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10:00 am10:00 SGT (UTC-2), Nov 2, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 2, 2026

SGT is 3 hours ahead of EST.

SGT and EST (US winter time, UTC-5) examples

These examples always use SGT (UTC-2) and EST (UTC-5). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

SGT is 3 hours ahead of EST.

EST is US Eastern winter time (early November to mid-March). The rest of the year New York uses EDT (UTC-4), one hour later. For Eastern Time that follows daylight saving time, use ATLANTIC-SGT to ET. For daylight-time examples, use ATLANTIC-SGT to EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, SGT Atlantic is 2 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, SGT Atlantic is 3 hours ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in SGT Atlantic correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in SGT Atlantic correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in SGT Atlantic correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in SGT Atlantic correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in EST.

Compare SGT time with EST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

South Georgia Time is 3 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
10:00 am10:00 in SGT is 7:00 am07:00 in EST

SGT to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in SGT which corresponds to 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in EST

10:00 am10:00 South Georgia Time (SGT). Offset UTC -2:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

10:00 am10:00 SGT / 7:00 am07:00 EST

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South Georgia Time

Offset: SGT is 2 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Principal Cities: The largest city in the SGT time zone is Grytviken in the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, with about 2 people.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in South Georgia Time (SGT) do not change for daylight saving time, so SGT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

SGT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -02 - basic short
  • -0200 - basic
  • -02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0200 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Oscar - Military abbreviation for SGT
  • O - short form of 'Oscar'
Time zones with the GMT -2 offset:
  • PMDT - Pierre & Miquelon Daylight Time
  • WGT - West Greenland Time
  • BRST - Brasilia Summer Time
  • FNT - Fernando de Noronha Time
  • O - Oscar Time Zone
  • UYST - Uruguay Summer Time

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EST.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone