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What is EST in PST?

Pacific Time is 3 hours behind

Eastern Time is on UTC−5:00 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 New York
3:18:38 AM
Time in Los Angeles
12:18:38 AM
Difference
−3 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

Daylight saving

Eastern Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

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

EST to PST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Eastern Time to Pacific Time. 3 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Los Angeles, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm EST, which is 9:00 am to 3:00 pm PST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

Eastern Time (EST) is used in Toronto, Atlanta, Miami, Detroit and most of the US east coast

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

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