South Africa
SAST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Washington, D.C., USA
EST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
D
Delta Time Zone
GMT +4
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
C
Charlie Time Zone
GMT +3
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Brazil
BRT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Australia
AEDT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Japan
JST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
United Kingdom
GMT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
IST
India Standard Time
GMT +5:30
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
PT
Pacific Time
GMT -8
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Compare Cape Town time with Washington, D, C, Sao Paulo, Melbourne, Tokyo, London, IST, and PT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

SAST (South Africa Standard Time) is 7 hours ahead of EST (Eastern Standard Time) and 2 hours behind Delta Time Zone and 1 hour behind Charlie Time Zone and 5 hours ahead of BRT (Brasilia Time) and 9 hours behind AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) and 7 hours behind JST (Japan Standard Time) and 2 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) and 3 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time and 10 hours ahead of Pacific Time
2:00 pm14:00 in Cape Town, South Africa is 7:00 am07:00 in Washington, DC, USA and is 4:00 pm16:00 in D and is 3:00 pm15:00 in C and is 9:00 am09:00 in Sao Paulo, Brazil and is 11:00 pm23:00 in Melbourne, Australia and is 9:00 pm21:00 in Tokyo, Japan and is 12:00 pm12:00 in London, United Kingdom and is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 4:00 am04:00 in PT

Cape Town to Washington call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm in Cape Town which corresponds to 9am-10am in Washington
Cape Town to D call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm in Cape Town which corresponds to 11am-5pm in D
Cape Town to C call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm in Cape Town which corresponds to 10am-5pm in C
Cape Town to São Paulo call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 2pm-5pm in Cape Town which corresponds to 9am-12pm in São Paulo
Cape Town to Melbourne call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-9am in Cape Town which corresponds to 5pm-6pm in Melbourne
Cape Town to Tokyo call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am in Cape Town which corresponds to 4pm-5pm in Tokyo
Cape Town to London call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-5pm in Cape Town which corresponds to 9am-3pm in London
Cape Town to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1:30pm in Cape Town which corresponds to 12:30pm-5pm in IST
Cape Town to PT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6:30pm in Cape Town which corresponds to 7:30am-8:30am in PT

2:00 pm14:00 SAST (South Africa Standard Time) (Cape Town, South Africa). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 EST (Eastern Standard Time) (Washington, DC, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
4:00 pm16:00 Delta Time Zone (D). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 Charlie Time Zone (C). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
9:00 am09:00 BRT (Brasilia Time) (Sao Paulo, Brazil). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
11:00 pm23:00 AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) (Melbourne, Australia). Offset UTC +11:00 hours
9:00 pm21:00 JST (Japan Standard Time) (Tokyo, Japan). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) (London, United Kingdom). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
4:00 am04:00 Pacific Time (PT). Offset UTC -8:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 Cape Town, South Africa / 7:00 am07:00 Washington, DC, USA / 4:00 pm16:00 D / 3:00 pm15:00 C / 9:00 am09:00 Sao Paulo, Brazil / 11:00 pm23:00 Melbourne, Australia / 9:00 pm21:00 Tokyo, Japan / 12:00 pm12:00 London, United Kingdom / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 4:00 am04:00 PT

