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UTC to PST Time Converter

Converts dates and times between Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and Pacific Standard Time (PST) using a fixed offset of UTC minus 8 hours. PST has no daylight saving adjustment, so the conversion does not switch to PDT (UTC minus 7). The result crosses calendar days when the offset moves past midnight, and the swap control reverses direction for PST to UTC.

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The UTC to PST converter aligns a chosen date with a clock time, applies the fixed eight-hour offset between UTC and PST, and renders the result in the destination zone with weekday, full date, and clock value.

  1. The date entered anchors the conversion, since crossing midnight shifts the result onto the previous or next calendar day; today is enough when only the current offset matters.
  2. 12-hour or 24-hour mode sets the format for both the entered time and the returned time.
  3. The hour and minute define the time being converted; 12-hour mode adds an AM or PM designation.
  4. The result appears with weekday, date, and time.
  5. Reversing direction flips between UTC-to-PST and PST-to-UTC, updating the input label, output label, and conversion table heading to match.

A real-time clock panel shows the current time in both UTC and PST continuously, so the offset is visible without converting a specific value. The conversion table below maps every whole UTC hour to its PST equivalent in both 12-hour and 24-hour formats. Any single hour checks against the formula PST = (UTC - 8) mod 24, or for the reverse direction, UTC = (PST + 8) mod 24. A result that moves past midnight shifts the calendar day forward or backward by one day. The last selected direction and mode persist locally, so a return visit reopens with the same configuration.

Time zone coordination is routine for distributed teams, content publishers, support staff, and travelers. A UTC to PST conversion gives a consistent reference point for both technical and everyday scheduling. PST stays at UTC minus 8 year-round in this tool, so the offset never changes mid-calculation.

  • Cross-team standups: UTC calendar holds mapped to PST hours that match local participants.
  • Webinar start times listed in UTC map to PST invitations that match audience expectations.
  • Customer support coverage: UTC ticket windows mapped to PST shift hours.
  • UTC server logs translated to PST support tracing incidents, correlating alerts, and verifying fixes.
  • Cron jobs and data pipelines: UTC inputs viewed alongside PST execution windows.
  • Deployment windows validate by comparing UTC freeze periods against PST working hours.
  • Articles, videos, and product launches publish at the right local moment when UTC schedules convert to PST.
  • Sports and live streams track by mapping official UTC listings to PST viewing times.
  • Social media posting coordinates by aligning UTC campaign clocks with PST audiences.
  • Flight and train timetables listed in UTC convert to PST departure and arrival times.
  • An assignment deadline set in UTC, checked from the Pacific time zone, converts to the local due time.
  • Virtual classes and conferences: UTC agendas translated to PST session times.
UTC Time PST Time (12-hour) PST Time (24-hour)
12:00 AM04:00 PM16:00
01:00 AM05:00 PM17:00
02:00 AM06:00 PM18:00
03:00 AM07:00 PM19:00
04:00 AM08:00 PM20:00
05:00 AM09:00 PM21:00
06:00 AM10:00 PM22:00
07:00 AM11:00 PM23:00
08:00 AM12:00 AM00:00
09:00 AM01:00 AM01:00
10:00 AM02:00 AM02:00
11:00 AM03:00 AM03:00
12:00 PM04:00 AM04:00
01:00 PM05:00 AM05:00
02:00 PM06:00 AM06:00
03:00 PM07:00 AM07:00
04:00 PM08:00 AM08:00
05:00 PM09:00 AM09:00
06:00 PM10:00 AM10:00
07:00 PM11:00 AM11:00
08:00 PM12:00 PM12:00
09:00 PM01:00 PM13:00
10:00 PM02:00 PM14:00
11:00 PM03:00 PM15:00

To convert from UTC to PST: PST = (UTC - 8) mod 24

To convert from PST to UTC: UTC = (PST + 8) mod 24

A product demo at 18:30 UTC converts to 10:30 AM PST on the same date. A release note scheduled for 7:00 PM PST (19:00) maps to 03:00 UTC on the next calendar day when swapped. A log entry at 01:12 UTC converts to 5:12 PM PST on the previous day, a shift that matters for daily rollups and incident timelines. A calendar invite listed in UTC gains a PST local time in its title to prevent confusion.

The result is a fully formatted local date and time based on the selected direction. The conversion accounts for the fixed offset defined for PST in this tool, and the converted time can fall on the previous or next calendar day when the shift crosses midnight. 24-hour mode avoids the ambiguity that 12-hour format introduces around midnight and noon.

