EST
Eastern Standard Time
GMT -5
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Thailand
ICT
12am
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9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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

Time Difference

Eastern Standard Time is 12 hours behind ICT (Indochina Time)
7:00 am07:00 in EST is 7:00 pm19:00 in Bangkok, Thailand

EST to Bangkok call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7am-8am in EST which corresponds to 7pm-8pm in Bangkok

7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
7:00 pm19:00 ICT (Indochina Time) (Bangkok, Thailand). Offset UTC +7:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 EST / 7:00 pm19:00 Bangkok, Thailand

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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 8.175 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens.

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 back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

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
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  • America/Indiana/Winamac
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  • America/Iqaluit
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  • 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

Bangkok Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
ICT - Indochina Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+7:00 hours during Indochina Time, currently in use.

Bangkok Facts

Country
Thailand
Alternative Names
Amphoe Phra Nakhon, BKK, Ban'nkok, Bancac, Bancocum, Bancoque, Bancác, Banghok, Bangkok, Bangkok Metropolis, Bangkoka, Bangkòk, Banguecoque, Bankok, Bankokas, Bankoko, Banqkok, Changwat Phra Nakhon, Krung Thep, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintarayutthaya Maha Dilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Buri Rom Udom Ratchaniwet Maha Sathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakka Thattiya Witsanukam Prasit, Krungdeb, Man-kuk, Màn-kuk, Phra Nakhon, Siayuthia, The City of Angels, bainkaka, bainkoka, bamkoka, bangkog, bangkwk, bankeakk, bankoku, bankwk, bngqwq, bnkak, byankak, byankaka, camraata byankaka, krungtheph, krungthephmhankhr, krungtheph‡, man gu, penkak, Μπανγκόκ, Бангкок, Банкок, Баҥкок, Բանգկոկ, באנגקאק, בנגקוק, بانكوك, بانکوک, بانکۆک, بانګکوک, بانگكوك, بنکاک, बँकॉक, बैंकक, बैंकॉक, চাংৱাত ব্যাংকক, ব্যাংকক, ਬੈਂਕਾਕ, பேங்காக், ಬ್ಯಾಂಕಾಕ್, ബാങ്കോക്ക്, බැංකොක්, กรุงเทพ, กรุงเทพมหานคร, กรุงเทพฯ, ບາງກອກ, པན་ཀོག, ဘန်ကောက်မြို့, ბანგკოკი, ባንኮክ, バンコク, 曼谷, 방콕
Population
5,104,476
Currency
Baht (THB)
Geographic Coordinates
13° 45' N Latitude / 100° 30' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+66