EST to Cairns, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand to Melbourne, Australia
Compare EST time with Cairns, Auckland, and Melbourne time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Eastern Standard Time is 15 hours behind AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) and 18 hours behind NZDT (New Zealand Daylight Time) and 16 hours behind AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time)
7:00 am07:00 in EST is 10:00 pm22:00 in Cairns, Australia and is 1:00 am01:00 in Auckland, New Zealand and is 11:00 pm23:00 in Melbourne, Australia
EST to Cairns call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm in EST which corresponds to 8am-9am in Cairns (next day)
EST to Auckland call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-5pm in EST which corresponds to 9am-11am in Auckland (next day)
EST to Melbourne call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4:30pm-5:30pm in EST which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am in Melbourne (next day)
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
10:00 pm22:00 AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) (Cairns, Australia). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
1:00 am01:00 NZDT (New Zealand Daylight Time) (Auckland, New Zealand). Offset UTC +13:00 hours
11:00 pm23:00 AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) (Melbourne, Australia). Offset UTC +11:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 EST / 10:00 pm22:00 Cairns, Australia / 1:00 am01:00 Auckland, New Zealand / 11:00 pm23:00 Melbourne, Australia
| EST | Cairns, Australia | Auckland, New Zealand | Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 3pm | 6pm | 4pm |
| 1am | 4pm | 7pm | 5pm |
| 2am | 5pm | 8pm | 6pm |
| 3am | 6pm | 9pm | 7pm |
| 4am | 7pm | 10pm | 8pm |
| 5am | 8pm | 11pm | 9pm |
| 6am | 9pm | 12am (midnight) | 10pm |
| 7am | 10pm | 1am | 11pm |
| 8am | 11pm | 2am | 12am (midnight) |
| 9am | 12am (midnight) | 3am | 1am |
| 10am | 1am | 4am | 2am |
| 11am | 2am | 5am | 3am |
| 12pm (noon) | 3am | 6am | 4am |
| 1pm | 4am | 7am | 5am |
| 2pm | 5am | 8am | 6am |
| 3pm | 6am | 9am | 7am |
| 4pm | 7am | 10am | 8am |
| 5pm | 8am | 11am | 9am |
| 6pm | 9am | 12pm (noon) | 10am |
| 7pm | 10am | 1pm | 11am |
| 8pm | 11am | 2pm | 12pm (noon) |
| 9pm | 12pm (noon) | 3pm | 1pm |
| 10pm | 1pm | 4pm | 2pm |
| 11pm | 2pm | 5pm | 3pm |
| 00:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 16:00 |
| 01:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 17:00 |
| 02:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 18:00 |
| 03:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 19:00 |
| 04:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 | 20:00 |
| 05:00 | 20:00 | 23:00 | 21:00 |
| 06:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 22:00 |
| 07:00 | 22:00 | 01:00 | 23:00 |
| 08:00 | 23:00 | 02:00 | 00:00 |
| 09:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 01:00 |
| 10:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 02:00 |
| 11:00 | 02:00 | 05:00 | 03:00 |
| 12:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 04:00 |
| 13:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 05:00 |
| 14:00 | 05:00 | 08:00 | 06:00 |
| 15:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 07:00 |
| 16:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 08:00 |
| 17:00 | 08:00 | 11:00 | 09:00 |
| 18:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 10:00 |
| 19:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 11:00 |
| 20:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 12:00 |
| 21:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 13:00 |
| 22:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 14:00 |
| 23:00 | 14:00 | 17:00 | 15:00 |
Eastern Standard Time
Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens.
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).
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
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
Cairns Information
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Auckland Information
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NZDT - New Zealand Daylight Time
+13:00 hours during New Zealand Daylight Time.
Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of September. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of April. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.Auckland Facts
Melbourne Information
Time Zone
AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
+11:00 hours during Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 1st Sunday of October. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of April. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.