UTC to PDT to EDT to BST to CEST to IST to AEST to NZST
Compare UTC time with PDT, EDT, BST, CEST, IST, AEST, and NZST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Universal Time Coordinated is 7 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time and 4 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time and 1 hour behind British Summer Time and 2 hours behind Central European Summer Time and 5 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time and 10 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time and 12 hours behind New Zealand Standard Time
8:00 pm20:00 in UTC is 1:00 pm13:00 in PDT and is 4:00 pm16:00 in EDT and is 9:00 pm21:00 in BST and is 10:00 pm22:00 in CEST and is 1:30 am01:30 in IST and is 6:00 am06:00 in AEST and is 8:00 am08:00 in NZST
UTC to PDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm in UTC which corresponds to 9am-10am in PDT
UTC to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 1pm-5pm in UTC which corresponds to 9am-1pm in EDT
UTC to BST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm in UTC which corresponds to 10am-5pm in BST
UTC to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm in UTC which corresponds to 11am-5pm in CEST
UTC to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11:30am in UTC which corresponds to 2:30pm-5pm in IST
UTC to AEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7:30am-8:30am in UTC which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm in AEST
UTC to NZST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 7am-8am in UTC which corresponds to 7pm-8pm in NZST
8:00 pm20:00 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
4:00 pm16:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
9:00 pm21:00 British Summer Time (BST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
10:00 pm22:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
1:30 am01:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
6:00 am06:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 New Zealand Standard Time (NZST). Offset UTC +12:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 UTC / 1:00 pm13:00 PDT / 4:00 pm16:00 EDT / 9:00 pm21:00 BST / 10:00 pm22:00 CEST / 1:30 am01:30 IST / 6:00 am06:00 AEST / 8:00 am08:00 NZST
| UTC | PDT | EDT | BST | CEST | IST | AEST | NZST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 5pm | 8pm | 1am | 2am | 5:30 am | 10am | 12pm (noon) |
| 1am | 6pm | 9pm | 2am | 3am | 6:30 am | 11am | 1pm |
| 2am | 7pm | 10pm | 3am | 4am | 7:30 am | 12pm (noon) | 2pm |
| 3am | 8pm | 11pm | 4am | 5am | 8:30 am | 1pm | 3pm |
| 4am | 9pm | 12am (midnight) | 5am | 6am | 9:30 am | 2pm | 4pm |
| 5am | 10pm | 1am | 6am | 7am | 10:30 am | 3pm | 5pm |
| 6am | 11pm | 2am | 7am | 8am | 11:30 am | 4pm | 6pm |
| 7am | 12am (midnight) | 3am | 8am | 9am | 12:30 pm | 5pm | 7pm |
| 8am | 1am | 4am | 9am | 10am | 1:30 pm | 6pm | 8pm |
| 9am | 2am | 5am | 10am | 11am | 2:30 pm | 7pm | 9pm |
| 10am | 3am | 6am | 11am | 12pm (noon) | 3:30 pm | 8pm | 10pm |
| 11am | 4am | 7am | 12pm (noon) | 1pm | 4:30 pm | 9pm | 11pm |
| 12pm (noon) | 5am | 8am | 1pm | 2pm | 5:30 pm | 10pm | 12am (midnight) |
| 1pm | 6am | 9am | 2pm | 3pm | 6:30 pm | 11pm | 1am |
| 2pm | 7am | 10am | 3pm | 4pm | 7:30 pm | 12am (midnight) | 2am |
| 3pm | 8am | 11am | 4pm | 5pm | 8:30 pm | 1am | 3am |
| 4pm | 9am | 12pm (noon) | 5pm | 6pm | 9:30 pm | 2am | 4am |
| 5pm | 10am | 1pm | 6pm | 7pm | 10:30 pm | 3am | 5am |
| 6pm | 11am | 2pm | 7pm | 8pm | 11:30 pm | 4am | 6am |
| 7pm | 12pm (noon) | 3pm | 8pm | 9pm | 12:30 am | 5am | 7am |
| 8pm | 1pm | 4pm | 9pm | 10pm | 1:30 am | 6am | 8am |
| 9pm | 2pm | 5pm | 10pm | 11pm | 2:30 am | 7am | 9am |
| 10pm | 3pm | 6pm | 11pm | 12am (midnight) | 3:30 am | 8am | 10am |
| 11pm | 4pm | 7pm | 12am (midnight) | 1am | 4:30 am | 9am | 11am |
| 00:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 05:30 | 10:00 | 12:00 |
| 01:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 06:30 | 11:00 | 13:00 |
| 02:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 07:30 | 12:00 | 14:00 |
| 03:00 | 20:00 | 23:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 08:30 | 13:00 | 15:00 |
| 04:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 09:30 | 14:00 | 16:00 |
| 05:00 | 22:00 | 01:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 10:30 | 15:00 | 17:00 |
| 06:00 | 23:00 | 02:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 11:30 | 16:00 | 18:00 |
| 07:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 12:30 | 17:00 | 19:00 |
| 08:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 13:30 | 18:00 | 20:00 |
| 09:00 | 02:00 | 05:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 14:30 | 19:00 | 21:00 |
