EST to PST Converter
Convert Eastern Time (EST/EDT) to Pacific Time (PST/PDT). This page uses New York time and Los Angeles time, so it follows daylight saving automatically: pick any date below and the conversion uses the offsets in force on that day.
EST to PST time difference
The converter above shows the difference for the date and time you choose. Over 2026, the gap works out like this:
- PST is 3 hours behind ESTAll year.
EST to PST for a working day
New York time from 6 AM to 10 PM, converted. Bold times fall between 9 AM and 5 PM in PST.
| EST (New York) | PST (Los Angeles) |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
Calculated for January 15, 2026.
About these time zones
EST. Eastern Time is EST (UTC-5) in winter and EDT (UTC-4) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. It covers New York, Toronto, Miami and most of the US East Coast.
PST. Pacific Time is PST (UTC-8) in winter and PDT (UTC-7) in summer, on the same US daylight saving dates as Eastern Time. It covers Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver.
Overlap. Meetings starting between 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM EST land inside a 9 to 5 working day in both zones.