotel Time Zone
- HKT - Hong Kong Time
- HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
- IRKT - Irkutsk Time
- KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
- MYT - Malaysia Time
- PHT - Philippine Time
- SGT - Singapore Time
- ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
- WITA - Central Indonesian Time
Singapore Time
Offset: SGT is 8 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
SGT representations, usage and related time zones
- +08 - basic short
- +0800 - basic
- +08:00 - extended
- +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates eight hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.
- Hotel - Military abbreviation for SGT
- H - short form of 'Hotel'
- Singapore Time - UTC +8
- South Georgia Time - UTC -2
- ACT - ASEAN Common Time
- AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
- BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
- CAST - Casey Time
- CHOT - Choibalsan Time
- CST - China Standard Time
- H - Hotel Time Zone
- HKT - Hong Kong Time
- HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
- IRKT - Irkutsk Time
- KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
- MYT - Malaysia Time
- PHT - Philippine Time
- SGT - Singapore Time
- ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
- WITA - Central Indonesian Time
Moscow Standard Time
Offset: MSK is 3 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries: It is used in following countries: Russia, Ukraine
Principal Cities: The largest city in the MSK timezone is Moscow from Russia with population about 10.381 million people. Other major cities in the area are Saint Petersburg, Nizhniy Novgorod, Kazan, Rostov na Donu
Daylight Saving: Moscow Standard Time (MSK) is not adjusted for daylight saving therefore MSK remains the same through out the year. This means, unlike some time zones where the clock is set forward by one hour every summer and backward by one hour during winter to adjust for daylight saving, Moscow Standard Time remains the same
MSK representations, usage and related time zones
- +03 - basic short
- +0300 - basic
- +03:00 - extended
- +0300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates three hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.
- Charlie - Military abbreviation for MSK
- C - short form of 'Charlie'
- Europe/Kirov
- Europe/Moscow
- Europe/Simferopol
- Europe/Volgograd
- W-SU
- EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
- MSK - Moscow Standard Time
- AST - Arabia Standard Time
- C - Charlie Time Zone
- EAT - Eastern Africa Time
- FET - Further Eastern European Time
- IDT - Israel Daylight Time
- TRT - Turkey Time
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries: It is used in following countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST timezone is Berlin from Germany with population about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in the area are Madrid, Rome, Paris, Budapest
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer timezone, however during winter some places switch clocks for one hour back and observe Central European Time (CET).
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 30, 2025, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually the on last Sunday of March
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually the on last Sunday of October
CEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates two hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Ceuta
- Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
- CET
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Europe/Andorra
- Europe/Belgrade
- Europe/Berlin
- Europe/Bratislava
- Europe/Brussels
- Europe/Budapest
- Europe/Busingen
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Europe/Gibraltar
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Europe/Luxembourg
- Europe/Madrid
- Europe/Malta
- Europe/Monaco
- Europe/Oslo
- Europe/Paris
- Europe/Podgorica
- Europe/Prague
- Europe/Rome
- Europe/San_Marino
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Europe/Skopje
- Europe/Stockholm
- Europe/Tirane
- Europe/Vaduz
- Europe/Vatican
- Europe/Vienna
- Europe/Warsaw
- Europe/Zagreb
- Europe/Zurich
- MET
- Poland
- CEST - Central European Summer Time
- EET - Eastern European Time
- MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
- B - Bravo Time Zone
- CAT - Central Africa Time
- IST - Israel Standard Time
- SAST - South Africa Standard Time
- WAST - West Africa Summer Time
Universal Time Coordinated
Offset: UTC is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Universal
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but is used by the scientific community.
UTC is the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, like aviation industry and meteorologists, also used to synchronize time across internet networks.
UTC representations, usage and related time zones
- Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
- +00 - basic short
- +0000 - basic
- +00:00 - extended
- +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates zero hour and zero minutes time differences of the zero meridian.
- Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
- Z - short form of 'Zulu'
- Etc/UCT
- Etc/UTC
- Etc/Universal
- Etc/Zulu
- UCT
- UTC
- Universal
- Zulu
- EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
- GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
- WET - Western European Time
- AZOST - Azores Summer Time
- UTC - Universal Time Coordinated
- WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
- Z - Zulu Time Zone
BrasÃlia time
Offset: BRT is 3 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in South America
BRT representations, usage and related time zones
- -03 - basic short
- -0300 - basic
- -03:00 - extended
- -0300 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates three hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.
- Papa - Military abbreviation for BRT
- P - short form of 'Papa'
- ADT - Atlantic Daylight Time
- PMT - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
- PMST - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
- WGT - West Greenland Time
- AMST - Amazon Summer Time
- ART - Argentina Time
- BRT - BrasÃlia time
- CLST - Chile Summer Time
- FKST - Falkland Islands Summer Time
- GFT - French Guiana Time
- P - Papa Time Zone
- PYST - Paraguay Summer Time
- SRT - Suriname Time
- UYT - Uruguay Time
Eastern Time
Eastern Time (ET) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in the United States and Canada. ET is not static but switches between EDT and EST.
ET is also used somewhat as a de facto official time for all of the United States because it encompasses 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States including the capital city Washington D.C., the most populous city New York and half of the country’s population.
In the United States nationally televised programs, evening newscasts, talent and awards shows, and any other nationally televised event that airs live on American television during prime time and on the weekends are broadcast live in the Eastern Time Zone. Major professional sports leagues MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL also provide their game times in Eastern Time, even if teams are from outside of Eastern Time.
Countries: It is used in following countries: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States.
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST timezone is New York City from USA with population about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in the area are Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens.
French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Eastern Time (ET) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in the United States and Canada. ET is not static but switches between EDT and EST.
ET is also used somewhat as a de facto official time for all of the United States because it encompasses 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States including the capital city Washington D.C., the most populous city New York and half of the country’s population.
In the United States nationally televised programs, evening newscasts, talent and awards shows, and any other nationally televised event that airs live on American television during prime time and on the weekends are broadcast live in the Eastern Time Zone. Major professional sports leagues MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL also provide their game times in Eastern Time, even if teams are from outside of Eastern Time.
Countries: It is used in following countries: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States.
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST timezone is New York City from USA with population about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in the area are Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens.
French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
ET representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates five hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for ET
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- Eastern Time - UTC -5
- Tiempo del Este - UTC -5
- Ecuador Time - UTC -5
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone
Pacific Standard Time
Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries: It is used in following countries: Canada, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST timezone is Los Angeles from USA with population about 3.793 million people. Other major cities in the area are Vancouver, Tijuana, San Diego, San Jose
French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique
Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) has ended on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.
Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) starts on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.
PST representations, usage and related time zones
- -08 - basic short
- -0800 - basic
- -08:00 - extended
- -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates eight hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.
- Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
- U - short form of 'Uniform'
- America/Ensenada
- America/Los_Angeles
- America/Santa_Isabel
- America/Tijuana
- America/Vancouver
- Canada/Pacific
- Mexico/BajaNorte
- PST8PDT
- US/Pacific
- Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
- Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
- Peru Standard Time - UTC -5
- AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
- PST - Pacific Standard Time
- PT - Pacific Time
- PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
- U - Uniform Time Zone