EST to PDT to UTC Time Converter
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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 14, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 14, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 UTC (UTC+0), Oct 14, 2026
EDT is 3 hours ahead of PDT. EDT is 4 hours behind UTC.
How the time difference changes
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 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 3 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time. Eastern Daylight Time is 4 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time.
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 5:00 am05:00 in PDT and is 12:00 pm12:00 in UTC
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
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 EDT / 5:00 am05:00 PDT / 12:00 pm12:00 UTC
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| EDT | PDT | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00pm previous day | 4:00am | |
| 10:00pm previous day | 5:00am | |
| 11:00pm previous day | 6:00am | |
| 12:00am | 7:00am | |
| 1:00am | 8:00am | |
| 2:00am | 9:00am | |
| 3:00am | 10:00am | |
| 4:00am | 11:00am | |
| 5:00am | 12:00pm | |
| 6:00am | 1:00pm | |
| 7:00am | 2:00pm | |
| 8:00am | 3:00pm | |
| 9:00am | 4:00pm | |
| 10:00am | 5:00pm | |
| 11:00am | 6:00pm | |
| 12:00pm | 7:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | 8:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | 9:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | 10:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | 11:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | 12:00am next day | |
| 6:00pm | 1:00am next day | |
| 7:00pm | 2:00am next day | |
| 8:00pm | 3:00am next day | |
| 21:00 previous day | 04:00 | |
| 22:00 previous day | 05:00 | |
| 23:00 previous day | 06:00 | |
| 00:00 | 07:00 | |
| 01:00 | 08:00 | |
| 02:00 | 09:00 | |
| 03:00 | 10:00 | |
| 04:00 | 11:00 | |
| 05:00 | 12:00 | |
| 06:00 | 13:00 | |
| 07:00 | 14:00 | |
| 08:00 | 15:00 | |
| 09:00 | 16:00 | |
| 10:00 | 17:00 | |
| 11:00 | 18:00 | |
| 12:00 | 19:00 | |
| 13:00 | 20:00 | |
| 14:00 | 21:00 | |
| 15:00 | 22:00 | |
| 16:00 | 23:00 | |
| 17:00 | 00:00 next day | |
| 18:00 | 01:00 next day | |
| 19:00 | 02:00 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
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
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
Today 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 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
End: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) ends 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 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.
Today some of the lighter 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