IANA Name: PST8PDT
Standard Offset: UTC −08:00
Daylight Saving: Yes
DST Offset: UTC −07:00
DST Abbreviation: PDT
Currently Observing DST: Yes ✅
FAQ — PST8PDT
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The current local time in PST8PDT is 14:16:43. PST8PDT is currently UTC-08:00. Compare with all major time zones.
PST8PDT is an IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) time zone identifier. IANA names use a Region/City format (e.g. Europe/London, America/New_York) and are the global standard used by Unix, Linux, macOS, Java, Python, and most modern software. Browse the full list of IANA time zones.
Yes — PST8PDT observes DST. In standard time it is PST UTC-08:00; during DST it switches to PDT UTC-07:00. Exact transition dates follow the local government's DST rules and are baked into the IANA tz database.
Use the time zone converter to translate between PST8PDT and any other zone. The converter handles DST transitions automatically and accepts either IANA names or city names as inputs.