UTC
Universal Time Coordinated
GMT +0
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6pm
9pm
AEST
Australian Eastern Standard Time
GMT +10
12am
3am
6am
9am
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3pm
6pm
9pm
WIB
Western Indonesian Time
GMT +7
12am
3am
6am
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6pm
9pm
GST
Gulf Standard Time
GMT +4
12am
3am
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9am
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6pm
9pm
CEST/CET
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CET is not used on this date
This converter uses CEST (GMT +2), the offset Berlin uses on this date. Open the CEST converter.
EDT/EST
Eastern Daylight Time
GMT -4
yesterday
12am
3am
6am
9am
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3pm
6pm
9pm
EST is not used on this date
This converter uses EDT (GMT -4), the offset New York uses on this date. Open the EDT converter.
CDT/CST
Central Daylight Time
GMT -5
yesterday
12am
3am
6am
9am
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3pm
6pm
9pm
CST is not used on this date
This converter uses CDT (GMT -5), the offset Chicago uses on this date. Open the CDT converter.
PDT/PST
Pacific Daylight Time
GMT -7
yesterday
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
PST is not used on this date
This converter uses PDT (GMT -7), the offset Los Angeles uses on this date. Open the PDT converter.

Compare UTC time with AEST, WIB, GST, CET, EST, CST, and PST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Universal Time Coordinated is 10 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time and 7 hours behind Western Indonesian Time and 4 hours behind Gulf Standard Time and 2 hours behind Central European Summer Time and 4 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time and 5 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time and 7 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time
3:30 am03:30 in UTC is 1:30 pm13:30 in AEST and is 10:30 am10:30 in WIB and is 7:30 am07:30 in GST and is 5:30 am05:30 in CEST and is 11:30 pm23:30 in EDT and is 10:30 pm22:30 in CDT and is 8:30 pm20:30 in PDT

UTC to AEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30am-8:30am in UTC which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm in AEST
UTC to WIB call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am in UTC which corresponds to 4pm-5pm in WIB
UTC to GST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1pm in UTC which corresponds to 1pm-5pm in GST
UTC to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm in UTC which corresponds to 11am-5pm in CEST
UTC to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 1pm-5pm in UTC which corresponds to 9am-1pm in EDT
UTC to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 2pm-5pm in UTC which corresponds to 9am-12pm in CDT
UTC to PDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm in UTC which corresponds to 9am-10am in PDT

3:30 am03:30 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
1:30 pm13:30 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
10:30 am10:30 Western Indonesian Time (WIB). Offset UTC +7:00 hours
7:30 am07:30 Gulf Standard Time (GST). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
5:30 am05:30 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
11:30 pm23:30 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
10:30 pm22:30 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
8:30 pm20:30 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours

3:30 am03:30 UTC / 1:30 pm13:30 AEST / 10:30 am10:30 WIB / 7:30 am07:30 GST / 5:30 am05:30 CEST / 11:30 pm23:30 EDT / 10:30 pm22:30 CDT / 8:30 pm20:30 PDT

UTCAESTWIBGSTCESTEDTCDTPDT
12am (midnight)10am7am4am2am8pm7pm5pm
1am11am8am5am3am9pm8pm6pm
2am12pm (noon)9am6am4am10pm9pm7pm
3am1pm10am7am5am11pm10pm8pm
4am2pm11am8am6am12am (midnight)11pm9pm
5am3pm12pm (noon)9am7am1am12am (midnight)10pm
6am4pm1pm10am8am2am1am11pm
7am5pm2pm11am9am3am2am12am (midnight)
8am6pm3pm12pm (noon)10am4am3am1am
9am7pm4pm1pm11am5am4am2am
10am8pm5pm2pm12pm (noon)6am5am3am
11am9pm6pm3pm1pm7am6am4am
12pm (noon)10pm7pm4pm2pm8am7am5am
1pm11pm8pm5pm3pm9am8am6am
2pm12am (midnight)9pm6pm4pm10am9am7am
3pm1am10pm7pm5pm11am10am8am
4pm2am11pm8pm6pm12pm (noon)11am9am
5pm3am12am (midnight)9pm7pm1pm12pm (noon)10am
6pm4am1am10pm8pm2pm1pm11am
7pm5am2am11pm9pm3pm2pm12pm (noon)
8pm6am3am12am (midnight)10pm4pm3pm1pm
9pm7am4am1am11pm5pm4pm2pm
10pm8am5am2am12am (midnight)6pm5pm3pm
11pm9am6am3am1am7pm6pm4pm
00:0010:0007:0004:0002:0020:0019:0017:00
01:0011:0008:0005:0003:0021:0020:0018:00
02:0012:0009:0006:0004:0022:0021:0019:00
03:0013:0010:0007:0005:0023:0022:0020:00
04:0014:0011:0008:0006:0000:0023:0021:00
05:0015:0012:0009:0007:0001:0000:0022:00
06:0016:0013:0010:0008:0002:0001:0023:00
07:0017:0014:0011:0009:0003:0002:0000:00
08:0018:0015:0012:0010:0004:0003:0001:00
09:0019:0016:0013:0011:0005:0004:0002:00
10:0020:0017:0014:0012:0006:0005:0003:00
11:0021:0018:0015:0013:0007:0006:0004:00
12:0022:0019:0016:0014:0008:0007:0005:00
13:0023:0020:0017:0015:0009:0008:0006:00
14:0000:0021:0018:0016:0010:0009:0007:00
15:0001:0022:0019:0017:0011:0010:0008:00
16:0002:0023:0020:0018:0012:0011:0009:00
17:0003:0000:0021:0019:0013:0012:0010:00
18:0004:0001:0022:0020:0014:0013:0011:00
19:0005:0002:0023:0021:0015:0014:0012:00
20:0006:0003:0000:0022:0016:0015:0013:00
21:0007:0004:0001:0023:0017:0016:0014:00
22:0008:0005:0002:0000:0018:0017:0015:00
23:0009:0006:0003:0001:0019:0018:0016:00

