PST to EST to UTC Time Converter
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9:00 am09:00 PST (UTC-8), Jan 9, 2022 = 12:00 pm12:00 EST (UTC-5), Jan 9, 2022 = 5:00 pm17:00 UTC (UTC+0), Jan 9, 2022
PST is 3 hours behind EST. PST is 8 hours behind UTC.
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 UTC
For most of the year, PDT is 7 hours behind UTC. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, PST is 8 hours behind UTC.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in UTC. 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 UTC.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in UTC. 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 UTC.
Compare PST time with EST and UTC time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. Pacific Standard Time is 8 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time.
9:00 am09:00 in PST is 12:00 pm12:00 in EST and is 5:00 pm17:00 in UTC
PST to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in PST which corresponds to 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in EST
PST to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in PST which corresponds to 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in UTC
9:00 am09:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
5:00 pm17:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
9:00 am09:00 PST / 12:00 pm12:00 EST / 5:00 pm17:00 UTC
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| PST | EST | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00am | 8:00am | |
| 4:00am | 9:00am | |
| 5:00am | 10:00am | |
| 6:00am | 11:00am | |
| 7:00am | 12:00pm | |
| 8:00am | 1:00pm | |
| 9:00am | 2:00pm | |
| 10:00am | 3:00pm | |
| 11:00am | 4:00pm | |
| 12:00pm | 5:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | 6:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | 7:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | 8:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | 9:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | 10:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | 11:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | 12:00am next day | |
| 8:00pm | 1:00am next day | |
| 9:00pm | 2:00am next day | |
| 10:00pm | 3:00am next day | |
| 11:00pm | 4:00am next day | |
| 12:00am next day | 5:00am next day | |
| 1:00am next day | 6:00am next day | |
| 2:00am next day | 7:00am next day | |
| 03:00 | 08:00 | |
| 04:00 | 09:00 | |
| 05:00 | 10:00 | |
| 06:00 | 11:00 | |
| 07:00 | 12:00 | |
| 08:00 | 13:00 | |
| 09:00 | 14:00 | |
| 10:00 | 15:00 | |
| 11:00 | 16:00 | |
| 12:00 | 17:00 | |
| 13:00 | 18:00 | |
| 14:00 | 19:00 | |
| 15:00 | 20:00 | |
| 16:00 | 21:00 | |
| 17:00 | 22:00 | |
| 18:00 | 23:00 | |
| 19:00 | 00:00 next day | |
| 20:00 | 01:00 next day | |
| 21:00 | 02:00 next day | |
| 22:00 | 03:00 next day | |
| 23:00 | 04:00 next day | |
| 00:00 next day | 05:00 next day | |
| 01:00 next day | 06:00 next day | |
| 02:00 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 January 9, 2022 all shaded areas are on PST.
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).
Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) started on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 7, 2021, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ends on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 13, 2022, 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.
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 January 9, 2022 some shaded areas are on UTC−6 (Central Standard Time).
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).
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 7, 2021, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 13, 2022, 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
- -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
Coordinated Universal Time
Offset: UTC is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Faroe Islands, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara
Principal Cities: The largest city in the UTC time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Dakar.
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is the successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but UTC is the standard the scientific community uses.
UTC has been the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, such as aviation and meteorology, and to synchronize time across internet networks.
On January 9, 2022 some shaded areas are on UTC−1 or UTC+1.
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 the zero UTC/GMT offset.
- 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 - Coordinated Universal Time
- WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
- Z - Zulu Time Zone