From
EST / EDT
Time Converter
EST to PST Time Converter
Convert Eastern Time to Pacific Time with a live clock and clean permalinks.
To
PST / PDT
When it is 7:30 AM in Eastern Time, it is 4:30 AM in Pacific Time.
EST to PST at a glance
Pacific Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Time. If someone gives you a time in Eastern Time, move the clock by 3 hours to read it in Pacific Time. A 9:00 AM start in New York becomes 6:00 AM in Los Angeles.
What Eastern Time covers
Eastern Time is the main clock for New York, Washington, Toronto, and many large business hubs on the east side of North America. It is widely used for finance, media, and US-facing business operations.
What Pacific Time covers
Pacific Time is the clock used on the west coast of North America. It is the everyday time for places like Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Seattle. It is a common reference point for tech, entertainment, and west coast customer support teams.
Quick answers
What is the time difference between EST and PST?
Pacific Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Time.
What happens to a 3:00 PM meeting in EST?
It lands at 12:00 PM in PST.
Does daylight saving time matter for EST to PST?
Eastern Time and Pacific Time are shown using the offsets that are active right now, so the result already reflects any daylight saving change in effect today.