Universal Time Coordinated

Offset: UTC is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Universal

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but is used by the scientific community.
UTC is the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, like aviation industry and meteorologists, also used to synchronize time across internet networks.

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
  • UCT
  • UTC
  • Universal
  • Zulu
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Universal Time Coordinated
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

Australian Eastern Standard Time

Offset: AEST is 10 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Australia

Countries using this time zone: Australia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the AEST time zone is Sydney in Australia, with about 4.627 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Canberra.

AEST Time Zone Geo Map
AEST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amStart: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) started on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 5, 2026, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) ends on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.

Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is used in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Australian Capital Territory and in folling major cities Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra

Only part of Australia observe daylight saving. It is used in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. Daylight saving is not observed in Queensland, Western Australia or the Northern Territory.

AEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +10 - basic short
  • +1000 - basic
  • +10:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Kilo - Military abbreviation for AEST
  • K - short form of 'Kilo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Antarctica/Macquarie
  • Australia/ACT
  • Australia/Brisbane
  • Australia/Canberra
  • Australia/Currie
  • Australia/Hobart
  • Australia/Lindeman
  • Australia/Melbourne
  • Australia/NSW
  • Australia/Queensland
  • Australia/Sydney
  • Australia/Tasmania
  • Australia/Victoria
Time zones with the GMT +10 offset:
  • AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
  • CHUT - Chuuk Time
  • ChST - Chamorro Standard Time
  • K - Kilo Time Zone
  • KDT - Korea Daylight Time
  • PGT - Papua New Guinea Time
  • VLAT - Vladivostok Time
  • YAKST - Yakutsk Summer Time
  • YAPT - Yap Time

Western Indonesian Time

Offset: WIB is 7 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries using this time zone: Indonesia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the WIB time zone is Jakarta in Indonesia, with about 8.54 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Surabaya, Medan, Bandung, Bekasi.

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

WIB Time Zone Geo Map
WIB timezone map

WIB 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 east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Golf - Military abbreviation for WIB
  • G - short form of 'Golf'
IANA/Olson: Reflects WIB time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Jakarta
  • Asia/Pontianak
Time zones with the GMT +7 offset:
  • CXT - Christmas Island Time
  • DAVT - Davis Time
  • G - Golf Time Zone
  • HOVT - Hovd Time
  • ICT - Indochina Time
  • KRAT - Krasnoyarsk Time
  • NOVST - Novosibirsk Summer Time
  • NOVT - Novosibirsk Time
  • OMSST - Omsk Summer Time
  • WIB - Western Indonesian Time

Gulf Standard Time

Offset: GST is 4 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries using this time zone: United Arab Emirates

Principal Cities: The largest city in the GST time zone is Dubai in United Arab Emirates, with about 1.137 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain, Ajman.

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

GST Time Zone Geo Map
GST timezone map

GST 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 GST
  • 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

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Algeria, Tunisia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET time zone is Algiers in Algeria, with about 1.978 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Boumerdas, Tunis, Oran, Tebessa.

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

CET Time Zone Geo Map
CET timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Central European Time (CET) ended on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amStart: Central European Time (CET) starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

CET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Algiers
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Africa/Tunis
  • 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 +1 offset:
  • 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

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Canada, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is Kingston in Jamaica, with about 937,700 people. Other major cities in this time zone include New Kingston, Cancun, Panama, San Miguelito.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

EST Time Zone Geo Map
EST timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

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 Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador

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 Iztapalapa, Ecatepec, Guadalajara, Puebla.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

CST Time Zone Geo Map
CST timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Central Standard Time (CST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Central Standard Time (CST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone

Pacific Standard Time

Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

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

PST Time Zone Geo Map
PST timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Pacific Standard Time (PST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

PST 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 PST
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PST 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
PST Abbreviation: Several time zones share PST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
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