Denver to Los Angeles
MST to PST Converter
MST is 1 hour ahead of PST. 10:00 AM Mountain Standard Time is 9:00 AM Pacific Standard Time.
Mountain Time MT
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Denver
Pacific Time PT
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Los Angeles
MST is 1 hour ahead of PST
MST to PST Hour Table
Rows run from a Mountain hour to Pacific Time. The blue row is the current hour in Denver.
| Mountain Time | Pacific Time | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 11:00 PM | previous day |
| 1:00 AM | 12:00 AM | |
| 2:00 AM | 1:00 AM | |
| 3:00 AM | 2:00 AM | |
| 4:00 AM | 3:00 AM | |
| 5:00 AM | 4:00 AM | |
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM | |
| 7:00 AM | 6:00 AM | |
| 8:00 AM | 7:00 AM | |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM | |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 AM | |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM | |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM | |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM | |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM | |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM | |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM | |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM | |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM | |
| 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM | |
| 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM | |
| 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM | |
| 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM | |
| 11:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
About MST and PST
MST means Mountain Standard Time, UTC−7. This converter uses America/Denver, so from March to November the live abbreviation is MDT (UTC−6), not MST. PST is the winter name for Los Angeles (UTC−8); summer there is PDT (UTC−7).
Denver and Los Angeles switch on the same US dates, so the gap stays one hour and the names change together. Phoenix does not. Most of Arizona stays on MST all year, and in summer it matches PDT, not MDT.
| Zone | IANA | Standard | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Time | America/Denver | MST (UTC−7) | MDT (UTC−6) |
| Pacific Time | America/Los_Angeles | PST (UTC−8) | PDT (UTC−7) |
Scheduling from Denver to Los Angeles
9:00 AM MST is 8:00 AM PST, the start of a Pacific morning. 1:00 PM MST is noon in Los Angeles. 5:00 PM MST is 4:00 PM PST, still inside a West Coast workday.
FAQ
What is 10 AM MST in PST?
9:00 AM PST.
Is MDT to PDT still one hour?
Yes, when both cities are on daylight time. Denver is MDT and Los Angeles is PDT, one hour apart.
Does this page match Phoenix?
Only in winter. In summer Phoenix stays on MST while Denver is on MDT, so Phoenix matches Los Angeles instead of running one hour ahead.