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7:00 am07:00 COT (UTC-5), Nov 1, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EASST (UTC-5), Nov 1, 2026

COT and EASST have the same local time.

COT and EASST examples

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

COT and EASST have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, COT and EASST have the same time. From Apr 3 to Sep 4, 2027, COT is 1 hour ahead of EAST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in COT correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EASST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in COT correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in EAST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in COT correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in EASST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in COT correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in EAST.

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

Time Difference

Colombia Time and Easter Island Summer Time have the same local time.
7:00 am07:00 in COT is 7:00 am07:00 in EASST

COT to EASST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in COT which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in EASST

7:00 am07:00 Colombia Time (COT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Easter Island Summer Time (EASST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 COT / 7:00 am07:00 EASST

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Colombia Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Colombia

Principal Cities: The largest city in the COT time zone is Bogotá in Colombia, with about 7.674 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Cali, Medellín, Barranquilla, Cartagena.

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

COT 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 COT
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
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

Easter Island Summer Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Chile

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EASST time zone is Hanga Roa in Chile, with about 7,322 people.

Map of the areas on Easter Island Summer Time (EASST)
EASST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EASST.

Daylight Saving: Easter Island Summer Time (EASST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Easter Island Standard Time (EAST).

123456789101112Start: Easter Island Summer Time (EASST) started on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 10:00 pm22:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Saturday, September 5, 2026, 11:00 pm23:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the first Saturday of September.

123456789101112End: Easter Island Summer Time (EASST) ends on Saturday, April 3, 2027 at 10:00 pm22:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Saturday, April 3, 2027, 9:00 pm21:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Saturday of April.

See Chile daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EASST 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 EASST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
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