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Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.
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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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Houston's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1 · CDT → CST

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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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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

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−4 (EDT).

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).

123456789101112End: 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.

123456789101112Start: 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

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • 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.

Map of the areas on Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
AEST all year AEST part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC+11 (AEDT).

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).

123456789101112End: 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.

123456789101112Start: 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

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +10 - basic short
  • +1000 - basic
  • +10:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Kilo - Military abbreviation for AEST
  • K - short form of 'Kilo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects AEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
Time zones with the GMT +10 offset:
  • 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

Abbreviation / Offset
AEDT – Australian Eastern Daylight Time, UTC+11 (now, daylight saving time)
AEST – Australian Eastern Standard Time, UTC+10 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 amSunday, April 4, 2027 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (AEST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of April each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, October 3, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, October 3, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (AEDT). DST starts on the 1st Sunday of October each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Hobart Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
Chompart, Gobart, HBA, Hobart, Hobart Town, Hobarta, Hobartas, Hobarto, Hobat, Hobārta, Khobart, Khoubart, he ba te, hobarata, hobart, hobarta, hobateu, hobato, hopart, huo ba te, hwbart, Χόμπαρτ, Гобарт, Хобарт, Хоубарт, הובארט, هوبارت, ہابرٹ, ہوبارٹ, होबार्ट, ਹੋਬਾਰਟ, ହୋବାର୍ଟ, ஹோபார்ட், හෝබාර්ට්, โฮบาร์ต, ཧོ་སྦར་ཐེ།, ჰობარტი, ホバート, 荷巴特, 霍巴特, 호바트
Population
254,930
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
42° 52' S Latitude / 147° 19' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61

Houston Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CDT – Central Daylight Time, UTC-5 (now, daylight saving time)
CST – Central Standard Time, UTC-6 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (CST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (CDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Houston Facts

Country
USA
State
Texas
Alternative Names
Chiouston, HOU, Hiu-su-tun, Hiustonas, Hiû-sṳ̂-tûn, Hjuston, Hjustona, Hjūstona, Houston, Houston City, Hustonia, Hyuston, Kh'juston, Khjustn, Khjustan, Khjuston, hi'ustana, hiustʼoni, hiws tan, hiyustan, hou si dun, husatana, hyuseuteon, hyustan, hyustana, hyusuton, hywstn, hywstwn, xiu si dun, ywstwn, Χιούστον, Хьюстон, Хюстан, Хюстон, Хюстън, Хјустон, Հյուստոն, היוסטן, יוסטון, هيوستن, هیوستون, ھیووستن, ہywsٹn, ہیوسٹن, ह्युस्टन, হিউস্টন, ਹੂਸਟਨ, હ્યુસ્ટન, ஹியூஸ்டன், హ్యూస్టన్, ഹ്യൂസ്റ്റൺ, ฮิวสตัน, ဟူစတန်မြို့, ჰიუსტონი, ሂውስተን, ヒューストン, 休斯敦, 休斯頓, 侯斯頓, 휴스턴
Population
2,314,157
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
29° 45' N Latitude / 95° 21' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1