Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Pacific Standard Time (PDT)
UTC Offset
UTC-07:00
Standard: UTC-08:00
Daylight Saving Time
DST Active
PST / PDT
Next Clock Change
Nov 1, 2026
Clocks back
Region
America
6 major cities
Major Cities Using PDT
About Pacific Standard Time
Pacific Standard Time (PDT) is a time zone that is behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by 07:00 hours. During standard time, the offset changes to UTC-08:00.
Major cities using this timezone include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Portland, Las Vegas. These cities follow Pacific Time for their local time, making it easy to coordinate meetings and communications across the region.
Pacific Standard Time observes Daylight Saving Time (DST). The next clock change will occur on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when clocks will fall back (move behind) by one hour.
Frequently Asked Questions
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About Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Pacific Standard Time (PST) is a time zone with a UTC offset of -07:00. The IANA identifier is America/Los_Angeles. Live time displayed here updates every second and accounts for any active Daylight Saving Time.
Use the converter above to translate PST times into your local clock, or jump to one of the popular pair conversions below to see PST relative to other major timezones.
Right now America/Los_Angeles is UTC-07:00 (daylight saving active). Standard-time offset: UTC-08:00.
Next DST change: Sunday, November 1, 2026 — clocks fall back from -07:00 to -08:00. Currently on daylight saving time (UTC-07:00).
Major Cities Using PST
These cities observe Pacific Standard Time either year-round or as their standard non-DST baseline.
Popular PST Time Conversions
Frequently searched conversions involving PST. Each link opens the live converter pre-filled.