EST to NZDT Converter
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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 16, 2026 = 1:00 am01:00 NZDT (UTC+13), Oct 17, 2026
EDT is 17 hours behind NZDT.
EST (US winter time, UTC-5) and NZDT examples
These examples always use EST (UTC-5) and NZDT (UTC+13). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
EST is 18 hours behind NZDT.
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 NZDT. For daylight-time examples, use EDT to NZST.
How the time difference changes
Depending on seasonal clock changes, EDT is 16 hours behind NZST, EDT is 17 hours behind NZDT, or EST is 18 hours behind NZDT.
Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 1:00 am (next day) to 10:00 am (next day) in NZST, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 2:00 am (next day) to 11:00 am (next day) in NZDT, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 3:00 am (next day) to 12:00 pm (next day) in NZDT.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 01:00 (next day) to 10:00 (next day) in NZST, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 02:00 (next day) to 11:00 (next day) in NZDT, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 03:00 (next day) to 12:00 (next day) in NZDT.
Compare EST time with NZDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Eastern Daylight Time is 17 hours behind New Zealand Daylight Time.
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 1:00 am01:00 in NZDT
EDT to NZDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in EDT which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in NZDT (next day)
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
1:00 am01:00 New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT). Offset UTC +13:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 EDT / 1:00 am01:00 NZDT
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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
New Zealand Daylight Time
Offset: NZDT is 13 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, New Zealand
Principal Cities: The largest city in the NZDT time zone is Auckland in New Zealand, with about 1.547 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga.
Today all shaded areas are on NZDT.
Daylight Saving: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).
Start: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) started on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of September.
End: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) ends on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April.
See New Zealand daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
NZDT representations, usage and related time zones
- +13 - basic short
- +1300 - basic
- +13:00 - extended
- +1300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (13) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of thirteen hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Antarctica/McMurdo
- Antarctica/South_Pole
- NZ
- Pacific/Auckland
- FJST - Fiji Summer Time
- NZDT - New Zealand Daylight Time
- PHOT - Phoenix Island Time
- TKT - Tokelau Time
- TOT - Tonga Time
- WST - West Samoa Time
- WSST - West Samoa Standard Time