NZDT to EST Converter
No shared working hoursSat, Oct 17
Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.
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1:00 am01:00 NZDT (UTC+13), Oct 17, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 16, 2026
NZDT is 17 hours ahead of EDT.
NZDT and EST (US winter time, UTC-5) examples
These examples always use NZDT (UTC+13) and EST (UTC-5). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
NZDT is 18 hours ahead of EST.
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 NZDT to ET. For daylight-time examples, use NZST to EDT.
How the time difference changes
Depending on seasonal clock changes, NZST is 16 hours ahead of EDT, NZDT is 17 hours ahead of EDT, or NZDT is 18 hours ahead of EST.
Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in NZST correspond to 5:00 pm (previous day) to 2:00 am in EDT, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in NZDT correspond to 4:00 pm (previous day) to 1:00 am in EDT, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in NZDT correspond to 3:00 pm (previous day) to 12:00 am in EST.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in NZST correspond to 17:00 (previous day) to 02:00 in EDT, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in NZDT correspond to 16:00 (previous day) to 01:00 in EDT, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in NZDT correspond to 15:00 (previous day) to 00:00 in EST.
Compare NZDT time with EST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
New Zealand Daylight Time is 17 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
1:00 am01:00 in NZDT is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT
NZDT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in NZDT which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in EDT (previous day)
1:00 am01:00 New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT). Offset UTC +13:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
1:00 am01:00 NZDT / 8:00 am08:00 EDT
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New Zealand Daylight Time
Offset: NZDT is 13 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, New Zealand
Principal Cities: The largest city in the NZDT time zone is Auckland in New Zealand, with about 1.547 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga.
Today all shaded areas are on NZDT.
Daylight Saving: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).
Start: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) started on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of September.
End: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) ends 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April.
See New Zealand daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
NZDT representations, usage and related time zones
- +13 - basic short
- +1300 - basic
- +13:00 - extended
- +1300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (13) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of thirteen hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Antarctica/McMurdo
- Antarctica/South_Pole
- NZ
- Pacific/Auckland
- FJST - Fiji Summer Time
- NZDT - New Zealand Daylight Time
- PHOT - Phoenix Island Time
- TKT - Tokelau Time
- TOT - Tonga Time
- WST - West Samoa Time
- WSST - West Samoa Standard Time
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 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.
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