| 10:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 15:30 | 20:00 | 22:00 |
| 11:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 16:30 | 21:00 | 23:00 |
| 12:00 | 05:00 | 08:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 17:30 | 22:00 | 00:00 |
| 13:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 18:30 | 23:00 | 01:00 |
| 14:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 19:30 | 00:00 | 02:00 |
| 15:00 | 08:00 | 11:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 20:30 | 01:00 | 03:00 |
| 16:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 21:30 | 02:00 | 04:00 |
| 17:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 22:30 | 03:00 | 05:00 |
| 18:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 23:30 | 04:00 | 06:00 |
| 19:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 00:30 | 05:00 | 07:00 |
| 20:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 01:30 | 06:00 | 08:00 |
| 21:00 | 14:00 | 17:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 02:30 | 07:00 | 09:00 |
| 22:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 | 03:30 | 08:00 | 10:00 |
| 23:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:30 | 09:00 | 11:00 |
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
- Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
- +00 - basic short
- +0000 - basic
- +00:00 - extended
- +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
- Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
- Z - short form of 'Zulu'
- Etc/UCT
- Etc/UTC
- Etc/Universal
- Etc/Zulu
- UCT
- UTC
- Universal
- Zulu
- 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
Pacific Daylight Time
Offset: PDT is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the PDT time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.793 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Vancouver, Tijuana, San Diego, San Jose.
French: HAP - Heure Avancée du Pacifique
Spanish: PT - Zona Noroeste
Daylight Saving: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Start: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) started on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March
End: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) ends on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November
PDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -07 - basic short
- -0700 - basic
- -07:00 - extended
- -0700 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (07) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of seven hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Tango - Military abbreviation for PDT
- T - short form of 'Tango'
- America/Ensenada
- America/Los_Angeles
- America/Santa_Isabel
- America/Tijuana
- America/Vancouver
- Canada/Pacific
- Mexico/BajaNorte
- PST8PDT
- US/Pacific
- MST - Mountain Standard Time
- PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
- YST - Yukon Standard Time
- T - Tango Time Zone
Eastern Daylight Time
Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks & Caicos Is, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT 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: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est
Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March
End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November
EDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -04 - basic short
- -0400 - basic
- -04:00 - extended
- -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
- Q - short form of 'Quebec'
- 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/Kentucky/Louisville
- America/Kentucky/Monticello
- America/Louisville
- America/Montreal
- America/Nassau
- America/New_York
- America/Nipigon
- America/Pangnirtung
- America/Port-au-Prince
- America/Thunder_Bay
- America/Toronto
- Canada/Eastern
- EST5EDT
- US/East-Indiana
- US/Eastern
- US/Michigan
- AST - Atlantic Standard Time
- EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
- AMT - Amazon Time
- BOT - Bolivia Time
- CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
- CLT - Chile Standard Time
- FKT - Falkland Island Time
- GYT - Guyana Time
- HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
- PYT - Paraguay Time
- Q - Quebec Time Zone
- VET - Venezuelan Standard Time
British Summer Time
Offset: BST is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries using this time zone: Britain (UK), Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey
Principal Cities: The largest city in the BST time zone is London in United Kingdom, with about 7.557 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Saint Helier.
