EST to UTC to Beirut to Riyadh to Amman to Cairo Time Converter

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EDT/EST
Eastern Daylight Time
UTC−4
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9am
12pm
3pm
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9pm
Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.
Use EST all year (UTC−5)
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
UTC+0
4h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Beirut
LebanonEET
UTC+2
6h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Riyadh
Saudi ArabiaAST
UTC+3
7h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Amman
JordanAST
UTC+3
7h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Cairo
EgyptEET
UTC+2
6h ahead
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 30, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 UTC (UTC+0), Oct 30, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 EET (UTC+2), Oct 30, 2026 = 3:00 pm15:00 AST (UTC+3), Oct 30, 2026 = 3:00 pm15:00 AST (UTC+3), Oct 30, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 EET (UTC+2), Oct 30, 2026

EDT is 4 hours behind UTC. EDT is 6 hours behind Beirut. EDT is 7 hours behind Riyadh. EDT is 7 hours behind Amman. EDT is 6 hours behind Cairo.

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 Beirut

For most of the year, EDT is 7 hours behind Beirut. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, EDT is 6 hours behind Beirut. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 7 hours behind Beirut.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Beirut. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Beirut or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in Beirut.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Beirut. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Beirut or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in Beirut.

EST to Riyadh

For most of the year, EDT is 7 hours behind Riyadh. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 8 hours behind Riyadh.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Riyadh. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in Riyadh.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Riyadh. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in Riyadh.

EST to Amman

For most of the year, EDT is 7 hours behind Amman. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 8 hours behind Amman.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Amman. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in Amman.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Amman. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in Amman.

EST to Cairo

Depending on seasonal clock changes, EDT is 6 hours behind Cairo, EDT is 7 hours behind Cairo, or EST is 7 hours behind Cairo.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in Cairo, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Cairo, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EST correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Cairo.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in Cairo, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Cairo, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EST correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Cairo.

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

Time Difference

Eastern Daylight Time is 4 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time. Eastern Daylight Time is 6 hours behind EET (Eastern European Time). Eastern Daylight Time is 7 hours behind AST (Arabia Standard Time). Eastern Daylight Time is 7 hours behind AST (Arabia Standard Time). Eastern Daylight Time is 6 hours behind EET (Eastern European Time).
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 12:00 pm12:00 in UTC and is 2:00 pm14:00 in Beirut, Lebanon and is 3:00 pm15:00 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and is 3:00 pm15:00 in Amman, Jordan and is 2:00 pm14:00 in Cairo, Egypt

EDT to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in EDT which corresponds to 1pm-6pm13:00-18:00 in UTC
EDT to Beirut call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in EDT which corresponds to 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in Beirut
EDT to Riyadh call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in EDT which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in Riyadh
EDT to Amman call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in EDT which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in Amman
EDT to Cairo call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in EDT which corresponds to 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in Cairo

8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 EET (Eastern European Time) (Beirut, Lebanon). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 AST (Arabia Standard Time) (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 AST (Arabia Standard Time) (Amman, Jordan). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 EET (Eastern European Time) (Cairo, Egypt). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

8:00 am08:00 EDT / 12:00 pm12:00 UTC / 2:00 pm14:00 Beirut, Lebanon / 3:00 pm15:00 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / 3:00 pm15:00 Amman, Jordan / 2:00 pm14:00 Cairo, Egypt

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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).

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

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

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.

Map of the areas on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
UTC all year UTC part of the year

Today some of the lighter areas are on UTC−1.

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
  • UCT
  • UTC
  • Universal
  • Zulu
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • 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

Beirut Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EET – Eastern European Time, UTC+2 (now)
EEST – Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+3 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 12:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 00:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (EEST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 31, 2027 at 12:00 amSunday, October 31, 2027 at 00:00: clocks go back 1 hour to Saturday, October 30, 2027 at 11:00 pmSaturday, October 30, 2027 at 23:00 (EET). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Clock Changes
Lebanon daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

Beirut Facts

Country
Lebanon
Alternative Names
BEY, Baeyrut, Bairut, Bayrut, Bayrūt, Beiriut, Beiroet, Beirot, Beirots, Beirout, Beiroūt, Beirut, Beiruta, Beirutas, Beirute, Beirút, Beirût, Beirūta, Bejrut, Bejrut oshs', Bejruti, Bejruto, Bejrút, Berut, Berytos, Berytus, Bewout, Beyrouth, Beyrut, Bey­rutʻ, Birut, Bäyrut, Béiriút, Bêrût, bairut, bairuta, bayrut, bei lu te, beiluteu, beiruti, beiruto, berut, beruta, beyaruta, beyruta, bey‌rutt, biruta, byrwt, byyrwt, peyrut, Βηρυτός, Бейрут, Бейрут ошсь, Бејрут, Бәйрут, Բեյ­րութ, ביירוט, ביירות, بيروت, بَيْرُوت, بیروت, بېيرۇت, بەیرووت, ܒܝܪܘܬ, बेयरूत, बेय्रुत, बैरूत, বৈরুত, ਬੇਰੂਤ, ବିରୁଟ, பெய்ரூத், ಬೈರುತ್, ബെയ്‌റൂത്ത്, เบรุต, པ་ར་ཐ།, པེ་རུ་ཐེ།, ဘေရွတ်မြို့, ბეირუთი, ቤይሩት, ベイルート, 貝魯特, 贝鲁特, 베이루트
Population
1,916,100
Currency
Pound (LBP)
Geographic Coordinates
33° 53' N Latitude / 35° 30' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+961
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Beirut local time and city facts

