What this does
Enter an East Coast (Eastern) time and read off the West Coast (Pacific) equivalent. Pacific runs 3 hours behind Eastern, so 3:00 PM in New York is 12:00 PM noon in Los Angeles.
Why the gap is a steady 3 hours
Eastern and Pacific change their clocks on the same dates, so daylight saving never opens or closes the gap between them — it's EST/PST in winter and EDT/PDT in summer, three hours apart either way. The only exceptions are the two changeover weekends (March and November), when the coasts shift an hour apart from each other for part of a day. The converter above reads live zone data, so it's right even then.
Quick EST → PST reference
- 9:00 AM EST → 6:00 AM PST
- 12:00 PM EST → 9:00 AM PST
- 3:00 PM EST → 12:00 PM PST (noon)
- 5:00 PM EST → 2:00 PM PST
- 8:00 PM EST → 5:00 PM PST
When does a "live at 8 PM ET" show start on the West Coast?
US television and streaming events are usually announced in Eastern. A primetime "8/7c" means 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central — and 5 PM Pacific. Sports and award shows quoted "8 PM ET" land at 5 PM for West Coast viewers, which is why the West Coast often gets spoilers before the broadcast.
Best window for a coast-to-coast call
Aim for the late East Coast morning: 1:00–4:00 PM Eastern is 10:00 AM–1:00 PM Pacific, after the West Coast is online and before the East Coast wraps up. Anything past 6 PM Eastern is still mid-afternoon out West but past dinner in the East.
Reverse or more zones?
See PST to EST for the other direction, or the full timezone tool to compare several zones at once.