EST to PST Time Converter
Convert Eastern Standard Time to Pacific Standard Time
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Understanding the EST to PST Time Difference
The standard difference between EST and PST is -3 hours. EST to PST is the most common domestic US time zone conversion, spanning the 3-hour gap between the East and West coasts. Many US companies have offices in both New York and California, making this conversion a daily reality. Tech companies headquartered on the West Coast (Silicon Valley) coordinate constantly with East Coast financial and media industries. The 3-hour gap means an early morning meeting in California is a late-morning meeting in New York.
Best Meeting Times: EST and PST Overlap
The comfortable overlap for coast-to-coast meetings is 12 PM–5 PM Eastern (9 AM–2 PM Pacific). Meetings before noon Eastern require Pacific attendees to join before 9 AM. After 5 PM Eastern, West Coast workers still have 2 hours left.
About These Time Zones
EST — Eastern Standard Time
Standard UTC Offset: UTC-5
Reference time zone: America/New_York
PST — Pacific Standard Time
Standard UTC Offset: UTC-8
Reference time zone: America/Los_Angeles
The live clocks, quick converter, and table on this page use the real current offset of each zone's reference region, so daylight saving time is applied automatically whenever it is in effect.