# EST to PHT Converter: Eastern to Philippine Time | WherOra > Manila is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Time today (EST); 12 hours from March 14. EST to PHT converter and hour-by-hour table. > > Markdown version of https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-pht/ for AI agents and assistants. Live clocks and interactive tools need JavaScript: open the page in a browser to use them. TIME ZONE CONVERTER # EST to PHT converter **Right now Manila is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Time**: New York is on EST (UTC−5) and the Philippines is on PHT (UTC+8). 9:00 AM Eastern Time is 10:00 PM in Manila. EST and PHT are both in effect today, so the strict and real-world answers match until March 14. Times checked November 1, 2026 against the IANA time zone database. [How WherOra calculates times](https://wherora.com/about/methodology/) Scheduling from Eastern Time today: 8:00 AM → 9:00 PM, 12:00 PM → 1:00 AM (next day), 5:00 PM → 6:00 AM (next day), 8:00 PM → 9:00 AM (next day) in Manila. ## Convert EST to PHT Pick a time and date in Eastern Time. Daylight saving is applied for the date you choose. ## EST to PHT, hour by hour Each hour in Eastern Time and the matching time in Manila. The two 8 AM–5 PM working days don’t overlap. | Eastern Time | Manila (until March 14) | Manila (from March 14) | | --- | --- | --- | | 12:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM | | 1:00 AM | 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM | | 2:00 AM | 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM | | 3:00 AM | 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM | | 4:00 AM | 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM | | 5:00 AM | 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM | | 6:00 AM | 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM | | 7:00 AM | 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM | | 8:00 AM | 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM | | 9:00 AM | 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM | | 10:00 AM | 11:00 PM | 10:00 PM | | 11:00 AM | 12:00 AM next day | 11:00 PM | | 12:00 PM | 1:00 AM next day | 12:00 AM next day | | 1:00 PM | 2:00 AM next day | 1:00 AM next day | | 2:00 PM | 3:00 AM next day | 2:00 AM next day | | 3:00 PM | 4:00 AM next day | 3:00 AM next day | | 4:00 PM | 5:00 AM next day | 4:00 AM next day | | 5:00 PM | 6:00 AM next day | 5:00 AM next day | | 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM next day | 6:00 AM next day | | 7:00 PM | 8:00 AM next day | 7:00 AM next day | | 8:00 PM | 9:00 AM next day | 8:00 AM next day | | 9:00 PM | 10:00 AM next day | 9:00 AM next day | | 10:00 PM | 11:00 AM next day | 10:00 AM next day | | 11:00 PM | 12:00 PM next day | 11:00 AM next day | Times use the real clocks in Eastern Time and Manila, including daylight saving. ## Where EST and PHT are used **EST** (Eastern Standard Time, Eastern Daylight Time in summer): [New York](https://wherora.com/time/new-york/), [Toronto](https://wherora.com/time/toronto/), Miami, Atlanta, Boston. **PHT** (Philippine Time): [Manila](https://wherora.com/time/manila/). 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 whole Philippines uses Philippine Time (UTC+8), with no daylight saving. In the Philippines it is often written PST (Philippine Standard Time), which is easy to confuse with US Pacific Standard Time. ### Related - [EST to IST](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-ist/) - [IST to EST](https://wherora.com/convert/ist-to-est/) - [EST to PST](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-pst/) - [PST to EST](https://wherora.com/convert/pst-to-est/) - [UTC to EST](https://wherora.com/convert/utc-to-est/) - [EST to GMT](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-gmt/) - [EST to CET](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-cet/) - [EST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/est/) - [New York to Manila time](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-manila/) - [All time zones](https://wherora.com/time-zones/) Confused by an abbreviation in an invite? Read [time zone abbreviations explained](https://wherora.com/guides/time-zone-abbreviations/) or the [best meeting times between the US, India and the Philippines](https://wherora.com/guides/us-india-philippines-meeting-times/). ## EST and PHT: quick answers ### Is Manila ahead of or behind Eastern Time? Manila is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Time right now. That changes on Sunday, March 14, 2027, when it becomes 12 hours ahead of Eastern Time. ### Does daylight saving change the Eastern Time–Manila time difference? Yes. Only Eastern Time changes its clocks; Manila doesn’t use daylight saving time. Over the next year the difference is 13 hours now, then 12 hours from March 14. The converter above applies these changes for any date you pick. ### What’s the best time for a call between Eastern Time and Manila? Normal 8 AM–5 PM working days don’t overlap. The least painful option is 6:00 PM–10:00 PM in Eastern Time, which is 7:00 AM–11:00 AM the next day in Manila: early or late for one side, but inside 7 AM–10 PM for both. For a regular meeting, consider rotating the time (times for today; they move with daylight saving changes). --- Source: https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-pht/ · Site guide for agents: https://wherora.com/llms.txt · How times are calculated: https://wherora.com/about/methodology/