EST to KST to CEST to PDT to UTC Time Converter
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5:20 pm17:20 EDT (UTC-4), Sep 10, 2021 = 6:20 am06:20 KST (UTC+9), Sep 11, 2021 = 11:20 pm23:20 CEST (UTC+2), Sep 10, 2021 = 2:20 pm14:20 PDT (UTC-7), Sep 10, 2021 = 9:20 pm21:20 UTC (UTC+0), Sep 10, 2021
EDT is 13 hours behind KST. EDT is 6 hours behind CEST. EDT is 3 hours ahead of PDT. EDT is 4 hours behind UTC.
How the time difference changes
EST to KST
For most of the year, EDT is 13 hours behind KST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 14 hours behind KST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 10:00 pm to 6:00 am (next day) in KST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST correspond to 11:00 pm to 7:00 am (next day) in KST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 22:00 to 06:00 (next day) in KST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 23:00 to 07:00 (next day) in KST.
EST to CEST
For most of the year, EDT is 6 hours behind CEST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, EDT is 5 hours behind CET. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 6 hours behind CET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in CET or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in CET or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 14:00 to 22:00 in CET.
EST to PDT
For most of the year, EDT is 3 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 3 hours ahead of PST. Briefly around clock changes, EDT is 4 hours ahead of PST or EST is 2 hours ahead of PDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 6:00 am to 2:00 pm in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST correspond to 6:00 am to 2:00 pm in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 06:00 to 14:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 06:00 to 14:00 in PST.
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 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm in UTC. 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 UTC.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 13:00 to 21:00 in UTC. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 14:00 to 22:00 in UTC.
Compare EST time with KST, CEST, PDT, 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 is 13 hours behind Korea Standard Time. Eastern Daylight Time is 6 hours behind Central European Summer Time. Eastern Daylight Time is 3 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time. Eastern Daylight Time is 4 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time.
5:20 pm17:20 in EDT is 6:20 am06:20 in KST and is 11:20 pm23:20 in CEST and is 2:20 pm14:20 in PDT and is 9:20 pm21:20 in UTC
EDT to KST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in EDT which corresponds to 7am-8am07:00-08:00 in KST (next day). Their 9am–5pm09:00–17:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
EDT to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in EDT which corresponds to 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in CEST
EDT to PDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12pm-5pm12:00-17:00 in EDT which corresponds to 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in PDT
EDT to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in EDT which corresponds to 1pm-5pm13:00-17:00 in UTC
5:20 pm17:20 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
6:20 am06:20 Korea Standard Time (KST). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
11:20 pm23:20 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
2:20 pm14:20 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
9:20 pm21:20 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
5:20 pm17:20 EDT / 6:20 am06:20 KST / 11:20 pm23:20 CEST / 2:20 pm14:20 PDT / 9:20 pm21:20 UTC
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| EDT | KST | CEST | PDT | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00pm | 6:00am | 9:00pm previous day | 4:00am | |
| 2:00pm | 7:00am | 10:00pm previous day | 5:00am | |
| 3:00pm | 8:00am | 11:00pm previous day | 6:00am | |
| 4:00pm | 9:00am | 12:00am | 7:00am | |
| 5:00pm | 10:00am | 1:00am | 8:00am | |
| 6:00pm | 11:00am | 2:00am | 9:00am | |
| 7:00pm | 12:00pm | 3:00am | 10:00am | |
| 8:00pm | 1:00pm | 4:00am | 11:00am | |
| 9:00pm | 2:00pm | 5:00am | 12:00pm | |
| 10:00pm | 3:00pm | 6:00am | 1:00pm | |
| 11:00pm | 4:00pm | 7:00am | 2:00pm | |
| 12:00am next day | 5:00pm | 8:00am | 3:00pm | |
| 1:00am next day | 6:00pm | 9:00am | 4:00pm | |
| 2:00am next day | 7:00pm | 10:00am | 5:00pm | |
| 3:00am next day | 8:00pm | 11:00am | 6:00pm | |
| 4:00am next day | 9:00pm | 12:00pm | 7:00pm | |
| 5:00am next day | 10:00pm | 1:00pm | 8:00pm | |
| 6:00am next day | 11:00pm | 2:00pm | 9:00pm | |
| 7:00am next day | 12:00am next day | 3:00pm | 10:00pm | |
| 8:00am next day | 1:00am next day | 4:00pm | 11:00pm | |
| 9:00am next day | 2:00am next day | 5:00pm | 12:00am next day | |
| 10:00am next day | 3:00am next day | 6:00pm | 1:00am next day | |
| 11:00am next day | 4:00am next day | 7:00pm | 2:00am next day | |
| 12:00pm next day | 5:00am next day | 8:00pm | 3:00am next day | |
| 13:00 | 06:00 | 21:00 previous day | 04:00 | |
| 14:00 | 07:00 | 22:00 previous day | 05:00 | |
| 15:00 | 08:00 | 23:00 previous day | 06:00 | |
| 16:00 | 09:00 | 00:00 | 07:00 | |
| 17:00 | 10:00 | 01:00 | 08:00 | |
| 18:00 | 11:00 | 02:00 | 09:00 | |
| 19:00 | 12:00 | 03:00 | 10:00 | |
