EST Time Now — Eastern Standard Time
The current EST time (Eastern Standard Time, UTC -05:00) is shown below. EST is observed on the east coast of the United States and Canada.
EST — UTC -05:00
Sunday, 11 October 2026 EST
The clock always shows EST (UTC -05:00). Places in this zone switch between standard and daylight time during the year, so their local time can differ from EST by an hour.
About EST
Offset & DST
UTC offset: -05:00
Daylight saving: Observed
Representative IANA zone: America/New_York
IANA zones at EST
Converting EST to other time zones
EST is fixed at UTC -05:00 — written -0500 in email headers and -05:00 in ISO 8601 timestamps. In 2026, New York is on EST until 8 March and from 1 November to the end of the year. The table below uses each abbreviation's own fixed offset; for a specific place, check its city page, since local clocks switch between standard and daylight abbreviations.
| Zone | Difference | When it's 12:00 EST |
|---|---|---|
| UTC Coordinated Universal Time | +5 h | 17:00 |
| PST Pacific Standard Time | −3 h | 09:00 |
| MST Mountain Standard Time | −2 h | 10:00 |
| CST Central Standard Time | −1 h | 11:00 |
| BRT Brasília Time | +2 h | 14:00 |
| BST British Summer Time | +6 h | 18:00 |
| CET Central European Time | +6 h | 18:00 |
| EET Eastern European Time | +7 h | 19:00 |
| MSK Moscow Standard Time | +8 h | 20:00 |
| GST Gulf Standard Time | +9 h | 21:00 |
| IST India Standard Time | +10:30 h | 22:30 |
| CST China Standard Time | +13 h | 01:00 (+1 day) |
| JST Japan Standard Time | +14 h | 02:00 (+1 day) |
| AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time | +15 h | 03:00 (+1 day) |
EST can mean something else
Time zone abbreviations are not unique. Besides Eastern Standard Time, EST is also used for:
- Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10:00) — eastern Australia, where it is sometimes shortened to EST
When the difference matters — meeting invites, software, contracts — write the UTC offset (UTC -05:00) or an IANA zone name such as America/New_York instead.
Countries commonly using EST
Other zones at UTC -05:00
More tools for EST
Look up the exact IANA zone behind EST, see it on the offset map, or compare it against other cities.