Our free EST to PST converter instantly translates US Eastern Time into Pacific Time — the everyday coast-to-coast conversion between cities like New York, Boston, or Miami and Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle. It is the most common US domestic scheduling task, and the gap stays the same all year.
Because both coasts observe US daylight saving on the same dates, the difference is a steady three hours throughout the year: (Offsets follow the IANA Time Zone Database.)
EST is always 3 hours ahead of PST. Because the East and West Coasts change clocks on the same dates, the gap is a constant 3 hours all year, so 12:00 PM EST is 9:00 AM PST.
No. Both zones shift together (EST↔EDT and PST↔PDT on the same dates), so the 3-hour difference never changes — unlike conversions that cross into regions with different DST rules.
9:00 AM EST is 6:00 AM PST. For a meeting that suits both coasts, aim for early-to-mid Eastern afternoon, which is late morning on the West Coast.