PDT to EST to CEST to KST Time Converter

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PDT
Pacific Daylight Time
UTC−7
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EDT/EST
Eastern Daylight Time
UTC−4
3h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.
Use EST all year (UTC−5)
CEST
Central European Summer Time
UTC+2
9h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
KST
Korea Standard Time
UTC+9
16h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 14, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 14, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 14, 2026 = 9:00 pm21:00 KST (UTC+9), Oct 14, 2026

PDT is 3 hours behind EDT. PDT is 9 hours behind CEST. PDT is 16 hours behind KST.

How the time difference changes

PDT to EST

For most of the year, PDT is 3 hours behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PST is 3 hours behind EST. Briefly around clock changes, PDT is 2 hours behind EST or PST is 4 hours behind EDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in PDT correspond to 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in PST correspond to 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in PDT correspond to 12:00 to 20:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in PST correspond to 12:00 to 20:00 in EST.

PDT to CEST

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

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

PDT to KST

For most of the year, PDT is 16 hours behind KST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PST is 17 hours behind KST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in PDT correspond to 1:00 am (next day) to 9:00 am (next day) in KST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in PST correspond to 2:00 am (next day) to 10:00 am (next day) in KST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in PDT correspond to 01:00 (next day) to 09:00 (next day) in KST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in PST correspond to 02:00 (next day) to 10:00 (next day) in KST.

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

Time Difference

Pacific Daylight Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Daylight Time. Pacific Daylight Time is 9 hours behind Central European Summer Time. Pacific Daylight Time is 16 hours behind Korea Standard Time.
5:00 am05:00 in PDT is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT and is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST and is 9:00 pm21:00 in KST

PDT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in PDT which corresponds to 12pm-5pm12:00-17:00 in EDT
PDT to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in PDT which corresponds to 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in CEST. Their 9am–5pm09:00–17:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
PDT to KST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4:30pm-5:30pm16:30-17:30 in PDT which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in KST (next day). Their 9am–5pm09:00–17:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

5:00 am05:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
9:00 pm21:00 Korea Standard Time (KST). Offset UTC +9:00 hours

5:00 am05:00 PDT / 8:00 am08:00 EDT / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 9:00 pm21:00 KST

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Pacific Daylight Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Canada, 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 all shaded areas are on PDT.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

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

123456789101112Start: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) started 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) ends 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See 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

Eastern Standard Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, 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 the lighter areas are on UTC−4 (EDT).

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).

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) 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: Eastern Standard Time (EST) 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 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

Central European Summer Time

Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: 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 time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.

German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

Map of the areas on Central European Summer Time (CEST)
CEST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on CEST.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).

123456789101112Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • 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

Korea Standard Time

Offset: KST is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Korea (North), Korea (South)

Principal Cities: The largest city in the KST time zone is Seoul in South Korea, with about 10.349 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Busan, Pyongyang, Incheon, Daegu.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Korea Standard Time (KST) do not change for daylight saving time, so KST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Map of the areas on Korea Standard Time (KST)
KST all year

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

KST 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 an offset of nine hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • India - Military abbreviation for KST
  • I - short form of 'India'
IANA/Olson: Reflects KST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Pyongyang
  • Asia/Seoul
  • ROK
KST Abbreviation: Several time zones share KST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Korea Standard Time - UTC +9
  • Pyongyang Time - UTC +8:30
Time zones with the GMT +9 offset:
  • 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
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