When it's 9:00 am in London, it's 4:00 am in New York. Only 3 hours of your working days overlap, so the meeting slot is worth picking with care.
Convert British Summer Time (BST) to Eastern Standard Time (EST) for any date and time.
Eastern Time is 5 hours behind UK time for most of the year.
Right now BST is UTC+0 and Eastern Time is on EST (UTC−5). Eastern Time switches to daylight saving time on 14 March 2027.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm BST is 4:00 am to 12:00 pm EST.
UK timeReference
United Kingdom
Wed, Nov 4
Eastern Time
US & Canada
Tue, Nov 3Previous day
Best time to meet 2:00 PM–5:00 PM in UK time on Wed, Nov 4, when everyone is inside working hours.
Book a meeting in this windowWorking hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday to FridayEveryone at work
Every hour of the day in BST, converted to EST. Hatched cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); rows with the accent bar are working hours in both zones.
| BST | ESTUntil 14 March 2027; 28 March 2027 to 31 October 2027 | EDT14 March 2027 to 28 March 2027; From 31 October 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am BST | 7:00 pm EST(day before) | 8:00 pm EDT(day before) |
| 1:00 am BST | 8:00 pm EST(day before) | 9:00 pm EDT(day before) |
| 2:00 am BST | 9:00 pm EST(day before) | 10:00 pm EDT(day before) |
| 3:00 am BST | 10:00 pm EST(day before) | 11:00 pm EDT(day before) |
| 4:00 am BST | 11:00 pm EST(day before) | 12:00 am EDT |
| 5:00 am BST | 12:00 am EST | 1:00 am EDT |
| 6:00 am BST | 1:00 am EST | 2:00 am EDT |
| 7:00 am BST | 2:00 am EST | 3:00 am EDT |
| 8:00 am BST | 3:00 am EST | 4:00 am EDT |
| 9:00 am BST | 4:00 am EST | 5:00 am EDT |
| 10:00 am BST | 5:00 am EST | 6:00 am EDT |
| 11:00 am BST | 6:00 am EST | 7:00 am EDT |
| 12:00 pm BST | 7:00 am EST | 8:00 am EDT |
| 1:00 pm BST | 8:00 am EST | 9:00 am EDT |
| 2:00 pm BST | 9:00 am EST | 10:00 am EDT |
| 3:00 pm BST | 10:00 am EST | 11:00 am EDT |
| 4:00 pm BST | 11:00 am EST | 12:00 pm EDT |
| 5:00 pm BST | 12:00 pm EST | 1:00 pm EDT |
| 6:00 pm BST | 1:00 pm EST | 2:00 pm EDT |
| 7:00 pm BST | 2:00 pm EST | 3:00 pm EDT |
| 8:00 pm BST | 3:00 pm EST | 4:00 pm EDT |
| 9:00 pm BST | 4:00 pm EST | 5:00 pm EDT |
| 10:00 pm BST | 5:00 pm EST | 6:00 pm EDT |
| 11:00 pm BST | 6:00 pm EST | 7:00 pm EDT |
Your working hours overlap for 3 hours, from 2:00 pm BST (9:00 am EST) to 5:00 pm BST (12:00 pm EST). That's the best window for a meeting.
British Summer Time is UTC+1. BST is also used for Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+6). This page converts UK time.
The United Kingdom from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. The rest of the year the UK is on GMT (UTC+0).
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.