EST to Cairns to Auckland to Melbourne Time Converter

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EDT/EST
Eastern Daylight Time
UTC−4
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Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.
Use EST all year (UTC−5)
Cairns
AustraliaAEST
UTC+10
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Auckland
New ZealandNZDT
UTC+13
tomorrow (next day)
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Melbourne
AustraliaAEDT
UTC+11
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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 13, 2026 = 10:00 pm22:00 AEST (UTC+10), Oct 13, 2026 = 1:00 am01:00 NZDT (UTC+13), Oct 14, 2026 = 11:00 pm23:00 AEDT (UTC+11), Oct 13, 2026

EDT is 14 hours behind Cairns. EDT is 17 hours behind Auckland. EDT is 15 hours behind Melbourne.

How the time difference changes

EST to Cairns

For most of the year, EDT is 14 hours behind Cairns. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 15 hours behind Cairns.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 11:00 pm to 7:00 am (next day) in Cairns. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST correspond to 12:00 am (next day) to 8:00 am (next day) in Cairns.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 23:00 to 07:00 (next day) in Cairns. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 00:00 (next day) to 08:00 (next day) in Cairns.

EST to Auckland

Depending on seasonal clock changes, EDT is 16 hours behind Auckland, EDT is 17 hours behind Auckland, or EST is 18 hours behind Auckland.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 1:00 am (next day) to 9:00 am (next day) in Auckland, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 2:00 am (next day) to 10:00 am (next day) in Auckland, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST correspond to 3:00 am (next day) to 11:00 am (next day) in Auckland.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 01:00 (next day) to 09:00 (next day) in Auckland, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 02:00 (next day) to 10:00 (next day) in Auckland, or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 03:00 (next day) to 11:00 (next day) in Auckland.

EST to Melbourne

Depending on seasonal clock changes, EDT is 14 hours behind Melbourne, EDT is 15 hours behind Melbourne, or EST is 16 hours behind Melbourne.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 11:00 pm to 7:00 am (next day) in Melbourne, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 12:00 am (next day) to 8:00 am (next day) in Melbourne, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST correspond to 1:00 am (next day) to 9:00 am (next day) in Melbourne.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 23:00 to 07:00 (next day) in Melbourne, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 00:00 (next day) to 08:00 (next day) in Melbourne, or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 01:00 (next day) to 09:00 (next day) in Melbourne.

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 Daylight Time is 14 hours behind AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time). Eastern Daylight Time is 17 hours behind NZDT (New Zealand Daylight Time). Eastern Daylight Time is 15 hours behind AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time).
8:00 am08:00 in EDT 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

EDT to Cairns 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 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in Cairns (next day). Their 9am–5pm09:00–17:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
EDT to Auckland call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm16:00-17:00 in EDT which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in Auckland (next day)
EDT to Melbourne call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in EDT which corresponds to 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in Melbourne (next day). Their 9am–5pm09:00–17:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.

8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 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

8:00 am08:00 EDT / 10:00 pm22:00 Cairns, Australia / 1:00 am01:00 Auckland, New Zealand / 11:00 pm23:00 Melbourne, Australia

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Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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 8.804 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).

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

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 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

Cairns Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
AEST – Australian Eastern Standard Time, UTC+10 (no daylight saving time)

Cairns Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
CNS, Cairns, Kehrns, Kerns, Kernsa, Kernsas, Kērnsa, jian ci, kai en si, kairnsa, karnz, keanzu, keeonjeu, keeonseu, kernsa, knz, kyrnz, qyyrns, Кернс, Кэрнс, קיירנס, كيرنز, کارنز, کنز, کیرنز, کێنز, केर्न्स, कैर्न्स, ကိန်းမြို့, კერნსი, ケアンズ, 凱恩斯, 柬兹, 케언스, 케언즈
Population
153,075
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
16° 55' S Latitude / 145° 45' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61
More About Cairns
Cairns local time and city facts

Auckland Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
NZDT – New Zealand Daylight Time, UTC+13 (now, daylight saving time)
NZST – New Zealand Standard Time, UTC+12 (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 (NZST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of April each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, September 26, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, September 26, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (NZDT). DST starts on the last Sunday of September each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Clock Changes
New Zealand daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

Auckland Facts

Country
New Zealand
Alternative Names
AKL, Auckland, Aucland, Aucopolis, Awklanda, Okland, Oklandas, Oklant, Oklend, Oklenda, Tamaki-makau-rau, Tāmaki-makau-rau, akalyanda, akland, aklant, ao ke lan dou hui qu, awkland, awklnd, okalanda, okalenda, okeullaendeu, oklainda, okurando, yavkland, Ώκλαντ, Окланд, Окленд, Օկլենդ, אוקלנד, آوکلند, أوكلاند, ئاۋكلاند, ऑकलंड, ऑक्लैण्ड, অকল্যান্ড, ઓકલેન્ડ, ஆக்லன்ட், ఆక్లాండ్, ಆಕ್ಲೆಂಡ್‌, ഓക്‌ലൻഡ്, โอกแลนด์, အော့ကလန်မြို့, ოკლენდი, オークランド, 奧克蘭都會區, 오클랜드
Population
1,547,200
Currency
Dollar (NZD)
Geographic Coordinates
36° 50' S Latitude / 174° 45' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+64
More About Auckland
Auckland local time and city facts

Melbourne 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.
Clock Changes
Australia daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

Melbourne Facts

Country
Australia
Alternative Names
MEL, Mel'burn, Melbourne, Melbourne City, Melbournum, Melburn, Melburna, Melburnas, Melburno, Melvourni, mel beirn, melaborna, melbeoleun, melbeon, melporn, meruborun, mlbwrn, mo er ben, Μελβούρνη, Мелбурн, Мелбърн, Мельбурн, מלבורן, ملبورن, مېلبۇرن, मेलबोर्न, மெல்போர்ன், เมลเบิร์น, མེར་བུན, メルボルン, 墨尔本, 墨爾本, 멜버른, 멜번
Population
5,435,590
Currency
Dollar (AUD)
Geographic Coordinates
37° 48' S Latitude / 144° 57' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+61
More About Melbourne
Melbourne local time and city facts
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