EST to PST

About EST to PST

This page converts Eastern Time (ET) to Pacific Time (PT). Pick a date and time, and the answer appears at once. Below it, a table shows every hour of that day.

PT is 3 hours behind ET all year. For example, 9:00 AM EST is 6:00 AM PST.

ET is the time in New York, Washington DC, Miami, Atlanta, Boston and Toronto. PT is the time in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas and Vancouver.

The converter uses your browser's own time zone data, so daylight saving is handled for you — always right for the date you pick, in the past or the future.

Features

• One big answer — "9:00 AM EST → 6:00 AM PST" style, with "next day" when the date changes
• Any date and time — the right offset for that day, summer or winter
• Every hour of the day — a live table for the date you pick, your hour highlighted
• Swap — one tap turns it into PST to EST
• Add more zones — compare London, Tokyo or any other city at the same time
• Now — starts from the current time in ET

EST to PST time table

The difference is the same all year, so this table is always right.

Common times

• 9:00 AM EST is 6:00 AM PST
• 12:00 PM EST is 9:00 AM PST
• 5:00 PM EST is 2:00 PM PST
• 8:00 PM EST is 5:00 PM PST

Daylight saving time

Eastern Time uses EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) in summer. The US clocks go forward on the second Sunday of March and back on the first Sunday of November: March 8, 2026 to November 1, 2026, and March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027.

Pacific Time uses PST (UTC−8) in winter and PDT (UTC−7) in summer. The US clocks go forward on the second Sunday of March and back on the first Sunday of November: March 8, 2026 to November 1, 2026, and March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027.

Good to know

• EST or ET? Strictly, EST is only the winter time of the US East Coast; in summer it is EDT. Many people say "EST" all year when they mean "East Coast time". This page uses the real clock time for the date you pick, so the answer is right either way.
• PST or PT? PST is the winter time of the US West Coast; in summer it is PDT. People often say "PST" all year. The converter uses the right one for your date.
• Planning a meeting? Pick the date and time, then add the other cities of the people you meet with. Everyone's time shows in one list.
• The answer comes from your device's time zone data. Nothing is sent anywhere.

How to use it

• The time is set to now in ET — change the date and time to the one you need
• Read the answer in the big box: the time in PT
• Look at the table for every hour of that day
• Press Swap to convert PST to EST instead
• Add more time zones from the list to compare other cities

Frequently asked questions

How many hours between EST and PST?

PT is 3 hours behind ET. The difference does not change during the year.

What is 9:00 AM EST in PST?

9:00 AM EST is 6:00 AM PST.

Does daylight saving change EST to PST?

No. Both sides change their clocks on the same days, so the difference stays the same.

Is EST the same as ET?

Not exactly. EST is the winter time and EDT the summer time; ET means whichever one is in use. Most people say EST for both. This page always uses the correct clock time.

Related tools

• PST to EST — the other way round
• Time Zone Converter — any time zone to many others at once
• World Clock — the time now in cities around the world
• UTC to EST — Coordinated Universal Time to Eastern Time
• EST to UTC — Eastern Time to Coordinated Universal Time
• GMT to EST — Greenwich Mean Time to Eastern Time
• EST to IST — Eastern Time to India Standard Time
• UTC to PST — Coordinated Universal Time to Pacific Time