Updating current time…
EST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
GreeceEET
UTC+2
7h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Georgia, USAEST
UTC−5
same time
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

Selected conversion

7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 15, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 EET (UTC+2), Nov 15, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 15, 2026

EST is 7 hours behind Athens. EST and Atlanta have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

EST to Athens

For most of the year, EDT is 7 hours behind Athens. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, EST is 7 hours behind Athens. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, EDT is 6 hours behind Athens.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Athens. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Athens or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in Athens.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Athens. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Athens or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in Athens.

EST to Atlanta

For most of the year, EDT and Atlanta have the same time. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, and from Nov 7, 2027 to Mar 12, 2028, EST and Atlanta have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Atlanta. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Atlanta.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in Atlanta. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in Atlanta.

Compare EST time with Athens and Atlanta time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Eastern Standard Time is 7 hours behind EET (Eastern European Time). Eastern Standard Time and EST (Eastern Standard Time) have the same local time.
7:00 am07:00 in EST is 2:00 pm14:00 in Athens, Greece and is 7:00 am07:00 in Atlanta, GA, USA

EST to Athens call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in EST which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in Athens.
EST to Atlanta call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in EST which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in Atlanta.

7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 EET (Eastern European Time) (Athens, Greece). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 EST (Eastern Standard Time) (Atlanta, GA, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 EST / 2:00 pm14:00 Athens, Greece / 7:00 am07:00 Atlanta, GA, USA

Choose an hour to update the converter. Day labels such as “next day” or “+1” are relative to the selected date in the first column. Use Up and Down arrow keys, Home or End to move between hours, then Enter or Space to select.

Hourly time comparison
ESTAthens, GreeceAtlanta, GA, USA
7:00am12:00am
8:00am1:00am
9:00am2:00am
10:00am3:00am
11:00am4:00am
12:00pm5:00am
1:00pm6:00am
2:00pm7:00am
3:00pm8:00am
4:00pm9:00am
5:00pm10:00am
6:00pm11:00am
7:00pm12:00pm
8:00pm1:00pm
9:00pm2:00pm
10:00pm3:00pm
11:00pm4:00pm
12:00am next day5:00pm
1:00am next day6:00pm
2:00am next day7:00pm
3:00am next day8:00pm
4:00am next day9:00pm
5:00am next day10:00pm
6:00am next day11:00pm
07:0000:00
08:0001:00
09:0002:00
10:0003:00
11:0004:00
12:0005:00
13:0006:00
14:0007:00
15:0008:00
16:0009:00
17:0010:00
18:0011:00
19:0012:00
20:0013:00
21:0014:00
22:0015:00
23:0016:00
00:00 next day17:00
01:00 next day18:00
02:00 next day19:00
03:00 next day20:00
04:00 next day21:00
05:00 next day22:00
06:00 next day23:00

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

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

Today all shaded areas are on EST.

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).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

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

Athens Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EET – Eastern European Time, UTC+2 (now)
EEST – Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+3 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 3:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 03:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 4:00 am04:00 (EEST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 31, 2027 at 4:00 amSunday, October 31, 2027 at 04:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (EET). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

Athens Facts

Country
Greece
Alternative Names
ATH, Afina, Afini, Afiny, An Aithin, Ateena, Atehny, Aten, Atena, Atenai, Atenas, Atenas - Athena, Atenas - Αθήνα, Atene, Atenes, Ateni, Ateno, Atenoj, Ateny, Athen, Athena, Athenae, Athenai, Athene, Athenes, Athens, Atheny, Athina, Athinai, Athinia, Athènes, Athén, Athénes, Athény, Athína, Athínai, Atina, Atény, Atēnas, Atėnai, Aþena, Kota Athena, Lungsod ng Athina, Lungsod ng Athína, atene, atene si, ateni, athensa, athyna, atn, etens, xethens, ya dian, Αθήνα, Αθήναι, Αθηνα, Αθηναι, Атина, Атэны, Афины, Афіни, Аѳины, Աթենք, אתונה, آتن, أثينا, ئافېنا, ܐܬܝܢܐ, अथेन्स, ஏதென்ஸ், เอเธนส์, ათენი, Ἀθῆναι, アテネ, 雅典, 아테네, 아테네 시
Population
664,046
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Geographic Coordinates
37° 59' N Latitude / 23° 43' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+30

Atlanta Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EST – Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5 (now)
EDT – Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4 (daylight saving 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 (EDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 7, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, November 7, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (EST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.

Atlanta Facts

Country
USA
State
Georgia
Alternative Names
ATL, Atlant, Atlanta, Atlantae, Atlonta, Canebrake, Marthasdale, Marthasville, Standing Peachtree, Terminus, White Hall, Whitehall, aeteullaenta, arr‌lanra nagaram, atalanta, ateullaenta, ateullanta, atlanta, atoranta, atʼlantʼa, etalanta, etlanta, ya te lan da, Ατλάντα, Атлантæ, Атланта, Ատլանտա, אטלאנטא, אטלנטה, آتلانتا, أتلانتا, ئەتڵانتا, اٹلانٹا, اٹلانٹا، جارجیا, अटलांटा, अटलान्टा, एट्लान्टा, एत्लान्ता, আটলান্টা, એટલાન્ટા, அட்லான்டா, అట్లాంటా, ಅಟ್ಲಾಂಟಾ, അറ്റ്‌ലാന്റാ നഗരം, แอตแลนตา, ཨ་ཊི་ལཱན་ཊཱ།, အတ္တလန္တာမြို့, ატლანტა, አትላንታ, アトランタ, 亚特兰大, 亞特蘭大, 아틀란타, 아틀랜타, 애틀랜타
Population
510,823
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 44' N Latitude / 84° 23' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1