Cape Town, South AfricaWashington, DC, USADCSao Paulo, BrazilMelbourne, AustraliaTokyo, JapanLondon, United KingdomISTPT
12am (midnight)5pm2am1am7pm9am7am10pm3:30 am2pm
1am6pm3am2am8pm10am8am11pm4:30 am3pm
2am7pm4am3am9pm11am9am12am (midnight)5:30 am4pm
3am8pm5am4am10pm12pm (noon)10am1am6:30 am5pm
4am9pm6am5am11pm1pm11am2am7:30 am6pm
5am10pm7am6am12am (midnight)2pm12pm (noon)3am8:30 am7pm
6am11pm8am7am1am3pm1pm4am9:30 am8pm
7am12am (midnight)9am8am2am4pm2pm5am10:30 am9pm
8am1am10am9am3am5pm3pm6am11:30 am10pm
9am2am11am10am4am6pm4pm7am12:30 pm11pm
10am3am12pm (noon)11am5am7pm5pm8am1:30 pm12am (midnight)
11am4am1pm12pm (noon)6am8pm6pm9am2:30 pm1am
12pm (noon)5am2pm1pm7am9pm7pm10am3:30 pm2am
1pm6am3pm2pm8am10pm8pm11am4:30 pm3am
2pm7am4pm3pm9am11pm9pm12pm (noon)5:30 pm4am
3pm8am5pm4pm10am12am (midnight)10pm1pm6:30 pm5am
4pm9am6pm5pm11am1am11pm2pm7:30 pm6am
5pm10am7pm6pm12pm (noon)2am12am (midnight)3pm8:30 pm7am
6pm11am8pm7pm1pm3am1am4pm9:30 pm8am
7pm12pm (noon)9pm8pm2pm4am2am5pm10:30 pm9am
8pm1pm10pm9pm3pm5am3am6pm11:30 pm10am
9pm2pm11pm10pm4pm6am4am7pm12:30 am11am
10pm3pm12am (midnight)11pm5pm7am5am8pm1:30 am12pm (noon)
11pm4pm1am12am (midnight)6pm8am6am9pm2:30 am1pm
00:0017:0002:0001:0019:0009:0007:0022:0003:3014:00
01:0018:0003:0002:0020:0010:0008:0023:0004:3015:00
02:0019:0004:0003:0021:0011:0009:0000:0005:3016:00
03:0020:0005:0004:0022:0012:0010:0001:0006:3017:00
04:0021:0006:0005:0023:0013:0011:0002:0007:3018:00
05:0022:0007:0006:0000:0014:0012:0003:0008:3019:00
06:0023:0008:0007:0001:0015:0013:0004:0009:3020:00
07:0000:0009:0008:0002:0016:0014:0005:0010:3021:00
08:0001:0010:0009:0003:0017:0015:0006:0011:3022:00
09:0002:0011:0010:0004:0018:0016:0007:0012:3023:00
10:0003:0012:0011:0005:0019:0017:0008:0013:3000:00
11:0004:0013:0012:0006:0020:0018:0009:0014:3001:00
12:0005:0014:0013:0007:0021:0019:0010:0015:3002:00
13:0006:0015:0014:0008:0022:0020:0011:0016:3003:00
14:0007:0016:0015:0009:0023:0021:0012:0017:3004:00
15:0008:0017:0016:0010:0000:0022:0013:0018:3005:00
16:0009:0018:0017:0011:0001:0023:0014:0019:3006:00
17:0010:0019:0018:0012:0002:0000:0015:0020:3007:00
18:0011:0020:0019:0013:0003:0001:0016:0021:3008:00
19:0012:0021:0020:0014:0004:0002:0017:0022:3009:00
20:0013:0022:0021:0015:0005:0003:0018:0023:3010:00
21:0014:0023:0022:0016:0006:0004:0019:0000:3011:00
22:0015:0000:0023:0017:0007:0005:0020:0001:3012:00
23:0016:0001:0000:0018:0008:0006:0021:0002:3013:00

Cape Town Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
SAST - South Africa Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+2:00 hours during South Africa Standard Time, currently in use.

Cape Town Facts

Country
South Africa
Alternative Names
Altepetl In Cabo, Ar Chab, CPT, Cape Toun, Cape Town, Cidade do Cabo, Cita del Cap, Citati du Capu, Citati dû Capu, Citta del Capo, Cittae do Cavo, Città del Capo, Cità del Cap, Ciuda del Cabu, Ciudad del Cabo, Ciudat do Cabo, Ciudá del Cabu, Ciutat del Cap, Civitas Capitis, El Cabo, Fokvaros, Fokváros, Hoefdaborg, Hovdastadur, Höfðaborg, Høvdastaður, IKapa, Kaapstad, Kaapsted, Kaapstêd, Kab town, Kabe Urbe, Kaburbo, Kaepstad, Kapetown, Kapkaupunki, Kaplinn, Kapske Mesto, Kapske Misto, Kapské Mesto, Kapské Město, Kapstad, Kapstaden, Kapstadt, Kapsztad, Kapétown, Keip Taoun, Keiptaun, Keiptauna, Keiptaunas, Keiptauns, Kejptaun, Keyptaun, Keyptawn, Keýptaun, Le Cap, Li Kap, Lo Cap, Lurmutur Hiria, Lé Cap, Sita del Cao, Sita del Cap, Sità del Cao, Sità dël Cap, Tref y Penrhyn, Yvy akua Tava, Yvy akua Táva, hao wang jiao zhen, iKapa, kai pu dui, kai pu dun, keipeutaun, kep taun, kep tavun, kepa ta'una, kepata'una, keputaun, khep thawn, kyb tawn, kېp ټawn, Çittæ do Cavo, Κέιπ Τάουν, Капске Місто, Кейптаун, Кейптаўн, Кејптаун, Քեյփթաուն, קאפשטאט, קייפטאון, كيب تاون, کیپ ٹاؤن, کیپ‌تاون, کېپ ټاون, کەیپ تاون, केपटाउन, केपताउन, কেপ টাউন, ਕੇਪਟਾਊਨ, કેપ ટાઉન, କେପ ଟାଉନ, கேப் டவுன், కేప్ టౌన్, ಕೇಪ್ ಟೌನ್, കേപ് ടൗൺ, เคปทาวน์, ကိပ်တောင်းမြို့, კეიპტაუნი, ኬፕ ታውን, ケープタウン, 好望角鎮, 開普敦, 케이프타운
Population
3,433,441
Currency
Rand (ZAR)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 55' S Latitude / 18° 25' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+27

