What is PST Time?
You need to keep in mind that PST Time zone is an identifier for a time offset that is 8 hours behind the
UTC time zone.
This time pattern is maintained using highly accurate atomic clocks matched to the Earth's rotation.
In this section, you will learn key facts about this time zone and stay well informed.
The IANA time zone identifier for PST Time is Etc/GMT+8.
Please be aware that
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not used in this time zone.
During the summer, clocks go forward one hour to the
UTC-7 offset and
PDT Time is used.
About This Time Pattern
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Time Offset: UTC-8, UTC-08:00
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Abbreviation: PT Time, Pacific Standard Time, Pacific Time
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Standard Time Ends: 2nd Sunday in March, 01:00 UTC (clocks go forward one hour).
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Standard Time Began: 1st Sunday in November, 01:00 UTC (clocks went back one hour).
What is PST Time Zone?
In the United States and Canada, this time zone is generically called the Pacific Standard Time Zone.
This time zone is a time offset that subtracts 8 hours from
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by this time zone.
Its main cities and territories are:
The largest city in this time zone is Los Angeles, whose metropolitan area is also the largest in the time zone.
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by the time zone.
This time offset is also observed during standard time and daylight saving time for various geographic regions.
You need to be very careful finding these time zones that may have different names and abbreviations, but have the same UTC offset:
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Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
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Clipperton Island Standard Time (CIST)
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Pacific Time (PT)
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Pitcairn Standard Time (PST)
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Uniform Time Zone (U)
PST Time Zone Countries
This time zone is used in the following countries:
The Pacific Standard Time zone is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico.
In Canada, this time zone is present in the province of
British Columbia (except for the Highway 95 corridor in the southeast, Tumbler Ridge, Fort St. John, and Dawson Creek in the northeast).
In Mexico, this time zone is present in the state of Baja California.
In the USA, this time zone is present in the states of
Alaska (Hyder),
California,
Idaho (Idaho Panhandle),
Nevada (except for West Wendover),
Oregon (except for the majority of Malheur County) and
Washington.
Current PST Time with seconds according to the official atomic clock.
