EST to EDT to SGT to UTC Time Converter
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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 27, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 27, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 SGT (UTC+8), Oct 27, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 UTC (UTC+0), Oct 27, 2026
EDT and EDT have the same local time. EDT is 12 hours behind SGT. EDT is 4 hours behind UTC.
How the time difference changes
EST to EDT
The EST and EDT converter rows show the same time year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on the EST converter row correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on the EDT converter row.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 on the EST converter row correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 on the EDT converter row.
EST to SGT
For most of the year, EDT is 12 hours behind SGT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 13 hours behind SGT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 9:00 pm to 6:00 am (next day) in SGT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 10:00 pm to 7:00 am (next day) in SGT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 21:00 to 06:00 (next day) in SGT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 22:00 to 07:00 (next day) in SGT.
EST to UTC
For most of the year, EDT is 4 hours behind UTC. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 5 hours behind UTC.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm in UTC. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm in UTC.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 13:00 to 22:00 in UTC. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 14:00 to 23:00 in UTC.
Compare EST time with EDT, SGT, and UTC time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Eastern Daylight Time and Eastern Daylight Time have the same local time. Eastern Daylight Time is 12 hours behind Singapore Time. Eastern Daylight Time is 4 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time.
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT and is 8:00 pm20:00 in SGT and is 12:00 pm12:00 in UTC
EDT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in EDT which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in EDT
EDT to SGT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7am-8am07:00-08:00 in EDT which corresponds to 7pm-8pm19:00-20:00 in SGT. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
EDT to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in EDT which corresponds to 1pm-6pm13:00-18:00 in UTC
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 Singapore Time (SGT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 EDT / 8:00 am08:00 EDT / 8:00 pm20:00 SGT / 12:00 pm12:00 UTC
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| EDT | EDT | SGT | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00am | 12:00pm | 4:00am | |
| 1:00am | 1:00pm | 5:00am | |
| 2:00am | 2:00pm | 6:00am | |
| 3:00am | 3:00pm | 7:00am | |
| 4:00am | 4:00pm | 8:00am | |
| 5:00am | 5:00pm | 9:00am | |
| 6:00am | 6:00pm | 10:00am | |
| 7:00am | 7:00pm | 11:00am | |
| 8:00am | 8:00pm | 12:00pm | |
| 9:00am | 9:00pm | 1:00pm | |
| 10:00am | 10:00pm | 2:00pm | |
| 11:00am | 11:00pm | 3:00pm | |
| 12:00pm | 12:00am next day | 4:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | 1:00am next day | 5:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | 2:00am next day | 6:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | 3:00am next day | 7:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | 4:00am next day | 8:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | 5:00am next day | 9:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | 6:00am next day | 10:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | 7:00am next day | 11:00pm | |
| 8:00pm | 8:00am next day | 12:00am next day | |
| 9:00pm | 9:00am next day | 1:00am next day | |
| 10:00pm | 10:00am next day | 2:00am next day | |
| 11:00pm | 11:00am next day | 3:00am next day | |
| 00:00 | 12:00 | 04:00 | |
| 01:00 | 13:00 | 05:00 | |
| 02:00 | 14:00 | 06:00 | |
| 03:00 | 15:00 | 07:00 | |
| 04:00 | 16:00 | 08:00 | |
| 05:00 | 17:00 | 09:00 | |
| 06:00 | 18:00 | 10:00 | |
| 07:00 | 19:00 | 11:00 | |
| 08:00 | 20:00 | 12:00 | |
| 09:00 | 21:00 | 13:00 | |
| 10:00 | 22:00 | 14:00 | |
| 11:00 | 23:00 | 15:00 | |
| 12:00 | 00:00 next day | 16:00 | |
| 13:00 | 01:00 next day | 17:00 | |
| 14:00 | 02:00 next day | 18:00 | |
| 15:00 | 03:00 next day | 19:00 | |
| 16:00 | 04:00 next day | 20:00 | |
| 17:00 | 05:00 next day | 21:00 | |
| 18:00 | 06:00 next day | 22:00 | |
| 19:00 | 07:00 next day | 23:00 | |
| 20:00 | 08:00 next day | 00:00 next day | |
| 21:00 | 09:00 next day | 01:00 next day | |
| 22:00 | 10:00 next day | 02:00 next day | |
| 23:00 | 11:00 next day | 03:00 next day |
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
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).
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
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
Today all shaded areas are on EDT.
Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
EDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -04 - basic short
- -0400 - basic
- -04:00 - extended
- -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.
- Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
- Q - short form of 'Quebec'
- 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
- 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
Singapore Time
Offset: SGT is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Singapore
Principal Cities: The largest city in the SGT time zone is Singapore in Singapore, with about 5.639 million people.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Singapore Time (SGT) do not change for daylight saving time, so SGT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Current time in Singapore: Singapore time now
SGT representations, usage and related time zones
- +08 - basic short
- +0800 - basic
- +08:00 - extended
- +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Hotel - Military abbreviation for SGT
- H - short form of 'Hotel'
- ACT - ASEAN Common Time
- AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
- BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
- CAST - Casey Time
- CHOT - Choibalsan Time
- CST - China Standard Time
- H - Hotel Time Zone
- HKT - Hong Kong Time
- HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
- IRKT - Irkutsk Time
- KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
- MYT - Malaysia Time
- PHT - Philippine Time
- SGT - Singapore Time
- ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
- WITA - Central Indonesian Time
Coordinated Universal Time
Offset: UTC is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Faroe Islands, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara
Principal Cities: The largest city in the UTC time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Dakar.
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is the successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but UTC is the standard the scientific community uses.
UTC has been the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, such as aviation and meteorology, and to synchronize time across internet networks.
Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC−1.
UTC representations, usage and related time zones
- Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
- +00 - basic short
- +0000 - basic
- +00:00 - extended
- +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
- Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
- Z - short form of 'Zulu'
- Etc/UCT
- Etc/UTC
- Etc/Universal
- Etc/Zulu
- UCT
- UTC
- Universal
- Zulu
- EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
- GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
- WET - Western European Time
- AZOST - Azores Summer Time
- UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
- WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
- Z - Zulu Time Zone