Washington Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
EST - Eastern Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-4:00 hours during Eastern Daylight Time, currently in use.
-5:00 hours during Eastern Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Washington Facts

Country
USA
State
Washington, D.C.
Alternative Names
District of Columbia, Federal Capital, Federal City, Federal Town, Ouasinkton, Ranatakariahshne, Ranatakariáhshne, Territory of Columbia, Vashington, Vasingtonas, Vasingtonia, Vašingtonas, WAS, Washington, Washington City, Washington D. C., Washington D.C., Washington DC, Waszyngton, hua sheng dun te qu, wosingteon D.C., wosingteon DC, Ουάσιγκτον, Вашингтон, 华盛顿特区, 워싱턴 D.C., 워싱턴 DC
Population
601,723
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
38° 53' N Latitude / 77° 02' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Delta Time Zone

Offset: D is 4 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Military

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Delta Time Zone (D) do not change for daylight saving time, so D stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.

D representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +04 - basic short
  • +0400 - basic
  • +04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0400 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Delta - Military abbreviation for D
  • D - short form of 'Delta'
Time zones with the GMT +4 offset:
  • KUYT - Kuybyshev Time
  • MSD - Moscow Daylight Time
  • SAMT - Samara Time
  • AMT - Armenia Time
  • AZT - Azerbaijan Time
  • D - Delta Time Zone
  • GET - Georgia Standard Time
  • GST - Gulf Standard Time
  • MUT - Mauritius Time
  • RET - Reunion Time
  • SCT - Seychelles Time

Charlie Time Zone

Offset: C is 3 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Military

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Charlie Time Zone (C) do not change for daylight saving time, so C stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.

C representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +03 - basic short
  • +0300 - basic
  • +03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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 east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Charlie - Military abbreviation for C
  • C - short form of 'Charlie'
Time zones with the GMT +3 offset:
  • EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
  • MSK - Moscow Standard Time
  • AST - Arabia Standard Time
  • C - Charlie Time Zone
  • EAT - Eastern Africa Time
  • FET - Further Eastern European Time
  • IDT - Israel Daylight Time
  • TRT - Turkey Time

São Paulo Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
BRT - Brasília time
UTC / GMT Offset
-3:00 hours during Brasília time, currently in use.

São Paulo Facts

Country
Brazil
Alternative Names
SAO, Sampa, San Paolo, San Paul ed Brasil, San Paulas, San Paulo, San Paulu, San Paulu du Brasili, San Paulu dû Brasili, San Pauluw, San Pawlo, San Polo del Braxil, San Poulo, San Poło del Braxil, San Pàul ëd Brasil, San-Paulo, San-Paulu, San-Paŭlo, Sanpaulu, Sao Paolo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo capital, Saun Paulu, Sawo Palo, Sawo Pålo, São Paolo, São Paulo, São Paulo capital, Urbs Paulistana, cavo pavulo, sa'o pa'ulo, sa'o paulo, samu pa'ulu, sangpaollo, sangpaollu, sangpaullo, sangpaullu, sankt. paulos, sanpauro, savea pealea, savo palo, saw bawlw, saw palw, saw pwlw, saywpaywlw, sea pea lu, sheng bao luo, Σάο Πάολο, Сан Пауло, Сан Паулу, Сан-Паулу, Сан-Паўлу, Сао Паоло, Сао Пауло, Սան Պաուլու, סאו פאולא, סאו פאולו, ساؤ پالو, ساؤ پولو, سائوپائولو, ساو باولو, ܣܐܘ ܦܐܘܠܘ, ސައޮ ޕައުލޯ, साओ पाउलो, সাঁউ পাউলু, সাও পাউলো, சாவோ பாவுலோ, శఒ పౌలొ, ಸಾವೊ ಪಾಲೊ, സാവോ പോളോ, เซาเปาลู, ဆောပိုလိုမြို့, სან-პაულუ, ሳው ፓውሉ, サンパウロ, 聖保羅, 상파올로, 상파올루, 상파울로, 상파울루
Population
10,021,295
Currency
Real (BRL)
Geographic Coordinates
23° 32' S Latitude / 46° 38' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+55

