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PST to EST Time Converter (Los Angeles / San Francisco to New York)

Convert PST (Pacific Time (US & Canada), Los Angeles / San Francisco) to EST (Eastern Time (US & Canada), New York) instantly. View live clocks, 24-hour comparison table, best meeting overlap hours, and developer code snippets.

PST — Los Angeles / San FranciscoAmerica/Los_Angeles
5:00 AM
Fri, Oct 16 (05:00)Sleeping
EST — New YorkAmerica/New_York
8:00 AM
Fri, Oct 16 (08:00)Awake / Flex

Interactive Hour Converter (PST → EST)

Drag slider to test any hour
When it is in PST (Los Angeles / San Francisco):
9:00 AM (09:00)
It is in EST (New York):
12:00 PM (12:00)

24-Hour PST to EST Time Conversion Table

Side-by-side hourly reference with business hours overlap indicators.

PST (Los Angeles / San Francisco)24hEST (New York)24hStatus in EST
12:00 AM00:003:00 AM03:00
Sleeping
1:00 AM01:004:00 AM04:00
Sleeping
2:00 AM02:005:00 AM05:00
Sleeping
3:00 AM03:006:00 AM06:00
Sleeping
4:00 AM04:007:00 AM07:00
Awake / Flex
5:00 AM05:008:00 AM08:00
Awake / Flex
6:00 AM06:009:00 AM09:00
Work Hours
7:00 AM07:0010:00 AM10:00
Work Hours
8:00 AM08:0011:00 AM11:00
Work Hours
9:00 AM09:0012:00 PM12:00
Work Hours★ Best Meeting Overlap
10:00 AM10:001:00 PM13:00
Work Hours★ Best Meeting Overlap
11:00 AM11:002:00 PM14:00
Work Hours★ Best Meeting Overlap
12:00 PM12:003:00 PM15:00
Work Hours★ Best Meeting Overlap
1:00 PM13:004:00 PM16:00
Work Hours★ Best Meeting Overlap
2:00 PM14:005:00 PM17:00
Work Hours★ Best Meeting Overlap
3:00 PM15:006:00 PM18:00
Awake / Flex
4:00 PM16:007:00 PM19:00
Awake / Flex
5:00 PM17:008:00 PM20:00
Awake / Flex
6:00 PM18:009:00 PM21:00
Awake / Flex
7:00 PM19:0010:00 PM22:00
Awake / Flex
8:00 PM20:0011:00 PM23:00
Sleeping
9:00 PM21:0012:00 AM00:00
Sleeping
10:00 PM22:001:00 AM01:00
Sleeping
11:00 PM23:002:00 AM02:00
Sleeping

Developer Code Snippets (PST to EST)

JavaScript / TypeScript (Intl API)
// Convert current time from PST (America/Los_Angeles) to EST (America/New_York)
const now = new Date();
const inEST = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
  timeZone: 'America/New_York',
  dateStyle: 'medium',
  timeStyle: 'long'
}).format(now);
console.log(inEST);
Python 3.9+ (zoneinfo)
# Python 3.9+ using standard zoneinfo
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo

dt_pst = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("America/Los_Angeles"))
dt_est = dt_pst.astimezone(ZoneInfo("America/New_York"))
print(f"PST: {dt_pst.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %Z')}")
print(f"EST: {dt_est.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %Z')}")

Frequently Asked Questions (PST → EST)

How do I convert PST to EST?

PST (Pacific Time (US & Canada)) uses the IANA timezone identifier America/Los_Angeles (standard offset -08:00), while EST (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) uses America/New_York (standard offset -05:00). Use the interactive slider or the 24-hour table above to convert any hour accurately with automatic Daylight Saving Time (DST) adjustment.

What are the best meeting hours between Los Angeles / San Francisco and New York?

Check the rows highlighted with "Best Meeting Overlap" in the 24-hour table above, where both PST and EST fall within standard 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM working hours.

Does PST to EST account for Daylight Saving Time (DST)?

Yes. Castov uses the browser's native IANA tzdb engine (America/Los_Angeles and America/New_York), which automatically applies official Daylight Saving Time transitions.

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