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Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.
TaiwanCST
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JapanJST
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ChinaCST
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ET/EDT
UTC−4
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Colorado, USAMDT
UTC−6
8h behind
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Denver's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1 · MDT → MST
PDT/PST
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Pacific Time is on daylight saving time: PDT (UTC−7) until Sun, Nov 1.
CanadaEDT
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Montreal's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1 · EDT → EST

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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 19, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 CST (UTC+8), Oct 19, 2026 = 9:00 pm21:00 JST (UTC+9), Oct 19, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 CST (UTC+8), Oct 19, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 19, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 MDT (UTC-6), Oct 19, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 19, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 19, 2026

CEST is 6 hours behind Taipei. CEST is 7 hours behind Tokyo. CEST is 6 hours behind Beijing. CEST is 6 hours ahead of EDT. CEST is 8 hours ahead of Denver. CEST is 9 hours ahead of PDT. CEST is 6 hours ahead of Montréal.

How the time difference changes

CET to Taipei

For most of the year, CEST is 6 hours behind Taipei. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 7 hours behind Taipei.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in Taipei. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Taipei.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in Taipei. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Taipei.

CET to Tokyo

For most of the year, CEST is 7 hours behind Tokyo. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 8 hours behind Tokyo.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Tokyo. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in Tokyo.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Tokyo. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in Tokyo.

CET to Beijing

For most of the year, CEST is 6 hours behind Beijing. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 7 hours behind Beijing.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in Beijing. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Beijing.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in Beijing. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Beijing.

CET to ET

For most of the year, CEST is 6 hours ahead of ET. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 5 hours ahead of ET. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CET is 6 hours ahead of ET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in ET. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in ET or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 4:00 am to 1:00 pm in ET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in ET. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in ET or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 04:00 to 13:00 in ET.

CET to Denver

For most of the year, CEST is 8 hours ahead of Denver. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 7 hours ahead of Denver. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CET is 8 hours ahead of Denver.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in Denver. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in Denver or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in Denver.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in Denver. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in Denver or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in Denver.

CET to PST

For most of the year, CEST is 9 hours ahead of PDT. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 8 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CET is 9 hours ahead of PST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 12:00 am to 9:00 am in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 12:00 am to 9:00 am in PST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in PDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 00:00 to 09:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 00:00 to 09:00 in PST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in PDT.

CET to Montreal

For most of the year, CEST is 6 hours ahead of Montreal. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, CET is 5 hours ahead of Montreal. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, CET is 6 hours ahead of Montreal.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CEST correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in Montreal. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in Montreal or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CET correspond to 4:00 am to 1:00 pm in Montreal.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CEST correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in Montreal. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in Montreal or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CET correspond to 04:00 to 13:00 in Montreal.

Compare CET time with Taipei, Tokyo, Beijing, ET, Denver, PST, and Montreal time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Central European Summer Time is 6 hours behind CST (Taiwan Standard Time). Central European Summer Time is 7 hours behind JST (Japan Standard Time). Central European Summer Time is 6 hours behind CST (China Standard Time). Central European Summer Time is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. Central European Summer Time is 8 hours ahead of MDT (Mountain Daylight Time). Central European Summer Time is 9 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time. Central European Summer Time is 6 hours ahead of EDT (Eastern Daylight Time).
2:00 pm14:00 in CEST is 8:00 pm20:00 in Taipei, Taiwan and is 9:00 pm21:00 in Tokyo, Japan and is 8:00 pm20:00 in Beijing, China and is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT and is 6:00 am06:00 in Denver, CO, USA and is 5:00 am05:00 in PDT and is 8:00 am08:00 in Montreal, Canada

CEST to Taipei call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in CEST which corresponds to 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in Taipei
CEST to Tokyo call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in CEST which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in Tokyo
CEST to Beijing call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in CEST which corresponds to 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in Beijing
CEST to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in CEST which corresponds to 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in EDT
CEST to Denver call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in CEST which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in Denver
CEST to PDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in CEST which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in PDT. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
CEST to Montréal call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in CEST which corresponds to 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in Montréal

