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Pacific Time Zone

time zone observing UTC−08:00 during standard time and UTC−07:00 during daylight saving time
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Summary

Pacific Time Zone is a standard time zone in North America[1]. It draws 14,093 Wikipedia views per month (standard time zone in north america category, ranking #3 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3], Canada[4], Mexico[5]
  • Shares border with: Mountain Time Zone[6], Alaska Time Zone[7]
  • Named after: Pacific Ocean[8]
  • Commons category: Pacific Time (U.S. and Canada)[9]
  • Said to be the same as: UTC−08:00[10], UTC−07:00[11]
  • Has part(s): America/Los Angeles[12], America/Tijuana[13]
  • Short name: PTZ[14], PT[15], PDT[16]
  • UTC timezone offset: -8 hour[17], -7 hour[18]

Why It Matters

Pacific Time Zone has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . techdocs.broadcom.com. Retrieved . techdocs.broadcom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Pacific Time Zone. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pacific-time-zone
MLA “Pacific Time Zone.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 19 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/pacific-time-zone.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pacific-time-zone_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Pacific Time Zone}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pacific-time-zone}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-19}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5h ago · MapGrid · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → America/Los Angeles, America/Tijuana
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'be_x_old', 'bn', 'bs', 'ckb', 'commons', 'cs', 'da',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Has part(s): America/Vancouver"
  2. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Named after → —
    Named after → Pacific Ocean
    Country → United States, Canada, Mexico
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||zh, ko, es, fi, uk, ja, sv, da, nl, en, de, nb, scn, hu, mk, eu, lij, sl, is, et, mul */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia+self_stated_in refs; remove alias"
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