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GST to EST Time Zone Converter

EST is currently 9 hours behind GST.

GST (Gulf Standard Time, UTC+04:00 standard)→EST (Eastern Time, UTC−05:00 standard)

Convert a fixed abbreviation time

09:00 GST
12:00 AM EST
Fri, Sep 25, 2026

GST 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 Gulf Standard Time, using the fixed UTC offsets named by these abbreviations. A city may use a different abbreviation during daylight saving time.

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

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: GST and EST

Standard 09:00–17:00 business hours do not overlap between Gulf Standard Time and Eastern Time.

Standard 09:00–17:00 business hours do not overlap between Dubai and New York. Consider a standing 08:00 call for the earlier zone, which lands in the evening for the later zone.

For zero-overlap corridors, we recommend the Meeting Planner's rotation-fairness feature to distribute meeting burden equitably.

Working Across GST and EST

UAE ↔ US East Coast

Daylight Saving Time: GST and EST

GST — Gulf Standard Time
No DST — fixed offset
Year-round: UTC+04:00

The UAE does not observe DST. Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4) is fixed year-round, making it a stable reference for scheduling between Europe and Asia.

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: EST observes DST; GST does not. During EST's DST period (2026-03-08 – 2026-11-01), the gap between the two zones shifts by 1 hour.

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