What is PST in EAT?

East Africa Time is 11 hours ahead

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

Convert a time

PST — Pacific Time

EAT — East Africa Time

11:00 am

EAT, Sat

Time in Los Angeles: 12:30:19 AM
Time in Nairobi: 11:30:19 AM
Difference: +11 h
Next clock change: March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Pacific Time and East Africa 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, 2027East Africa Time is 11 hours ahead
March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027East Africa Time is 10 hours ahead
November 7, 2027 – onwardsEast Africa Time is 11 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.

East Africa Time

No clock changes

East Africa Time stays on EAT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

PST to EAT conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Pacific Time to East Africa Time. 11 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Nairobi, which is marked.

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

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

Scheduling between the two

There is no overlap between a nine-to-six working day in Los Angeles and one in Nairobi — the gap is too wide. A call has to sit early or late for one side. Early morning in Los Angeles is the usual compromise, since that is late afternoon or evening in Nairobi.

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

East Africa Time (EAT) is used in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia