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PST to EST converter

9 am PST is 12 pm EST.
EST is 3 hours ahead of PST.

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

9 am PST is 12 pm EST.

PST to EST, hour by hour

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

Daylight saving

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.

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.

If you mean the clocks in Los Angeles and New York, 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 PST in EST?

9 am PST is 12 pm EST.

How many hours ahead is EST of PST?

EST is 3 hours ahead of PST.

What is 5 pm PST in EST?

5 pm PST is 8 pm EST.