UTC to EST Converter
Convert UTC to US Eastern Time instantly. Eastern Time covers the US East Coast and eastern Canada. It shifts between EST (UTC−5) and EDT (UTC−4) with daylight saving.
Quick conversion reference
Every UTC hour today, converted to US Eastern Time. Scroll horizontally on small screens.
| UTC (24h) | US Eastern Time (EST) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 20:00 (prev day) |
| 01:00 | 21:00 (prev day) |
| 02:00 | 22:00 (prev day) |
| 03:00 | 23:00 (prev day) |
| 04:00 | 00:00 |
| 05:00 | 01:00 |
| 06:00 | 02:00 |
| 07:00 | 03:00 |
| 08:00 | 04:00 |
| 09:00 | 05:00 |
| 10:00 | 06:00 |
| 11:00 | 07:00 |
| 12:00 | 08:00 |
| 13:00 | 09:00 |
| 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 |
UTC to EST difference
Eastern Time covers the US East Coast and eastern Canada. It shifts between EST (UTC−5) and EDT (UTC−4) with daylight saving.
Current offset
US Eastern Time is currently −4 relative to UTC. This shifts by one hour when daylight saving starts or ends.
Date rollover
Because US Eastern Time is offset from UTC, a UTC time near midnight can land on a different calendar date in EST. The converter above flags this automatically with a day tag.
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Frequently asked questions
Right now it is UTC−4. Eastern Time covers the US East Coast and eastern Canada. It shifts between EST (UTC−5) and EDT (UTC−4) with daylight saving.
US Eastern Time observes daylight saving in most years, which shifts the offset by one hour for part of the year. The converter above always uses the correct current offset.
When the converted time crosses midnight, the result panel shows a “+1 day” or “−1 day” tag next to the time, and the reference chart below marks every hour that falls on a different calendar day.