PST to EST converter
Eastern Time is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time year-round: Pacific Time runs at UTC−8 / UTC−7 and Eastern Time at UTC−5 / UTC−4. To convert PST to EST, add 3 hours to the PST time. Both zones shift by an hour on the same dates, so the gap never moves.
Pacific Time runs at UTC−8 / UTC−7, Eastern Time at UTC−5 / UTC−4.
PST to EST conversion table
Every hour of the day converted. One column is enough here: the gap between the two zones is the same in winter and summer.
| Pacific Time (PST / PDT) | Eastern Time (EST / EDT) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 12:00 AM | 03:00 3:00 AM |
| 01:00 1:00 AM | 04:00 4:00 AM |
| 02:00 2:00 AM | 05:00 5:00 AM |
| 03:00 3:00 AM | 06:00 6:00 AM |
| 04:00 4:00 AM | 07:00 7:00 AM |
| 05:00 5:00 AM | 08:00 8:00 AM |
| 06:00 6:00 AM | 09:00 9:00 AM |
| 07:00 7:00 AM | 10:00 10:00 AM |
| 08:00 8:00 AM | 11:00 11:00 AM |
| 09:00 9:00 AM | 12:00 12:00 PM |
| 10:00 10:00 AM | 13:00 1:00 PM |
| 11:00 11:00 AM | 14:00 2:00 PM |
| 12:00 12:00 PM | 15:00 3:00 PM |
| 13:00 1:00 PM | 16:00 4:00 PM |
| 14:00 2:00 PM | 17:00 5:00 PM |
| 15:00 3:00 PM | 18:00 6:00 PM |
| 16:00 4:00 PM | 19:00 7:00 PM |
| 17:00 5:00 PM | 20:00 8:00 PM |
| 18:00 6:00 PM | 21:00 9:00 PM |
| 19:00 7:00 PM | 22:00 10:00 PM |
| 20:00 8:00 PM | 23:00 11:00 PM |
| 21:00 9:00 PM | 00:00 12:00 AM next day |
| 22:00 10:00 PM | 01:00 1:00 AM next day |
| 23:00 11:00 PM | 02:00 2:00 AM next day |
How the PST to EST conversion works
Converting PST to EST means taking a wall-clock time in Pacific Time (PST / PDT, UTC−8 / UTC−7) and expressing the same instant in Eastern Time (EST / EDT, UTC−5 / UTC−4). The arithmetic is one step: add 3 hours to any PST time, and it holds on every date of the year. Applying the gap pushes part of the day onto a different calendar date — the table below marks every row that shifts. In code, store the instant in UTC and convert with the IANA identifiers America/Los_Angeles and America/New_York, never with the abbreviations. One note on the source label: PST strictly names the winter offset, so a summer meeting written as PST is almost always PDT, an hour earlier. On the target label: EST is also used for Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10), so the abbreviation alone is ambiguous.
Best time for meetings between PST and EST
Working hours are taken as 09:00–18:00 in each zone. The window in force depends on the date, so both halves of the year are listed where they differ.
EST / EDT, year-round
A 9-to-6 working day in both zones overlaps for 6 hours: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM PST is 12:00 PM–6:00 PM EST. Book inside that window and neither side is working outside normal hours.
Daylight saving time: which side moves
Both Pacific Time and Eastern Time shift their clocks on the same dates, by the same hour, in the same direction. The gap between them therefore holds at 3 hours on every date, including the two transition weekends.
US daylight saving time runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
- Pacific Time
- America/Los_Angeles
- PST / PDT — UTC−8 / UTC−7
- Eastern Time
- America/New_York
- EST / EDT — UTC−5 / UTC−4
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between PST and EST?
Eastern Time runs 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time on every date of the year. In offset terms, Pacific Time sits at UTC−8 / UTC−7 and Eastern Time at UTC−5 / UTC−4. So 9:00 AM PST is 12:00 PM EST. The hour-by-hour table on this page lists the conversion for all 24 hours so you do not have to do the arithmetic.
Does the PST to EST difference change with daylight saving time?
The difference holds at 3 hours on every date. Both Pacific Time and Eastern Time shift by an hour on the same dates and in the same direction, so the gap between them never moves, not even across a transition weekend. In the US that means clocks move forward on the second Sunday of March and back on the first Sunday of November.
What time is 9 am PST in EST?
9:00 AM PST is 12:00 PM in Eastern Time, and it stays that way all year because the two zones stay 3 hours apart. The rule is the same one the whole page runs on: add 3 hours to any PST time. Check the hour-by-hour table for any other starting hour, including the rows that land on the previous or next calendar day.
What do PST and EST stand for?
PST stands for Pacific Standard Time, and PDT is Pacific Daylight Time. EST stands for Eastern Standard Time, and EDT is Eastern Daylight Time. Both are display labels rather than rules: the offsets behind them come from the IANA identifiers America/Los_Angeles and America/New_York. PST strictly names the winter offset, so a summer meeting written as PST is almost always PDT, an hour earlier.
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