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UTC to EST Time Zone Converter

EST is currently 5 hours behind UTC.

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time, UTC+00:00 standard)→EST (Eastern Time, UTC−05:00 standard)

Convert a fixed abbreviation time

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

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

Time in UTC (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: UTC and EST

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

UTC 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 UTC and EST

UTC reference ↔ US East Coast

Daylight Saving Time: UTC and EST

UTC — Coordinated Universal Time
No DST — fixed offset
Year-round: UTC+00:00

UTC is the universal time standard and the basis for all other offsets. It never observes DST, making it the most stable reference for logging, APIs, and international scheduling.

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; UTC 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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