Also known as: Pacific Standard Time (PST) and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) The term Pacific Time (PT) is often used to denote the local time in areas observing either Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) or Pacific Standard Time (PST).In other words, in locations observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) during part of the year, Pacific Time is not static but switches between PDT and PST.Pacific Time UTC OffsetPacific Standard Time is 8 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).Pacific Daylight Time is 7 hours behind UTC.See Time Zone MapWhat Is Pacific Time?Pacific Time (PT) is the westernmost time zone in the contiguous United States and Canada. It is also used in Baja California, Mexico.The PT time zone is the third most populated time zone in the US. It spans from Canada to Mexico.In North America, Pacific Time shares a border with Mountain Time (MT) in the east. What Does PT Time Zone Mean?Unlike other time zone denominations, which have a fixed time, Pacific Time refers to a geographical a...