2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 CST (Taiwan Standard Time) (Taipei, Taiwan). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
9:00 pm21:00 JST (Japan Standard Time) (Tokyo, Japan). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 CST (China Standard Time) (Beijing, China). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) (Denver, CO, USA). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) (Montreal, Canada). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 8:00 pm20:00 Taipei, Taiwan / 9:00 pm21:00 Tokyo, Japan / 8:00 pm20:00 Beijing, China / 8:00 am08:00 EDT / 6:00 am06:00 Denver, CO, USA / 5:00 am05:00 PDT / 8:00 am08:00 Montreal, Canada

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Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Map of the areas on Central European Time (CET)
CET all year CET part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC+2 (CEST).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

123456789101112End: Central European Time (CET) ended on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Central European Time (CET) starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Algiers
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Africa/Tunis
  • 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
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time

Taipei Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CST – Taiwan Standard Time, UTC+8 (no daylight saving time)

Taipei Facts

Country
Taiwan
Alternative Names
GJai Bac, Kota Taipei, Pan Kiao, Pan-ch'iao, Pan-ch'iao-chen, Pan-ch'iao-chieh, Pan-ch’iao, Pan-ch’iao-chen, Pan-ch’iao-chieh, T'ai-pei, T'ai-pei Shih, T'ai-pei-hsien, TPE, Taibei Shi, Taibei Shih, Taibejus, Taibėjus, Taipe, Taipeh, Taipei, Taipeium, Taipejus, Taipé, Taipéi, Taipėjus, Tajbehj, Tajpej, Tajpeo, Tayipeh, Tayipèh, Tchaj-pej, T’ai-pei, T’ai-pei Shih, T’ai-pei-hsien, ta'ipe, ta'ipe'i, tai bei, tai bei shi, taibei, taibei si, taipei, taippei, thipe, Đài Bắc, Ταϊπέι, Тайбэй, Тайпей, Тајпеј, טאיפי, טאיפיי, تەيبېي, ताइपे, টাইপেই, ไทเป, ཐའེ་པེ, ታይፔ, 台北, 台北市, 臺北市, 타이베이, 타이베이 시, 타이뻬이, 타이페이
Population
7,871,900
Currency
Dollar (TWD)
Geographic Coordinates
25° 02' N Latitude / 121° 31' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+886

Tokyo Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
JST – Japan Standard Time, UTC+9 (no daylight saving time)

Tokyo Facts

Country
Japan
Alternative Names
Edo, TYO, Tochiu, Tocio, Tokija, Tokijas, Tokio, Tokió, Tokjo, Tokyo, Toquio, Toquio - dong jing, Toquio - 東京, Tòquio, Tókýó, Tóquio, Tōkyō, dokyo, dong jing, dong jing dou, dong-gyeong, tokeiyw, toki'o, tokkiyo, tokyo, twkyw, twqyw, Τόκιο, Токио, Токё, Токіо, Տոկիո, טוקיו, توكيو, توکیو, طوكيو, ܛܘܟܝܘ, ܜܘܟܝܘ, टोक्यो, টোকিও, டோக்கியோ, โตเกียว, ტოკიო, 东京, 東京, 東京都, 도쿄, 동경
Population
9,733,276
Currency
Yen (JPY)
Geographic Coordinates
35° 41' N Latitude / 139° 41' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+81
More About Tokyo
Current Time in Japan

Beijing Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CST – China Standard Time, UTC+8 (no daylight saving time)

