COT to EASST Converter
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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. At other times of the year, COT is 1 hour ahead of EAST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in COT correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EASST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in COT correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm 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 is 0 hours ahead of Easter Island Summer 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-5pm in COT which corresponds to 9am-5pm 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
| COT | EASST |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 12am (midnight) |
| 1am | 1am |
| 2am | 2am |
| 3am | 3am |
| 4am | 4am |
| 5am | 5am |
| 6am | 6am |
| 7am | 7am |
| 8am | 8am |
| 9am | 9am |
| 10am | 10am |
| 11am | 11am |
| 12pm (noon) | 12pm (noon) |
| 1pm | 1pm |
| 2pm | 2pm |
| 3pm | 3pm |
| 4pm | 4pm |
| 5pm | 5pm |
| 6pm | 6pm |
| 7pm | 7pm |
| 8pm | 8pm |
| 9pm | 9pm |
| 10pm | 10pm |
| 11pm | 11pm |
| 00:00 | 00:00 |
| 01:00 | 01:00 |
| 02:00 | 02:00 |
| 03:00 | 03:00 |
| 04:00 | 04:00 |
| 05:00 | 05:00 |
| 06:00 | 06:00 |
| 07:00 | 07:00 |
| 08:00 | 08:00 |
| 09:00 | 09:00 |
| 10:00 | 10:00 |
| 11:00 | 11:00 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 13:00 | 13:00 |
| 14:00 | 14:00 |
| 15:00 | 15:00 |
| 16:00 | 16:00 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 |
| 18:00 | 18:00 |
| 19:00 | 19:00 |
| 20:00 | 20:00 |
| 21:00 | 21:00 |
| 22:00 | 22:00 |
| 23:00 | 23:00 |
Colombia Time
Offset: COT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in South America
Countries using this time zone: Colombia
Principal Cities: The largest city in the COT time zone is Bogota in Colombia, with about 7.674 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Cali, Medellin, 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.

COT representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -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.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for COT
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- 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) and is used in Pacific
Countries using this time zone: Chile

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).
Start: Easter Island Summer Time (EASST) started on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 10:00 pm local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Saturday, September 6, 2025, 11:00 pm. Daylight saving starts annually on the first Saturday of September
End: Easter Island Summer Time (EASST) ends on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 10:00 pm local time and clocks are set one hour back to Saturday, April 4, 2026, 9:00 pm local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Saturday of April
EASST representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -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.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for EASST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- 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
