Eastern to Pacific Time Converter: EST/EDT to PST/PDT
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Eastern to Pacific Time Converter: EST/EDT to PST/PDT
Quick Eastern-to-Pacific conversion
Pacific Time is normally 3 hours behind Eastern Time when both regions follow their usual US daylight-saving schedule. Subtract 3 hours from the Eastern clock to get Pacific Time. For example, 3:00 PM ET is 12:00 PM PT.
Popular conversion examples
| Eastern Time | Corresponding Pacific Time |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
EST/EDT versus PST/PDT
ET and PT are regional names that cover both standard and daylight time. The specific labels change with the season: winter uses EST and PST; summer uses EDT and PDT. When both cities move their clocks according to the US rules, the time gap remains the same.
Why some online conversions look off
If a page asks for “EST to PST” as fixed offsets, the result differs from a date-aware regional conversion when one or both clocks are in daylight time. Use named cities and the event date if you are converting a real meeting. A 3 PM ET webinar is not necessarily 3 PM EST in July.
Worked calendar example
On July 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM in New York (EDT), the clock in Los Angeles reads 12:00 PM (PDT). The corresponding January conversion keeps the 3-hour regional gap, with standard-time abbreviations.
Frequently asked questions
What is 3 PM Eastern in Pacific?
12:00 PM Pacific under the normal US time-zone relationship.
Is Pacific always 3 hours behind Eastern?
For the major US cities that observe the same seasonal DST dates, yes: the regional gap is usually 3 hours.
Should I use EST or ET?
Use ET when you mean the current Eastern regional clock; EST is specifically standard time at UTC−05:00.
When “EST” in a meeting subject can mislead
Suppose an organizer sends a July webinar invitation marked 3:00 p.m. EST. If they intend a New York wall-clock event, the proper summer zone is EDT; a literal fixed-offset EST reading corresponds to 4:00 p.m. in New York on that date. The Pacific result would therefore be different. Asking whether the invite means “3 p.m. New York time” or “3 p.m. UTC−05:00” resolves the ambiguity.
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