PST to UTC Converter - Savvy Time (2024)

FAQs

How to convert PST to UTC? ›

The Pacific Standard Time (PST) is 7 hours behind of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

UTC is 8 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time (e.g., 0000 UTC is 1600 PST the previous day, while 1200 UTC is 0400 PST the same day), and 7 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time (e.g., 0000 UTC is 1700 PDT the previous day, while 1200 UTC is 0500 PDT the same day).

Currently has same time zone offset as PST (UTC -8) but different time zone name. Pacific Standard Time (PST) is 8 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in: North America.

Add the local time offset to the UTC time. For example, if your local time offset is -5:00, and if the UTC time is shown as 11:00, add -5 to 11. The time setting when adjusted for offset is 06:00 (6:00 A.M.). Note The date also follows UTC format.

The usage of UTC and GMT is based upon a twenty four hour clock, similar to military time, and is based upon the 0° longitude meridian, referred to as the Greenwich meridian in Greenwich, England.

Prior to 1972, this time was called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) but is now referred to as Coordinated Universal Time or Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). It is a coordinated time scale, maintained by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM). It is also known as "Z time" or "Zulu Time".

UTC divides time into days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Days are conventionally identified using the Gregorian calendar, but Julian day numbers can also be used. Each day contains 24 hours and each hour contains 60 minutes.

The expression in Data Flow for converting time zones might look something like toTimestamp(toDate([YourUTCColumn]), 'UTC') - 8 hours , adjusting for PST. Note that PST is UTC-8, but keep in mind Daylight Saving Time adjustments if you're targeting Pacific Time generally.

Examples of how to convert UTC to your local time

To convert 18:00 UTC (6:00 p.m.) into your local time, subtract 6 hours, to get 12 noon CST. During daylight saving (summer) time, you would only subtract 5 hours, so 18:00 UTC would convert to 1:00 p.m CDT. Note that the U.S. uses a 12-hour format with a.m. and p.m.

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How do you know what time zone you're in? ›

Choosing Time Zone

Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) is similar to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) but, unlike the latter, does not adjust to account for Daylight Savings Time. You can figure out which time zone you're in by searching Time Zone Map or Time Zone [CITY] UTC.

Getting the UTC timestamp

datetime. now() to get the current date and time. Then use tzinfo class to convert our datetime to UTC. Lastly, use the timestamp() to convert the datetime object, in UTC, to get the UTC timestamp.

Clock Changes in UTC, Time Zone (Coordinated Universal Time)

Daylight Saving Time has never been used here. Clocks do not change in UTC, Time Zone. There is no previous DST change in Time Zone.

The expression in Data Flow for converting time zones might look something like toTimestamp(toDate([YourUTCColumn]), 'UTC') - 8 hours , adjusting for PST. Note that PST is UTC-8, but keep in mind Daylight Saving Time adjustments if you're targeting Pacific Time generally.

Coordinated Universal Time

Although both GMT and UTC display the same time, there is a difference: GMT is now considered just a time zone officially used in some European and African countries. But UTC is not a time zone, but rather the new time standard that is the basis for clock time and time zones worldwide.

$utc_date = '2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z'; $timestamp = strtotime($utc_date); $date = new DateTime(); $date->setTimestamp($timestamp); $date->setTimezone(new \DateTimeZone('America/Los_Angeles')); echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s') .