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

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7:00 am07:00 COT (UTC-5), Oct 13, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 13, 2026

Cali is 1 hour behind EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Cali is 1 hour behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Cali and EST have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Cali correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Cali correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Cali correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Cali correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in EST.

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

Time Difference

COT (Colombia Time) is 1 hour behind Eastern Daylight Time.
7:00 am07:00 in Cali, Colombia is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

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

7:00 am07:00 COT (Colombia Time) (Cali, Colombia). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 Cali, Colombia / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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Cali Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
COT – Colombia Time, UTC-5 (no daylight saving time)

Cali Facts

Country
Colombia
Alternative Names
CLO, Cali, Calium, Cáli, Kali, Kalis, Santiago de Cali, ka li, kali, kalli, kaly, santiago・de・kari, Кали, Калі, סנטיאגו דה קאלי, كالي, کالی, กาลี, サンティアゴ・デ・カリ, 卡利, 칼리
Population
2,392,877
Currency
Peso (COP)
Geographic Coordinates
3° 26' N Latitude / 76° 31' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+57

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