🇺🇸 EST — Eastern Standard Time

North America · UTC-5

UTC-5 | DST: UTC-4 (EDT)

Current EST Time

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Full Name

Eastern Standard Time

Abbreviation

EST

UTC Offset

UTC-5

Daylight Saving Time

Yes — becomes EDT (UTC-4) from March to November

Region

North America

During DST

UTC-4 (EDT)

Current Time in Major EST Cities

New York—

Washington D.C.—

Miami—

Toronto—

Boston—

Atlanta—

Philadelphia—

Detroit—

Countries & Territories Using EST

United States (Eastern states)Canada (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia)PanamaJamaica

About EST — Eastern Standard Time

Eastern Standard Time (EST) is UTC-5 and covers the eastern United States and Canada including New York, Washington D.C., and Toronto — the most populated timezone in North America.

Converting EST to Other Time Zones

Use our Time Zone Converter to instantly convert EST to any other time zone worldwide. You can also add North America cities to the World Clock to track multiple time zones simultaneously.

Daylight Saving Time in EST

Yes — becomes EDT (UTC-4) from March to November. For a full list of DST changes worldwide, see our DST Changes page.

Convert EST to any time zone

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