What is PST in BRT?

Brasília Time is 5 hours ahead

Pacific Time is on UTC−8:00 and Brasília Time is on UTC−3:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Convert a time

PST — Pacific Time

BRT — Brasília Time

5:00 am

BRT, Sat

Time in Los Angeles: 12:29:38 AM
Time in São Paulo: 5:29:38 AM
Difference: +5 h
Next clock change: March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Pacific Time and Brasília 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:

Now – March 14, 2027Brasília Time is 5 hours ahead
March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027Brasília Time is 4 hours ahead
November 7, 2027 – onwardsBrasília Time is 5 hours ahead

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

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.

Brasília Time

No clock changes

Brasília Time stays on BRT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

PST to BRT conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Pacific Time to Brasília Time. 5 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in São Paulo, which is marked.

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

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm PST, which is 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm BRT. 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

Brasília Time (BRT) is used in Rio de Janeiro and Brasília. Brazil ended daylight saving in 2019.