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UTC to EST Converter

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UTC
Universal Time Coordinated
GMT +0
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EDT/EST
Eastern Daylight Time
GMT -4
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Eastern Time is on daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) until Sun, Nov 1.
Use EST all year (UTC−5)

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Selected conversion

12:00 pm12:00 UTC (UTC+0), Oct 8, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 8, 2026

UTC is 4 hours ahead of EDT.

UTC and EST examples

These examples always use UTC (UTC+0) 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.

UTC is 5 hours ahead of EST.

EST uses UTC-5 during standard time. For Eastern Time that follows daylight saving time, use UTC to ET. For daylight-time examples, use UTC to EDT.

Popular UTC to EST conversions

Popular UTC to EST time conversions
UTCUTC 24-hourESTEST 24-hour
9:00 am09:004:00 am04:00
3:00 pm15:0010:00 am10:00

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, UTC is 4 hours ahead of EDT. At other times of the year, UTC is 5 hours ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in UTC correspond to 5:00 am to 1:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in UTC correspond to 4:00 am to 12:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in UTC correspond to 05:00 to 13:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in UTC correspond to 04:00 to 12:00 in EST.

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

Time Difference

Universal Time Coordinated is 4 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
12:00 pm12:00 in UTC is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

UTC to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 1pm-5pm13:00-17:00 in UTC which corresponds to 9am-1pm09:00-13:00 in EDT

12:00 pm12:00 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

12:00 pm12:00 UTC / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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

Universal Time Coordinated

Offset: UTC is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Universal

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but is used by the scientific community.
UTC is the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, like aviation industry and meteorologists, also used to synchronize time across internet networks.

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
  • UCT
  • UTC
  • Universal
  • Zulu
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Universal Time Coordinated
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

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
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