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Eastern Time is on standard time: EST (UTC−5) until Sun, Mar 14, 2027.
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This converter uses GMT+12 (UTC+12), as in Norfolk.

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7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 8, 2026 = 12:00 am00:00 GMT+12 (UTC+12), Nov 9, 2026

EST is 17 hours behind GMT+12.

EDT and NFT examples

These examples always use EDT (UTC-4) and NFT (UTC+11). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

EDT is 15 hours behind NFT.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, EDT is 15 hours behind NFT, EDT is 16 hours behind GMT+12, or EST is 17 hours behind GMT+12.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 12:00 am (next day) to 9:00 am (next day) in NFT, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 1:00 am (next day) to 10:00 am (next day) in GMT+12, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 2:00 am (next day) to 11:00 am (next day) in GMT+12.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 00:00 (next day) to 09:00 (next day) in NFT, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 01:00 (next day) to 10:00 (next day) in GMT+12, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 02:00 (next day) to 11:00 (next day) in GMT+12.

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

Time Difference

Eastern Standard Time is 17 hours behind Norfolk Island Daylight Time.
7:00 am07:00 in EST is 12:00 am00:00 in GMT+12 (next day)

EST to GMT+12 call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in EST which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in GMT+12 (next day).

7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
12:00 am00:00 Norfolk Island Daylight Time (GMT+12). Offset UTC +12:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 EST / 12:00 am00:00 GMT+12 (next day)

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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).

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

Norfolk Time

Offset: NFT is 11 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Norfolk Island

Principal Cities: The largest city in the NFT time zone is Kingston in Norfolk Island, with about 880 people.

Map of the areas on Norfolk Time (NFT)
NFT part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC+12.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Norfolk Island Daylight Time (GMT+12).

123456789101112End: Norfolk Time (NFT) ended on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.

123456789101112Start: Norfolk Time (NFT) starts on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

See Norfolk Island daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

NFT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +11 - basic short
  • +1100 - basic
  • +11:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (11) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eleven hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Lima - Military abbreviation for NFT
  • L - short form of 'Lima'
Time zones with the GMT +11 offset:
  • AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
  • BST - Bougainville Standard Time
  • KOST - Kosrae Time
  • L - Lima Time Zone
  • LHDT - Lord Howe Daylight Time
  • MAGT - Magadan Time
  • NCT - New Caledonia Time
  • NFT - Norfolk Time
  • PONT - Pohnpei Standard Time
  • SBT - Solomon Islands Time
  • VLAST - Vladivostok Summer Time
  • VUT - Vanuatu Time