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Iraq
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EDT/EST
Eastern Daylight Time
GMT -4
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Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.

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3:00 pm15:00 AST (UTC+3), Oct 6, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 6, 2026

Ar Rumaythah is 7 hours ahead of EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Ar Rumaythah is 7 hours ahead of EDT. At other times of the year, Ar Rumaythah is 8 hours ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Ar Rumaythah correspond to 2:00 am to 10:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Ar Rumaythah correspond to 1:00 am to 9:00 am in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Ar Rumaythah correspond to 02:00 to 10:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Ar Rumaythah correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 in EST.

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

Time Difference

AST (Arabia Standard Time) is 7 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in Ar Rumaythah, Iraq is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

Ar Rumaythah to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm16:00-17:00 in Ar Rumaythah which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in EDT

3:00 pm15:00 AST (Arabia Standard Time) (Ar Rumaythah, Iraq). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

3:00 pm15:00 Ar Rumaythah, Iraq / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

Ar Rumaythah, IraqEDT
12:00am5:00pm
1:00am6:00pm
2:00am7:00pm
3:00am8:00pm
4:00am9:00pm
5:00am10:00pm
6:00am11:00pm
7:00am12:00am
8:00am1:00am
9:00am2:00am
10:00am3:00am
11:00am4:00am
12:00pm5:00am
1:00pm6:00am
2:00pm7:00am
3:00pm8:00am
4:00pm9:00am
5:00pm10:00am
6:00pm11:00am
7:00pm12:00pm
8:00pm1:00pm
9:00pm2:00pm
10:00pm3:00pm
11:00pm4:00pm
00:0017:00
01:0018:00
02:0019:00
03:0020:00
04:0021:00
05:0022:00
06:0023:00
07:0000:00
08:0001:00
09:0002:00
10:0003:00
11:0004:00
12:0005:00
13:0006:00
14:0007:00
15:0008:00
16:0009:00
17:0010:00
18:0011:00
19:0012:00
20:0013:00
21:0014:00
22:0015:00
23:0016:00

Ar Rumaythah Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
AST - Arabia Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+3:00 hours during Arabia Standard Time, currently in use.

Ar Rumaythah Facts

Country
Iraq
Alternative Names
Al-Rumitha, Ar Rumaythah, Rumaith, Rumaitha, Rumaithah, Rumeitheh, Rumetha, Ubaiyidh, alrmytht, الرميثة
Population
47,248
Currency
Dinar (IQD)
Geographic Coordinates
31° 31' N Latitude / 45° 12' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+964

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

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 forward for one hourEnd: 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: 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 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