EDT to EAST Converter

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EST/EDT
Eastern Standard Time
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Eastern Time is on standard time: EST (UTC−5) until Sun, Mar 14, 2027.
Keep EDT (UTC−4)
EASST/EAST
Easter Island Summer Time
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EAST is not used on this date.

This converter uses EASST (UTC−5), as in Easter.

Keep EAST (UTC−6)

Quick answers

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7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 8, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EASST (UTC-5), Nov 8, 2026

EST and EASST have the same local time.

EDT and EAST examples

These examples always use EDT (UTC-4) 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.

EDT is 2 hours ahead of EAST.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, EST and EASST have the same time, EDT is 1 hour ahead of EASST, or EDT is 2 hours ahead of EAST.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EASST, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in EASST, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in EAST.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in EASST, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in EASST, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in EAST.

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

Time Difference

Eastern Standard Time and Easter Island Summer Time have the same local time.
7:00 am07:00 in EST is 7:00 am07:00 in EASST

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

7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Easter Island Summer Time (EASST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 EST / 7:00 am07:00 EASST

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Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
EDT part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−5 (EST).

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).

123456789101112End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ended on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) starts on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST5EDT
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time

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.

Map of the areas on Easter Island Standard Time (EAST)
EAST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−5.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

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).

123456789101112End: 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.

123456789101112Start: 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

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for EAST
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone