In the United States and Canada, this time zone is generically called the Pacific Time Zone. Specifically, time in this zone is referred to as Pacific Standard Time (PST) when standard time is being observed (early November to mid-March), and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) when daylight saving time (mid-March to early November) is being observed. In Mexico, the corresponding time zone is known as the Zona Noroeste (Northwest Zone) and observes the same daylight saving schedule as the U.S. and Canada. The largest city in the Pacific Time Zone is Los Angeles, whose metropolitan area is also the largest in the time zone.
As of September 24, 2020, Yukon officially switched from the Pacific Time Zone to a time zone "to be reckoned as seven hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−7)" after deciding to no longer observe daylight saving time.[1]
Through 2006, the local time (PST, UTC−08:00) changed to daylight time (PDT, UTC−07:00) at 02:00 LST (local standard time) to 03:00 LDT (local daylight time) on the first Sunday in April, and returned at 02:00 LDT to 01:00 LST on the last Sunday in October.
Effective in the U.S. in 2007 as a result of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the local time changes from PST to PDT at 02:00 LST to 03:00 LDT on the second Sunday in March and the time returns at 02:00 LDT to 01:00 LST on the first Sunday in November. The Canadian provinces and territories that use daylight time each adopted these dates between October 2005 and February 2007. In Mexico, beginning in 2010, the portion of the country in this time zone uses the extended dates, as do some other parts. The vast majority of Mexico, however, still uses the old dates.
^While the state of Arizona lies entirely within the Mountain Time Zone, daylight saving time is only observed within the Navajo Nation; as a result, Arizona is aligned with the Pacific Time Zone from mid-March to early November.
References
^Howells, Laura (29 September 2020). "How do you stop a time change? In Yukon, it's taken time". CBC. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
External links
The Official NIST US Time
Official times across Canada
U.S. time zone map
History of U.S. time zones and UTC conversion 8 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Canada time zone map
Time zones for major world cities
January 10, 2023
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This article is about the time zone with daylight change in North America For the static time zones see UTC 08 00 and UTC 07 00 For the radio show see Pacific Time radio show For the art exhibition see Pacific Standard Time Art in L A 1945 1980 PT time redirects here For the blood test see Prothrombin time This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pacific Time Zone news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Pacific Time Zone PT is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada the western United States and western Mexico Places in this zone observe standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time UTC 08 00 During daylight saving time a time offset of UTC 07 00 is used Pacific Time ZoneTime zone Pacific Time ZoneUTC offsetPSTUTC 08 00PDTUTC 07 00Current time02 17 10 January 2023 PST refresh Observance of DSTDST is observed throughout this time zone In the United States and Canada this time zone is generically called the Pacific Time Zone Specifically time in this zone is referred to as Pacific Standard Time PST when standard time is being observed early November to mid March and Pacific Daylight Time PDT when daylight saving time mid March to early November is being observed In Mexico the corresponding time zone is known as the Zona Noroeste Northwest Zone and observes the same daylight saving schedule as the U S and Canada The largest city in the Pacific Time Zone is Los Angeles whose metropolitan area is also the largest in the time zone The zone is two hours ahead of the Hawaii Aleutian Time Zone one hour ahead of the Alaska Time Zone one hour behind the Mountain Time Zone a two hours behind the Central Time Zone three hours behind the Eastern Time Zone and four hours behind the Atlantic Time Zone Contents 1 Canada 2 Mexico 3 United States 4 Daylight time 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksCanada EditMain article Time in Canada One Canadian province is split between the Pacific Time Zone and the Mountain Time Zone British Columbia all except for the Highway 95 corridor including Golden and Creston in the southeast and Tumbler Ridge Fort St John and Dawson Creek in the northeastAs of September 24 2020 Yukon officially switched from the Pacific Time Zone to a time zone to be reckoned as seven hours behind Coordinated Universal Time UTC 7 after deciding to no longer observe daylight saving time 1 Mexico EditMain article Time in Mexico In Mexico the Zona Noroeste which corresponds to Pacific Time in the United States and Canada includes Baja CaliforniaUnited States EditMain article Time in the United States Two states are fully contained in the Pacific Time Zone California WashingtonThree states are split between the Pacific Time Zone and the Mountain Time Zone Idaho Idaho Panhandle Nevada all except for West Wendover and unofficially several towns along the Idaho border Oregon all except for the majority of Malheur CountyOne state is split between the Pacific Time Zone unofficially the Alaska Time Zone and the Hawaii Aleutian Time Zone Alaska HyderDaylight time EditThrough 2006 the local time PST UTC 08 00 changed to daylight time PDT UTC 07 00 at 02 00 LST local standard time to 03 00 LDT local daylight time on the first Sunday in April and returned at 02 00 LDT to 01 00 LST on the last Sunday in October Effective in the U S in 2007 as a result of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 the local time changes from PST to PDT at 02 00 LST to 03 00 LDT on the second Sunday in March and the time returns at 02 00 LDT to 01 00 LST on the first Sunday in November The Canadian provinces and territories that use daylight time each adopted these dates between October 2005 and February 2007 In Mexico beginning in 2010 the portion of the country in this time zone uses the extended dates as do some other parts The vast majority of Mexico however still uses the old dates See also EditEffects of time zones on North American broadcastingNotes Edit While the state of Arizona lies entirely within the Mountain Time Zone daylight saving time is only observed within the Navajo Nation as a result Arizona is aligned with the Pacific Time Zone from mid March to early November References Edit Howells Laura 29 September 2020 How do you stop a time change In Yukon it s taken time CBC Retrieved 2 October 2021 External links EditThe Official NIST US Time Official times across Canada U S time zone map History of U S time zones and UTC conversion Archived 8 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Canada time zone map Time zones for major world cities Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pacific Time Zone amp oldid 1132638117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
