The short answer
5pm in Australian Central Daylight Time is 12:30am in Pacific Time.
Australian Central Daylight Time is 16 hours 30 minutes ahead of Pacific Time. It lands deep outside working hours in Pacific Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot.
Australian Central Daylight Time☀
5pm
Pacific Time☾
12:30am
Right now
12:08amACST · UTC+09:30 · Thu, Jun 25
7:38amPDT · UTC-07:00 · Wed, Jun 24
Read across to convert
Australian Central Daylight Time
ACST · UTC+09:30
Pacific Time
PDT · UTC-07:00
Pinned5pmAustralian Central Daylight Time=12:30amPacific Time
NOW
12amThu
7:30amWed ·−1d
1am
8:30amWed ·−1d
2am
9:30amWed ·−1d
WORK3am
10:30amWed ·−1d
WORK4am
11:30amWed ·−1d
WORK5am
12:30pmWed ·−1d
WORK6am
1:30pmWed ·−1d
WORK7am
2:30pmWed ·−1d
WORK8am
3:30pmWed ·−1d
WORK9am
WORK4:30pmWed ·−1d
WORK10am
WORK5:30pmWed ·−1d
11am
WORK6:30pmWed ·−1d
12pm
WORK7:30pmWed ·−1d
1pm
WORK8:30pmWed ·−1d
2pm
WORK9:30pmWed ·−1d
3pm
WORK10:30pmWed ·−1d
4pm
WORK11:30pmWed ·−1d
PINNED
5pm
12:30amThu
6pm
1:30am
7pm
2:30am
8pm
3:30am
9pm
4:30am
10pm
5:30am
11pm
6:30am
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Best time to meet=
Best for a call
Australian Central Daylight Time
9am–10am
Pacific Time
4:30pm–5:30pm
previous day
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amAustralian Central Daylight Time=4:30pmPacific Time · prev day
12pmAustralian Central Daylight Time=7:30pmPacific Time · prev day
3pmAustralian Central Daylight Time=10:30pmPacific Time · prev day
5pmAustralian Central Daylight Time=12:30amPacific Time
9pmAustralian Central Daylight Time=4:30amPacific Time
In context
What each side covers.
Australian Central Daylight Time
12:08amACST · UTC+09:30
Cities on this clock
Pacific Time
7:38amPDT · UTC-07:00
Cities on this clock
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8:08pm
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Greenwich Mean Time
3:38pm
India Standard Time
8:08pm
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Pacific Standard Time
7:38am
Eastern Standard Time
10:38am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
4:38pm
India Standard Time
8:08pm
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Australian Central Daylight Time and Pacific Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Australian Central Daylight Time and Pacific Time?
- Australian Central Daylight Time is 16 hours 30 minutes ahead of Pacific Time right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
- When it's 5pm in Australian Central Daylight Time, what time is it in Pacific Time?
- 5pm in Australian Central Daylight Time is 12:30am in Pacific Time. It lands deep outside working hours in Pacific Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between Australian Central Daylight Time and Pacific Time?
- 9am–10am in Australian Central Daylight Time lines up with 4:30pm–5:30pm in Pacific Time the previous day — both sides are inside a 9-to-5 working day.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — ACST and PDT — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
- Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
- When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.