Ultimate UTC to Philippine Time Conversion Guide

Philippine Time is always 8 hours ahead of the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Always.

Take any UTC time. Add 8 hours. Done.

14:30 UTC becomes 22:30 in the Philippines (or 10:30 PM if you prefer 12-hour format).

08:00 UTC becomes 16:00 Philippine Time (4:00 PM).

The Philippines doesn’t do daylight saving time. That UTC+8 offset never changes. Not in summer. Not in winter. Never.

This makes the Philippines one of the easiest time zones to work with once you understand the formula.

Complete UTC to Philippine Time conversion table

Here’s every hour of the day converted from UTC to Philippine Time:

Notice that bold section starting at 16:00 UTC?

That’s where the calendar date changes.

From 16:00 UTC to 23:59 UTC, you’re already in the next day in the Philippines.

This is the single biggest source of confusion when scheduling.

Why this trips people up (and how to avoid it)

The 8-hour add is easy.

The calendar date changes? That’s where things get weird.

Say it’s 19:00 UTC on Tuesday.

Add 8 hours.

That’s 03:00 Wednesday in the Philippines.

You just jumped to the next day.

This happens every time UTC shows anything from 16:00 to 23:59. 

Add 8 hours and boom – you’re in tomorrow for Philippine Time.

I see this mistake constantly with job interviews.

How major time zones compare to Philippine Time

Here’s where it gets tricky if you’re not working directly from UTC.

The Philippines stays at UTC+8 all year.

But most other major time zones shift for daylight saving time.

This table shows the time difference between Philippine Time and major zones during their standard time (winter) and daylight time (summer):

See how the difference shifts by an hour twice a year?

That’s your danger zone for missed meetings.

Let me show you what this looks like in practice.

US Eastern Time to Philippine Time (with DST changes)

If you’re in New York, Boston, Miami, or anywhere in the US Eastern zone:

During EST (November to March):

• 9:00 AM in New York = 10:00 PM in the Philippines (same day)
• 5:00 PM in New York = 6:00 AM in the Philippines (next day)
• You’re 13 hours behind Philippine Time

During EDT (March to November):

• 9:00 AM in New York = 9:00 PM in the Philippines (same day)
• 5:00 PM in New York = 5:00 AM in the Philippines (next day)
• You’re 12 hours behind Philippine Time

When daylight saving kicks in or ends, that regular Monday morning meeting you had scheduled? It just shifted by an hour for you, but stayed the same for your Filipino team.

Suddenly you’re meeting at 10 AM instead of 9 AM without realizing it.

US Pacific Time to Philippine Time (with DST changes)

If you’re in California, Oregon, Washington, or Nevada:

During PST (November to March):

• 8:00 AM in Los Angeles = 12:00 AM midnight in the Philippines (next day)
• 5:00 PM in Los Angeles = 9:00 AM in the Philippines (next day)
• You’re 16 hours behind Philippine Time

During PDT (March to November):

• 8:00 AM in Los Angeles = 11:00 PM in the Philippines (same day)
• 5:00 PM in Los Angeles = 8:00 AM in the Philippines (next day)
• You’re 15 hours behind Philippine Time

West Coast has it rougher.

You’re basically on opposite sides of the day from the Philippines.

Your morning is their night. Your afternoon is their next morning.

This is why many Filipino remote workers supporting US West Coast companies work night shifts.

UK and Europe to Philippine Time (with DST changes)

If you’re in London:

During GMT (October to March):

• 9:00 AM in London = 5:00 PM in the Philippines (same day)
• 5:00 PM in London = 1:00 AM in the Philippines (next day)
• You’re 8 hours behind Philippine Time (same as UTC)

During BST (March to October):

• 9:00 AM in London = 4:00 PM in the Philippines (same day)
• 5:00 PM in London = 12:00 AM midnight in the Philippines (next day)
• You’re 7 hours behind Philippine Time

If you’re in Central Europe (Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam):

During CET (October to March):

• 9:00 AM in Berlin = 4:00 PM in the Philippines (same day)
• You’re 7 hours behind Philippine Time

During CEST (March to October):

• 9:00 AM in Berlin = 3:00 PM in the Philippines (same day)
• You’re 6 hours behind Philippine Time

Europe gets the best overlap with Philippine Time.

Your afternoon is their late afternoon or evening.

Much easier to find meeting times that work for everyone.

The “PST” confusion nobody warns you about

Some scheduling tools show “PST” for Philippine Standard Time.

Others show “PHT.”

Others just say “Asia/Manila.”

They all mean the same thing: UTC+8.

But here’s where it gets messy – PST also stands for Pacific Standard Time (US West Coast), which is UTC-8.

Opposite direction. 16 hours apart.

I’ve seen entire teams show up at the wrong time because someone saw “PST” and assumed Pacific.

Always clarify. When in doubt, write “Philippine Time” or “Asia/Manila time zone” to remove any confusion.

The bottom line on UTC to Philippine Time

Add 8 hours to any UTC time.

Watch for calendar date changes from 16:00 UTC onward.

Always write times in both zones.

The Philippines doesn’t do daylight saving, so UTC+8 is reliable year-round.

Use tools instead of mental math.

That’s it. That’s the whole system.

The complexity is in communication, calendar date tracking, and building workflows that account for the time difference.

Get those right and working with Filipino remote workers becomes dramatically simpler.

You stop missing meetings.

They stop staying up wondering if today is the day or tomorrow is the day. Everyone shows up when they’re supposed to.

All because you took the time to understand UTC+8.