Current Pacific Time (XXX)
USA & Canada clocks are now on
DAYLIGHT SAVING
- Daylight saving start: Sunday 13 March 2016 02:00 local time.
- Daylight saving end: Sunday 6 November 2016 02:00 local time.
USA and Canada Standard Time Date schedules here
What is the Pacific Time Zone?
The Pacific Timezone is an area 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time(GMT-8) during the winter months (referred to as PST) and 7 hours behindGreenwich Mean Time (GMT-7) during the summer months (referred to as PDT). At the moment, the following schedule is used:
From 2 A.M. on the second Sunday in March to 2 A.M. on the first Sunday in November, Daylight Saving Time is in effect. At all other times, Standard Time is in effect.
Time zone information
Daylight saving time: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) = GMT-7
Standard time: Pacific Standard Time (PST) = GMT-8
Do clocks in the Pacific Timezone observe Daylight Saving Time?
In most states in the USA and in most provinces in Canada, Daylight-Saving Time (DST) is observed. During DST the time is shifted forward by 1 hour to Pacific Daylight Time (PDT); which is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-7).
After the Summer months Pacific Time is shifted back by 1 hour to US Pacific Standard Time (PST) or (GMT-8).