EST to LHST Converter
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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 13, 2026 = 11:00 pm23:00 LHDT (UTC+11), Oct 13, 2026
EDT is 15 hours behind LHDT.
EST (US winter time, UTC-5) and LHST examples
These examples always use EST (UTC-5) and LHST (UTC+10:30). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
EST is 15 hours and 30 minutes behind LHST.
EST is US Eastern winter time (early November to mid-March). The rest of the year New York uses EDT (UTC-4), one hour later. For Eastern Time that follows daylight saving time, use ET to LHST. For daylight-time examples, use EDT to LHST.
How the time difference changes
Depending on seasonal clock changes, EDT is 14 hours and 30 minutes behind LHST, EDT is 15 hours behind LHDT, or EST is 16 hours behind LHDT.
Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 11:30 pm to 7:30 am (next day) in LHST, 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 LHDT, 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 LHDT.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 23:30 to 07:30 (next day) in LHST, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 00:00 (next day) to 08:00 (next day) in LHDT, or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 01:00 (next day) to 09:00 (next day) in LHDT.
Compare EST time with LHST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Eastern Daylight Time is 15 hours behind Lord Howe Daylight Time.
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 11:00 pm23:00 in LHDT
EDT to LHDT 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 LHDT (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
11:00 pm23:00 Lord Howe Daylight Time (LHDT). Offset UTC +11:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 EDT / 11:00 pm23:00 LHDT
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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
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.
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
Lord Howe Standard Time
Offset: LHST is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Australia
Today the shaded areas are on UTC+11.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward 30 minutes for daylight saving time and observe Lord Howe Daylight Time (LHDT).
End: Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST) ended on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set 30 minutes forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 2:30 am02:30 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.
Start: Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST) starts on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set 30 minutes back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 1:30 am01:30. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.
LHST representations, usage and related time zones
- +1030 - basic
- +10:30 - extended
- +1030 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
- ACDT - Australian Central Daylight Time
- LHST - Lord Howe Standard Time