Riyadh Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
AST – Arabia Standard Time, UTC+3 (no daylight saving time)

Riyadh Facts

Country
Saudi Arabia
Alternative Names
Al-Riad, Al-Riyad, Ar Riyadh, Ar Riyādh, Ar-Riaad, Ar-Rijad, Ar-Riyad, Ar-Riyod, Ar-Riyāḑ, Ehr-Rijad, Ehr-Ryjad, Er-Rijad, Er-riyad, RUH, Riaad, Riad, Riade, Riadi, Riado, Riadum, Riant, Rihad, Rijad, Rijada, Rijadas, Rijád, Rijāda, Riyad, Riyadh, Riyaḍ, Ríad, alryad, er-riadi, li ya de, liyadeu, raiyadha, ri'ada, ri'adha, riyad, riyada, riyadh, riyadha, riyado, riyat, ryad, ryyad, Ər-Riyad, Ριάντ, Ар-Рияд, Ер-Ріяд, Рияд, Ријад, Эр-Рияд, Эр-Рыяд, Ալ-Ռիադ, ריאד, الرياض, رىياد, رياض, ریاض, ڕیاز, रियाद, रियाध, রিয়াদ, ৰিয়াধ, ਰਿਆਧ, ରିଆଦ, ரியாத், ರಿಯಾಧ್, റിയാദ്, ริยาด, རིས་ཡག, ერ-რიადი, ሪያድ, リヤド, 利雅得, 利雅德, 리야드
Population
4,205,961
Currency
Rial (SAR)
Geographic Coordinates
24° 41' N Latitude / 46° 43' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+966
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Riyadh local time and city facts
Current Time in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia time now

Amman Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
AST – Arabia Standard Time, UTC+3 (no daylight saving time)

Amman Facts

Country
Jordan
Alternative Names
'Amman, AMM, Ama, Aman, Amanas, Amani, Amano, Amans, Amman, Ammana, Ammon, Ammán, Ammān, Ammāna, Amàn, Amán, Amã, Philadelphia, Rabbah, Rabbath Ammon, am'man, am'mana, aman, amana, amani, amman, an man, anman, xam man, yamman, ʻmʼn, ʿman, ʿmʾn, Αμμάν, Аман, Амман, Аммон, Ամման, אמאן, עמאן, ئاممان, امان, عمان, عمان شہر, عمّان, عَمّان, عەممان, ܥܡܐܢ, अम्मान, আম্মান, ਅਮਾਨ, அம்மான், ಅಮ್ಮಾನ್, അമ്മാൻ, อัมมาน, ཨམ་མན།, ამანი, አማን, ‘Ammān, アンマン, 安曼, 암만
Population
1,275,857
Currency
Dinar (JOD)
Geographic Coordinates
31° 57' N Latitude / 35° 56' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+962
More About Amman
Amman local time and city facts

Cairo Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EET – Eastern European Time, UTC+2 (now)
EEST – Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+3 (daylight saving time)
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Friday, April 30, 2027 at 12:00 amFriday, April 30, 2027 at 00:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (EEST). DST starts on the last Friday of April each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Friday, October 29, 2027 at 12:00 amFriday, October 29, 2027 at 00:00: clocks go back 1 hour to Thursday, October 28, 2027 at 11:00 pmThursday, October 28, 2027 at 23:00 (EET). Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Clock Changes
Egypt daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

Cairo Facts

Country
Egypt
Alternative Names
Al Qahirah, Al Qāhirah, CAI, Caire, Cairo, Cairo - alqahrt, Cairo - القاهرة, Cairu, Cairus, Caïro, El Caire, El Cairo, El Kahira, El Kahirah, El-Qahira, El-Qâhira, Il Cairo, Kaherah, Kahira, Kahirae, Kahire, Kahirä, Kair, Kaira, Kairas, Kairo, Kairó, Kajro, Kayro, Kaíró, Kaïro, Káhira, Le Caire, Lo Cayiro, Lungsod ng Cairo, Masr, Misr, Qahirə, alqahrt, kai luo, kailo, kairo, kayaro, keyro, khiro, qahrh, qhyr, Ël Cairo, Ël Càiro, Κάιρο, Каир, Каиро, Кайро, Каїр, קהיר, القاهرة, قاهره, قاھىرە, قاہرہ, কায়রো, கெய்ரோ, ไคโร, ཁ་ཡི་རོ, ქაირო, ካይሮ, カイロ, 开罗, 카이로
Population
9,606,916
Currency
Pound (EGP)
Geographic Coordinates
30° 03' N Latitude / 31° 14' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+20
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