EST to UTC to AEST Time Converter
Eastern Australia is on daylight saving time: AEDT (UTC+11) until Sun, Apr 4, 2027.
Queensland stays on AEST (UTC+10).
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6:00 pm18:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 6, 2026 = 11:00 pm23:00 UTC (UTC+0), Nov 6, 2026 = 9:00 am09:00 AEST (UTC+10), Nov 7, 2026
EST is 5 hours behind UTC. EST is 15 hours behind AEST.
How the time difference changes
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 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm in UTC. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm in UTC.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 13:00 to 22:00 in UTC. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 14:00 to 23:00 in UTC.
EST to AEST
For most of the year, EDT is 14 hours behind AEST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 15 hours behind AEST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 11:00 pm to 8:00 am (next day) in AEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 12:00 am (next day) to 9:00 am (next day) in AEST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 23:00 to 08:00 (next day) in AEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 00:00 (next day) to 09:00 (next day) in AEST.
Compare EST time with UTC and AEST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Eastern Standard Time is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time. Eastern Standard Time is 15 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time.
6:00 pm18:00 in EST is 11:00 pm23:00 in UTC and is 9:00 am09:00 in AEST
EST to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in EST which corresponds to 2pm-6pm14:00-18:00 in UTC
EST to AEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in EST which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in AEST (next day). Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
6:00 pm18:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
11:00 pm23:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
9:00 am09:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
6:00 pm18:00 EST / 11:00 pm23:00 UTC / 9:00 am09:00 AEST
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| EST | UTC | AEST |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00am | 3:00pm | |
| 6:00am | 4:00pm | |
| 7:00am | 5:00pm | |
| 8:00am | 6:00pm | |
| 9:00am | 7:00pm | |
| 10:00am | 8:00pm | |
| 11:00am | 9:00pm | |
| 12:00pm | 10:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | 11:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | 12:00am next day | |
| 3:00pm | 1:00am next day | |
| 4:00pm | 2:00am next day | |
| 5:00pm | 3:00am next day | |
| 6:00pm | 4:00am next day | |
| 7:00pm | 5:00am next day | |
| 8:00pm | 6:00am next day | |
| 9:00pm | 7:00am next day | |
| 10:00pm | 8:00am next day | |
| 11:00pm | 9:00am next day | |
| 12:00am next day | 10:00am next day | |
| 1:00am next day | 11:00am next day | |
| 2:00am next day | 12:00pm next day | |
| 3:00am next day | 1:00pm next day | |
| 4:00am next day | 2:00pm next day | |
| 05:00 | 15:00 | |
| 06:00 | 16:00 | |
| 07:00 | 17:00 | |
| 08:00 | 18:00 | |
| 09:00 | 19:00 | |
| 10:00 | 20:00 | |
| 11:00 | 21:00 | |
| 12:00 | 22:00 | |
| 13:00 | 23:00 | |
| 14:00 | 00:00 next day | |
| 15:00 | 01:00 next day | |
| 16:00 | 02:00 next day | |
| 17:00 | 03:00 next day | |
| 18:00 | 04:00 next day | |
| 19:00 | 05:00 next day | |
| 20:00 | 06:00 next day | |
| 21:00 | 07:00 next day | |
| 22:00 | 08:00 next day | |
| 23:00 | 09:00 next day | |
| 00:00 next day | 10:00 next day | |
| 01:00 next day | 11:00 next day | |
| 02:00 next day | 12:00 next day | |
| 03:00 next day | 13:00 next day | |
| 04:00 next day | 14:00 next day |
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 all shaded areas are on EST.
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).
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
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
Coordinated Universal Time
Offset: UTC is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Faroe Islands, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara
Principal Cities: The largest city in the UTC time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Dakar.
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.
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
Australian Eastern Standard Time
Offset: AEST is 10 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Australia
Principal Cities: The largest city in the AEST time zone is Sydney in Australia, with about 5.639 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle.
Today the lighter areas are on UTC+11 (AEDT).
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).
End: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) ended on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.
Start: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) 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 Australia daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is used in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Australian Capital Territory and in folling major cities Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra
Only part of Australia observe daylight saving. It is used in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. Daylight saving is not observed in Queensland, Western Australia or the Northern Territory.
AEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +10 - basic short
- +1000 - basic
- +10:00 - extended
- +1000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Kilo - Military abbreviation for AEST
- K - short form of 'Kilo'
- Antarctica/Macquarie
- Australia/ACT
- Australia/Brisbane
- Australia/Canberra
- Australia/Currie
- Australia/Hobart
- Australia/Lindeman
- Australia/Melbourne
- Australia/NSW
- Australia/Queensland
- Australia/Sydney
- Australia/Tasmania
- Australia/Victoria
- AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
- CHUT - Chuuk Time
- ChST - Chamorro Standard Time
- K - Kilo Time Zone
- KDT - Korea Daylight Time
- PGT - Papua New Guinea Time
- VLAT - Vladivostok Time
- YAKST - Yakutsk Summer Time
- YAPT - Yap Time