PST to EST to CST to BST Time Converter
Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 5.
Central Time is on daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) until Sun, Nov 5.
Mexico City and Saskatchewan stay on CST (UTC−6).
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3:00 pm15:00 PDT (UTC-7), Sep 13, 2017 = 6:00 pm18:00 EDT (UTC-4), Sep 13, 2017 = 5:00 pm17:00 CDT (UTC-5), Sep 13, 2017 = 11:00 pm23:00 BST (UTC+1), Sep 13, 2017
PDT is 3 hours behind EDT. PDT is 2 hours behind CDT. PDT is 8 hours behind BST.
How the time difference changes
PST 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 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PST correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in EST.
PST to CST
For most of the year, PDT is 2 hours behind CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PST is 2 hours behind CST. Briefly around clock changes, PDT is 1 hour behind CST or PST is 3 hours behind CDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PST correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in CST.
PST to BST
For most of the year, PDT is 8 hours behind BST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, PDT is 7 hours behind GMT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PST is 8 hours behind GMT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in GMT or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in BST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PST correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in GMT or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in GMT.
Compare PST time with EST, CST, and BST 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 2 hours behind Central Daylight Time. Pacific Daylight Time is 8 hours behind British Summer Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in PDT is 6:00 pm18:00 in EDT and is 5:00 pm17:00 in CDT and is 11:00 pm23:00 in BST
PDT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in PDT which corresponds to 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in EDT
PDT to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in PDT which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in CDT
PDT to BST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in PDT which corresponds to 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in BST
3:00 pm15:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
6:00 pm18:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
5:00 pm17:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
11:00 pm23:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
3:00 pm15:00 PDT / 6:00 pm18:00 EDT / 5:00 pm17:00 CDT / 11:00 pm23:00 BST
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| PDT | EDT | CDT | BST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00am | 2:00am | 8:00am | |
| 4:00am | 3:00am | 9:00am | |
| 5:00am | 4:00am | 10:00am | |
| 6:00am | 5:00am | 11:00am | |
| 7:00am | 6:00am | 12:00pm | |
| 8:00am | 7:00am | 1:00pm | |
| 9:00am | 8:00am | 2:00pm | |
| 10:00am | 9:00am | 3:00pm | |
| 11:00am | 10:00am | 4:00pm | |
| 12:00pm | 11:00am | 5:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | 12:00pm | 6:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | 1:00pm | 7:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | 2:00pm | 8:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | 3:00pm | 9:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | 4:00pm | 10:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | 5:00pm | 11:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | 6:00pm | 12:00am next day | |
| 8:00pm | 7:00pm | 1:00am next day | |
| 9:00pm | 8:00pm | 2:00am next day | |
| 10:00pm | 9:00pm | 3:00am next day | |
| 11:00pm | 10:00pm | 4:00am next day | |
| 12:00am next day | 11:00pm | 5:00am next day | |
| 1:00am next day | 12:00am next day | 6:00am next day | |
| 2:00am next day | 1:00am next day | 7:00am next day | |
| 03:00 | 02:00 | 08:00 | |
| 04:00 | 03:00 | 09:00 | |
| 05:00 | 04:00 | 10:00 | |
| 06:00 | 05:00 | 11:00 | |
| 07:00 | 06:00 | 12:00 | |
| 08:00 | 07:00 | 13:00 | |
| 09:00 | 08:00 | 14:00 | |
| 10:00 | 09:00 | 15:00 | |
| 11:00 | 10:00 | 16:00 | |
| 12:00 | 11:00 | 17:00 | |
| 13:00 | 12:00 | 18:00 | |
| 14:00 | 13:00 | 19:00 | |
| 15:00 | 14:00 | 20:00 | |
| 16:00 | 15:00 | 21:00 | |
| 17:00 | 16:00 | 22:00 | |
| 18:00 | 17:00 | 23:00 | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | 00:00 next day | |
| 20:00 | 19:00 | 01:00 next day | |
| 21:00 | 20:00 | 02:00 next day | |
| 22:00 | 21:00 | 03:00 next day | |
| 23:00 | 22:00 | 04:00 next day | |
| 00:00 next day | 23:00 | 05:00 next day | |
| 01:00 next day | 00:00 next day | 06:00 next day | |
| 02:00 next day | 01:00 next day | 07:00 next day |
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
On September 13, 2017 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).
End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ended on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 12, 2017, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) starts on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 5, 2017, 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
- -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 an offset of eight hours 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
- AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
- PST - Pacific Standard Time
- PT - Pacific Time
- PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
- U - Uniform 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
On September 13, 2017 the lighter areas are on UTC−4 (Atlantic Standard Time, EDT).
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).
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ended on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 12, 2017, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 5, 2017, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
EST 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 an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- 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
- 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 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
On September 13, 2017 some shaded areas are on UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time).
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).
End: Central Standard Time (CST) ended on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 12, 2017, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
Start: Central Standard Time (CST) starts on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 5, 2017, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
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CST representations, usage and related time zones
- -06 - basic short
- -0600 - basic
- -06:00 - extended
- -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.
- Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- 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
- Central Standard Time - UTC -6
- China Standard Time - UTC +8
- Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone
British Summer Time
Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, United Kingdom
Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield.
Current time in the United Kingdom: UK time now
On September 13, 2017 all shaded areas are on BST.
Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Start: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 26, 2017, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.
End: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 29, 2017, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
See United Kingdom daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
BST representations, usage and related time zones
- +01 - basic short
- +0100 - basic
- +01:00 - extended
- +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.
- Alpha - Military abbreviation for BST
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- Europe/Belfast
- Europe/Guernsey
- Europe/Isle_of_Man
- Europe/Jersey
- Europe/London
- GB
- GB-Eire
- British Summer Time - UTC +1
- Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
- Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
- 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