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Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.

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10:00 am10:00 GST (UTC-2), Oct 16, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 16, 2026

Grytviken is 2 hours ahead of EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Grytviken is 2 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Grytviken is 3 hours ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Grytviken correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Grytviken correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Grytviken correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Grytviken correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in EST.

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

Time Difference

GST (South Georgia Time) is 2 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
10:00 am10:00 in Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

Grytviken to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in Grytviken which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in EDT

10:00 am10:00 GST (South Georgia Time) (Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands). Offset UTC -2:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

10:00 am10:00 Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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Grytviken Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
GST – South Georgia Time, UTC-2 (no daylight saving time)

Grytviken Facts

Country
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Alternative Names
Gritviken, Griutvikenas, Grjutviken, Grutviken, Grytviken, Qryotviken, geuliteubiken, gritavikena, grytwwyqn, gu li de wei ken, guritobiken, krit wi khen, Грутвикен, Грутвікен, Грютвикен, Грютвікен, גריטוויקן, ग्रिटविकेन, กริตวีเคน, グリトビケン, 古利德維肯, 그리트비켄
Population
2
Currency
Pound (GBP)
Geographic Coordinates
54° 16' S Latitude / 36° 30' W Longitude

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).

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