UTC−8 Time Zone
Time Zone of a Place
What is the UTC−8 Time Zone?
Answer
UTC−8 Time Zone
8 hours behind UTC
The same offset also has a name: Pacific Time.
Time Zone Facts
- Standard time
- UTC−8
- Daylight saving time
- not observed
- Clock changes
- the clocks do not change
- Daylight saving time in effect now
- No
Where This Zone Applies
All of these places change their clocks, but not alike: some twice a year, some only forward with no return.
| Place | Standard time | Clock changes |
|---|---|---|
| Canada — most of British Columbia, including Vancouver and Victoria | UTC−8 | Forward only |
| Mexico — Baja California, which switches to summer time along with California | UTC−8 | Yes |
| United States — the West Coast | UTC−8 | Yes |
| British Columbia — most of the province, including Vancouver, Victoria and Kelowna | UTC−8 | Forward only |
| California | UTC−8 | Yes |
| Idaho — the northern panhandle above the Salmon River, including Coeur d’Alene and Moscow | UTC−8 | Yes |
| Washington State | UTC−8 | Yes |
| Nevada | UTC−8 | Yes |
| Oregon — almost the whole state, including Portland, Salem and Eugene | UTC−8 | Yes |
| Los Angeles | UTC−8 | Yes |
| San Diego | UTC−8 | Yes |
| Tijuana | UTC−8 | Yes |
Time Difference
- UTC
- 8 hours behind
- Eastern Time
- 4 hours behind
- Central Time
- 3 hours behind
- Mountain Time
- 2 hours behind
- Pacific Time
- 1 hour behind
- Moscow Time
- MSK−11
Current time in the zone
UTC−8
UTC−8 — subtract 8 hours from UTC
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UTC Offsets
| Time zone | Standard time |
|---|---|
| UTC−12 | UTC−12 |
| UTC−11 | UTC−11 |
| UTC−10 | UTC−10 |
| UTC−9 | UTC−9 |
| UTC−8 | UTC−8 |
| UTC−7 | UTC−7 |
| UTC−6 | UTC−6 |
| UTC−5 | UTC−5 |
| UTC−4 | UTC−4 |
| UTC−3 | UTC−3 |
| UTC−2 | UTC−2 |
| UTC−1 | UTC−1 |
| UTC | UTC |
| UTC+1 | UTC+1 |
| UTC+2 | UTC+2 |
| UTC+3 | UTC+3 |
| UTC+4 | UTC+4 |
| UTC+5 | UTC+5 |
| UTC+6 | UTC+6 |
| UTC+7 | UTC+7 |
| UTC+8 | UTC+8 |
| UTC+9 | UTC+9 |
| UTC+10 | UTC+10 |
| UTC+11 | UTC+11 |
| UTC+12 | UTC+12 |
| UTC+13 | UTC+13 |
| UTC+14 | UTC+14 |
Time Zone of a Place
This reference shows what time zone a place is in: the name of the zone and its abbreviations, the UTC offset in standard and daylight time, whether the clocks change there and when, plus the difference from UTC, from the four US zones and from Moscow. For example, it can help you find out what is the UTC−8 Time Zone? (The answer is: 8 hours behind UTC). Pick a place or a zone (e.g. 'UTC−8') and hit the 'Find out' button.
Time Zone of a Place