Philadelphia to PDT to CST to EST Time Converter

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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, USAEST
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PST/PDT
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Pacific Time is on standard time: PST (UTC−8) until Sun, Mar 14, 2027.
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CST
Central Standard Time
UTC−6
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EST
Eastern Standard Time
UTC−5
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7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 7, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Nov 7, 2026 = 6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Nov 7, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 7, 2026

Philadelphia is 3 hours ahead of PST. Philadelphia is 1 hour ahead of CST. Philadelphia and EST have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

Philadelphia to PDT

For most of the year, Philadelphia is 3 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, Philadelphia is 3 hours ahead of PST. Briefly around clock changes, Philadelphia is 4 hours ahead of PST or Philadelphia is 2 hours ahead of PDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Philadelphia correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Philadelphia correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Philadelphia correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Philadelphia correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in PST.

Philadelphia to CST

For most of the year, Philadelphia is 1 hour ahead of CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, Philadelphia is 1 hour ahead of CST. Briefly around clock changes, Philadelphia is 2 hours ahead of CST or Philadelphia and CDT have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Philadelphia correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Philadelphia correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Philadelphia correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Philadelphia correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in CST.

Philadelphia to EST

For most of the year, Philadelphia and EDT have the same time. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, Philadelphia and EST have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Philadelphia correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Philadelphia correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Philadelphia correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Philadelphia correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in EST.

Compare Philadelphia time with PDT, CST, and EST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

EST (Eastern Standard Time) is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. EST (Eastern Standard Time) is 1 hour ahead of Central Standard Time. EST (Eastern Standard Time) and Eastern Standard Time have the same local time.
7:00 am07:00 in Philadelphia, PA, USA is 4:00 am04:00 in PST and is 6:00 am06:00 in CST and is 7:00 am07:00 in EST

Philadelphia to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in Philadelphia which corresponds to 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in PST
Philadelphia to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in Philadelphia which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CST
Philadelphia to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in Philadelphia which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in EST

7:00 am07:00 EST (Eastern Standard Time) (Philadelphia, PA, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 Philadelphia, PA, USA / 4:00 am04:00 PST / 6:00 am06:00 CST / 7:00 am07:00 EST

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Philadelphia Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EST – Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5 (now)
EDT – Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4 (daylight saving 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.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 7, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, November 7, 2027 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.
Clock Changes
USA daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

Philadelphia Facts

Country
USA
State
Pennsylvania
Alternative Names
Coaquannock, Fi-sang, Fi-sàng, Filadehl'fija, Filadel'fi, Filadel'fij, Filadel'fija, Filadelfi, Filadelfia, Filadelfiae, Filadelfie, Filadelfii, Filadelfija, Filadelfijo, Filadelfio, Filadelfiya, Filadelfiye, Filadelfiä, Filadèlfia, Filadélfia, Filadélfiye, Ga-na-ta-jen-go-na, PHL, Philadelpheia, Philadelphia, Philadelphie, Philly, Quequenakee, Tsi wahswen:to Tekahso:ken, Tsi wahswèn:to Tekahsó:ken, fei cheng, fi la delfeiy, filadailafi'a, firaderufia, flaڈylfya, fyladlfya, fyladlfya pnsylwanya, philadelaphiya, philadelphiya, piladelpia, pilatelpiya, pilladelpia, pyldlpyh, Φιλαδέλφεια, Филаделфиа, Филаделфия, Филаделфија, Филадельфи, Филадельфий, Филадельфия, Філадельфія, Філадэльфія, Ֆիլադելֆիա, פילאדעלפיע, פילדלפיה, فلاڈیلفیا, فلاڈیلفیا، پنسلوانیا, فيلادلفيا, فیلادلفیا, فیلادلفیا، پنسیلوانیا, फिलाडेल्फिया, ফিলাডেলফিয়া, ਫ਼ਿਲਾਡੈਲਫ਼ੀਆ, ફિલાડેલ્ફિયા, பிலடெல்பியா, ఫిలడెల్ఫియా, ಫಿಲಡೆಲ್ಫಿಯಾ, ഫിലഡെൽഫിയ, ฟิลาเดลเฟีย, ဖီလာဒဲလ်ဖီးယားမြို့, ფილადელფია, ፊላዴልፊያ, ភីឡាដេលផ្យា, フィラデルフィア, 費城, 费城, 필라델피아
Population
1,573,916
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
39° 57' N Latitude / 75° 09' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1
More About Philadelphia
Philadelphia local time and city facts

Pacific Daylight Time

Offset: PDT is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PDT 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: HAP - Heure Avancée du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Zona Noroeste

Map of the areas on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
PDT part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time).

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Pacific Standard Time (PST).

123456789101112End: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) ended on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112Start: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) starts on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -07 - basic short
  • -0700 - basic
  • -07:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0700 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (07) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of seven hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Tango - Military abbreviation for PDT
  • T - short form of 'Tango'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PDT 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
Time zones with the GMT -7 offset:
  • MST - Mountain Standard Time
  • PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
  • YST - Yukon Standard Time
  • T - Tango Time Zone

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chicago, Houston, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

Map of the areas on Central Standard Time (CST)
CST all year CST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CST.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

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

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

123456789101112End: Central Standard Time (CST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Bahia_Banderas
  • America/Belize
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Chihuahua
  • America/Costa_Rica
  • America/El_Salvador
  • America/Guatemala
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Managua
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/Merida
  • America/Mexico_City
  • America/Monterrey
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Regina
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Swift_Current
  • America/Tegucigalpa
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • Canada/Saskatchewan
  • Mexico/General
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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 EST 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 Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EST.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

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

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

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST 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 EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
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