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EST to PST Converter: Eastern Time to Pacific Time.
Convert Eastern Time to Pacific Time: always three hours behind.
Pacific Time is always 3 hours behind Eastern Time: 3:00 PM in New York is 12:00 PM in Los Angeles, all year round. Enter an Eastern time below to see the Pacific time, or swap the zones. The chart lists the most common times, including after midnight.
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INTERACTIVE TOOL
Conversions use the IANA time zone database built into your browser, so UTC offsets and daylight saving time are applied automatically. If a conversion crosses midnight, the destination date is shown above.
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Pacific Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Time, so subtract 3 hours to convert EST to PST: 3:00 PM EST is 12:00 PM PST, 5:00 PM EST is 2:00 PM PST and 1:00 AM EST is 10:00 PM PST the evening before. The gap is the same in summer, from EDT to PDT.
QUICK REFERENCE
Eastern Time to Pacific Time
| Eastern Time (EST/EDT) | Pacific Time (PST/PDT) |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 9:00 PM (day before) |
| 1:00 AM | 10:00 PM (day before) |
| 2:00 AM | 11:00 PM (day before) |
| 6:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
THE METHOD
How it works
Convert the selected local date and time to UTC using the source zone’s offset at that instant, then display that instant in the destination zone. DST is handled by the IANA time zone database.
PUT IT TO USE
Example calculation
Set 09:00 in Tunis and select New York to see the exact corresponding local time, including daylight-saving changes.
Converting across midnight
Times from midnight to 2:59 AM Eastern are still the previous evening on the West Coast: 12:30 AM EST on Saturday is 9:30 PM PST on Friday. A live event at 11:00 PM Eastern starts at 8:00 PM Pacific.
Market hours and deadlines
The New York Stock Exchange trades from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern, which is 6:30 AM to 1:00 PM Pacific. A deadline of “5 PM ET” is 2 PM in California; one set at “11:59 PM PT” is 2:59 AM the next day in New York.
When the clocks change
Both coasts move their clocks at 2:00 AM local time on the same Sundays, three hours apart, so for three hours on each of those two nights the gap is 2 hours (in November) or 4 hours (in March). On 1 November 2026, New York goes back at 2:00 AM Eastern, three hours before Los Angeles does. See when the clocks change and the PST to EST converter.
In short
How to use the EST to PST Converter
- Enter the date and the Eastern time, for example 15:00 in New York.
- Keep Los Angeles as the destination, or choose another Pacific city.
- Read the Pacific time, three hours earlier.
- Swap the zones to convert Pacific Time to Eastern Time.
Quick reference
Worked examples
| Zone | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| America/New York | GMT-5 | GMT-4 |
| America/Chicago | GMT-6 | GMT-5 |
| America/Denver | GMT-7 | GMT-6 |
| America/Phoenix | GMT-7 | GMT-7 |
| America/Los Angeles | GMT-8 | GMT-7 |
| America/Anchorage | GMT-9 | GMT-8 |
| Pacific/Honolulu | GMT-10 | GMT-10 |
| Europe/London | GMT+0 | GMT+1 |
| Asia/Kolkata | GMT+5:30 | GMT+5:30 |
| Asia/Tokyo | GMT+9 | GMT+9 |
When it is 09:00 in New York
| Zone | Local time |
|---|---|
| America/Chicago | 08:00 |
| America/Denver | 07:00 |
| America/Phoenix | 06:00 |
| America/Los Angeles | 06:00 |
| America/Anchorage | 05:00 |
| Pacific/Honolulu | 03:00 |
| Europe/London | 13:00 |
| Asia/Kolkata | 18:30 |
| Asia/Tokyo | 22:00 |
Accuracy
How we checked this
We converted the same instant, 26 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC, into 10 time zones with this page's clock code and compared each result with the IANA time zone database on October 26, 2026. 10 of 10 matched.
| Zone | Independent value | This page | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| America/New York | 08:00 | 08:00 | Yes |
| America/Chicago | 07:00 | 07:00 | Yes |
| America/Denver | 06:00 | 06:00 | Yes |
| America/Phoenix | 05:00 | 05:00 | Yes |
| America/Los Angeles | 05:00 | 05:00 | Yes |
| America/Anchorage | 04:00 | 04:00 | Yes |
| Pacific/Honolulu | 02:00 | 02:00 | Yes |
| Europe/London | 12:00 | 12:00 | Yes |
| Asia/Kolkata | 17:30 | 17:30 | Yes |
| Asia/Tokyo | 21:00 | 21:00 | Yes |
From the source
At present, daylight saving time in the United States begins at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday of March …
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GOOD TO KNOW
Frequently asked questions
What is 3 PM EST in PST?
12:00 PM (noon) PST.
What is 5 PM EST in PST?
2:00 PM PST.
What is 12 PM EST in PST?
9:00 AM PST.
What is 8 PM EST in PST?
5:00 PM PST.
How are time zones and daylight saving handled?
Conversions use the IANA time zone database built into your browser, so DST rules and UTC offsets are applied automatically — never hardcoded.
What does the World Clock show?
It lists the cities you add and updates their current local time every second. Search a city or time zone to add it, and remove a city when you no longer need it.
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