Convert Australian Western Standard Time to Pacific Standard Time
Instantly convert Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) to Pacific Standard Time (PST) with our free online calculator.
Australian Western Standard Time
01:20:50 PM
Wed, Jun 24 (AWST)
Pacific Standard Time
09:20:50 PM
Tue, Jun 23 (PST)
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24-Hour Comparison
| AWST | PST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 8:00 AM(-1d) |
| 1:00 AM | 9:00 AM(-1d) |
| 2:00 AM | 10:00 AM(-1d) |
| 3:00 AM | 11:00 AM(-1d) |
| 4:00 AM | 12:00 PM(-1d) |
| 5:00 AM | 1:00 PM(-1d) |
| 6:00 AM | 2:00 PM(-1d) |
| 7:00 AM | 3:00 PM(-1d) |
| 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM(-1d) |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM(-1d) |
| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM(-1d) |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 PM(-1d) |
| 1:00 PM | 9:00 PM(-1d) |
| 2:00 PM | 10:00 PM(-1d) |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 PM(-1d) |
| 4:00 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
How to Convert Australian Western Standard Time to Pacific Standard Time
Formula
To convert Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) to Pacific Standard Time (PST): Convert AWST to PST
About Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)
Australian Western Standard Time (AWST, IANA: Australia/Perth) is the civil time of Western Australia (WA), set at UTC+8:00 year-round (no DST). Western Australia has rejected Daylight Saving Time in four separate referendums (1975, 1984, 1992, 2009 — each time defeated), so AWST is observed without seasonal change despite the rest of Australia (eastern states) observing AEDT in summer. The unusual situation creates a 3-hour offset between Perth (AWST = UTC+8) and Sydney (AEDT = UTC+11) in summer, vs. the standard 2-hour offset in winter (AWST UTC+8 vs AEST UTC+10). AWST is identical in offset to China Standard Time (CST), Singapore Time (SGT), Hong Kong Time (HKT), Philippine Time (PHT), Malaysia Time (MYT). AWST serves approximately 2.8 million Western Australian residents — the world's largest sub-national area on a single time zone (WA is 2.527 million km² = larger than Western Europe). Major AWST cities: Perth (2.1M metro — Australia's 4th-largest city), Mandurah (95K), Bunbury (75K), Geraldton (40K), Kalgoorlie-Boulder (30K — gold mining hub), Albany (35K — historic whaling port), Broome (15K — pearl industry + tourism), Karratha (15K — Pilbara iron-ore export hub). Affects: ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) operations from Perth offices, Rio Tinto / BHP Pilbara iron-ore shipping coordination.
About Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Pacific Standard Time (PST, IANA: America/Los_Angeles) is the standard time zone for the US West Coast and Canadian westernmost provinces, set at UTC-8:00. PST is observed from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March per the Uniform Time Act of 1966; the region switches to Pacific Daylight Time (PDT = UTC-7:00) the rest of the year. PST is used by ~50 million people in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada (most), British Columbia, Yukon Territory, and the Mexican states of Baja California Norte. Major cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Vancouver BC. PST is the time zone of US tech hubs (Silicon Valley, Seattle, Vancouver) — global software-release coordination, Big-Tech corporate-earnings calls, Hollywood production schedules, and NYSE/Nasdaq market hours (PST 06:30-13:00) all reference PST/PDT. Mexico abolished DST nationwide in 2022 except for border zones, complicating Baja conversions.