Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Friday, October 16, 2026

Right now in New York: EDT (UTC-4)

Fixed EST (UTC-5): 12:59 PM

Strictly speaking, EST is UTC-5, but right now these places are on EDT (UTC-4) because of daylight saving time. Most people who write EST mean the current local time, so the converter follows it; the fixed time is shown above.

Convert EST to your time

EST/EDT
Eastern Standard Time
Fri, Oct 16
EDTUTC-4
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
Fri, Oct 16
UTC+4h
PST/PDT
Pacific Standard Time
Fri, Oct 16
PDTUTC-7-3h
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Convert EST to other time zones

EST to UTCEST to GMTEST to CSTEST to MSTEST to PSTEST to CETEST to MSKEST to GSTEST to PKTEST to ISTEST to SGTEST to PHTEST to CST (China)EST to JSTEST to KSTEST to AEST

Convert other time zones to EST

UTC to ESTGMT to ESTCST to ESTMST to ESTPST to ESTCET to ESTMSK to ESTGST to ESTPKT to ESTIST to ESTSGT to ESTPHT to ESTCST (China) to ESTJST to ESTKST to ESTAEST to EST

Places on UTC-5 right now

Cities whose local time currently equals UTC-5, including places on daylight saving time.

Countries that use EST

Related time zones

EDTAll time zones

Questions and answers

What is EST?

EST stands for Eastern Standard Time, a time zone at UTC-5.

Is it EST right now?

No. Daylight saving time is in effect, so the local time is EDT (UTC-4) instead of EST.

What is the difference between EST and UTC?

EST is 5 hours behind UTC.

Where is EST used?

EST is used in: United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Jamaica, Cayman Islands.