EST/EDT: Eastern Time
Eastern Time, UTC−4 right now. Used in US & Canada. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1, 2026.
EST · Eastern Time
EDT
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
UTC−4
- Abbreviation
- EST/EDT
- Full name
- Eastern Time
- UTC offset now
- UTC−4
- Standard time
- UTC−5
- Daylight time
- UTC−4
- Daylight saving
- Yes
- Reference zone
America/New_York- Where
- US & Canada
Daylight saving time in EST
DST started
Sun, Mar 8, 2026
Clocks went forward 1 hour
DST ends
Sun, Nov 1, 2026
Clocks go back 1 hour
Winter
UTC−5
EST
Summer
UTC−4
EDT
EST is the standard time; in summer the zone is on EDT, UTC−4. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1, 2026.
Countries and cities on EST
Where Eastern Time is kept, with each country's largest cities in the zone. Open a city for its clock, sunrise and sunset, and the time difference to the rest of the world.
| City | Local time | Compared to EST |
|---|---|---|
| United StatesNew York, Brooklyn, Queens | Tue 5:00 AM | Same time |
| CanadaToronto, Montréal, Ottawa | Tue 5:00 AM | Same time |
| HaitiPort-au-Prince, Carrefour, Delmas | Tue 5:00 AM | Same time |
| MexicoCancún, Chetumal, Playa del Carmen | Tue 4:00 AM | −1h (behind) |
| JamaicaKingston, Spanish Town, Portmore | Tue 4:00 AM | −1h (behind) |
| PanamaPanama City, San Miguelito, Juan Díaz | Tue 4:00 AM | −1h (behind) |
| BahamasNassau, Lucaya, Freeport | Tue 5:00 AM | Same time |
| Cayman IslandsGeorge Town, West Bay | Tue 4:00 AM | −1h (behind) |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsProvidenciales, Cockburn Town | Tue 5:00 AM | Same time |
Convert EST
- CST to EST
- PST to EST
- EST to CST
- UTC to EST
- MST to EST
- GMT to EST
- EST to PST
- EST to IST
- IST to EST
- PDT to EST
- EST to MST
- EDT to EST
- CET to EST
- EST to UTC
- CDT to EST
- EST to GMT
- CDT to EDT
- EDT to CDT
- EDT to CST
- BST to EST
- EDT to PST
- KST to EST
- MDT to EST
- MDT to EDT
- CEST to EST
- JST to EST
- UTC to EDT
- EST to CET
- EDT to MST
- EDT to UTC
- EST to JST
- PDT to EDT
- EST to CDT
- AEST to EST
- EDT to IST
- HST to EST
- EST to BST
- EST to PDT
- EDT to PDT
- CST to EDT
- GMT to EDT
- IST to EDT
- EST to KST
- PST to EDT
Frequently asked questions
The clock at the top of this page shows the current time in Eastern Time (EST, or EDT in summer), following the rules of the America/New_York time zone. It is UTC−4 at the moment.
EST stands for Eastern Time. It is used in US & Canada.
EST is UTC−5. During daylight saving time the same places are on EDT, UTC−4.
EST is the standard time; in summer the zone is on EDT, UTC−4. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1, 2026.
Other time zones
- UTCThe world's reference time
- GMTUTC+0 all year
- CST/CDTUS
- MST/MDTUS & Canada
- PST/PDTUS & Canada
- AKST/AKDTAlaska
- HSTHawaii
- AST/ADTAtlantic Canada & the Caribbean
- NST/NDTNewfoundland
- GMT/BSTUnited Kingdom
- WET/WESTPortugal & the Canary Islands
- CET/CESTBerlin
- EET/EESTAthens
- MSKMoscow
- TRTTürkiye
- EATNairobi
- CATMaputo
- SASTSouth Africa
- WATLagos
- ASTSaudi Arabia
- GSTUAE & Oman
- IRSTIran
- PKTPakistan
- ISTIndia
- IST/IDTIsrael
- GMT/ISTIreland
- NPTNepal
- BSTBangladesh
- ICTThailand
- WIBJakarta
- CSTChina
- HKTHong Kong
- SGTSingapore
- MYTMalaysia
- PHTPhilippines
- AWSTPerth
- JSTJapan
- KSTSouth Korea
- ACST/ACDTAdelaide
- AEST/AEDTSydney
- NZST/NZDTNew Zealand
- BRTSão Paulo
- ARTArgentina
- CST/CDTCuba
- SSTAmerican Samoa
- AoEUTC−12 all year
Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.