EST to WGST Converter
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8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 12, 2026 = 11:00 am11:00 WGST (UTC-1), Oct 12, 2026
EDT is 3 hours behind WGST.
EST (US winter time, UTC-5) and WGST examples
These examples always use EST (UTC-5) and WGST (UTC-1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
EST is 4 hours behind WGST.
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 WGST. For daylight-time examples, use EDT to WGST.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, EDT is 3 hours behind WGST. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 27, 2027, EDT is 2 hours behind WGT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, EST is 3 hours behind WGT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm in WGST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST correspond to 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm in WGT or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in EDT correspond to 11:00 am to 7:00 pm in WGT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 12:00 to 20:00 in WGST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EST correspond to 12:00 to 20:00 in WGT or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in EDT correspond to 11:00 to 19:00 in WGT.
Compare EST time with WGST 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 behind Western Greenland Summer Time.
8:00 am08:00 in EDT is 11:00 am11:00 in WGST
EDT to WGST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in EDT which corresponds to 12pm-5pm12:00-17:00 in WGST
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
11:00 am11:00 Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST). Offset UTC -1:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 EDT / 11:00 am11:00 WGST
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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
Western Greenland Summer Time
Offset: WGST is 1 hour behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Today all shaded areas are on WGST.
Daylight Saving: Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe West Greenland Time (WGT).
Start: Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST) started on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm23:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 12:00 am00:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Saturday of March.
End: Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Saturday, October 24, 2026, 11:00 pm23:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
WGST representations, usage and related time zones
- -01 - basic short
- -0100 - basic
- -01:00 - extended
- -0100 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the west of the zero meridian.
- November - Military abbreviation for WGST
- N - short form of 'November'
- EGT - East Greenland Time
- WGST - Western Greenland Summer Time
- AZOT - Azores Time
- CVT - Cape Verde Time
- N - November Time Zone