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What is AST in PST?

Pacific Time is 4 hours behind

Atlantic Time is on UTC−4:00 and Pacific Time is on UTC−8:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because both zones change their clocks on the same dates.

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PST — Pacific Time

12:00 am

PST, Sat

Time in Halifax
4:28:56 AM
Time in Los Angeles
12:28:56 AM
Difference
−4 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

Daylight saving

Atlantic Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on ADT after that.

Pacific Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on PDT after that.

AST to PST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Atlantic Time to Pacific Time. 4 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Los Angeles, which is marked.

12:00 am AST
8:00 pm PST−1 day
1:00 am AST
9:00 pm PST−1 day
2:00 am AST
10:00 pm PST−1 day
3:00 am AST
11:00 pm PST−1 day
4:00 am AST
12:00 am PST
5:00 am AST
1:00 am PST
6:00 am AST
2:00 am PST
7:00 am AST
3:00 am PST
8:00 am AST
4:00 am PST
9:00 am AST
5:00 am PST
10:00 am AST
6:00 am PST
11:00 am AST
7:00 am PST
12:00 pm AST
8:00 am PST
1:00 pm AST
9:00 am PST
2:00 pm AST
10:00 am PST
3:00 pm AST
11:00 am PST
4:00 pm AST
12:00 pm PST
5:00 pm AST
1:00 pm PST
6:00 pm AST
2:00 pm PST
7:00 pm AST
3:00 pm PST
8:00 pm AST
4:00 pm PST
9:00 pm AST
5:00 pm PST
10:00 pm AST
6:00 pm PST
11:00 pm AST
7:00 pm PST

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm AST, which is 9:00 am to 2:00 pm PST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

A note on AST: it can also mean Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3). This page means Atlantic Time.

Atlantic Time (AST) is used in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Puerto Rico

Pacific Time (PST) is used in San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas and Vancouver

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