Convert PDT to EDT time zone

In the graph below you see the time zone difference between Pacific Daylight Time and Eastern Daylight Time. Drag the bubble to adjust the time and to see the corresponding time in the other time zone.


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Tips for converting PDT to EDT

Pacific Daylight Time is the time zone of the Canadian and US West Coast when observing daylight saving time in the summer, including cities like Seattle, Vancouver, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Eastern Daylight Time is the time zone of the Canadian and US East Coast when observing daylight saving time in the summer, with places like Montreal, Ottawa, New York, Washington D.C. And Miami.

When is the best time to schedule a meeting with PDT and EDT?

Usually it is preferable to schedule meetings in the morning for the person in PDT and after lunch for the person in EDT.

Other common time zone conversions

More PDT conversions
PDT to BST, PDT to MST, PDT to CEST, PDT to CDT, PDT to MDT

More EDT conversions
EDT to MST, EDT to CDT, EDT to CEST, EDT to MDT, EDT to GMT

About PDT - Pacific Daylight Time

Pacific Daylight Time is the time of the Western United States and Canada and is typically abbreviated as PDT. It is 8 hours behind GMT. Although PDT is for the Western part of the US and Canada it is not the Westernmost – both Hawaii and Alaska are on their own time zones due to their location.

Common locations

Pacific Daylight Time is for the Western US and Canada and thus include locations such as Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. It also extends halfway down Baja California in Mexico. In addition to California and Washington also Nevada and Idaho are on PDT in the summer.

Daylight Saving Time

PDT is only used in the summer months so you will need to pay attention to when the switch takes place. Daylight Time is in the Pacific area observed from November to March and is one hour ahead of Pacific Standard Time.



About EDT – Eastern Daylight Time

This is the summer time of the Eastern US, Canada and parts of the Caribbean. It is in effect between March and October for most locations and is four hours behind UTC. It is important to note that even within certain states, e.g. Florida, Michigan, and Tennessee there are locations that do NOT observe EST/EDT but instead belong to other time zones. The same goes for the Canadian provinces Ontario and Quebec.

Common locations observing EDT

Most of the Eastern seaboard of the US observe Eastern Daylight Time, as well as most locations in Eastern Canada although there are a few exceptions. Locations such as New York, Washington, Quebec and Ontario are all on Eastern Standard Time. Also some Caribbean locations such as Jamaica, Haiti and Panama are in this time zone.

Daylight Saving Time

With the exception of Panama, Jamaica and a couple of locations in Canada and the US daylight saving time is observed. Unless you are sure that the location you have in mind is truly in EST/EDT it is always better to use the exact location name rather than the time zone abbreviation.