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EST to PST converter

9 am EST is 6 am PST.
PST is 3 hours behind EST.

EST is Eastern Standard Time, UTC−5. PST is Pacific Standard Time, UTC−8. To convert, subtract 3 hours.

9 am EST is 6 am PST.

EST to PST, hour by hour

EST UTC−5PST UTC−8
12 am9 pm −1 day
1 am10 pm −1 day
2 am11 pm −1 day
3 am12 am
4 am1 am
5 am2 am
6 am3 am
7 am4 am
8 am5 am
9 am6 am
10 am7 am
11 am8 am
12 pm9 am
1 pm10 am
2 pm11 am
3 pm12 pm
4 pm1 pm
5 pm2 pm
6 pm3 pm
7 pm4 pm
8 pm5 pm
9 pm6 pm
10 pm7 pm
11 pm8 pm

Daylight saving

EST is New York’s winter clock. Right now New York is on EDT (UTC−4), not EST. It switches to EST on Sunday, November 1, 2026 and back on Sunday, March 14, 2027.

PST is Los Angeles’s winter clock. Right now Los Angeles is on PDT (UTC−7), not PST. It switches to PST on Sunday, November 1, 2026 and back on Sunday, March 14, 2027.

If you mean the clocks in New York and Los Angeles, whatever they’re on: New York is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles all year.

PST here means Pacific Standard Time. The same letters are also used for Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8).

Questions

What is 9 am EST in PST?

9 am EST is 6 am PST.

How many hours ahead is PST of EST?

PST is 3 hours behind EST.

What is 5 pm EST in PST?

5 pm EST is 2 pm PST.