# EST Time Now: Current Eastern Time (EST/EDT) | WherOra

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TIME ZONE

# EST time now

**Eastern Time is on EST (UTC−5) right now**, until Sunday, March 14, 2027, when the clocks go forward an hour to EDT (UTC−4).

Times checked November 1, 2026 against the IANA time zone database. [How WherOra calculates times](https://wherora.com/about/methodology/)

## Current time in Eastern Time

## What is EST?

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.

### Clock changes in the next year

- **Sunday, March 14, 2027**: clocks go forward one hour, to EDT (UTC−4)

### Places on EST

- [New York](https://wherora.com/time/new-york/)
- [Toronto](https://wherora.com/time/toronto/)
- Miami
- Atlanta
- Boston
- Washington DC
- Montreal

### Convert EST

- [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/)
- [EST to PHT](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-pht/)
- [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/)
- [Any time zone](https://wherora.com/convert/)

### Other time zones

- [PST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/pst/)
- [IST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/ist/)
- [GMT time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/gmt/)
- [UTC time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/utc/)
- [CET time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/cet/)
- [AEST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/aest/)

Not sure which abbreviation an invite means? Read [time zone abbreviations explained](https://wherora.com/guides/time-zone-abbreviations/).

## EST: quick answers

### Is it EST or EDT right now?

Eastern Time is on EST (UTC−5) right now. It changes to EDT (UTC−4) on Sunday, March 14, 2027.

### What’s the difference between EST, EDT and ET?

EST (Eastern Standard Time) is UTC−5 and is used in winter. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) is UTC−4 and is used in summer. ET (Eastern Time) means whichever is in effect, and that’s usually what people mean when they write “EST” all year.

### What is EST in UTC and GMT?

EST is UTC−5, five hours behind UTC and GMT. EDT, used in summer, is UTC−4.

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