EST to UTC converter
UTC never changes for daylight saving time, but Eastern Time does, so the gap moves by an hour twice a year. The table below always shows the right one for your date.
Convert Eastern Standard Time (EST) to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) for any date and time.
UTC is 4 hours ahead of Eastern Time from March to November, and 5 hours ahead the rest of the year.
Right now Eastern Time is on EDT (UTC−4) and UTC is UTC+0. Eastern Time switches back to standard time on 1 November 2026.
US clocks go back on 1 November 2026. From then, UTC is 5 hours ahead of EST.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm EDT is 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm UTC.
- 8:00 am EDT is 12:00 pm UTC
- 9:00 am EDT is 1:00 pm UTC
- 10:00 am EDT is 2:00 pm UTC
- 12:00 pm EDT is 4:00 pm UTC
- 3:00 pm EDT is 7:00 pm UTC
- 5:00 pm EDT is 9:00 pm UTC
Hours in Eastern Time, Fri, Oct 23
Eastern Time
US & Canada
Fri, Oct 23
EDT · UTC−4ReferenceOutside working hoursCoordinated Universal Time
The world's reference time, UTC+0 all year
Fri, Oct 23
UTC · UTC+0+4h from Eastern TimeWorking hours
Best time to meet: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM in Eastern Time on Fri, Oct 23, when everyone is inside working hours.
Book a meeting in this windowWorking hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday to FridayEveryone at work
EST to UTC conversion table
Every hour of the day in EDT, converted to UTC. Shaded cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); green rows are working hours in both zones.
| EDT / EST | UTC (with EDT)Until 1 November 2026; From 14 March 2027 | UTC (with EST)1 November 2026 to 14 March 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 4:00 am UTC | 5:00 am UTC |
| 1:00 am | 5:00 am UTC | 6:00 am UTC |
| 2:00 am | 6:00 am UTC | 7:00 am UTC |
| 3:00 am | 7:00 am UTC | 8:00 am UTC |
| 4:00 am | 8:00 am UTC | 9:00 am UTC |
| 5:00 am | 9:00 am UTC | 10:00 am UTC |
| 6:00 am | 10:00 am UTC | 11:00 am UTC |
| 7:00 am | 11:00 am UTC | 12:00 pm UTC |
| 8:00 am | 12:00 pm UTC | 1:00 pm UTC |
| 9:00 am | 1:00 pm UTC | 2:00 pm UTC |
| 10:00 am | 2:00 pm UTC | 3:00 pm UTC |
| 11:00 am | 3:00 pm UTC | 4:00 pm UTC |
| 12:00 pm | 4:00 pm UTC | 5:00 pm UTC |
| 1:00 pm | 5:00 pm UTC | 6:00 pm UTC |
| 2:00 pm | 6:00 pm UTC | 7:00 pm UTC |
| 3:00 pm | 7:00 pm UTC | 8:00 pm UTC |
| 4:00 pm | 8:00 pm UTC | 9:00 pm UTC |
| 5:00 pm | 9:00 pm UTC | 10:00 pm UTC |
| 6:00 pm | 10:00 pm UTC | 11:00 pm UTC |
| 7:00 pm | 11:00 pm UTC | 12:00 am UTC(next day) |
| 8:00 pm | 12:00 am UTC(next day) | 1:00 am UTC(next day) |
| 9:00 pm | 1:00 am UTC(next day) | 2:00 am UTC(next day) |
| 10:00 pm | 2:00 am UTC(next day) | 3:00 am UTC(next day) |
| 11:00 pm | 3:00 am UTC(next day) | 4:00 am UTC(next day) |
Best times to meet
Your working hours overlap for 4 hours, from 9:00 am EDT (1:00 pm UTC) to 1:00 pm EDT (5:00 pm UTC). That's the best window for a meeting.
About these time zones
EST: Eastern Standard Time
Eastern Standard Time is UTC−5.
New York, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, Michigan and the rest of the East Coast, plus Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Panama, Jamaica and Cancún stay on EST all year. ET is the short form for the whole zone.
Most places on Eastern Time are on EDT (UTC−4) right now, not EST. People still say "EST" all year, so the times on this page follow the clocks and show EDT until 1 November 2026.
UTC: Coordinated Universal Time
Coordinated Universal Time is UTC+0.
The world's reference time. Every other zone is defined as an offset from UTC, and it never changes for daylight saving time. Servers, aviation and international deadlines use it.
How the difference changes
Right now UTC is 4 hours ahead of EDT. From 1 November 2026, when US clocks go back, the difference becomes 5 hours. From 14 March 2027, when US clocks go forward, the difference becomes 4 hours.