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What is UTC in PST?

Pacific Time is 8 hours behind

Coordinated Universal Time is on UTC+0:00 and Pacific Time is on UTC−8:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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PST — Pacific Time

12:00 am

PST, Sat

Time in the prime meridian
8:18:36 AM
Time in Los Angeles
12:18:36 AM
Difference
−8 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Coordinated Universal 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 8 hours behind
  2. March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027Pacific Time is 7 hours behind
  3. November 7, 2027 – onwardsPacific Time is 8 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

Coordinated Universal Time

No clock changes

Coordinated Universal Time stays on UTC all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

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.

UTC to PST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Coordinated Universal Time to Pacific Time. 8 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Los Angeles, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm UTC, which is 9:00 am to 10:00 am PST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is used in aviation, computing, and science worldwide. UTC never changes for daylight saving.

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

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