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 Daylight Time (EDT) 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 EST (UTC−5) and UTC is UTC+0. Eastern Time switches to daylight saving time on 14 March 2027.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST is 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm UTC.
Eastern TimeReference
US & Canada
Tue, Nov 3
Coordinated Universal Time
The world's reference time, UTC+0 all year
Wed, Nov 4Next day
Best time to meet 9:00 AM–12:00 PM in Eastern Time on Tue, Nov 3, 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 EST, converted to UTC. Hatched cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); rows with the accent bar are working hours in both zones.
| EST / EDT | UTC (with EST)Until 14 March 2027 | UTC (with EDT)From 14 March 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 5:00 am UTC | 4:00 am UTC |
| 1:00 am | 6:00 am UTC | 5:00 am UTC |
| 2:00 am | 7:00 am UTC | 6:00 am UTC |
| 3:00 am | 8:00 am UTC | 7:00 am UTC |
| 4:00 am | 9:00 am UTC | 8:00 am UTC |
| 5:00 am | 10:00 am UTC | 9:00 am UTC |
| 6:00 am | 11:00 am UTC | 10:00 am UTC |
| 7:00 am | 12:00 pm UTC | 11:00 am UTC |
| 8:00 am | 1:00 pm UTC | 12:00 pm UTC |
| 9:00 am | 2:00 pm UTC | 1:00 pm UTC |
| 10:00 am | 3:00 pm UTC | 2:00 pm UTC |
| 11:00 am | 4:00 pm UTC | 3:00 pm UTC |
| 12:00 pm | 5:00 pm UTC | 4:00 pm UTC |
| 1:00 pm | 6:00 pm UTC | 5:00 pm UTC |
| 2:00 pm | 7:00 pm UTC | 6:00 pm UTC |
| 3:00 pm | 8:00 pm UTC | 7:00 pm UTC |
| 4:00 pm | 9:00 pm UTC | 8:00 pm UTC |
| 5:00 pm | 10:00 pm UTC | 9:00 pm UTC |
| 6:00 pm | 11:00 pm UTC | 10:00 pm UTC |
| 7:00 pm | 12:00 am UTC(next day) | 11:00 pm UTC |
| 8:00 pm | 1:00 am UTC(next day) | 12:00 am UTC(next day) |
| 9:00 pm | 2:00 am UTC(next day) | 1:00 am UTC(next day) |
| 10:00 pm | 3:00 am UTC(next day) | 2:00 am UTC(next day) |
| 11:00 pm | 4:00 am UTC(next day) | 3:00 am UTC(next day) |
Your working hours overlap for 3 hours, from 9:00 am EST (2:00 pm UTC) to 12:00 pm EST (5:00 pm UTC). That's the best window for a meeting.
Eastern Daylight Time is UTC−4.
New York, Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, Michigan and the rest of the East Coast, plus Ontario and Quebec, from March to November.
EDT isn't in use at the moment: Eastern Time is on EST (UTC−5) until 14 March 2027. The times on this page follow the clocks, so they show EST.
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.