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EST to NZST Converter

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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.
Use EST all year (UTC−5)
NZDT/NZST
New Zealand Daylight Time
GMT +13
tomorrow
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
New Zealand is on daylight saving time: NZDT (UTC+13) until Sun, Apr 4, 2027.
Use NZST all year (UTC+12)

Quick answers

Selected conversion

8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 11, 2026 = 1:00 am01:00 NZDT (UTC+13), Oct 12, 2026

EDT is 17 hours behind NZDT.

EST and NZST examples

These examples always use EST (UTC-5) and NZST (UTC+12). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

EST is 17 hours behind NZST.

EST uses UTC-5 during standard time. For Eastern Time that follows daylight saving time, use ET to NZST. 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 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 1:00 am (next day) to 9:00 am (next day) in NZST, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 2:00 am (next day) to 10:00 am (next day) in NZDT, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST correspond to 3:00 am (next day) to 11:00 am (next day) in NZDT.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 01:00 (next day) to 09:00 (next day) in NZST, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 02:00 (next day) to 10:00 (next day) in NZDT, or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 03:00 (next day) to 11:00 (next day) in NZDT.

Compare EST time with NZST 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-5pm16:00-17:00 in EDT which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 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

EDTNZDT
12:00am5:00pm
1:00am6:00pm
2:00am7:00pm
3:00am8:00pm
4:00am9:00pm
5:00am10:00pm
6:00am11:00pm
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
00:0017:00
01:0018:00
02:0019:00
03:0020:00
04:0021:00
05:0022:00
06:0023:00
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

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

New Zealand Standard Time

Offset: NZST is 12 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Pacific

Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, New Zealand

Principal Cities: The largest city in the NZST 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.

NZST Time Zone Geo Map
NZST 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 New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourEnd: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) ended 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of September.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) starts 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. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

NZST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +12 - basic short
  • +1200 - basic
  • +12:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +1200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (12) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of twelve hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Mike - Military abbreviation for NZST
  • M - short form of 'Mike'
IANA/Olson: Reflects NZST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Antarctica/McMurdo
  • Antarctica/South_Pole
  • NZ
  • Pacific/Auckland
Time zones with the GMT +12 offset:
  • ANAST - Anadyr Summer Time
  • ANAT - Anadyr Time
  • FJT - Fiji Time
  • GILT - Gilbert Island Time
  • M - Mike Time Zone
  • MAGST - Magadan Summer Time
  • MHT - Marshall Islands Time
  • NRT - Nauru Time
  • NZST - New Zealand Standard Time
  • PETST - Kamchatka Summer Time
  • TVT - Tuvalu Time
  • WFT - Wallis and Futuna Time
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