About PST to EST Time
PST covers Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas and Vancouver. EST covers New York, Toronto, Atlanta, Miami and Boston.
Working days overlap between 09:00 and 15:00 PST, which is 12:00–18:00 in EST. That window is where calls land without anyone working late.
Both regions use daylight saving, so the gap holds for most of the year — except for the week or two each spring and autumn when they switch on different dates.
How it works
Eastern Time (New York) is always 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time (Los Angeles).
- Take the PST time you want to convert.
- Add 3 hours.
- Roll the date forward or back if the result crosses midnight.
Neither side changes its clocks relative to the other, so this gap holds all year.
Zone details: PST is −8 in winter and −7 in summer (UTC), EST is −5 in winter and −4 in summer.
Examples
A working day in PST, seen from EST:
| PST | EST |
|---|---|
| 09:00 PST | 12:00 EST |
| 12:00 PST | 15:00 EST |
| 15:00 PST | 18:00 EST |
| 18:00 PST | 21:00 EST |
| 21:00 PST | 00:00 EST (next day) |
Meetings usually work best where the two working days overlap. Drag the timeline above to see the overlap for any hour, or use the full time zone converter for any other pair of cities.
PST to EST Time: frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between PST and EST?
- EST is 3 hours ahead of PST in standard time (PST is UTC−8, EST is UTC−5). Both zones change clocks on the same US dates, so the 3 hours difference stays the same all year.
- What is 9 AM PST in EST?
- 9:00 AM PST is 12:00 PM EST (standard time).
- Where is PST used?
- Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8) is used in the US West Coast (Los Angeles, Seattle).
- Where is EST used?
- Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) is used in US East Coast (New York, Miami).