Beijing Facts

Country
China
Alternative Names
BJS, Bac Kinh, Baek-ging, Baekging, Behehzhin, Beijing, Beijing Shi, Beising, Beixin, Beixín, Bejdzing, Bejdżing, Bejing, Beyjing, Beȝcinȝ, Báe̤k-gĭng, Béising, Bắc Kinh, Pechin, Pechino, Pechinu, Pechinum, Pecinum, Pei-ching, Pei-ching-shih, Pei-p'ing, Pei-p'ing-shih, Peken, Pekin, Pekin', Pekina, Pekinas, Peking, Pekini, Pekino, Pekín, Pekîn, Peping, Pequim, Pequin, Pequín, Pet-kin, Pet-kîn, Peycing, Pikkin, Pèquin, Pékin, Péqùin, Péycing, be'ijim, be'ijina, be'ijinga, bei jing, bei jing shi, beidjin, beijing, bijiga, bijing, bijinga, bkyn, buggyeong, byjng, bykyn, byyg'yng, byyzsyng, pakking, peyjin, pkn, Πεκίνο, Бейжің, Бээжин, Бәәҗң балһсн, Пекин, Пекинг, Пекін, Пекінґ, Պեկին, בייג'ינג, בייזשינג, بكين, بيكين, بیجنگ, بېجینګ, بېيجىڭ, بېيجىڭ شەھىرى, پکن, پێکەن, ބީޖިންގ, बीजिंग, बेइजिङ, বেইজিং, ਬੀਜਿੰਗ, બેઇજિંગ, பெய்ஜிங், బీజింగ్, ಬೀಜಿಂಗ್, ബെയ്‌ജിങ്ങ്‌, බෙයිජිං, ปักกิ่ง, པེ་ཅིང་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།, ပေကျင်းမြို့, პეკინი, ቤዪጂንግ, ប៉េកាំង, 北京, 北京市, 베이징, 북경
Population
18,960,744
Currency
Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Geographic Coordinates
39° 54' N Latitude / 116° 23' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+86

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 using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the ET time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Time (ET)
ET all year ET part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time, EST).

ET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for ET
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
ET Abbreviation: Several time zones share ET abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Eastern Time - UTC -5
  • Tiempo del Este - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • 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

Denver Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
MDT – Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-6 (now, daylight saving time)
MST – Mountain Standard Time, UTC-7 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (MST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (MDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Denver Facts

Country
USA
State
Colorado
Alternative Names
DEN, Dehnver, Denber, Denvr, Denver, Denver County, Denvera, Denveres, Denveris, Denverium, Denvero, Denverės, Denwer, Dénwér, Mile-High City, Ntenver, Queen City of the Plains, Saint Charles, The Mexican Diggings, The Spanish Diggings, dainavara, dan fu, denabhara, denabhara ka'unti, denavara, denba, denbeo, denbhara, denvar, denveri, denvhara, denwexr, dnfr, dnwr, dnwr klradw, dnwwr, tenvar, Ντένβερ, Денвер, Денвър, Дэнвер, Դենվեր, דנוור, דענווער, دنفر, دنور, دنور، کلرادو, ڈینور, डॅनवर, डेन्भर, डेन्वर्, डेन्व्हर, देन्भर, ডেনভার, ডেনভার কাউন্টি, ਡੈਨਵਰ, டென்வர், డెన్వర్, ഡെൻവർ, เดนเวอร์, დენვერი, ደንቨር, デンバー, 丹佛, 덴버
Population
729,019
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
39° 44' N Latitude / 104° 59' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Pacific Standard Time

Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.

French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste

Map of the areas on Pacific Standard Time (PST)
PST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−7 (PDT).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

123456789101112End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific
PST Abbreviation: Several time zones share PST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone

Montréal Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EDT – Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4 (now, daylight saving time)
EST – Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (EST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (EDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Montréal Facts

Country
Canada
Alternative Names
Lungsod ng Montreal, Lungsod ng Montréal, Monreal, Monreal', Monreala, Monrealis, Monreyal, Monreāla, Mons Regius, Mont-real, Montreal, Montreal - Montreal, Montreal - Montréal, Montreal City, Montreali, Montrealo, Montréal, YMQ, meng te li er, monreali, monteuliol, montorioru, mwntral, mwntryal, Μοντρεαλ, Μόντρεαλ, Монреал, Монреаль, Монтреал, מונטריאול, مونترآل, مونتریال, مونترېئال, მონრეალი, ᒧᕆᐊᓪ, モントリオール, 蒙特利尔, 몬트리올
Population
1,762,949
Currency
Dollar (CAD)
Geographic Coordinates
45° 30' N Latitude / 73° 35' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1
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