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Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.
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This converter uses PMDT (UTC−2), as in Miquelon.

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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 17, 2026 = 10:00 am10:00 PMDT (UTC-2), Oct 17, 2026

EDT is 2 hours behind PMDT.

EST (US winter time, UTC-5) and PMST examples

These examples always use EST (UTC-5) and PMST (UTC-3). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

EST is 2 hours behind PMST.

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 PMST. For daylight-time examples, use EDT to PMDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, EDT is 2 hours behind PMDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 2 hours behind PMST. Briefly around clock changes, EDT is 1 hour behind PMST or EST is 3 hours behind PMDT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in PMDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in PMST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in PMDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in PMST.

Compare EST time with PMST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Eastern Daylight Time is 2 hours behind Pierre & Miquelon Daylight Time.
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 10:00 am10:00 in PMDT

EDT to PMDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in EDT which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in PMDT

8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
10:00 am10:00 Pierre & Miquelon Daylight Time (PMDT). Offset UTC -2:00 hours

8:00 am08:00 EDT / 10:00 am10:00 PMDT

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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

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

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).

123456789101112End: 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.

123456789101112Start: 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

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

Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time

Offset: PMST is 3 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PMST time zone is Saint-Pierre in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, with about 6,200 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Miquelon.

Map of the areas on Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time (PMST)
PMST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−2.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Pierre & Miquelon Daylight Time (PMDT).

123456789101112End: Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time (PMST) 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.

123456789101112Start: Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time (PMST) 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 Saint Pierre and Miquelon daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PMST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -03 - basic short
  • -0300 - basic
  • -03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0300 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Papa - Military abbreviation for PMST
  • P - short form of 'Papa'
Time zones with the GMT -3 offset:
  • ADT - Atlantic Daylight Time
  • PMT - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
  • PMST - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
  • AMST - Amazon Summer Time
  • ART - Argentina Time
  • BRT - Brasilia Time
  • CLST - Chile Summer Time
  • FKST - Falkland Islands Summer Time
  • FKT - Falkland Islands Time
  • GFT - French Guiana Time
  • P - Papa Time Zone
  • PYST - Paraguay Summer Time
  • PYT - Paraguay Time
  • SRT - Suriname Time
  • UYT - Uruguay Time