PYST to NST Converter
Quick answers
PYST is 30 minutes ahead of NST. PYST uses GMT -3, and NST uses GMT -3:30 for this comparison.
For example, 9:00 am PYST is 8:30 am NST. Use the converter above to adjust the date or time and create a shareable meeting link.
Best meeting overlap: 9:30am-5pm PYST, which is 9am-4:30pm NST.
Compare PYST time with NST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Paraguay Summer Time is 0 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Newfoundland Standard Time
9:00 am09:00 in PYST is 8:30 am08:30 in NST
PYST to NST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9:30am-5pm in PYST which corresponds to 9am-4:30pm in NST
9:00 am09:00 Paraguay Summer Time (PYST). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
8:30 am08:30 Newfoundland Standard Time (NST). Offset UTC -3:30 hours
9:00 am09:00 PYST / 8:30 am08:30 NST
| PYST | NST |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 11:30 pm |
| 1am | 12:30 am |
| 2am | 1:30 am |
| 3am | 2:30 am |
| 4am | 3:30 am |
| 5am | 4:30 am |
| 6am | 5:30 am |
| 7am | 6:30 am |
| 8am | 7:30 am |
| 9am | 8:30 am |
| 10am | 9:30 am |
| 11am | 10:30 am |
| 12pm (noon) | 11:30 am |
| 1pm | 12:30 pm |
| 2pm | 1:30 pm |
| 3pm | 2:30 pm |
| 4pm | 3:30 pm |
| 5pm | 4:30 pm |
| 6pm | 5:30 pm |
| 7pm | 6:30 pm |
| 8pm | 7:30 pm |
| 9pm | 8:30 pm |
| 10pm | 9:30 pm |
| 11pm | 10:30 pm |
| 00:00 | 23:30 |
| 01:00 | 00:30 |
| 02:00 | 01:30 |
| 03:00 | 02:30 |
| 04:00 | 03:30 |
| 05:00 | 04:30 |
| 06:00 | 05:30 |
| 07:00 | 06:30 |
| 08:00 | 07:30 |
| 09:00 | 08:30 |
| 10:00 | 09:30 |
| 11:00 | 10:30 |
| 12:00 | 11:30 |
| 13:00 | 12:30 |
| 14:00 | 13:30 |
| 15:00 | 14:30 |
| 16:00 | 15:30 |
| 17:00 | 16:30 |
| 18:00 | 17:30 |
| 19:00 | 18:30 |
| 20:00 | 19:30 |
| 21:00 | 20:30 |
| 22:00 | 21:30 |
| 23:00 | 22:30 |
Paraguay Summer Time
Offset: PYST is 3 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in South America
Countries using this time zone: Paraguay
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PYST time zone is Asuncion in Paraguay, with about 1.482 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Ciudad del Este, San Lorenzo, Capiata, Lambare.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Paraguay Summer Time (PYST) do not change for daylight saving time, so PYST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.

PYST representations, usage and related time zones
- -03 - basic short
- -0300 - basic
- -03:00 - extended
- -0300 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Papa - Military abbreviation for PYST
- P - short form of 'Papa'
- ADT - Atlantic Daylight Time
- PMT - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
- PMST - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
- AMST - Amazon Summer Time
- ART - Argentina Time
- BRT - BrasÃlia time
- CLST - Chile Summer Time
- FKST - Falkland Islands Summer Time
- GFT - French Guiana Time
- P - Papa Time Zone
- PYST - Paraguay Summer Time
- SRT - Suriname Time
- UYT - Uruguay Time
Newfoundland Standard Time
Offset: NST is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: Canada
Principal Cities: The largest city in the NST time zone is St Johns in Canada, with about 99,182 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Mount Pearl, Corner Brook, Conception Bay South.
French: HNT - Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Newfoundland Daylight Time (NDT).
Start: Newfoundland Standard Time (NST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Newfoundland Standard Time (NST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
NST representations, usage and related time zones
- -0330 - basic
- -03:30 - extended
- -0330 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours and thirty minutes to the west of the zero meridian.
- America/St_Johns
- Canada/Newfoundland
