UTC to PST converter
PST is 8 hours behind UTC. UTC never moves and PST does, so this gap is not the same number all year. The full hour-by-hour table is below, and it reads perfectly well with JavaScript turned off. No account, no email address.
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UTC to PST, hour by hour
Shaded rows are inside a nine-to-five working day in both UTC and Los Angeles.
| UTC | PST |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | 10:00pm day before |
| 7:00am | 11:00pm day before |
| 8:00am | 12:00am |
| 9:00am | 1:00am |
| 10:00am | 2:00am |
| 11:00am | 3:00am |
| 12:00pm | 4:00am |
| 1:00pm | 5:00am |
| 2:00pm | 6:00am |
| 3:00pm | 7:00am |
| 4:00pm | 8:00am |
| 5:00pm | 9:00am |
| 6:00pm | 10:00am |
| 7:00pm | 11:00am |
| 8:00pm | 12:00pm |
| 9:00pm | 1:00pm |
| 10:00pm | 2:00pm |
UTC to PST is not the same gap all year
UTC never moves and PST does, so this gap is not the same number all year. UTC is the reference every other zone is measured from. It has no summer form at all. The US side changes on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November. Between those two Sundays the real difference is one hour less than the 8 hours behind this page is named for.
Strictly, PST is the winter clock. In July those cities are on PDT (Pacific Daylight Time), one hour ahead of PST, and hardly anyone says so out loud. That one hour is the single most common conversion mistake there is, and it is why a July call booked from a January table arrives an hour late.
UTC and PST
- Same all year
- No, one hour less for part of the year
- Shared office hours
- None between 9 and 5
Booking a call between UTC and Los Angeles
There is no overlap in a nine-to-five day. At 8 hours apart, one side is always outside working hours while the other is in them. Somebody takes an early morning or a late evening. The useful thing is to decide which, once, rather than rediscovering it every week.
When it is 9:00am in UTC it is 1:00am in Los Angeles. When Los Angeles opens at 9:00am, UTC reads 5:00pm.
UTC covers the reference every other zone is measured from. It is used by aviation, computing and the military worldwide. PST covers the US west coast and British Columbia: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, San Diego.
UTC to PST: common questions
What time is it in PST when it is 9am UTC?
1:00am. PST is 8 hours behind UTC. The table above runs the same conversion for every hour of the day.
Why is my UTC to PST conversion off by an hour?
Because of daylight saving. UTC never moves and PST does, so this gap is not the same number all year. UTC is the reference every other zone is measured from. It has no summer form at all. The US side changes on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November. Between those two Sundays the real difference is one hour less than the 8 hours behind this page is named for. If a conversion looks an hour out, check which side of a clock change the date falls on.
Does converting UTC to PST ever change the date?
For most of the working day, no. The two clocks stay on the same calendar day. Late evening and very early morning can straddle midnight, which is why the table above shows the day alongside the time.
When can UTC and PST actually meet?
There is no overlap in a nine-to-five day: the difference is 8 hours behind, which puts one side outside working hours whenever the other is in them. Somebody has to take an early morning or a late evening, so it is worth deciding which end that is rather than rediscovering it every week.
Is this UTC to PST converter free?
Yes, completely. No account, no email address, no trial. The table works with JavaScript turned off and nothing you type is sent anywhere.
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