PST to EST converter

Pacific Time (PST) is UTC−8 and observes daylight saving (PDT, UTC−7, roughly March–November). It covers Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver.

Eastern Time (EST) is UTC−5 and observes daylight saving (EDT, UTC−4, roughly March–November). It covers New York, Toronto, Miami and Atlanta.

Eastern Time is typically 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year.

Time difference between Pacific Time and Eastern Time

Eastern Time is typically 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year. Put the other way around: eastern Time (EST) is typically 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time (PST). The table above shows the difference hour by hour using today's actual offsets.

Best time to call Eastern Time from Pacific Time

Office hours overlap for about 5 hours a day: 9:00 AM–2:00 PM in Pacific Time is 12:00 PM–5:00 PM in Eastern Time. Book calls inside this window and nobody is out of hours. Daylight saving can shift these times by an hour at some points in the year.