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11:00 am11:00 VET (UTC-4), Nov 1, 2026 = 10:00 am10:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 1, 2026

Caracas is 1 hour ahead of EST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Caracas and EDT have the same time. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Caracas is 1 hour ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Caracas correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Caracas correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Caracas correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Caracas correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in EST.

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

Time Difference

VET (Venezuelan Standard Time) is 1 hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
11:00 am11:00 in Caracas, Venezuela is 10:00 am10:00 in EST

Caracas to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in Caracas which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in EST

11:00 am11:00 VET (Venezuelan Standard Time) (Caracas, Venezuela). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
10:00 am10:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

11:00 am11:00 Caracas, Venezuela / 10:00 am10:00 EST

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Caracas Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
VET – Venezuelan Standard Time, UTC-4 (no daylight saving time)

Caracas Facts

Country
Venezuela
Alternative Names
CCS, Caracae, Caracas, Caraques, Karakas, Karakasa, Karakasas, Karakaso, ka la ka si, ka raka s, kalakaseu, karakas, karakasa, karakasu, karakkas, kraks, Καράκας, Каракас, Կարակաս, קאראקאס, קראקס, كاراكاس, کاراکاس, کراکس, काराकास, কারাকাস, ਕਾਰਾਕਾਸ, કારાકાસ, କାରାକାସ, கரகஸ், ಕರಾಕಸ್, കാരക്കാസ്, การากัส, ཁ་ར་ཁ་སི, ကရာကက်စ်မြို့, კარაკასი, ካራካስ, カラカス, 卡拉卡斯, 카라카스
Population
3,000,000
Currency
Bolivar Soberano (VES)
Geographic Coordinates
10° 29' N Latitude / 66° 52' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+58

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 all shaded areas are on EST.

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).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

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