SlashGear: Reminder: We Have An XOOM Contest Going On, Winner At 5pm PST
Reminder: We Have An XOOM Contest Going On, Winner At 5pm PST
Where is it 5pm right now? It is 5pm in parts of the Pacific time zone in North America, including regions of the United States such as California and Nevada.
How many hours from 5pm Friday to 5pm Sunday? Well, honey, if you can't count the hours from 5pm Friday to 5pm Sunday, I suggest you invest in a calculator.
Exact time now, time zone, time difference, sunrise/sunset time and key facts for Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Pacific Standard Time (PST) is a standard time zone in use from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March—when Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not in effect.
Specifically, it is Pacific Standard Time (PST) when observing standard time (Winter), and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) when observing daylight saving time (Summer).
Pacific Time: PST and PDT When Daylight Saving (Savings) Time or DST is in use, the clocks are on Pacific Daylight Time, abbreviated as PDT, which is 7 hours behind GMT: GMT-7
Pacific Standard Time (PST) is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time on the Atlantic coast, 9 hours behind Central European Standard Time and a full 18 hours behind Sydney. All three regions change in the summer at the same time to Pacific Daylight Time.
Pacific Standard Time (PST) operates at UTC−8 and is widely used along the west coast of North America, including parts of the United States, Canada, and northwestern Mexico, as the standard time during the winter months.