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What is NZST in PST?

Pacific Time is 21 hours behind

New Zealand Time is on UTC+13:00 and Pacific Time is on UTC−8:00 right now. New Zealand Time is on daylight saving, so its clocks read NZDT. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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PST — Pacific Time

12:00 am

PST, Sat

Time in Auckland
9:30:49 PM
Time in Los Angeles
12:30:49 AM
Difference
−21 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

New Zealand Time and Pacific Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

  1. Now – March 14, 2027Pacific Time is 21 hours behind
  2. March 14, 2027 – April 4, 2027Pacific Time is 20 hours behind
  3. April 4, 2027 – September 26, 2027Pacific Time is 19 hours behind
  4. September 26, 2027 – November 7, 2027Pacific Time is 20 hours behind
  5. November 7, 2027 – onwardsPacific Time is 21 hours behind

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

New Zealand Time

Sunday, April 4, 2027

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

NZST to PST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from New Zealand Time to Pacific Time. 21 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Los Angeles, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

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

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

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