EST to PST converter

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

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.

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

Time difference between Eastern Time and Pacific Time

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

Best time to call Pacific Time from Eastern Time

Office hours overlap for about 5 hours a day: 12:00 PM–5:00 PM in Eastern Time is 9:00 AM–2:00 PM in Pacific 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.