Melbourne Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+10:00 hours during Australian Eastern Standard Time, currently in use.
+11:00 hours during Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is NOT in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 1st Sunday of October. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amSunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of April. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Melbourne Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
MEL, Mel'burn, Melbourne, Melbourne City, Melbournum, Melburn, Melburna, Melburnas, Melburno, Melvourni, mel beirn, melaborna, melbeoleun, melbeon, melporn, meruborun, mlbwrn, mo er ben, Μελβούρνη, Мелбурн, Мелбърн, Мельбурн, מלבורן, ملبورن, مېلبۇرن, मेलबोर्न, மெல்போர்ன், เมลเบิร์น, མེར་བུན, メルボルン, 墨尔本, 墨爾本, 멜버른, 멜번
Population
4,246,375
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
37° 48' S Latitude / 144° 57' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61

Tokyo Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
JST - Japan Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+9:00 hours during Japan Standard Time, currently in use.

Tokyo Facts

Country
Japan
Alternative Names
Edo, TYO, Tochiu, Tocio, Tokija, Tokijas, Tokio, Tokió, Tokjo, Tokyo, Toquio, Toquio - dong jing, Toquio - 東京, Tòquio, Tókýó, Tóquio, Tōkyō, dokyo, dong jing, dong jing dou, dong-gyeong, tokeiyw, toki'o, tokkiyo, tokyo, twkyw, twqyw, Τόκιο, Токио, Токё, Токіо, Տոկիո, טוקיו, توكيو, توکیو, طوكيو, ܛܘܟܝܘ, ܜܘܟܝܘ, टोक्यो, টোকিও, டோக்கியோ, โตเกียว, ტოკიო, 东京, 東京, 東京都, 도쿄, 동경
Population
8,336,599
Currency
Yen (JPY)
Geographic Coordinates
35° 41' N Latitude / 139° 41' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+81

London Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
BST - British Summer Time
GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+1:00 hours during British Summer Time, currently in use.
+0:00 hours during Greenwich Mean Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 1am to 2amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

London Facts

Country
United Kingdom
Alternative Names
ILondon, LON, Lakana, Landan, Landen, Ljondan, Llundain, Lodoni, Londain, Londan, Londar, Londe, Londen, Londin, Londinium, Londino, Londn, London, London osh, Londona, Londonas, Londoni, Londono, Londons, Londonu, Londra, Londres, Londrez, Londri, Londro, Londye, Londyn, Londýn, Lonn, Lontoo, Loundres, Luan GJon, Lun-tun, Lunden, Lundra, Lundun, Lundunir, Lundúnir, Lung-dung, Lunnainn, Lunnin, Lunnon, Luân Đôn, Lùn-tûn, Lùng-dŭng, Lûn-tun, Lākana, Lůndůn, Lọndọnu, Ranana, Rānana, ilantan, ladana, landan, landana, leondeon, lndn, london, londoni, lun dui, lun dun, lwndwn, lxndxn, rondon, Łondra, Λονδίνο, Лондан, Лондон, Лондон ош, Лондонъ, Лёндан, Լոնդոն, לאנדאן, לונדון, لأندأن, لندن, لوندون, لەندەن, ܠܘܢܕܘܢ, लंडन, लंदन, लण्डन, लन्डन्, लन्दन, লন্ডন, ਲੰਡਨ, લંડન, ଲଣ୍ଡନ, இலண்டன், లండన్, ಲಂಡನ್, ലണ്ടൻ, ලන්ඩන්, ลอนดอน, ລອນດອນ, ལོན་ཊོན།, လန်ဒန်မြို့, ლონდონი, ለንደን, ᎫᎴ ᏗᏍᎪᏂᎯᏱ, ロンドン, 伦敦, 倫敦, 런던
Population
7,556,900
Currency
Pound (GBP)
Geographic Coordinates
51° 30' N Latitude / 0° 07' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+44

India Standard Time

Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries using this time zone: India

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.

IST Time Zone Geo Map
IST timezone map

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0530 - basic
  • +05:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Calcutta
  • Asia/Kolkata
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2

Pacific Time

Pacific Time (PT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Pacific Standard Time (PST) or Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) in the United States and Canada. PT also called Pacific Coast Time. PT is not static but switches between PDT and PST.

Territories observing the Pacific Time Zone are primarily in North America. It runs through the western part of Canada, the United States and the Northwestern part of Mexico.

Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States.

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.793 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Vancouver, Tijuana, San Diego, San Jose.

French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste

PT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for PT
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone