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7:00 am07:00 EASST (UTC-5), Oct 14, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 UTC (UTC+0), Oct 14, 2026

EASST is 5 hours behind UTC.

EASST and UTC examples

These examples always use EASST (UTC-5) and UTC (UTC+0). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

EASST is 5 hours behind UTC.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, EASST is 5 hours behind UTC. From Apr 3 to Sep 4, 2027, EAST is 6 hours behind UTC.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EASST correspond to 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm in UTC. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EAST correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in UTC.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EASST correspond to 14:00 to 22:00 in UTC. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EAST correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in UTC.

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

Time Difference

Easter Island Summer Time is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time.
7:00 am07:00 in EASST is 12:00 pm12:00 in UTC

EASST to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in EASST which corresponds to 2pm-5pm14:00-17:00 in UTC

7:00 am07:00 Easter Island Summer Time (EASST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 EASST / 12:00 pm12:00 UTC

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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 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

Coordinated Universal Time

Offset: UTC is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is the successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but UTC is the standard the scientific community uses.
UTC has been the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, such as aviation and meteorology, and to synchronize time across internet networks.

Map of the areas on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
UTC all year UTC part of the year

Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC+1 (British Summer Time, Irish Standard Time, WEST).

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
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  • UTC
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  • Zulu
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone