In the United States and Canada, this time zone is generically called the Pacific Time Zone (PT). Specifically, it uses Pacific Standard Time (PST) when observing Standard Time (late fall through early spring) and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) when observing Daylight Saving Time (early spring through early spring). late fall).

What is PST?

Pacific Standard Time (PST) is 8 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is a standard time zone and is used in: North America. This time zone is often called Pacific Time.

What is PDT?

Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) is 7 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is a DST (Daylight Saving Time) time zone and is used in: North America. This time zone is often referred to as Pacific Daylight Time.

Key differences

1. PDT is a summer/summer time zone, in winter some places will switch to the corresponding standard time zone – PST (Pacific Standard Time). Some places observe daylight saving time/daylight saving time during the summer and therefore use PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) in the summer.
2. An email sent by someone in the Pacific Time Zone (PDT) will have the time zone listed as “-0700” in the email headers. An email sent by someone in the Pacific Standard Time (PST) time zone will have the time zone listed as “-0800” in the email headers.
3. S. states that use PST in the winter and PDT in the summer, California, Idaho – Western Counties Show, Nevada, Oregon – except most of Malheur County, Washington. US states that use PDT in the summer and PST in the winter, California, Idaho – Western counties show, Nevada, Oregon – except most of Malheur County, Washington.
4. Pacific Time is Pacific Daylight Time or Pacific Standard Time. In some contexts, Pacific Standard Time may be interpreted to include the possibility of a variant of daylight saving time, in other contexts it may not. Pacific Daylight Saving Time is always “Daylight Saving Time” and a different time from the “Winter” version of Pacific Standard Time.
5. Only a few locations are currently on PST because most places in this time zone are currently on DST/Daylight Saving Time and are observing PDT.
6. When PDT is used, the time moves forward one hour while it moves back one hour to its original time when PST is used again.
7. PDT is used to take advantage of the longer time of day during the summer to help conserve energy, while PST is used during the winter, which has shorter days than summer.
8. Both PST and PDT are used in places that respect Pacific Time (PT). Most parts of the world observe daylight saving time during the summer. Depending on where you are, it is called by another name that is in accordance with the time zone that is used in that particular location.