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Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.

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9:00 am09:00 CLST (UTC-3), Oct 13, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 13, 2026

Santiago is 1 hour ahead of EDT.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, Santiago and EDT have the same time, Santiago is 1 hour ahead of EDT, or Santiago is 2 hours ahead of EST.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Santiago correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Santiago correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in EDT, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Santiago correspond to 7:00 am to 3:00 pm in EST.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Santiago correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Santiago correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in EDT, or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Santiago correspond to 07:00 to 15:00 in EST.

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

Time Difference

CLST (Chile Summer Time) is 1 hour ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
9:00 am09:00 in Santiago, Chile is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

Santiago to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in Santiago which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in EDT

9:00 am09:00 CLST (Chile Summer Time) (Santiago, Chile). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

9:00 am09:00 Santiago, Chile / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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Santiago Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CLST – Chile Summer Time, UTC-3 (now, daylight saving time)
CLT – Chile Standard Time, UTC-4 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 12:00 amSunday, April 4, 2027 at 00:00: clocks go back 1 hour to Saturday, April 3, 2027 at 11:00 pmSaturday, April 3, 2027 at 23:00 (CLT). Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, September 5, 2027 at 12:00 amSunday, September 5, 2027 at 00:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (CLST). Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Santiago Facts

Country
Chile
Alternative Names
Ciles Santjagas, CiudadSantiago, SCL, Sanctiacobi, Sant'jago, Santiago, Santiago de Chile, Santiago de Xile, Santiago del Cile, Santiago do Chile, Santiago du Chili, Santiago du Ch·ili, Santianko, Santjago, Santjago de Chile, Santjago de Chili, Stgo., santiago, santixako, santiyago, santyaghw, santyagw, santyyagw, sheng de ya ge, Čilės Santjagas, Σαντιάγκο, Σαντιάγο, Сантьяго, Сантяго де Чиле, Сантяго де Чили, סנטיאגו דה צ'ילה, سانتىياگو, سانتياغو, سانتیاگو, সান্টিয়াগো, ซันติอาโก, სანტიაგო დე ჩილე, ሳንቲያጎ, サンティアゴ, 圣地亚哥, 산티아고
Population
4,837,295
Currency
Peso (CLP)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 27' S Latitude / 70° 38' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+56

Eastern Standard Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, 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 the lighter areas are on UTC−4 (EDT).

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).

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

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

See 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