UTC to PDT to CEST to KST to EDT Time Converter
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12:00 pm12:00 UTC (UTC+0), Nov 12, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Nov 12, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 12, 2026 = 9:00 pm21:00 KST (UTC+9), Nov 12, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 12, 2026
UTC is 8 hours ahead of PST. UTC is 1 hour behind CET. UTC is 9 hours behind KST. UTC is 5 hours ahead of EST.
How the time difference changes
UTC to PDT
For most of the year, UTC is 7 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, UTC is 8 hours ahead of PST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in UTC correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in UTC correspond to 1:00 am to 10:00 am in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in UTC correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in UTC correspond to 01:00 to 10:00 in PST.
UTC to CEST
For most of the year, UTC is 2 hours behind CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, UTC is 1 hour behind CET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in UTC correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in UTC correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in UTC correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in UTC correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in CET.
UTC to KST
UTC is 9 hours behind KST year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in UTC correspond to 6:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in KST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in UTC correspond to 18:00 to 03:00 (next day) in KST.
UTC to EDT
For most of the year, UTC is 4 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, UTC is 5 hours ahead of EST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in UTC correspond to 5:00 am to 2:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in UTC correspond to 4:00 am to 1:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in UTC correspond to 05:00 to 14:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in UTC correspond to 04:00 to 13:00 in EST.
Compare UTC time with PDT, CEST, KST, and EDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Coordinated Universal Time is 8 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Coordinated Universal Time is 1 hour behind Central European Time. Coordinated Universal Time is 9 hours behind Korea Standard Time. Coordinated Universal Time is 5 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
12:00 pm12:00 in UTC is 4:00 am04:00 in PST and is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET and is 9:00 pm21:00 in KST and is 7:00 am07:00 in EST
UTC to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in UTC which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in PST.
UTC to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in UTC which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in CET.
UTC to KST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in UTC which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in KST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
UTC to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 2pm-6pm14:00-18:00 in UTC which corresponds to 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in EST.
12:00 pm12:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
9:00 pm21:00 Korea Standard Time (KST). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 UTC / 4:00 am04:00 PST / 1:00 pm13:00 CET / 9:00 pm21:00 KST / 7:00 am07:00 EST
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| UTC | PST | CET | KST | EST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00pm previous day | 1:00am | 9:00am | 7:00pm previous day | |
| 5:00pm previous day | 2:00am | 10:00am | 8:00pm previous day | |
| 6:00pm previous day | 3:00am | 11:00am | 9:00pm previous day | |
| 7:00pm previous day | 4:00am | 12:00pm | 10:00pm previous day | |
| 8:00pm previous day | 5:00am | 1:00pm | 11:00pm previous day | |
| 9:00pm previous day | 6:00am | 2:00pm | 12:00am | |
| 10:00pm previous day | 7:00am | 3:00pm | 1:00am | |
| 11:00pm previous day | 8:00am | 4:00pm | 2:00am | |
| 12:00am | 9:00am | 5:00pm | 3:00am | |
| 1:00am | 10:00am | 6:00pm | 4:00am | |
| 2:00am | 11:00am | 7:00pm | 5:00am | |
| 3:00am | 12:00pm | 8:00pm | 6:00am | |
| 4:00am | 1:00pm | 9:00pm | 7:00am | |
| 5:00am | 2:00pm | 10:00pm | 8:00am | |
| 6:00am | 3:00pm | 11:00pm | 9:00am | |
| 7:00am | 4:00pm | 12:00am next day | 10:00am | |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | 1:00am next day | 11:00am | |
| 9:00am | 6:00pm | 2:00am next day | 12:00pm | |
| 10:00am | 7:00pm | 3:00am next day | 1:00pm | |
| 11:00am | 8:00pm | 4:00am next day | 2:00pm | |
| 12:00pm | 9:00pm | 5:00am next day | 3:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | 10:00pm | 6:00am next day | 4:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | 11:00pm | 7:00am next day | 5:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | 12:00am next day | 8:00am next day | 6:00pm | |
| 16:00 previous day | 01:00 | 09:00 | 19:00 previous day | |
| 17:00 previous day | 02:00 | 10:00 | 20:00 previous day | |
| 18:00 previous day | 03:00 | 11:00 | 21:00 previous day | |
| 19:00 previous day | 04:00 | 12:00 | 22:00 previous day | |
| 20:00 previous day | 05:00 | 13:00 | 23:00 previous day | |
| 21:00 previous day | 06:00 | 14:00 | 00:00 | |
| 22:00 previous day | 07:00 | 15:00 | 01:00 | |
| 23:00 previous day | 08:00 | 16:00 | 02:00 | |
| 00:00 | 09:00 | 17:00 | 03:00 | |
| 01:00 | 10:00 | 18:00 | 04:00 | |
| 02:00 | 11:00 | 19:00 | 05:00 | |
| 03:00 | 12:00 | 20:00 | 06:00 | |
| 04:00 | 13:00 | 21:00 | 07:00 | |
| 05:00 | 14:00 | 22:00 | 08:00 | |
| 06:00 | 15:00 | 23:00 | 09:00 | |
| 07:00 | 16:00 | 00:00 next day | 10:00 | |
| 08:00 | 17:00 | 01:00 next day | 11:00 | |
| 09:00 | 18:00 | 02:00 next day | 12:00 | |
| 10:00 | 19:00 | 03:00 next day | 13:00 | |
| 11:00 | 20:00 | 04:00 next day | 14:00 | |
| 12:00 | 21:00 | 05:00 next day | 15:00 | |
| 13:00 | 22:00 | 06:00 next day | 16:00 | |
| 14:00 | 23:00 | 07:00 next day | 17:00 | |
| 15:00 | 00:00 next day | 08:00 next day | 18:00 |
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.
Today some of the lighter areas are on 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
Pacific Daylight Time
Offset: PDT is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PDT 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: HAP - Heure Avancée du Pacifique
Spanish: PT - Zona Noroeste
Today the shaded areas are on UTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time).
Daylight Saving: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Pacific Standard Time (PST).
End: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) ended on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.
Start: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) starts on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
PDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -07 - basic short
- -0700 - basic
- -07:00 - extended
- -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 west of the zero meridian.
- Tango - Military abbreviation for PDT
- T - short form of 'Tango'
- America/Ensenada
- America/Los_Angeles
- America/Santa_Isabel
- America/Tijuana
- America/Vancouver
- Canada/Pacific
- Mexico/BajaNorte
- PST8PDT
- US/Pacific
- MST - Mountain Standard Time
- PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
- YST - Yukon Standard Time
- T - Tango Time Zone
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
Today the shaded areas are on UTC+1 (CET).
Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Central European Time (CET).
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ended on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) starts on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.
CEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Ceuta
- 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
- CEST - Central European Summer Time
- EET - Eastern European Time
- MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
- B - Bravo Time Zone
- CAT - Central Africa Time
- IST - Israel Standard Time
- SAST - South Africa Standard Time
- WAST - West Africa Summer Time
Korea Standard Time
Offset: KST is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: North Korea, South Korea
Principal Cities: The largest city in the KST time zone is Seoul in South Korea, with about 10.349 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Busan, Pyongyang, Incheon, Daegu.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Korea Standard Time (KST) do not change for daylight saving time, so KST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
KST representations, usage and related time zones
- +09 - basic short
- +0900 - basic
- +09:00 - extended
- +0900 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of nine hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- India - Military abbreviation for KST
- I - short form of 'India'
- Asia/Pyongyang
- Asia/Seoul
- ROK
- Korea Standard Time - UTC +9
- Pyongyang Time - UTC +8:30
- AWDT - Australian Western Daylight Time
- CHOST - Choibalsan Summer Time
- I - India Time Zone
- IRKST - Irkutsk Summer Time
- JST - Japan Standard Time
- KST - Korea Standard Time
- PWT - Palau Time
- TLT - East Timor Time
- ULAST - Ulaanbaatar Summer Time
- WIT - Eastern Indonesian Time
- YAKT - Yakutsk Time
Eastern Daylight Time
Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT 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: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est
Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Today the shaded areas are on UTC−5 (EST).
Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).
End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ended on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.
Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) starts on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
EDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -04 - basic short
- -0400 - basic
- -04:00 - extended
- -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 west of the zero meridian.
- Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
- Q - short form of 'Quebec'
- 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/Kentucky/Louisville
- America/Kentucky/Monticello
- America/Louisville
- America/Montreal
- America/Nassau
- America/New_York
- America/Nipigon
- America/Pangnirtung
- America/Port-au-Prince
- America/Thunder_Bay
- America/Toronto
- Canada/Eastern
- EST5EDT
- US/East-Indiana
- US/Eastern
- US/Michigan
- AST - Atlantic Standard Time
- EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
- AMT - Amazon Time
- BOT - Bolivia Time
- CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
- CLT - Chile Standard Time
- GYT - Guyana Time
- HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
- Q - Quebec Time Zone
- VET - Venezuelan Standard Time