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 EST (UTC−5). Eastern Time switches to daylight saving time on 14 March 2027.

9:00 am to 5:00 pm UTC is 4:00 am to 12:00 pm EST.

  • 8:00 am UTC3:00 am EST
  • 9:00 am UTC4:00 am EST
  • 10:00 am UTC5:00 am EST
  • 12:00 pm UTC7:00 am EST
  • 3:00 pm UTC10:00 am EST
  • 5:00 pm UTC12:00 pm EST
Live: the current time

  • Coordinated Universal TimeReference

    The world's reference time, UTC+0 all year

    Wed, Nov 4

    UTC UTC+0ReferenceOutside working hours

  • Eastern Time

    US & Canada

    Tue, Nov 3Previous day

    EST UTC−5−5h from Coordinated Universal TimeOutside working hours

Best time to meet 2:00 PM–5:00 PM in Coordinated Universal Time on Wed, Nov 4, when everyone is inside working hours.

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UTC to EST conversion table

Every hour of the day in UTC, 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.

UTC to EST, hour by hour
UTCESTUntil 14 March 2027EDTFrom 14 March 2027
12:00 am UTC7:00 pm EST(day before)8:00 pm EDT(day before)
1:00 am UTC8:00 pm EST(day before)9:00 pm EDT(day before)
2:00 am UTC9:00 pm EST(day before)10:00 pm EDT(day before)
3:00 am UTC10:00 pm EST(day before)11:00 pm EDT(day before)
4:00 am UTC11:00 pm EST(day before)12:00 am EDT
5:00 am UTC12:00 am EST1:00 am EDT
6:00 am UTC1:00 am EST2:00 am EDT
7:00 am UTC2:00 am EST3:00 am EDT
8:00 am UTC3:00 am EST4:00 am EDT
9:00 am UTC4:00 am EST5:00 am EDT
10:00 am UTC5:00 am EST6:00 am EDT
11:00 am UTC6:00 am EST7:00 am EDT
12:00 pm UTC7:00 am EST8:00 am EDT
1:00 pm UTC8:00 am EST9:00 am EDT
2:00 pm UTC9:00 am EST10:00 am EDT
3:00 pm UTC10:00 am EST11:00 am EDT
4:00 pm UTC11:00 am EST12:00 pm EDT
5:00 pm UTC12:00 pm EST1:00 pm EDT
6:00 pm UTC1:00 pm EST2:00 pm EDT
7:00 pm UTC2:00 pm EST3:00 pm EDT
8:00 pm UTC3:00 pm EST4:00 pm EDT
9:00 pm UTC4:00 pm EST5:00 pm EDT
10:00 pm UTC5:00 pm EST6:00 pm EDT
11:00 pm UTC6:00 pm EST7:00 pm EDT

Best times to meet

Your working hours overlap for 3 hours, from 2:00 pm UTC (9:00 am EST) to 5:00 pm UTC (12:00 pm EST). 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.

How the difference changes

Right now EST is 5 hours behind UTC. From 14 March 2027, when US clocks go forward, the difference becomes 4 hours.

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