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GMT to EST Time Zone Converter

EST is currently 5 hours behind GMT.

GMT (Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time, UTC+00:00 standard)→EST (Eastern Time, UTC−05:00 standard)

Convert a fixed abbreviation time

09:00 GMT
04:00 AM EST
Fri, Sep 25, 2026

GMT to EST — Full 24-Hour Conversion Table

The table below shows what time it is in Eastern Time for every hour of the day in Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time, using the fixed UTC offsets named by these abbreviations. A city may use a different abbreviation during daylight saving time.

Time in GMT (UTC+00:00)Time in EST (UTC−05:00)
00:0019:00
01:0020:00
02:0021:00
03:0022:00
04:0023:00
05:0000:00
06:0001:00
07:0002:00
08:0003:00
09:0004:00
10:0005:00
11:0006:00
12:0007:00
13:0008:00
14:0009:00overlap
15:0010:00overlap
16:0011:00overlap
17:0012:00
18:0013:00
19:0014:00
20:0015:00
21:0016:00
22:0017:00
23:0018:00

Green rows indicate hours where both zones fall within 09:00–17:00 business hours. Abbreviations use their fixed UTC offsets. For a city that observes daylight saving, use the date-aware meeting planner.

Best Meeting Times: GMT and EST

The best meeting window is 02:00 PM–05:00 PM (London) / 09:00 AM–12:00 PM (New York), giving 3 hours of shared business hours.

GMT window
02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
EST window
09:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Shared business-hours overlap: 3 hours. Use our Meeting Planner to find specific slots and share with your team.

Working Across GMT and EST

UK / Europe ↔ US East Coast

Daylight Saving Time: GMT and EST

GMT — Greenwich Mean Time / British Summer Time
Observes DST
Standard: UTC+00:00
DST (BST): UTC+01:00
2026: clocks forward 2026-03-29 · back 2026-10-25

The UK observes BST (British Summer Time, UTC+1) from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. Outside those dates the zone is GMT (UTC+0).

EST — Eastern Time
Observes DST
Standard: UTC−05:00
DST (EDT): UTC−04:00
2026: clocks forward 2026-03-08 · back 2026-11-01

The US observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks spring forward 1 hour on the second Sunday in March and fall back on the first Sunday in November. During EDT (UTC−4), the gap to IST narrows by 1 hour.

DST effect on this pair: Both zones observe DST, but their transition dates may not align. Between 2026-03-29 and 2026-03-08 (or vice versa in autumn), the gap between GMT and EST will be 1 hour different from the standard offset shown above.

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