The short answer
5am in Christmas Island Time is 3pm in Pacific Time on the previous day.
Christmas Island Time is 14 hours ahead of Pacific Time. It falls outside the 9-to-5 in Christmas Island Time but lands inside working hours in Pacific Time.
Christmas Island Time☾
5am
Pacific Time☀
3pm
previous day
Right now
5:13pm+07:00 · UTC+07:00 · Wed, Jun 24
3:13amPDT · UTC-07:00 · Wed, Jun 24
Read across to convert
Christmas Island Time
+07:00 · UTC+07:00
Pacific Time
PDT · UTC-07:00
Pinned5amChristmas Island Time=3pmPacific Time · Tue (previous day)
12amWed
10amTue ·−1d
WORK1am
11amTue ·−1d
WORK2am
12pmTue ·−1d
WORK3am
1pmTue ·−1d
WORK4am
2pmTue ·−1d
WORKPINNED
5am
3pmTue ·−1d
WORK6am
4pmTue ·−1d
WORK7am
5pmTue ·−1d
8am
6pmTue ·−1d
9am
WORK7pmTue ·−1d
10am
WORK8pmTue ·−1d
11am
WORK9pmTue ·−1d
12pm
WORK10pmTue ·−1d
1pm
WORK11pmTue ·−1d
2pm
WORK12amWed
3pm
WORK1am
4pm
WORK2am
NOW
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WORKdaylightnightworking hoursoverlap
Best time to meet=
Closest workable window
Just outside the working window — early on one side, late on the other.
Christmas Island Time
7am–9am
Pacific Time
5pm–7pm
previous day
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amChristmas Island Time=7pmPacific Time · prev day
12pmChristmas Island Time=10pmPacific Time · prev day
3pmChristmas Island Time=1amPacific Time
5pmChristmas Island Time=3amPacific Time
9pmChristmas Island Time=7amPacific Time
In context
What each side covers.
Christmas Island Time
5:13pm+07:00 · UTC+07:00
Cities on this clock
Pacific Time
3:13amPDT · UTC-07:00
Cities on this clock
Related converters
Other popular pairs.
Pacific Time
3:13am
India Standard Time
3:43pm
Pacific Time to India12 hours 30 minutes behind
Eastern Standard Time
6:13am
Central European Time
12:13pm
Eastern Time to Central Europe6 hours behind
India Standard Time
3:43pm
Eastern Standard Time
6:13am
India to Eastern Time9 hours 30 minutes ahead
Greenwich Mean Time
11:13am
India Standard Time
3:43pm
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Standard Time
3:13am
Eastern Standard Time
6:13am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
12:13pm
India Standard Time
3:43pm
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Christmas Island Time and Pacific Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Christmas Island Time and Pacific Time?
- Christmas Island Time is 14 hours 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 5am in Christmas Island Time, what time is it in Pacific Time?
- 5am in Christmas Island Time is 3pm in Pacific Time on the previous day. It falls outside the 9-to-5 in Christmas Island Time but lands inside working hours in Pacific Time. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between Christmas Island Time and Pacific Time?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Christmas Island Time and Pacific Time — they sit on opposite sides of the planet's working day. Plan for an early or late call on one side, or hand work off asynchronously.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — +07:00 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.