  • Negative Offsets (UTC-12 to UTC-1)
    • UTC-12:00 Baker Island Time (BIT)
    • UTC-11:00 Niue Time (NUT), Samoa Standard Time (SST)
    • UTC-10:00 Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST), Cook Island Time (CKT), Tahiti Time (TAHT)
    • UTC-09:30 Marquesas Time (MART)
    • UTC-09:00 Alaska Standard Time (AKST), Gambier Islands Time (GAMT)
    • UTC-08:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST), Clipperton Island Time
    • UTC-07:00 Mountain Standard Time (MST)
    • UTC-06:00 Central Standard Time (CST), Galapagos Time (GALT)
    • UTC-05:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST), Cuba Standard Time (CST), Colombia Time (COT)
    • UTC-04:30 Venezuela Time (VET)
    • UTC-04:00 Atlantic Standard Time (AST), Bolivia Time (BOT), Paraguay Time (PYT)
    • UTC-03:30 Newfoundland Standard Time (NST)
    • UTC-03:00 Argentina Time (ART), Brasilia Time (BRT), Uruguay Time (UYT)
    • UTC-02:00 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Time (GST)
    • UTC-01:00 Azores Standard Time (AZOT), Cape Verde Time (CVT)
  • Zero Offset
    • UTC+/-00:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), Western European Time (WET)
  • Positive Offsets (UTC+1 to UTC+14)
    • UTC+01:00 Central European Time (CET), West Africa Time (WAT)
    • UTC+02:00 Eastern European Time (EET), Central Africa Time (CAT), South Africa Standard Time (SAST)
    • UTC+03:00 Moscow Time (MSK), East Africa Time (EAT), Arabia Standard Time (AST)
    • UTC+03:30 Iran Standard Time (IRST)
    • UTC+04:00 Azerbaijan Standard Time (AZT), Gulf Standard Time (GST), Samara Time (SAMT)
    • UTC+04:30 Afghanistan Time (AFT)
    • UTC+05:00 Pakistan Standard Time (PKT), Yekaterinburg Time (YEKT)
    • UTC+05:30 Indian Standard Time (IST), Sri Lanka Time (SLST)
    • UTC+05:45 Nepal Time (NPT)
    • UTC+06:00 Bangladesh Standard Time (BST), Bhutan Time (BTT), Omsk Time (OMST)
    • UTC+06:30 Cocos Islands Time (CCT), Myanmar Time (MMT)
    • UTC+07:00 Indochina Time (ICT), Krasnoyarsk Time (KRAT)
    • UTC+08:00 China Standard Time (CST), Australian Western Standard Time (AWST), Irkutsk Time (IRKT)
    • UTC+08:45 Southeastern Western Australia Standard Time (ACWST)
    • UTC+09:00 Japan Standard Time (JST), Korea Standard Time (KST), Yakutsk Time (YAKT)
    • UTC+09:30 Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)
    • UTC+10:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), Vladivostok Time (VLAT)
    • UTC+10:30 Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST)
    • UTC+11:00 Solomon Islands Time (SBT), Magadan Time (MAGT)
    • UTC+12:00 New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), Fiji Time (FJT), Kamchatka Time (PETT)
    • UTC+12:45 Chatham Islands Time (CHAST)
    • UTC+13:00 Phoenix Island Time (PHOT), Tonga Time (TOT)
    • UTC+14:00 Line Islands Time

Time zone offsets shift the hour forward or backward, which can move the clock across midnight. When converting UTC to PST, subtracting eight hours can place the result on the previous day. When converting PST to UTC, adding eight hours can place the result on the next day.

The same process applies to any fixed-offset pair, treating UTC as the source and substituting the target zone in place of PST. A template of {FROM_ZONE} to {TO_ZONE} with an offset of {OFFSET_HOURS} covers any such pair, and swapping reverses the direction.

12-hour mode matches common U.S. meeting invites. 24-hour mode suits technical workflows, scheduling scripts, and avoiding AM and PM ambiguity.

No. The tool uses a fixed offset of UTC minus 8 hours for PST. It does not switch to PDT (UTC minus 7) during the months when Pacific Daylight Time would normally apply. A result that follows daylight saving requires manually adding or subtracting one hour during PDT months.

Inputs, outputs, and what the UTC to PST Time Converter computes

What the UTC to PST Time Converter asks for and what it returns, as a plain list. Defaults, units, and ranges are the ones the form loads with.

Inputs

  • 12-hour / 24-hour · default: 12-hour
  • Date (date input)
  • Hour (numeric input) · range: 1 to 12
  • Minute (numeric input) · range: 0 to 59
  • AM/PM · default: AM
  • Hour (numeric input) · range: 0 to 23

Controls

Calculate · Reset

Computation

To convert from UTC to PST: PST = (UTC - 8) mod 24

Example

A product demo at 18:30 UTC converts to 10:30 AM PST on the same date.