ECT to EAST Converter
EAST is not used on this date
This converter uses EASST (GMT -5), the offset Easter uses on this date. Open the EASST converter.Compare ECT time with EAST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Ecuador Time is 0 hours ahead of Easter Island Summer Time
7:00 am07:00 in ECT is 7:00 am07:00 in EASST
ECT to EASST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm in ECT which corresponds to 9am-5pm in EASST
7:00 am07:00 Ecuador Time (ECT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Easter Island Summer Time (EASST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 ECT / 7:00 am07:00 EASST
| ECT | 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 |
Ecuador Time
Offset: ECT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in South America
Countries using this time zone: Ecuador
Principal Cities: The largest city in the ECT time zone is Guayaquil in Ecuador, with about 1.952 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Quito, Cuenca, Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Machala.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Ecuador Time (ECT) do not change for daylight saving time, so ECT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.

ECT 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 ECT
- 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) and is used in Pacific

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 6, 2025 at 10:00 pm local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Saturday, September 6, 2025, 11:00 pm local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Saturday of September.
Start: Easter Island Standard Time (EAST) starts 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. Standard time starts annually on the first Saturday of April.
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
