Understanding PST and EET
PST stands for Pacific Standard Time, UTC−8, used in Western North America. EET stands for Eastern European Time, UTC+2, used in Eastern Europe in winter. These are specific offset definitions, not automatic substitutes for the local time in a city.
How do you convert PST to EET?
Subtract the source offset from the destination offset: 120 − (-480) = 600 minutes. Add 600 minutes from the PST time. For example, 9:00 AM PST is 7:00 PM EET (same day). If the result crosses midnight, the calendar day changes too.
Does daylight saving time change this conversion?
The difference between these named offsets is fixed. A location may switch to a different abbreviation during daylight saving time, so an invitation saying “EST” can differ from the actual summer time in New York.
PST here means North American Pacific Standard Time. Most US Pacific locations use PDT (UTC−7) in summer.
Many EET locations switch to EEST (UTC+3) during daylight saving time.
Which day does the converted time fall on?
“Previous day” means the destination is one calendar day before the source; “Next day” means one day after. Dates are relative to the day of your input time. A time-only conversion cannot determine a specific calendar date.