EST to AEST to Hobart to Houston Time Converter
Eastern Australia is on daylight saving time: AEDT (UTC+11) until Sun, Apr 4, 2027.
Queensland stays on AEST (UTC+10).
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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 29, 2026 = 10:00 pm22:00 AEST (UTC+10), Oct 29, 2026 = 11:00 pm23:00 AEDT (UTC+11), Oct 29, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 29, 2026
EDT is 14 hours behind AEST. EDT is 15 hours behind Hobart. EDT is 1 hour ahead of Houston.
How the time difference changes
EST to AEST
For most of the year, EDT is 14 hours behind AEST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 15 hours behind AEST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 11:00 pm to 8:00 am (next day) in AEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 12:00 am (next day) to 9:00 am (next day) in AEST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 23:00 to 08:00 (next day) in AEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 00:00 (next day) to 09:00 (next day) in AEST.
EST to Hobart
Depending on seasonal clock changes, EDT is 14 hours behind Hobart, EDT is 15 hours behind Hobart, or EST is 16 hours behind Hobart.
Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 11:00 pm to 8:00 am (next day) in Hobart, 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 Hobart, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 1:00 am (next day) to 10:00 am (next day) in Hobart.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 23:00 to 08:00 (next day) in Hobart, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 00:00 (next day) to 09:00 (next day) in Hobart, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 01:00 (next day) to 10:00 (next day) in Hobart.
EST to Houston
For most of the year, EDT is 1 hour ahead of Houston. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 1 hour ahead of Houston. Briefly around clock changes, EDT is 2 hours ahead of Houston or EST and Houston have the same time.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in Houston. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in Houston.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in Houston. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in Houston.
Compare EST time with AEST, Hobart, and Houston time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Eastern Daylight Time is 14 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time. Eastern Daylight Time is 15 hours behind AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time). Eastern Daylight Time is 1 hour ahead of CDT (Central Daylight Time).
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 10:00 pm22:00 in AEST and is 11:00 pm23:00 in Hobart, Australia and is 7:00 am07:00 in Houston, TX, USA
EDT to AEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in EDT which corresponds to 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in AEST (next day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
EDT to Hobart call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in EDT which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in Hobart (next day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
EDT to Houston call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in EDT which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in Houston
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
10:00 pm22:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
11:00 pm23:00 AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) (Hobart, Australia). Offset UTC +11:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 CDT (Central Daylight Time) (Houston, TX, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 EDT / 10:00 pm22:00 AEST / 11:00 pm23:00 Hobart, Australia / 7:00 am07:00 Houston, TX, USA
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| EDT | AEST | Hobart, Australia | Houston, TX, USA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00pm | 3:00pm | 11:00pm previous day | |
| 3:00pm | 4:00pm | 12:00am | |
| 4:00pm | 5:00pm | 1:00am | |
| 5:00pm | 6:00pm | 2:00am | |
| 6:00pm | 7:00pm | 3:00am | |
| 7:00pm | 8:00pm | 4:00am | |
| 8:00pm | 9:00pm | 5:00am | |
| 9:00pm | 10:00pm | 6:00am | |
| 10:00pm | 11:00pm | 7:00am | |
| 11:00pm | 12:00am next day | 8:00am | |
| 12:00am next day | 1:00am next day | 9:00am | |
| 1:00am next day | 2:00am next day | 10:00am | |
| 2:00am next day | 3:00am next day | 11:00am | |
| 3:00am next day | 4:00am next day | 12:00pm | |
| 4:00am next day | 5:00am next day | 1:00pm | |
| 5:00am next day | 6:00am next day | 2:00pm | |
| 6:00am next day | 7:00am next day | 3:00pm | |
| 7:00am next day | 8:00am next day | 4:00pm | |
| 8:00am next day | 9:00am next day | 5:00pm | |
| 9:00am next day | 10:00am next day | 6:00pm | |
| 10:00am next day | 11:00am next day | 7:00pm | |
| 11:00am next day | 12:00pm next day | 8:00pm | |
| 12:00pm next day | 1:00pm next day | 9:00pm | |
| 1:00pm next day | 2:00pm next day | 10:00pm | |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | 23:00 previous day | |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | 00:00 | |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | 01:00 | |
| 17:00 | 18:00 | 02:00 | |
| 18:00 | 19:00 | 03:00 | |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | 04:00 | |
| 20:00 | 21:00 | 05:00 | |
| 21:00 | 22:00 | 06:00 | |
| 22:00 | 23:00 | 07:00 | |
| 23:00 | 00:00 next day | 08:00 | |
| 00:00 next day | 01:00 next day | 09:00 | |
| 01:00 next day | 02:00 next day | 10:00 | |
| 02:00 next day | 03:00 next day | 11:00 | |
| 03:00 next day | 04:00 next day | 12:00 | |
| 04:00 next day | 05:00 next day | 13:00 | |
| 05:00 next day | 06:00 next day | 14:00 | |
| 06:00 next day | 07:00 next day | 15:00 | |
| 07:00 next day | 08:00 next day | 16:00 | |
| 08:00 next day | 09:00 next day | 17:00 | |
| 09:00 next day | 10:00 next day | 18:00 | |
| 10:00 next day | 11:00 next day | 19:00 | |
| 11:00 next day | 12:00 next day | 20:00 | |
| 12:00 next day | 13:00 next day | 21:00 | |
| 13:00 next day | 14:00 next day | 22:00 |
Eastern Standard Time
Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST 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: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
EST 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 EST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- America/Atikokan
- America/Cancun
- America/Cayman
- America/Coral_Harbour
- 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/Jamaica
- America/Kentucky/Louisville
- America/Kentucky/Monticello
- America/Louisville
- America/Montreal
- America/Nassau
- America/New_York
- America/Nipigon
- America/Panama
- America/Pangnirtung
- America/Port-au-Prince
- America/Thunder_Bay
- America/Toronto
- Canada/Eastern
- EST
- EST5EDT
- Jamaica
- US/East-Indiana
- US/Eastern
- US/Michigan
- 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
Australian Eastern Standard Time
Offset: AEST is 10 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Australia
Principal Cities: The largest city in the AEST time zone is Sydney in Australia, with about 5.639 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).
End: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) 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.
Start: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) 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 Australia daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is used in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Australian Capital Territory and in folling major cities Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra
Only part of Australia observe daylight saving. It is used in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. Daylight saving is not observed in Queensland, Western Australia or the Northern Territory.
AEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +10 - basic short
- +1000 - basic
- +10:00 - extended
- +1000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Kilo - Military abbreviation for AEST
- K - short form of 'Kilo'
- Antarctica/Macquarie
- Australia/ACT
- Australia/Brisbane
- Australia/Canberra
- Australia/Currie
- Australia/Hobart
- Australia/Lindeman
- Australia/Melbourne
- Australia/NSW
- Australia/Queensland
- Australia/Sydney
- Australia/Tasmania
- Australia/Victoria
- AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
- CHUT - Chuuk Time
- ChST - Chamorro Standard Time
- K - Kilo Time Zone
- KDT - Korea Daylight Time
- PGT - Papua New Guinea Time
- VLAT - Vladivostok Time
- YAKST - Yakutsk Summer Time
- YAPT - Yap Time
Hobart Time Zone and Facts
Time Zone
AEST – Australian Eastern Standard Time, UTC+10 (standard time)
Hobart Facts
Houston Time Zone and Facts
Time Zone
CST – Central Standard Time, UTC-6 (standard time)