| 20:00 | 13:00 | 04:00 | 11:00 | |
| 21:00 | 14:00 | 05:00 | 12:00 | |
| 22:00 | 15:00 | 06:00 | 13:00 | |
| 23:00 | 16:00 | 07:00 | 14:00 | |
| 00:00 next day | 17:00 | 08:00 | 15:00 | |
| 01:00 next day | 18:00 | 09:00 | 16:00 | |
| 02:00 next day | 19:00 | 10:00 | 17:00 | |
| 03:00 next day | 20:00 | 11:00 | 18:00 | |
| 04:00 next day | 21:00 | 12:00 | 19:00 | |
| 05:00 next day | 22:00 | 13:00 | 20:00 | |
| 06:00 next day | 23:00 | 14:00 | 21:00 | |
| 07:00 next day | 00:00 next day | 15:00 | 22:00 | |
| 08:00 next day | 01:00 next day | 16:00 | 23:00 | |
| 09:00 next day | 02:00 next day | 17:00 | 00:00 next day | |
| 10:00 next day | 03:00 next day | 18:00 | 01:00 next day | |
| 11:00 next day | 04:00 next day | 19:00 | 02:00 next day | |
| 12:00 next day | 05:00 next day | 20:00 | 03:00 next day |
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
On September 10, 2021 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 14, 2021 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2021, 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 7, 2021 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 7, 2021, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
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
Korea Standard Time
Offset: KST is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Korea (North), Korea (South)
Principal Cities: The largest city in the KST time zone is Seoul in South Korea, with about 10.349 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Busan, Pyongyang, Incheon, Daegu.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Korea Standard Time (KST) do not change for daylight saving time, so KST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
KST representations, usage and related time zones
- +09 - basic short
- +0900 - basic
- +09:00 - extended
- +0900 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of nine hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- India - Military abbreviation for KST
- I - short form of 'India'
- Asia/Pyongyang
- Asia/Seoul
- ROK
- Korea Standard Time - UTC +9
- Pyongyang Time - UTC +8:30
- AWDT - Australian Western Daylight Time
- CHOST - Choibalsan Summer Time
- I - India Time Zone
- IRKST - Irkutsk Summer Time
- JST - Japan Standard Time
- KST - Korea Standard Time
- PWT - Palau Time
- TLT - East Timor Time
- ULAST - Ulaanbaatar Summer Time
- WIT - Eastern Indonesian Time
- YAKT - Yakutsk Time
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
On September 10, 2021 all shaded areas are on CEST.
Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2021, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 31, 2021, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
CEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Ceuta
- Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
- CET
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Europe/Andorra
- Europe/Belgrade
- Europe/Berlin
- Europe/Bratislava
- Europe/Brussels
- Europe/Budapest
- Europe/Busingen
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Europe/Gibraltar
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Europe/Luxembourg
- Europe/Madrid
- Europe/Malta
- Europe/Monaco
- Europe/Oslo
- Europe/Paris
- Europe/Podgorica
- Europe/Prague
- Europe/Rome
- Europe/San_Marino
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Europe/Skopje
- Europe/Stockholm
- Europe/Tirane
- Europe/Vaduz
- Europe/Vatican
- Europe/Vienna
- Europe/Warsaw
- Europe/Zagreb
- Europe/Zurich
- MET
- Poland
- CEST - Central European Summer Time
- EET - Eastern European Time
- MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
- B - Bravo Time Zone
- CAT - Central Africa Time
- IST - Israel Standard Time
- SAST - South Africa Standard Time
- WAST - West Africa Summer Time
Pacific Daylight Time
Offset: PDT is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PDT time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.
French: HAP - Heure Avancée du Pacifique
Spanish: PT - Zona Noroeste
On September 10, 2021 all shaded areas are on PDT.
Daylight Saving: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Start: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) started on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2021, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
End: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) ends on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 7, 2021, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.
PDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -07 - basic short
- -0700 - basic
- -07:00 - extended
- -0700 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (07) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of seven hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Tango - Military abbreviation for PDT
- T - short form of 'Tango'
- America/Ensenada
- America/Los_Angeles
- America/Santa_Isabel
- America/Tijuana
- America/Vancouver
- Canada/Pacific
- Mexico/BajaNorte
- PST8PDT
- US/Pacific
- MST - Mountain Standard Time
- PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
- YST - Yukon Standard Time
- T - Tango Time Zone
Coordinated Universal Time
Offset: UTC is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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.
On September 10, 2021 some shaded areas are on UTC+1 (British Summer Time, Irish Standard Time, WEST).
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