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EDT/EST
Eastern Daylight Time
GMT -4
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.
Ireland
IST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

Selected conversion

8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 7, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 IST (UTC+1), Oct 7, 2026

EDT is 5 hours behind Dublin.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, EDT is 5 hours behind Dublin. At other times of the year, EST is 5 hours behind Dublin or EDT is 4 hours behind Dublin.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm in Dublin. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST correspond to 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm in Dublin or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm in Dublin.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 14:00 to 22:00 in Dublin. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 14:00 to 22:00 in Dublin or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 13:00 to 21:00 in Dublin.

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

Time Difference

Eastern Daylight Time is 5 hours behind IST (Irish Standard Time).
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 1:00 pm13:00 in Dublin, Ireland

EDT to Dublin call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in EDT which corresponds to 2pm-5pm14:00-17:00 in Dublin

8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 IST (Irish Standard Time) (Dublin, Ireland). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

8:00 am08:00 EDT / 1:00 pm13:00 Dublin, Ireland

EDTDublin, Ireland
12:00am5:00am
1:00am6:00am
2:00am7:00am
3:00am8:00am
4:00am9:00am
5:00am10:00am
6:00am11:00am
7:00am12:00pm
8:00am1:00pm
9:00am2:00pm
10:00am3:00pm
11:00am4:00pm
12:00pm5:00pm
1:00pm6:00pm
2:00pm7:00pm
3:00pm8:00pm
4:00pm9:00pm
5:00pm10:00pm
6:00pm11:00pm
7:00pm12:00am
8:00pm1:00am
9:00pm2:00am
10:00pm3:00am
11:00pm4:00am
00:0005:00
01:0006:00
02:0007:00
03:0008:00
04:0009:00
05:0010:00
06:0011:00
07:0012:00
08:0013:00
09:0014:00
10:0015:00
11:0016:00
12:0017:00
13:0018:00
14:0019:00
15:0020:00
16:0021:00
17:0022:00
18:0023:00
19:0000:00
20:0001:00
21:0002:00
22:0003:00
23:0004:00

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 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens, Montreal.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

EST Time Zone Geo Map
EST timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourEnd: 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: 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

Dublin Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
IST - Irish Standard Time
GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+1:00 hours during Irish Standard Time, currently in use.
+0:00 hours during Greenwich Mean Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourSunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 01:00 local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 02:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 01:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Dublin Facts

Country
Ireland
Alternative Names
Baile Atha Cliath, Baile Átha Cliath, Ciuda de Dublin, Ciudá de Dublín, DUB, Dablin, Diblin, Difelin, Divlyn, Doublino, Dublin, Dublin city, Dublina, Dublinas, Dublini, Dublino, Dublinu, Dublín, Dublîn, Dueblin, Dulenn, Dulyn, Dyflinn, Düblin, Eblana, dabalina, dablin, dablina, daburin, dbln, dblyn, deobeullin, dou bai lin, dublini, dwblyn, taplin, Δουβλίνο, Даблин, Дублин, Дублін, Дъблин, Դուբլին, דבלין, דובלין, دبلن, دوبلين, دوبلین, دۇبلىن, ڈبلن, ډبلن, ܕܒܠܢ, डब्लिन, दब्लिन, ডাবলিন, ਡਬਲਿਨ, டப்லின், ಡಬ್ಲಿನ್, ഡബ്ലിൻ, ดับลิน, དུབ་ལིན།, ဒပ်ဗလင်မြို့, დუბლინი, ደብሊን, ダブリン, 都柏林, 더블린
Population
1,024,027
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Geographic Coordinates
53° 19' N Latitude / 6° 14' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+353