Convert PST to EST
EST = PST +3 h
EST is 3 hours ahead of PST. PST is always UTC−8 and EST is always UTC−5, so this gap is the same on every date.
PST · Pacific Standard Time · UTC−8
4:14AM
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
EST · Eastern Standard Time · UTC−5
7:14AM
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Los Angeles is on PST (UTC−8) right now.
New York is on EST (UTC−5) right now.
PST to EST for every hour
Every hour of the PST day with the matching EST time, valid on any date. From 9:00 PM PST, EST is already on the next calendar day.
| PST | EST +3 h | 24-hour |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 3:00 AM | 00:00 → 03:00 |
| 1:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 01:00 → 04:00 |
| 2:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 02:00 → 05:00 |
| 3:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 03:00 → 06:00 |
| 4:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 04:00 → 07:00 |
| 5:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 05:00 → 08:00 |
| 6:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 06:00 → 09:00 |
| 7:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 07:00 → 10:00 |
| 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 08:00 → 11:00 |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 09:00 → 12:00 |
| 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 10:00 → 13:00 |
| 11:00 AM | 2:00 PM | 11:00 → 14:00 |
| 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 12:00 → 15:00 |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 13:00 → 16:00 |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 14:00 → 17:00 |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 15:00 → 18:00 |
| 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 16:00 → 19:00 |
| 5:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 17:00 → 20:00 |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 18:00 → 21:00 |
| 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 19:00 → 22:00 |
| 8:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 20:00 → 23:00 |
| 9:00 PM | 12:00 AM +1 day | 21:00 → 00:00 |
| 10:00 PM | 1:00 AM +1 day | 22:00 → 01:00 |
| 11:00 PM | 2:00 AM +1 day | 23:00 → 02:00 |
Bold rows fall inside office hours (9:00 to 17:00) on both sides. The dot marks the current PST hour.
The PST times people look up most
| PST | EST +3 h |
|---|---|
| 1:30 AM | 4:30 AM |
| 1:30 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 2:30 AM | 5:30 AM |
| 2:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 9:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
| 9:30 PM | 12:30 AM +1 day |
| 1:07 AM | 4:07 AM |
Does the difference change during the year?
No. Los Angeles and New York both change their clocks, on the same dates and in the same direction, so the gap of 3 hours holds all year.
On the change nights themselves the two sides do not switch at the same instant. Each changes at its own local time, so for 3 hours in the early hours the gap between the local clocks is different: 4 h on Mar 14 and 2 h on Nov 7, 2027. That matters only for events scheduled in the middle of the night.
Converting PST to EST by hand
Add 3 hours: 3:30 PM PST is 6:30 PM EST.
Going back from EST to PST, do the opposite: the EST to PST page has its own table.
Where the PST and EST working days overlap
Two 9:00–17:00 days share 5 hours: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM PST, which is 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST.
What PST and EST mean
Pacific Standard Time
PST is UTC−8: winter time in California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada (and Baja California). British Columbia no longer uses it: since 2026 Vancouver stays on UTC−7 all year.
PST can also mean Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8, the Philippines). This page uses Pacific Standard Time, the meaning people searching for this conversion have in mind. For another one, type the city into the time zone converter.
Eastern Standard Time
EST is UTC−5. The US East Coast and eastern Canada (New York, Washington, Miami, Toronto, Montreal) use it only in winter; from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November they are on EDT, UTC−4. Jamaica, Panama and Cancún keep it all year, and since 2026 so does Manitoba (Winnipeg).