Daylight Saving: British Summer Time (BST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Start: British Summer Time (BST) started on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 1:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 30, 2025, 2:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March
End: British Summer Time (BST) ends on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October
BST representations, usage and related time zones
- +01 - basic short
- +0100 - basic
- +01:00 - extended
- +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
- Alpha - Military abbreviation for BST
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- Europe/Belfast
- Europe/Guernsey
- Europe/Isle_of_Man
- Europe/Jersey
- Europe/London
- GB
- GB-Eire
- British Summer Time - UTC +1
- Bangladesh Standard Time - UTC +6
- Bougainville Standard Time - UTC +11
- BST - British Summer Time
- CET - Central European Time
- IST - Irish Standard Time
- WEST - Western European Summer Time
- A - Alpha Time Zone
- CET - Central European Time
- MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
- WAT - West Africa Time
- WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
- BMT - Biel Mean Time
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Budapest.
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 30, 2025, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October
CEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Ceuta
- Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
- CET
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Europe/Andorra
- Europe/Belgrade
- Europe/Berlin
- Europe/Bratislava
- Europe/Brussels
- Europe/Budapest
- Europe/Busingen
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Europe/Gibraltar
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Europe/Luxembourg
- Europe/Madrid
- Europe/Malta
- Europe/Monaco
- Europe/Oslo
- Europe/Paris
- Europe/Podgorica
- Europe/Prague
- Europe/Rome
- Europe/San_Marino
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Europe/Skopje
- Europe/Stockholm
- Europe/Tirane
- Europe/Vaduz
- Europe/Vatican
- Europe/Vienna
- Europe/Warsaw
- Europe/Zagreb
- Europe/Zurich
- MET
- Poland
- CEST - Central European Summer Time
- EET - Eastern European Time
- MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
- B - Bravo Time Zone
- CAT - Central Africa Time
- IST - Israel Standard Time
- SAST - South Africa Standard Time
- WAST - West Africa Summer Time
India Standard Time
Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia
Countries using this time zone: India
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.
IST representations, usage and related time zones
- +0530 - basic
- +05:30 - extended
- +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
- Asia/Calcutta
- Asia/Kolkata
- India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
- Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
- Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
Australian Eastern Standard Time
Offset: AEST is 10 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Australia
Countries using this time zone: Australia
Principal Cities: The largest city in the AEST time zone is Sydney in Australia, with about 4.627 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Canberra.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).
Start: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) started on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 6, 2025, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.
End: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) ends on Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, October 5, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is used in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Australian Capital Territory and in folling major cities Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra
Only part of Australia observe daylight saving. It is used in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. Daylight saving is not observed in Queensland, Western Australia or the Northern Territory.
AEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +10 - basic short
- +1000 - basic
- +10:00 - extended
- +1000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Kilo - Military abbreviation for AEST
- K - short form of 'Kilo'
- Antarctica/Macquarie
- Australia/ACT
- Australia/Brisbane
- Australia/Canberra
- Australia/Currie
- Australia/Hobart
- Australia/Lindeman
- Australia/Melbourne
- Australia/NSW
- Australia/Queensland
- Australia/Sydney
- Australia/Tasmania
- Australia/Victoria
- AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
- CHUT - Chuuk Time
- ChST - Chamorro Standard Time
- K - Kilo Time Zone
- KDT - Korea Daylight Time
- PGT - Papua New Guinea Time
- VLAT - Vladivostok Time
- YAKST - Yakutsk Summer Time
- YAPT - Yap Time
New Zealand Standard Time
Offset: NZST is 12 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Pacific
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, New Zealand
Principal Cities: The largest city in the NZST time zone is Auckland in New Zealand, with about 1.535 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).
Start: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) started on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 6, 2025, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.
End: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) ends on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, September 28, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of September.
NZST representations, usage and related time zones
- +12 - basic short
- +1200 - basic
- +12:00 - extended
- +1200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (12) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of twelve hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Mike - Military abbreviation for NZST
- M - short form of 'Mike'
- Antarctica/McMurdo
- Antarctica/South_Pole
- NZ
- Pacific/Auckland
- ANAST - Anadyr Summer Time
- ANAT - Anadyr Time
- FJT - Fiji Time
- GILT - Gilbert Island Time
- M - Mike Time Zone
- MAGST - Magadan Summer Time
- MHT - Marshall Islands Time
- NRT - Nauru Time
- NZST - New Zealand Standard Time
- PETST - Kamchatka Summer Time
- TVT - Tuvalu Time
- WFT - Wallis and Futuna Time