PST – Pacific Standard Time
Time zone offset: UTC - 8 hours
PST is 8 hours behind of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
Note that during summer daylight saving time/summer time is observed, and PDT is used instead.
Time zone abbreviations: PST, HNP
Full name is Pacific Standard Time
HNP – Heure Normale du Pacifique (French)
Email time zone indicator: -0800
An email sent from someone in the PST time zone will have the time zone listed as "-0800" in the headers of the email. (However, "-0800" does not have to be in PST, as other time zones could have the same UTC offset).
Where and when is PST observed?
PST is used during winter in these US states (PDT during summer)
* California
* Idaho - western counties
Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone and north part of Idaho
* Nevada
* Oregon - except most of Malheur county
* Washington
PST is used during winter in these Canadian provinces (PDT during summer)
* British Columbia - except for these eastern communities
Cranbrook, Golden, Invermere which is in the MST/MDT zone
* Yukon
PST is used during winter in these Mexican states (PDT during summer)
* Baja California Norte |
