TIME ZONE CONVERTER

UTC to EST converter

Right now Eastern Time is 5 hours behind UTC: UTC is UTC+0 and New York is on EST (UTC−5). 9:00 AM UTC is 4:00 AM in Eastern Time.

UTC and EST 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 UTC today: 8:00 AM → 3:00 AM, 12:00 PM → 7:00 AM, 5:00 PM → 12:00 PM, 8:00 PM → 3:00 PM in Eastern Time.

Convert UTC to EST

Pick a time and date in UTC. Daylight saving is applied for the date you choose.

9:00 AM UTC is 4:00 AM in Eastern Time today.

UTC to EST, hour by hour

Each hour in UTC and the matching time in Eastern Time. Highlighted rows are inside both 8 AM–5 PM working days.

UTCEastern Time (until March 14)Eastern Time (from March 14)
12:00 AM7:00 PM previous day8:00 PM previous day
1:00 AM8:00 PM previous day9:00 PM previous day
2:00 AM9:00 PM previous day10:00 PM previous day
3:00 AM10:00 PM previous day11:00 PM previous day
4:00 AM11:00 PM previous day12:00 AM
5:00 AM12:00 AM1:00 AM
6:00 AM1:00 AM2:00 AM
7:00 AM2:00 AM3:00 AM
8:00 AM3:00 AM4:00 AM
9:00 AM4:00 AM5:00 AM
10:00 AM5:00 AM6:00 AM
11:00 AM6:00 AM7:00 AM
12:00 PM7:00 AM8:00 AM
1:00 PM8:00 AM9:00 AM
2:00 PM9:00 AM10:00 AM
3:00 PM10:00 AM11:00 AM
4:00 PM11:00 AM12:00 PM
5:00 PM12:00 PM1:00 PM
6:00 PM1:00 PM2:00 PM
7:00 PM2:00 PM3:00 PM
8:00 PM3:00 PM4:00 PM
9:00 PM4:00 PM5:00 PM
10:00 PM5:00 PM6:00 PM
11:00 PM6:00 PM7:00 PM

Times use the real clocks in UTC and Eastern Time, including daylight saving.

Where UTC and EST are used

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time): no single place: it’s the world’s reference time. EST (Eastern Standard Time, Eastern Daylight Time in summer): New York, Toronto, Miami, Atlanta, Boston.

UTC isn’t a local time zone. It’s the world’s reference time, used for aviation, shipping, weather, computer systems and scheduling across time zones. Every time zone is defined as an offset from it, such as UTC−5 or UTC+5:30.

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.

Related

Confused by an abbreviation in an invite? Read time zone abbreviations explained.

UTC and EST: quick answers

Is Eastern Time ahead of or behind UTC?

Eastern Time is 5 hours behind UTC right now. That changes on Sunday, March 14, 2027, when it becomes 4 hours behind UTC.

Does daylight saving change the UTC–Eastern Time difference?

Yes. Only Eastern Time changes its clocks; UTC doesn’t use daylight saving time. Over the next year the difference is 5 hours now, then 4 hours from March 14. The converter above applies these changes for any date you pick.

What’s the best time for a call between UTC and Eastern Time?

Between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM in UTC, which is 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Eastern Time. That’s when both sides are inside an 8 AM–5 PM working day (times for today; they move with daylight saving changes).

A 30-SECOND TOUR

Good timing starts here.

  1. See the time now.

    Each time zone page shows the live time and which abbreviation is in effect today, such as EST or EDT.

  2. Convert a time.

    On a conversion page, pick a date and time to see it in the other zone, with daylight saving applied for that date.

  3. Check the table.

    The hour-by-hour table shows every hour of the day, now and after the next clock change.

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