EST to PST Eastern Time → Pacific Time
Pacific Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Time.
Best overlap: 12:00–17:00 ET = 09:00–14:00 PT · 5 hours inside work hours (9–5) for both.
Hour by hour
All year · PT is 3 hours behind ET
| ET | PT |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 21:00 −1 |
| 01:00 | 22:00 −1 |
| 02:00 | 23:00 −1 |
| 03:00 | 00:00 |
| 04:00 | 01:00 |
| 05:00 | 02:00 |
| 06:00 | 03:00 |
| 07:00 | 04:00 |
| 08:00 | 05:00 |
| 09:00 | 06:00 |
| 10:00 | 07:00 |
| 11:00 | 08:00 |
| 12:00 | 09:00 |
| 13:00 | 10:00 |
| 14:00 | 11:00 |
| 15:00 | 12:00 |
| 16:00 | 13:00 |
| 17:00 | 14:00 |
| 18:00 | 15:00 |
| 19:00 | 16:00 |
| 20:00 | 17:00 |
| 21:00 | 18:00 |
| 22:00 | 19:00 |
| 23:00 | 20:00 |
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Daylight saving time
Clocks in most of the US and Canada spring forward 1 hour on the second Sunday in March and fall back on the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 AM local time.
Questions
What is the time difference between EST and PST?
Pacific Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Time all year. Both switch to daylight saving time on the same dates, so the gap never changes.
What time is 9 AM EST in PST?
9:00 AM EST is 6:00 AM PST.
When do the clocks change?
Clocks in most of the US and Canada spring forward 1 hour on the second Sunday in March and fall back on the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 AM local time.
What is the best time for a meeting between EST and PST?
9:00 AM–2:00 PM PT (12:00 PM–5:00 PM ET) is inside normal 9-to-5 work hours for both: 5 hours of overlap.