WGT to EST Converter
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1:00 pm13:00 WGT (UTC-2), Nov 1, 2026 = 10:00 am10:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 1, 2026
WGT is 3 hours ahead of EST.
WGT and EST (US winter time, UTC-5) examples
These examples always use WGT (UTC-2) 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.
WGT is 3 hours ahead of EST.
EST is US Eastern winter time (early November to mid-March). The rest of the year New York uses EDT (UTC-4), one hour later. For Eastern Time that follows daylight saving time, use WGT to ET. For daylight-time examples, use WGST to EDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, WGST is 3 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, WGT is 3 hours ahead of EST. From Mar 14 to Mar 27, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, WGT is 2 hours ahead of EDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in WGST correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in WGT correspond to 6:00 am to 3:00 pm in EST or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in WGT correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in EDT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in WGST correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in WGT correspond to 06:00 to 15:00 in EST or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in WGT correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in EDT.
Compare WGT time with EST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
West Greenland Time is 3 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
1:00 pm13:00 in WGT is 10:00 am10:00 in EST
WGT to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in WGT which corresponds to 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in EST
1:00 pm13:00 West Greenland Time (WGT). Offset UTC -2:00 hours
10:00 am10:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 WGT / 10:00 am10:00 EST
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West Greenland Time
Offset: WGT is 2 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Greenland
Principal Cities: The largest city in the WGT time zone is Nuuk in Greenland, with about 14,798 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq, Aasiaat.
Today all shaded areas are on WGT.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Western Greenland Summer Time (WGST).
Start: West Greenland Time (WGT) started on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Saturday, October 24, 2026, 11:00 pm23:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.
End: West Greenland Time (WGT) ends on Saturday, March 27, 2027 at 11:00 pm23:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 12:00 am00:00 local daylight time instead.
See Greenland daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
WGT 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 west of the zero meridian.
- Oscar - Military abbreviation for WGT
- O - short form of 'Oscar'
- PMDT - Pierre & Miquelon Daylight Time
- WGT - West Greenland Time
- BRST - Brasilia Summer Time
- FNT - Fernando de Noronha Time
- O - Oscar Time Zone
- UYST - Uruguay Summer Time
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
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).
Start: 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.
End: 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
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -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.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- 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
- 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