UTC to EST 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 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to Eastern Standard Time (EST) for any date and time.
Eastern Time is 4 hours behind UTC from March to November, and 5 hours behind the rest of the year.
Right now UTC is UTC+0 and Eastern Time is on EDT (UTC−4). Eastern Time switches back to standard time on 1 November 2026.
US clocks go back on 1 November 2026. From then, EST is 5 hours behind UTC.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm UTC is 5:00 am to 1:00 pm EDT.
- 8:00 am UTC is 4:00 am EDT
- 9:00 am UTC is 5:00 am EDT
- 10:00 am UTC is 6:00 am EDT
- 12:00 pm UTC is 8:00 am EDT
- 3:00 pm UTC is 11:00 am EDT
- 5:00 pm UTC is 1:00 pm EDT
Hours in Coordinated Universal Time, Fri, Oct 23
Coordinated Universal Time
The world's reference time, UTC+0 all year
Fri, Oct 23
UTC · UTC+0ReferenceWorking hoursEastern Time
US & Canada
Fri, Oct 23
EDT · UTC−4−4h from Coordinated Universal TimeOutside working hours
Best time to meet: 1:00 PM–5:00 PM in Coordinated Universal 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
UTC to EST conversion table
Every hour of the day in UTC, converted to EDT. Shaded cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); green rows are working hours in both zones.
| UTC | EDTUntil 1 November 2026; From 14 March 2027 | EST1 November 2026 to 14 March 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am UTC | 8:00 pm EDT(day before) | 7:00 pm EST(day before) |
| 1:00 am UTC | 9:00 pm EDT(day before) | 8:00 pm EST(day before) |
| 2:00 am UTC | 10:00 pm EDT(day before) | 9:00 pm EST(day before) |
| 3:00 am UTC | 11:00 pm EDT(day before) | 10:00 pm EST(day before) |
| 4:00 am UTC | 12:00 am EDT | 11:00 pm EST(day before) |
| 5:00 am UTC | 1:00 am EDT | 12:00 am EST |
| 6:00 am UTC | 2:00 am EDT | 1:00 am EST |
| 7:00 am UTC | 3:00 am EDT | 2:00 am EST |
| 8:00 am UTC | 4:00 am EDT | 3:00 am EST |
| 9:00 am UTC | 5:00 am EDT | 4:00 am EST |
| 10:00 am UTC | 6:00 am EDT | 5:00 am EST |
| 11:00 am UTC | 7:00 am EDT | 6:00 am EST |
| 12:00 pm UTC | 8:00 am EDT | 7:00 am EST |
| 1:00 pm UTC | 9:00 am EDT | 8:00 am EST |
| 2:00 pm UTC | 10:00 am EDT | 9:00 am EST |
| 3:00 pm UTC | 11:00 am EDT | 10:00 am EST |
| 4:00 pm UTC | 12:00 pm EDT | 11:00 am EST |
| 5:00 pm UTC | 1:00 pm EDT | 12:00 pm EST |
| 6:00 pm UTC | 2:00 pm EDT | 1:00 pm EST |
| 7:00 pm UTC | 3:00 pm EDT | 2:00 pm EST |
| 8:00 pm UTC | 4:00 pm EDT | 3:00 pm EST |
| 9:00 pm UTC | 5:00 pm EDT | 4:00 pm EST |
| 10:00 pm UTC | 6:00 pm EDT | 5:00 pm EST |
| 11:00 pm UTC | 7:00 pm EDT | 6:00 pm EST |
Best times to meet
Your working hours overlap for 4 hours, from 1:00 pm UTC (9:00 am EDT) to 5:00 pm UTC (1:00 pm EDT). That's the best window for a meeting.
About these time zones
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.
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.
How the difference changes
Right now EDT is 4 hours behind UTC. 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.