EST to PST converter

Enter a date and a time and see it converted from Eastern Time (New York) to Pacific Time (Los Angeles). Daylight saving is handled for you, so the result is right on any date of the year.

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How it works

Enter the time

Pick the date and the time; the source zone is already set.

Read the result

The converted time appears with its date and UTC offset.

Add more zones

Compare up to four target zones at once.

How to convert EST to PST

To convert EST to PST, subtract 3 hours all year. For example, when it is 12:00 noon in Eastern Time (New York) it is 9:00 AM in Pacific Time (Los Angeles) in winter. In the converter above the source and target zones are already selected: enter a date and a time and the result appears at once.

The two zones

Eastern Time covers New York, Washington, Miami, Atlanta, Boston and Toronto. It is Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) in winter and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) in summer, so people often write ET for both.

Pacific Time covers Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas and Vancouver. It is Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8) in winter and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7) in summer, often written simply as PT.

The difference between EST and PST

Both zones follow the same daylight saving dates, so the gap is three hours all year round: when it is noon in New York, it is 9:00 AM in Los Angeles. Winter offset: 3 hours behind. Summer offset: 3 hours behind.

EST to PST quick reference

Conversion table
Source timeWinter (15 January)Summer (15 July)
6:00 AM3:00 AM3:00 AM
9:00 AM6:00 AM6:00 AM
12:00 PM9:00 AM9:00 AM
3:00 PM12:00 PM12:00 PM
6:00 PM3:00 PM3:00 PM
9:00 PM6:00 PM6:00 PM

When you need it

  • Scheduling a call between the East and West Coast of the US.
  • Working out when a live stream or an earnings release will reach California.
  • Coordinating remote teams split between New York and San Francisco.

Avoiding time zone mistakes

  • Always say the date as well as the time: a late evening in one zone is already tomorrow in another.
  • Prefer city names (New York, Los Angeles) to abbreviations; EST and EDT are different, and many people write EST all year.
  • For international meetings, send the time in UTC or add a link to a converter so everyone sees their own time.

Private by design

The conversion uses your browser's own time zone database, so nothing you enter is sent anywhere.

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Frequently asked questions

How many hours is PST from EST?
PST is 3 hours behind EST all year.
Does daylight saving change the difference?
For this pair the difference stays the same all year.
What time is 9:00 AM EST in PST?
It is 6:00 AM in winter and 6:00 AM in summer.
Which zone is used for the source?
The converter uses the zone selected as the source, here Eastern Time (New York), and applies its daylight saving rules for the date you enter.
Is this converter free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no limit, and it runs in your browser, so nothing you type is sent to a server.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. It works in any modern mobile browser, and the result updates as you type.

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