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IRST to EST Converter

IRST
Iran Standard Time
GMT +3:30
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EST
Eastern Standard Time
GMT -5
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

IRST is 8 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EST. IRST uses GMT +3:30, and EST uses GMT -5 for this comparison.

For example, 3:30 pm IRST is 7:00 am EST. Use the converter above to adjust the date or time and create a shareable meeting link.

Best meeting overlap: 5pm-6pm IRST, which is 8:30am-9:30am EST.

EST is a fixed UTC-5 standard-time offset. For current Eastern Time, compare IRST to EDT or IRST to ET.

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

Time Difference

Iran Standard Time is 8 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Standard Time
3:30 pm15:30 in IRST is 7:00 am07:00 in EST

IRST to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm in IRST which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am in EST

3:30 pm15:30 Iran Standard Time (IRST). Offset UTC +3:30 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

3:30 pm15:30 IRST / 7:00 am07:00 EST

IRSTEST
12am (midnight)3:30 pm
1am4:30 pm
2am5:30 pm
3am6:30 pm
4am7:30 pm
5am8:30 pm
6am9:30 pm
7am10:30 pm
8am11:30 pm
9am12:30 am
10am1:30 am
11am2:30 am
12pm (noon)3:30 am
1pm4:30 am
2pm5:30 am
3pm6:30 am
4pm7:30 am
5pm8:30 am
6pm9:30 am
7pm10:30 am
8pm11:30 am
9pm12:30 pm
10pm1:30 pm
11pm2:30 pm
00:0015:30
01:0016:30
02:0017:30
03:0018:30
04:0019:30
05:0020:30
06:0021:30
07:0022:30
08:0023:30
09:0000:30
10:0001:30
11:0002:30
12:0003:30
13:0004:30
14:0005:30
15:0006:30
16:0007:30
17:0008:30
18:0009:30
19:0010:30
20:0011:30
21:0012:30
22:0013:30
23:0014:30

Iran Standard Time

Offset: IRST is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries using this time zone: Iran

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IRST time zone is Tehran in Iran, with about 7.153 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Tabriz.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Iran Standard Time (IRST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IRST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.

IRST Time Zone Geo Map
IRST timezone map

IRST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0330 - basic
  • +03:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0330 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.

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
  • 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
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