EST is UTC-5, 5 hours behind UTC. It stands for Eastern Standard Time.
EST stands for Eastern Standard Time and is UTC-5, which is 5 hours behind UTC.
Some of these places also switch to EDT (UTC-4) while daylight saving time is in effect. Others keep EST all year.
Cities that use EST: Boston, Miami, Montreal, New York, Toronto, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Ottawa, Panama City, Port-au-Prince, Kingston, Nassau, Charlotte and 35 more.
| When it is… | 9:00 AM EST | 12:00 PM EST | 5:00 PM EST |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| PST (Pacific) | 6:00 AM | 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| MST (Mountain) | 7:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| CST (Central US) | 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| CET (Central Europe) | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| EET (Eastern Europe) | 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 12:00 AM (+1 day) |
| IST (India) | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM | 3:30 AM (+1 day) |
| JST (Japan) | 11:00 PM | 2:00 AM (+1 day) | 7:00 AM (+1 day) |
| AEST (Sydney) | 12:00 AM (+1 day) | 3:00 AM (+1 day) | 8:00 AM (+1 day) |
EST stands for Eastern Standard Time.
EST is UTC-5.
EST is UTC-5 and EDT is UTC-4, a difference of 1 hour. Places that use both switch between them when daylight saving time starts and ends. The live line above shows which one applies right now.