# PST to EST Converter: Pacific Time to Eastern Time | WherOra

> Eastern Time is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time all year; both change their clocks on the same dates. PST to EST converter and hour-by-hour table.
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TIME ZONE CONVERTER

# PST to EST converter

**Right now Eastern Time is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time**: Los Angeles is on PST (UTC−8) and New York is on EST (UTC−5). 9:00 AM Pacific Time is 12:00 PM in Eastern Time.

PST and EST are both in effect today, so the strict and real-world answers match.

Times checked November 1, 2026 against the IANA time zone database. [How WherOra calculates times](https://wherora.com/about/methodology/)

In the Philippines, PST also means Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8), 15 or 16 hours ahead of US Pacific Time. For that one, see the [time in Manila](https://wherora.com/time/manila/) or [Eastern Time to Philippine Time](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-pht/).

Scheduling from Pacific Time today: 8:00 AM → 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM → 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM → 8:00 PM, 8:00 PM → 11:00 PM in Eastern Time.

## Convert PST to EST

Pick a time and date in Pacific Time. Daylight saving is applied for the date you choose.

## PST to EST, hour by hour

Each hour in Pacific Time and the matching time in Eastern Time. Highlighted rows are inside both 8 AM–5 PM working days.

| Pacific Time (PST) | Eastern Time (EST) |
| --- | --- |
| 12:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 12:00 AM next day |
| 10:00 PM | 1:00 AM next day |
| 11:00 PM | 2:00 AM next day |

Times use the real clocks in Pacific Time and Eastern Time, including daylight saving.

## Where PST and EST are used

**PST** (Pacific Standard Time, Pacific Daylight Time in summer): [Los Angeles](https://wherora.com/time/los-angeles/), [San Francisco](https://wherora.com/time/san-francisco/), Seattle. **EST** (Eastern Standard Time, Eastern Daylight Time in summer): [New York](https://wherora.com/time/new-york/), [Toronto](https://wherora.com/time/toronto/), Miami, Atlanta, Boston.

Pacific Time covers California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada in the US. British Columbia used it until 2026, but since November 2026 it stays on UTC−7 all year, an hour ahead of Los Angeles in winter. Arizona also stays on UTC−7 (MST) all year, so in summer both show the same time as PDT.

Eastern Time covers the US East Coast, most of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Panama, Jamaica and Cancún use EST all year, with no daylight saving.

### Related

- [EST to PST](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-pst/)
- [EST to IST](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-ist/)
- [PST to IST](https://wherora.com/convert/pst-to-ist/)
- [IST to EST](https://wherora.com/convert/ist-to-est/)
- [EST to PHT](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-pht/)
- [UTC to EST](https://wherora.com/convert/utc-to-est/)
- [EST to GMT](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-gmt/)
- [EST to CET](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-cet/)
- [PST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/pst/)
- [EST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/est/)
- [New York to Los Angeles time](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-los-angeles/)
- [All time zones](https://wherora.com/time-zones/)

Confused by an abbreviation in an invite? Read [time zone abbreviations explained](https://wherora.com/guides/time-zone-abbreviations/).

## PST and EST: quick answers

### Is Eastern Time ahead of or behind Pacific Time?

Eastern Time is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time all year. Both change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap stays the same.

### Does daylight saving change the Pacific Time–Eastern Time difference?

Both Pacific Time and Eastern Time use daylight saving time and change their clocks on the same dates, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.

### What’s the best time for a call between Pacific Time and Eastern Time?

Between 8:00 AM and 2:00 PM in Pacific Time, which is 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Eastern Time. That’s when both sides are inside an 8 AM–5 PM working day.

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Source: https://wherora.com/convert/pst-to-est/ · Site guide for agents: https://wherora.com/llms.txt · How times are calculated: https://wherora.com/about/methodology/