UTC to EST Converter - Savvy Time (2024)

UTC

Universal Time Coordinated

GMT +0

EDT/EST

Eastern Daylight Time

GMT -4

EST automatically adjusted to EDT time zone, that is in use

Time Difference

Universal Time Coordinated is 4 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time
7:00 am07:00 in UTC is 3:00 am03:00 in EDT

UTC to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 1pm-6pm in UTC which corresponds to 8am-1pm in EST

7:00 am07:00 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
3:00 am03:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

7:00 am07:00 UTC / 3:00 am03:00 EDT

UTC EDT
12am (midnight) 8pm
1am 9pm
2am 10pm
3am 11pm
4am 12am (midnight)
5am 1am
6am 2am
7am 3am
8am 4am
9am 5am
10am 6am
11am 7am
12pm (noon) 8am
1pm 9am
2pm 10am
3pm 11am
4pm 12pm (noon)
5pm 1pm
6pm 2pm
7pm 3pm
8pm 4pm
9pm 5pm
10pm 6pm
11pm 7pm
0:00 20:00
1:00 21:00
2:00 22:00
3:00 23:00
4:00 0:00
5:00 1:00
6:00 2:00
7:00 3:00
8:00 4:00
9:00 5:00
10:00 6:00
11:00 7:00
12:00 8:00
13:00 9:00
14:00 10:00
15:00 11:00
16:00 12:00
17:00 13:00
18:00 14:00
19:00 15:00
20:00 16:00
21:00 17:00
22:00 18:00
23:00 19:00

Universal Time Coordinated

Offset: UTC is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Universal

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but is used by the scientific community.
UTC is the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, like aviation industry and meteorologists, also used to synchronize time across internet networks.

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data

  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended

Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers

  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates zero hour and zero minutes time differences of the zero meridian.

Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others

  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'

IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems

  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
  • UCT
  • UTC
  • Universal
  • Zulu

Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:

  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Universal Time Coordinated
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries: It is used in following countries: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST timezone is New York City from USA with population about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in the area are Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

UTC to EST Converter - Savvy Time (1)

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

UTC to EST Converter - Savvy Time (2)End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) has ended on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.

UTC to EST Converter - Savvy Time (3)Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 3, 2024, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data

  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended

Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers

  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates five hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.

Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others

  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'

IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems

  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan

Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:

  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone
UTC to EST Converter - Savvy Time (2024)

FAQs

How to convert UTC to EST time? ›

To convert Universal Time (UT or UTC) to Eastern Standard Time (EST), subtract five hours from UT.

How do you convert UTC to Eastern daylight time? ›

If DST applies, it subtracts 4 hours from the UTC time to convert to EDT. Otherwise, it subtracts 5 hours for EST.

How do you convert UTC time to local time? ›

Add the local time offset to the UTC time. For example, if your local time offset is -5:00, and if the UTC time is shown as 11:00, add -5 to 11. The time setting when adjusted for offset is 06:00 (6:00 A.M.). Note The date also follows UTC format.

What is UTC time for the USA? ›

Generalized Time Zones in United States
Time Zone Abbreviation & NameOffset
PTPacific TimeUTC -8:00 / -7:00
MTMountain TimeUTC -7:00 / -6:00
CTCentral TimeUTC -6:00 / -5:00
ETEastern TimeUTC -5:00 / -4:00

Is UTC always 5 hours ahead of EST? ›

Eastern Standard Time (EST), when observing standard time (autumn/winter), are five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−05:00). Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), when observing daylight saving time (spring/summer), are four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−04:00).

How to convert UTC time to EST time in Excel? ›

To convert a UTC timestamp to EST, use the formula =DATEVALUE(LEFT(A2,10))+TIMEVALUE(MID(A2,12,8))-5/24. This subtracts 5 hours from the UTC time, reflecting the EST time zone being 5 hours behind UTC.

What is UTC to EST during Daylight Savings time? ›

In short, the local time is advanced one hour during daylight saving time. As an example, the Eastern Time zone difference from UTC is -4 hours during daylight saving time rather than -5 hours as it is during standard time.

What is the UTC for Eastern time zone right now? ›

Eastern Standard Time (North America) Date and Time Now in Various Formats
Date Time FormatEST Date Time Now
UTC2024-07-19T11:51:03Z
ISO-86012024-07-19T11:51:03+0000
RFC 2822Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:51:03 +0000
RFC 850Friday, 19-Jul-24 11:51:03 UTC
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How do you convert UTC to Central Daylight Time? ›

Examples of how to convert UTC to your local time

To convert 18:00 UTC (6:00 p.m.) into your local time, subtract 6 hours, to get 12 noon CST. During daylight saving (summer) time, you would only subtract 5 hours, so 18:00 UTC would convert to 1:00 p.m CDT. Note that the U.S. uses a 12-hour format with a.m. and p.m.

How do you convert local time to UTC using moment? ›

The moment(). utc() method is used to specify that the given Moment object's timezone would be displayed as UTC. An optional parameter can be passed that preserves the current time value and only changes the timezone to UTC.

How is UTC time calculated? ›

Since 1972, UTC may be calculated by subtracting the accumulated leap seconds from International Atomic Time (TAI), which is a coordinate time scale tracking notional proper time on the rotating surface of the Earth (the geoid).

What US state is in UTC? ›

In UTC-8: Pacific Standard Time (PST). It covers the western region of the country: California, Washington, part of Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho.

Is UTC same as EST? ›

EST is 5 hours difference from UTC. However, most of those locations are currently using EDT which is 4 hours due to daylight savings.

What UTC time is New York? ›

Time Zone Currently Being Used in New York
OffsetTime Zone Abbreviation & Name
UTC -4EDTEastern Daylight Time

What is 00:00 UTC in EST? ›

UTC to EST Time Conversion Table
UTC TimeEST Time
00:0019:00
01:0020:00
02:0021:00
03:0022:00
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How do I change time to UTC? ›

When converting to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the local AM/PM time must be converted to a 24-hour clock. Then, use the chart below to convert to UTC. If the UTC time is greater than 2359, then you have crossed over to the next day. So for example, 2430 becomes 0030 the day after.

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