Time zone converter
Convert PST to EST, EST to CST, GMT to IST or any pair of zones. Pick a date and time, choose both zones, and see the converted time plus the exact difference — daylight saving included.
Pick a date and time to convert.
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Right now it is --:-- in Pacific Time and --:-- in Eastern Time.
Understanding the difference
Pacific Time is three hours behind Eastern Time, and Central Time sits one hour behind Eastern. Because all three shift to daylight saving on the same dates in the United States, those gaps stay constant through the year — but they do not line up with zones elsewhere, which change on different dates or not at all.
The converter works from IANA time zone data for the specific date you choose, so a conversion across a daylight-saving boundary shows the correct offset rather than today's.