TIME ZONES
Time zone abbreviations: current time and converters
The live time in the most-used time zone abbreviations, and which one is in effect today: it’s EST in New York, GMT in London and AEDT in Sydney right now.
Times checked against the IANA time zone database. How WherOra calculates times
Time now
| Zone | Full name | In effect now | Time now |
|---|---|---|---|
| EST | Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Daylight Time | EST · UTC−5 | –:–– |
| PST | Pacific Standard Time / Pacific Daylight Time | PST · UTC−8 | –:–– |
| IST | India Standard Time | IST · UTC+5:30 | –:–– |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time | GMT · UTC+0 | –:–– |
| UTC | Coordinated Universal Time | UTC · UTC+0 | –:–– |
| CET | Central European Time / Central European Summer Time | CET · UTC+1 | –:–– |
| AEST | Australian Eastern Standard Time / Australian Eastern Daylight Time | AEDT · UTC+11 | –:–– |
Converters
- EST to IST
- PST to IST
- IST to EST
- CST to IST
- EST to PST
- PST to EST
- EST to PHT
- UTC to EST
- EST to GMT
- EST to CET
- Any two places
Why abbreviations cause mix-ups
Many abbreviations change with the seasons: New York is on EST in winter and EDT in summer, but most people write “EST” all year. Others are shared: IST is India, Ireland or Israel; CST is US Central or China; PST is US Pacific or the Philippines. Each page here says which reading it uses and shows the real time for today’s date. For more, read time zone abbreviations explained.