EST to PST Converter | New York to Los Angeles Time

New York (EST)

Los Angeles (PST)

Convert Eastern Standard Time to Pacific Standard Time. EST is 3 hours ahead of PST. Use our free converter to compare times, schedule meetings, and coordinate across timezones.

Timezone Converter & Meeting Options Generator

Why this conversion matters

Eastern to Pacific is the standard US East to West Coast business gap — 3 hours apart year-round. A 9 AM EST meeting is 6 AM PST (early for the West Coast); the practical overlap window is noon-5 PM EST (9 AM-2 PM PST). Both regions observe the same DST schedule, so the 3-hour offset stays constant through the year. This is one of the most common patterns for HQ-to-branch coordination — typically connecting East Coast offices in NYC, Boston, or Atlanta with West Coast counterparts in San Francisco or LA.

Working-hours overlap right now

Current offsets: New York is UTC-04:00, Los Angeles is UTC-07:00. The shared 9 AM-5 PM working window is 12:00 PM-5:00 PM in New York (9:00 AM-2:00 PM in Los Angeles).

Time in New York	Equivalent time in Los Angeles
9:00 AM	6:00 AM
12:00 PM	9:00 AM
3:00 PM	12:00 PM
6:00 PM	3:00 PM

Upcoming daylight saving transitions

Recurring meetings need to account for DST shifts. Here's the next scheduled change for each side:

New York: clock changes on Sunday, November 1, 2026 — offset moves from UTC-04:00 to UTC-05:00.
Los Angeles: clock changes on Sunday, November 1, 2026 — offset moves from UTC-07:00 to UTC-08:00.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time difference between New York and Los Angeles?

Los Angeles is 3 hours behind New York. New York currently runs UTC-04:00 and Los Angeles runs UTC-07:00.

When is the best time to schedule a meeting between New York and Los Angeles?

The working-hours overlap (9 AM-5 PM on both sides) is 12:00 PM-5:00 PM in New York (9:00 AM-2:00 PM in Los Angeles). Anywhere in that window works comfortably for both teams.

Does New York or Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?

New York observes daylight saving time, so its offset shifts twice a year. Los Angeles observes daylight saving time, so its offset shifts twice a year.

When does the next DST transition affect the EST to PST offset?

The next transition is in New York on November 1, 2026, when the clock moves back by 1 hour. That shifts the EST to PST offset by the same amount until the next transition.

How do I convert EST to PST without doing the math manually?

Use the converter above — it reads the current IANA timezone database, so it stays correct across DST transitions automatically. Enter the source time in New York and it shows the matching time in Los Angeles live, including any active DST offset on either side.