PST to EST converter
Eastern Time is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time all year. Type any time below, or pick another place.
Pacific Time (US) to Eastern Time (US), hour by hour (Nov 13, 2026)
| Pacific Time (US) PST | Eastern Time (US) EST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 12:00 AMSat |
| 10:00 PM | 1:00 AMSat |
| 11:00 PM | 2:00 AMSat |
Shaded rows: 9 AM to 5 PM in both places. A weekday is shown next to times that fall on a different day. The table follows the date picked above.
When daylight saving changes the gap
2026
Eastern Time (US) is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time (US) all year.
Pacific Time (US) moves its clocks forward on March 8 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM) and back on November 1 (2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM). Eastern Time (US) moves its clocks forward on March 8 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM) and back on November 1 (2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM).
Both switch at 2:00 AM local time, which is a different moment in each zone, so for about an hour on March 7 and October 31 the gap is briefly different.
2027
Eastern Time (US) is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time (US) all year.
Pacific Time (US) moves its clocks forward on March 14 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM) and back on November 7 (2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM). Eastern Time (US) moves its clocks forward on March 14 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM) and back on November 7 (2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM).
Both switch at 2:00 AM local time, which is a different moment in each zone, so for about an hour on March 13 and November 6 the gap is briefly different.
What PST and EST mean here
PST means US Pacific Time: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas and Vancouver. That's PST (UTC−8) in winter and PDT (UTC−7) from March 8 to November 1, 2026. The Philippines also uses "PST" for Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8); for that, search for Manila.
EST (Eastern Standard Time, UTC−5) is the winter time in New York, Washington, Atlanta, Miami and Toronto. From March 8 to November 1, 2026 those places use EDT (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC−4) instead. Most people who write "EST" mean "Eastern Time, whatever the clocks say today", so this converter follows the clocks in New York and switches between EST and EDT on the right days.
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Questions
What is the time difference between PST and EST?
Eastern Time is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time all year.
What is 9 AM PST in EST?
9:00 AM PST is 12:00 PM EST, noon PST is 3:00 PM EST, and 5:00 PM PST is 8:00 PM EST.
When do working hours overlap?
5 hours of a 9-to-5 day overlap: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in Pacific Time is 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Eastern Time.
Is PST the same as PDT?
No. PST is UTC−8 and PDT is UTC−7. California and the rest of the US West Coast use PDT from March 8 to November 1, 2026. This page follows the clocks in Los Angeles, so it uses PST or PDT automatically.
What about PDT to EST?
Read literally, PDT is UTC−7 and EST is UTC−5, so they are 2 hours apart. But people who search for "pdt to est" almost always mean the clocks in those places, and in practice Eastern Time is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time all year. That real-clock answer is what the converter shows.