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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Oct 25 · WEST → WET
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Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.

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1:00 pm13:00 WEST (UTC+1), Oct 17, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 17, 2026

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is 5 hours ahead of EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is 5 hours ahead of EDT. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is 4 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is 5 hours ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria correspond to 4:00 am to 1:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria correspond to 4:00 am to 1:00 pm in EST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria correspond to 5:00 am to 2:00 pm in EDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria correspond to 04:00 to 13:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria correspond to 04:00 to 13:00 in EST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria correspond to 05:00 to 14:00 in EDT.

Compare Las Palmas de Gran Canaria time with EST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

WEST (Western European Summer Time) is 5 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 2pm-6pm14:00-18:00 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria which corresponds to 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in EDT

1:00 pm13:00 WEST (Western European Summer Time) (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

1:00 pm13:00 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
WEST – Western European Summer Time, UTC+1 (now, daylight saving time)
WET – Western European Time, UTC+0 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (WET). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 1:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 01:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (WEST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facts

Country
Spain
Alternative Names
Kanaria Handiko Las Palmas, LPA, Las Palmas, Las Palmas de G.C., Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Kanaria, Las-Pal'mas-de-Gran-Kanarija, Laspalmasa, Les Palmes de Gran Canaria, Les Palmes de Gran Canària, Palmas, Palmas de Gran Canaria, la si pa er ma si, Лас Палмас де Гран Канариа, Лас-Пальмас-де-Гран-Канария, ラス・パルマス・デ・グラン・カナリア, 拉斯帕尔马斯
Population
383,516
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Geographic Coordinates
28° 05' N Latitude / 15° 24' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+34
More About Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

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