EDT to WGST 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.
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WGT/WGST
West Greenland Time
UTC−2
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WGST is not used on this date.

This converter uses WGT (UTC−2), as in Godthab.

Keep WGST (UTC−1)

Quick answers

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7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 2, 2026 = 10:00 am10:00 WGT (UTC-2), Nov 2, 2026

EST is 3 hours behind WGT.

EDT and WGST examples

These examples always use EDT (UTC-4) and WGST (UTC-1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

EDT is 3 hours behind WGST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, EDT is 3 hours behind WGST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 3 hours behind WGT. From Mar 14 to Mar 27, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, EDT is 2 hours behind WGT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in WGST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in WGT or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in WGT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in WGST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in WGT or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in WGT.

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

Time Difference

Eastern Standard Time is 3 hours behind West Greenland Time.
7:00 am07:00 in EST is 10:00 am10:00 in WGT

EST to WGT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in EST which corresponds to 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in WGT

7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
10:00 am10:00 West Greenland Time (WGT). Offset UTC -2:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 EST / 10:00 am10:00 WGT

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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

Western Greenland Summer Time

Offset: WGST is 1 hour behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Greenland

Principal Cities: The largest city in the WGST time zone is Nuuk in Greenland, with about 14,798 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq, Aasiaat.

Map of the areas on Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST)
WGST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−2.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe West Greenland Time (WGT).

123456789101112End: Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST) ended on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Saturday, October 24, 2026, 11:00 pm23:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112Start: Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST) starts on Saturday, March 27, 2027 at 11:00 pm23:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 12:00 am00:00.

See Greenland daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

WGST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -01 - basic short
  • -0100 - basic
  • -01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0100 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • November - Military abbreviation for WGST
  • N - short form of 'November'
Time zones with the GMT -1 offset:
  • EGT - East Greenland Time
  • WGST - Western Greenland Summer Time
  • AZOT - Azores Time
  • CVT - Cape Verde Time
  • N - November Time Zone