You are calling the PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ZONE (PST), which is 8 hours behind (earlier than) Greenwich Mean Time (Universal Time). Faxes may be sent at any time of the day or night.

If you live within the United States, time zone differences are as follows:

Eastern Standard Time is 3 hours ahead of Pacific (when it is noon EST it is 9 am PST)

Central Standard Time is 2 hours ahead of PST.

Mountain Standard Time is 1 hour ahead of PST.

Hawaiian Standard Time is 2 hours behind PST (when it is noon PST it is 10 am HST)

Alaska-Hawaii Standard Time is 2.5 hours behind PST.

Daylight savings time is observed throughout the United States from the first Sunday in April until the last Sunday in October. The rest of the year standard time is observed. Daylight savings time moves the clock back 1 hour (2 am becomes 1 am). The time values in the chart below are given for standard time.

Crossing the international date line: The world is divided into 24 one hour time zones (although a few places observe times that vary from this standard by 30 minutes, as noted in the table that follows). The greater the time difference, the more likely it is that the time in Oregon will be in a day other than the day it is from where you are calling. For example, most of Australia is 18 hours ahead Oregon, that is, when it is Sunday in Oregon, it is already Monday in Australia. Another way to think of it is that Australia is 6 hours behind Oregon, with Oregon time being the day before. This makes it easier to figure out if it is a reasonable time to call, without having to count ahead so many hours. The number of hours is given both ways, so you can more easily understand why it is a different day from where you are located.

Using the chart below: The chart below lists most of the countries in the world and the hours of difference between that country and Pacific Standard Time. To find out what time it is in Oregon, add or subtract the number of hours given from the time where you are calling from.