TIME ZONE CONVERTER
EST to GMT converter
Right now London is 5 hours ahead of Eastern Time: New York is on EST (UTC−5) and the UK is on GMT (UTC+0). 9:00 AM Eastern Time is 2:00 PM in London.
EST and GMT are both in effect today, so the strict and real-world answers match until March 14.
Times checked against the IANA time zone database. How WherOra calculates times
Scheduling from Eastern Time today: 8:00 AM → 1:00 PM, 12:00 PM → 5:00 PM, 5:00 PM → 10:00 PM, 8:00 PM → 1:00 AM (next day) in London.
Convert EST to GMT
Pick a time and date in Eastern Time. Daylight saving is applied for the date you choose.
EST to GMT, hour by hour
Each hour in Eastern Time and the matching time in London. Highlighted rows are inside both 8 AM–5 PM working days.
| Eastern Time | London (until March 14) | London (from March 14) |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 12:00 AM next day | 11:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 1:00 AM next day | 12:00 AM next day |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 AM next day | 1:00 AM next day |
| 10:00 PM | 3:00 AM next day | 2:00 AM next day |
| 11:00 PM | 4:00 AM next day | 3:00 AM next day |
Times use the real clocks in Eastern Time and London, including daylight saving.
Where EST and GMT are used
EST (Eastern Standard Time, Eastern Daylight Time in summer): New York, Toronto, Miami, Atlanta, Boston. GMT (Greenwich Mean Time, British Summer Time in summer): London, Dublin, Lisbon, Accra.
Eastern Time covers the US East Coast, most of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Panama, Jamaica and Cancún use EST all year, with no daylight saving.
The UK uses GMT in winter and British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) in summer; Ireland and Portugal follow the same pattern. Iceland and much of West Africa, including Ghana, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, use GMT all year.
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EST and GMT: quick answers
Is London ahead of or behind Eastern Time?
London is 5 hours ahead of Eastern Time right now. That changes on Sunday, March 14, 2027, when it becomes 4 hours ahead of Eastern Time.
Does daylight saving change the Eastern Time–London time difference?
Yes. Eastern Time and London both use daylight saving time but change their clocks on different dates. Over the next year the difference is 5 hours now, then 4 hours from March 14; 5 hours from March 28; 4 hours from October 31. The converter above applies these changes for any date you pick.
What’s the best time for a call between Eastern Time and London?
Between 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM in Eastern Time, which is 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM in London. That’s when both sides are inside an 8 AM–5 PM working day (times for today; they move with daylight saving changes).