COT to EAST Converter
EAST is not used on this date.
This converter uses EASST (UTC−5), as in Easter.
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Quick answers
Selected conversion
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 EAST examples
These examples always use COT (UTC-5) and EAST (UTC-6). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
COT is 1 hour ahead of EAST.
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 EAST 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
- -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 Standard Time
Offset: EAST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Chile
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EAST time zone is Hanga Roa in Chile, with about 7,322 people.
Today the shaded areas are on UTC−5.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Easter Island Summer Time (EASST).
End: Easter Island Standard Time (EAST) ended 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Saturday of September.
Start: Easter Island Standard Time (EAST) starts 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. Standard time starts annually on the first Saturday of April.
See Chile daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
EAST representations, usage and related time zones
- -06 - basic short
- -0600 - basic
- -06:00 - extended
- -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Sierra - Military abbreviation for EAST
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone